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American Photographs by Walker Evans (Museum of Modern Art)
The Book That Changed Documentary Photography This week’s Roadside Reads and Reels spotlight is on American Photographs by Walker Evans. Originally published in 1938 to accompany Evans’ landmark solo exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art, the book remains one of the most influential photobooks of the twentieth century. It is not just a collection
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Welcome to RetroHWY!
What Retro HWY Is About Retro HWY is my corner of the web for celebrating the fading glow of Americana. Here you’ll find neon signs that still buzz at twilight, classic diners that smell like hot coffee and fried pies, and roadside landmarks that whisper stories of the open road. For decades, I’ve traveled small
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Recent Post
- 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
