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!
SoCal Mini-Trip
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After slogging thru all those website updates, it was high time to get out
and about. I had planned to take this Presidents’ three-day weekend for a
San Di...
Tim’s Diner of Leominster, Mass.
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One of my very favorite diners Tim’s Diner, Water Street in Leominster,
Mass. A circa 1950s photo showing the diner with the original name of
Roy’sDiner on...
Salt Springs – "A Magical Place Forever"?
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My favorite memory of Salt Springs in the Ocala National Forest is when I
camped there with my high school soccer coach and his son, who was my
teammate...
Kingstown Inn Smorgasbord
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*Kingstown Inn*
- *Smorgasbord every Sunday 5 ;00 to 9:00 P M. Fifty or more specially
prepared delicacies.*
- *Located on the Boston Post Road,...
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...
10 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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