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The American Drive-In, by Michael Karl Witzel
Cruising, Cars, and Neon Nights There’s something magical about neon signs glowing over a row of parked hot rods, the smell of burgers in the air, and carhops weaving between chrome bumpers with trays in hand. Growing up as a car guy, and the son of a car guy in south St. Louis County, I
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The Last Stand in Swan Creek – Historic Illinois Bank
When Curiosity Takes the Wheel On June 2, 2020, I was out on one of my photography road trips, deliberately wandering the backroads in search of scenes that might be worth capturing. The day had already given me a few unexpected finds, and I was content letting the miles roll by without much of a
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- Welcome to RetroHWY!
- American Photographs by Walker Evans (Museum of Modern Art)
- The Abandoned Security State Bank of Mounds, Illinois
- The Great American Retro Road Trip by Rolando Pujol
- Lesterville, Missouri General Store, More Than a Dot on the Map
- Route 66: The Mother Road by Michael Wallis
- Route 66’s Soulsby Shell Station: Still Standing in Mount Olive, IL
- Honk for Service, by Lou Ellen McGinley
- Neon Ghost on the Forgotten 66 – Nite Spot Café, Fairmont City, IL
- Finding Vivian Maier, a film by John Maloof and Charlie Siskel
