Roadside Links

This is a highly personal list of roadside websites and books. If you think I'm missing some super ones, please let me know. Many of these websites have link lists of their own so poking around a bit should lead you to lots of other interesting stuff.

General:
Roadside America
Roadside Peek
The American Roadside
Back on Tack
Preservation Directory Gallery
Hidden America
Roadtrip America
RoadTrip USA
American Highway Project
Eccentric America
Society for Commercial Archaeology
Roadside Fans
Commercial Archaeology: 1, 2
Roadside Magazine
World's Largest Roadside Attractions
USA Centric
Roadside Artlink
Vintage Roadside Postcards
Roadside Pictures
More Roadside Links
Roadside Discussion List
Road Photos
Roadside Photos
Roadside Gallery
Roadside Art: 1, 2
Vintage Roadside
Weird Tourist Attractions
Photo Galleries: 1, 2, 3

Specific:
Supermarkets: 1, 2, 3
Modern Ruins
Roadside Statues
Bowling Alleys
Patio Culture
signage, Route 66 photos, etc.
Yesterland (defunct Disneyland attractions)
Ridezone (Amusement Parks and Rides)
Defunct Amusement Parks
Infiltration
Public Clocks

By Location:
Old L.A.
L.A. Time Machines
L.A. Conservancy
L.A. Conservancy’s Modern Committee
Hollywood History and Postcards
Cheap Fun in L.A.
Wilshire Blvd.
Venice, CA History: 1, 2
Weird California
Florida Roadside
Florida's Lost Tourist Attractions
Chicago Landmarks
Unusual Tour of Chicago
Lost Indiana
Kansas City in Postcards
Kentucky Roadside Architecture
Water Winter Wonderland (Michigan & more)
Minnesota Historical Society
Weird New Jersey
Forgotten New York
Preservation League of New York State
New York Landmarks Conservancy
Exploration Ohio
Texas Roadside Icons
Texas Twisted
Wisconsin-osity
Old Milwaukee in Postcards
Milwaukee Architecture
Lost Highways Australia

Books:
America Off the Wall: West Coast, Kristan Lawson & Anneli S. Rufus, 1989
Architectural Follies in America, Gwyn Headley, 1996
California Crazy, Jim Heimann & Rip Georges, 1980
California Crazy and Beyond, Jim Heimann, 2001
The Colossus of Roads, Karal Ann Marling, 1984
Dixie Before Disney, Tim Hollis, 1999
The End of the Road, John Margolies, 1981
Fun Along the Road, John Margolies, 1998
Gas, Food, and Lodging, John Baeder, 1982
Going, Going, Gone: Vanishing Americana Essays, Susan Jonas & Marilyn Nissenson, 1998
The Great Good Places... and How they Get You Through the Day, Ray Oldenburg, 1990
Highway Hangouts, John Margolies, 1994
Hitting the Road: Art of the American Road Map, Douglas A. Yorke, Jr., John Margolies, Eric Baker, 1996
Home Away from Home, John Margolies, 1995
L.A. Bizarro, Anthony R. Lovett & Matt Maranian, 1997
L.A. Lost and Found, Sam Hall Kaplan, 1987
Lost America: The Abandoned Roadside West, Troy Paiva, 2003
Main Street to Miracle Mile, Chester H. Liebs, 1995
Mid-Atlantic Roadside Delights, Will Anderson, 1991
New England Roadside Delights, Will Anderson, 1989
New Jersey Curiosities, Peter Genovese, 2003
The New Roadside America, Mike Wilkins, Ken Smith & Doug Kirby, 1992
Roadside Americana, Eric Peterson, 2004
Roadside Attractions, Brian and Sarah Butko, 2007
Roadside Giants, Brian and Sarah Butko, 2005
Roadside New Jersey, Peter Genovese, 1994
Roadside Religion, Timothy K. Beal, 2005
Road Trip America, Andrew F. Wood, 2003
Road Trip USA, Jamie Jensen, 1999
The Theming of America, Mark Gottdiener, 1997
The Well-Built Elephant and Other Roadside Attractions, J.J.C. Andrews, 1984
Where Have You Gone, Starlite Café?, Will Anderson, 1998

The Curiosities Series (various states)
The Weird Series (various states)

Publications:
American Road
Roadside Magazine
Society for Commercial Archaeology


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