Six-Week Roadtrip: focusing on TX & CA, with other stuff from VA, TN, AR, NM, AZ, NV, UT, CO
For the route and a sampling of the photos from this trip, see this Flickr set. There were also daily postings to my blog. I took about 6,000 photos so it will take me several months to get everything up at this website. You can follow along with the daily updates here. [AR, NM, TN, TX, VA done; nearly done with the AZ part of the trip now]
Art Deco:
Kress Building (Fort Smith, AR)
Medical Arts Building (Hot Springs, AR)
Coca-Cola Building (Morrilton, AR)
various buildings (Tucson, AZ)
Sutton's Bakery (Clovis, NM)
Coca-Cola Building (Beeville, TX)
Kress Buildings (Corpus Christi, Del Rio, Eagle Pass, El Paso, Laredo & Texarkana, TX)
Coca-Cola Building (Dallas, TX)
Municipal Air Terminal (Houston, TX)
department store (Laredo, TX)
Coca-Cola Building (Terrell, TX)
Coca-Cola Building (Winchester, VA)
Bus Stations:
Greyhound Station (Roswell, NM)
Greyhound Station (San Antonio, TX)
Car & Tire Showrooms:
Studebaker showroom (Mena, AR)
Chevrolet showroom (Willcox, AZ)
Galles Chevrolet (Albuquerque, NM)
Firestone (El Paso, TX)
various car showrooms (various cities, TX)
various tire showrooms (various cities, TX)
Carousels:
Spring River Park Carousel (Roswell, NM)
Diners:
Dot's Diner (Bisbee, AZ) [new photos]
Sandy's Diner (Front Royal, VA)
L&S Diner (Harrisonburg, VA)
Dinosaurs:
T-Rex & Brontosaurus (Mountainburg, AR)
Dinosaur (Gila Bend, AZ)
Dinosaurs (Tucson, AZ) [new photos]
Seven Seas (Los Fresnos, TX)
various dinosaurs (various cities, TX)
Drive-in Theatres:
Bronco Drive-in (El Paso, TX)
Starlite Drive-in (Schertz, TX)
Eateries:
Diamond Drive-in (Clarksville, AR)
Waylan's Ku-Ku (Fort Smith, AR)
Bailey's Dairy Treat (Hot Springs, AR)
Fros-T-Treat (Hot Springs, AR)
Griff's Burger Bar (Little Rock, AR)
Little Caesars (North Little Rock, AR)
Shipley Do-Nuts (North Little Rock, AR)
Mr. Swiss (Texarkana, AR)
Dairy Queen (Mesa, Willcox & Yuma, AZ)
Denny's (Yuma, AZ)
Blake's Lotaburger (Albuquerque, NM)
McDonald's (Albuquerque, NM)
Twin Cronnie's Drive-in (Clovis, NM)
Cover-Up Café (Roswell, NM)
Peanut Shop (Nashville, TN)
Burger Chef (Austin, TX)
Whataburgers (Corpus Christi & El Paso, TX)
Griff's Burger Bars (Dallas & Irving, TX)
McDonald's (Dallas, TX)
Watson's Drive-in (Denison, TX)
Charcoaler Drive-in (El Paso, TX)
Clock Family Restaurant (El Paso, TX)
Sandy's Hamburgers (Fort Worth, TX)
Southern Maid Donuts (Odessa, TX)
Dairy Queen (Paris, TX)
Whopper Burgers (San Antonio, TX)
Howard Johnson's (Afton, VA)
Kline's Dairy Bar (Harrisonburg, VA) [new photos]
Do-Nut Dinette (Winchester, VA)
Snow White Grill (Winchester, VA)
Fairy Tale Parks:
Humpty Dumpty (Mesa, AZ)
Gas Stations:
former station (Brinkley, AR)
former station (Hot Springs, AR)
Magnolia station (Little Rock, AR)
Esso station (Mena, AR)
former station (Morrilton, AR)
Roundtop Filling Station (Sherwood, AR)
former station (Texarkana, AR)
former station (Tucson, AZ) [new photos]
former station (Willcox, AZ)
various stations (various cities, NM) [additions throughout the entire section]
former station (Memphis, TN)
Pure Oil station (Rockwood, TN)
various stations (various cities, TX) [additions throughout the entire section]
Pure Oil station (Mount Jackson, VA) [new photos]
former station (Winchester, VA)
Giants:
Popeye (Alma, AR)
Iron Man (Bisbee, AZ)
A&W Burger Family (Willcox, AZ) [new photos]
Muffler Man (Yuma, AZ)
Muffler Men (Hatch & Las Cruces, NM)
A&W Mama Burger (Hatch, NM)
Uncle Sam (Hatch, NM)
A&W Burger Family (Lemitar, NM)
Stephen F. Austin (Angleton, TX)
Cowboy Muffler Man (Boerne, TX)
Devil (Corpus Christi, TX)
Popeye (Crystal City, TX)
Muffler Men & Uniroyal Gal (Gainesville, TX) [new photos]
David Adickes Studio (Houston, TX)
Johnny Appleseed (New Market, VA) [new photos]
Muffler Man (Piedras Negras, MEX)
Giant Things:
Watermelon (Bald Knob, AR)
Catfish (Fort Smith, AR)
Frog (Hot Springs, AR)
Steer (Hot Springs, AR)
Frostop (North Little Rock, AR)
Mammoth Orange (Redfield, AR) [new photos]
Windmill (Texarkana, AR)
Harbie the Seal (Bisbee, AZ)
Rattlesnake (Gila Bend, AZ)
Polar Bear & Cubs (Mesa, AZ)
Corona Beer Mug (Tucson, AZ)
Matador & Bull (Tucson, AZ)
Rattlesnake Bridge (Tucson, AZ) [new photos]
Ed the Head (Yuma, AZ)
Hand with Diploma (Alamogordo, NM)
Roadrunner (Alamogordo, NM)
Arrow (Albuquerque, NM)
Windmill (Clovis, NM)
Steer (Las Cruces, NM)
Galloping Horses (Ruidoso Downs, NM)
Elephant (Cookeville, TN)
Polar Bears (Jackson & Nashville, TN)
Navy Operational Support Center (Nashville, TN)
Chicken (Austin, TX)
Cupcake (Austin, TX)
Fruit Basket (Austin, TX)
Guitar (Austin, TX)
Lamp (Austin, TX)
Rabbit (Austin, TX)
Milk Bottle (Corpus Christi, TX)
Zion Hill Baptist Church (Dallas, TX)
Gun (Del Rio, TX)
Alligator Park (El Paso, TX)
Rooster (El Paso, TX)
Peanut (Floresville, TX)
Roadrunner (Fort Stockton, TX)
Killer Bee (Hidalgo, TX)
Jackrabbit (Forney, TX)
Snake (Freer, TX)
Crawfish (Houston, TX)
Rubber Duck (Houston, TX)
various animals (Houston, TX)
Lighthouse Water Station (Laredo, TX)
Fish & other Sea Life (Los Fresnos, TX)
Longhorn Skull (Midland, TX)
Jackrabbit (Odessa, TX)
Eiffel Tower (Paris, TX)
Peanut (Pearsall, TX)
Fish (Port Isabel, TX)
Octopus (Port Isabel, TX)
Rod & Reel (Port Isabel, TX)
Shells (Port Isabel, TX)
Strawberries (Poteet, TX)
Boot (Raymondville, TX)
Rooster (Sanger, TX)
Paint Cans (Texarkana, TX)
ship-shaped restaurants (various cities, TX)
Misc. Animals (Luray, VA)
Misc. Objects (Staunton, VA) [new photos]
Purple Cow Corral (Waynesboro, VA)
Apple (Winchester, VA)
Lighthouse Bank (Winchester, VA)
Mid-Century:
various buildings (various cities, AR)
Domes (Casa Grande, AZ)
Desert Floor Supply (Phoenix, AZ)
Scottsdale Palms (Scottsdale, AZ)
Arizona State University buildings (Tempe, AZ)
various banks (various cities, AZ)
various churches (various cities, AZ)
various motels/hotels (various cities, AZ)
Aletheia Bible Church (Albuquerque, NM)
St. Paul Lutheran Church (Albuquerque, NM)
Citizens Bank of Clovis (Clovis, NM)
Mid-South Coliseum (Memphis, TN)
Siemens Building (Arlington, TX)
Taqueria Jaliscienses Mexican Food (Austin, TX)
Christi Electric (Corpus Christi, TX)
Police Department & Nueces County Courthouse (Corpus Christi, TX)
Chapel of Thanksgiving (Dallas, TX)
City Hall (Dallas, TX)
Great National Life Insurance Company (Dallas, TX)
mid-century house (Dallas, TX)
Reunion Tower (Dallas, TX)
Beverly Crest Motor Inn (El Paso, TX)
real estate office (El Paso, TX)
First National Bank (Fort Stockton, TX)
Futuro (Rockwall, TX)
Church on the Rock (San Antonio, TX)
Grayson County Bank (Sherman, TX)
Mini Golf:
CrackerJax (Scottsdale, AZ)
Hidden Valley Mini Golf (Lakeside, TX)
Motels:
various motels (Hot Springs, AR)
Shady Dell (Bisbee, AZ) [new photos]
Kiva Lodge Motel (Mesa, AZ)
Chalet Village Motel (Oracle, AZ)
La Siesta Motel (Tucson, AZ)
Comanche Motel (Fort Stockton, TX)
Pet Cemeteries:
various pet cemeteries (various cities, TX)
Signs:
Irish Maid Do-Nuts (Fort Smith, AR)
Mr. Peanut (Fort Smith, AR)
various signs (various cities, AR)
various signs (various cities, AZ) [additions throughout the entire section]
satellite signs (various cities, NM)
various signs (various cities, NM) [additions throughout the entire section]
various signs (various cities, TN)
Neo-Lectra (Austin, TX)
Roto-Sphere (Killeen, TX)
various signs (various cities, TX) [additions throughout the entire section]
various signs (various cities, VA) [additions throughout the entire section]
Special Places:
Salvation Mountain (Niland, CA) [new photos]
Sean Sands' House (Columbus, NM)
Tinkertown (Sandia Park, NM)
Teepees:
Geronimo's Castle (Bowie, AZ) [new photos]
Cactus Cove Gift Shop (Roswell, NM)
TeePee Park (Sierra Blanca, TX)
Theatres:
various theatres (various cities, AR)
various theatres (various cities, NM)
various theatres (various cities, TX) [additions throughout the entire section]
