Roadside America

The photographic archive
of John Margolies

EXPLORE THE ARCHIVE / Years

Time, held in a photograph.

Follow the changing roadside through the years John Margolies photographed it. Dates describe the photographs, not the age of the places.

1973

4 photographs

Father's Also Tavern, Redlands, California

1974

1 photographs

Martin Cadillac, site of old drive-in, Olympic and Bundy, Los Angeles, California

1975

4 photographs

Subway Station, 116th Street, Rockaway, New York

1976

457 photographs

Arco gas station, overall view, Route 10, Deposit, New York

1977

1,206 photographs

Premium gas station (formerly Joy gas station), Lakeshore Boulevard & Windemere, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

1978

1,500 photographs

Leahy's Citgo gas station, horizontal view, Danbury, Connecticut

1979

931 photographs

Harold's Auto Center, horizontal view, Sinclair gas station, Route 19, Spring Hill, Florida

1980

887 photographs

Adobe Diner, Route 64 & 285, Tres Piedras, New Mexico

1981

108 photographs

Milk Depot gas station, horizontal view, 900 South & 140 East, Salt Lake City, Utah

1982

518 photographs

Field Brothers Service Station, horizontal view, 300 W. Paul, Pauls Valley, Oklahoma

1983

58 photographs

Sears gas station, overall view, N. James Street, Rome, New York

1984

468 photographs

Star Chevron gas station, Bank Street, New London, Connecticut

1985

856 photographs

Motel Crystal Pier, entrance, Pacific Beach, California

1986

297 photographs

March Mobil Gas, overall view, Mount Clemens, Michigan

1987

1,095 photographs

Teapot Dome gas station, Zillah, Washington

1988

606 photographs

Old gas station (Tower-Lite Restaurant and Tavern), St. Joseph Avenue, Evansville, Indiana

1989

65 photographs

Scotty's Diner (1942), side view, Route 30, Wilkinsburg, Pennsylvania

1990

467 photographs

Kristine's Restaurant, straight-on view, Route 1, Lake Worth, Florida

1991

435 photographs

World's Largest Redwood Tree Service Station (1936), angle, Route 101, Ukiah, California

1992

52 photographs

Jones Motor Company, straight-on view, Broadway, Green Bay, Wisconsin

1993

169 photographs

Gas station (1926), angle II, Main & Market, Glen Elder, Kansas

1994

56 photographs

Dinosaur World entrance with caveman, Eureka Springs, Arkansas

1995

220 photographs

Pemi Motor Court, diagonal view 1, Route 3, North Woodstock, New Hampshire

1996

138 photographs

Magic Forest staff statue, Route 9, Lake George, New York

1997

3 photographs

Double Star Studio, Oklahoma Avenue, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

1998

2 photographs

Nite Cap Motel sign, Route 2, Williston, North Dakota

2000

16 photographs

Trump Taj Mahal, Atlantic City, New Jersey

2001

12 photographs

Shell gas station (restoration), Winston-Salem, North Carolina

2002

95 photographs

Green, Calypso's Cove Mini-Golf, Old Forge, New York

2003

549 photographs

Citgo gas station, overall view, Route 2, Superior, Wisconsin

2004

365 photographs

Dog Bark Park, front view 1, Route 95, Cottonwood, Idaho

2005

13 photographs

Van Wyck Hall (City Hall), Main Street, Fishkill, New York

2007

7 photographs

Bank of Delaware County, Main Street, Delhi, New York

2008

24 photographs

Regent Market, Regent Street, Madison, Wisconsin