Oh I saw a lot of this stuff when I lived in Ohio. In fact our high school had a big stone monument on the lawn of the 10 Commandments. Only a handful of people were against it, way outnumbered by the folk who wanted it there. The designs that emulate a known logo are somehow disturbing to me. Like they are trying to commercialize God, or worse yet trying to sneak it in. I would however love to visit the KRSNA's Transcendental Thrift Store, that sounds interesting!
This blog is devoted to old fashioned American roadside attractions... the wonderfully big, bizarre, crazy, wacky, quirky, weird, funny, unique and mundane sites you see travelling cross-country by car in the USA, where getting there really is all the fun!
Day 25: Indiana Continues
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Let’s start with this banana split boat in Anderson at the Uranus Fudge
Factory: … and this astronaut at the same place: These flying moose statues
are the...
Life has been a Rollercoaster Ride!!
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The last few months have been a real rollercoaster ride for me. I haven’t
posted anything since June of this year. And I had a post in progress that
I had...
Acknowledging 18 years of Diner Hotline Weblog
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The first photo that appeared on this blog back on October 31,
2007.Featuring my late friend Owen Abdalian and yours truly at the Main
Street Diner in Wobu...
Not tricks
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As you may or may not know, Lindsay and I have hit a bit of a rough patch.
Marry me. I’m afraid I just blue myself. It’s called ‘taking advantage.’
It’s wh...
Roadside Texas
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Good Luck Oil station, 2631 Ross Avenue, Dallas.
Photo taken in 1982 by Leta Patterson.
Holiday Inn, 10319 South Main Street, Houston.
Seahorse Motel, Galv...
11 years ago
PASS-A-GRILLE
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Old Florida is mostly alive and well in the little historic district of St.
Petersburg known as Pass-a-Grille. Pass-a-Grille begins …
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2 comments:
Oh I saw a lot of this stuff when I lived in Ohio. In fact our high school had a big stone monument on the lawn of the 10 Commandments. Only a handful of people were against it, way outnumbered by the folk who wanted it there. The designs that emulate a known logo are somehow disturbing to me. Like they are trying to commercialize God, or worse yet trying to sneak it in. I would however love to visit the KRSNA's Transcendental Thrift Store, that sounds interesting!
Amber, I agree. I always find it a little jarring to see religious nicknacks next to the beer and jerky in convenience stores.
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