Thursday, December 31, 2009

The envelope please... Our first annual Concrete Potato Awards

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We had a great time gawking at eccentric roadside attractions around this great nation of ours last year. Here are the top ten we saw in 200...
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Saturday, December 26, 2009

Michi-gigantic: Big things along Northern Michigan's Route 2

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This is actually in nearby Wisconsin, but we're going for a theme here so work with me. Michigan's Route 2 is a pretty road that amb...
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Thursday, December 24, 2009

Weenie wish you a Merry Christmas

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Warmest holiday greetings from our eccentric roadside to yours.
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Sunday, December 20, 2009

Ear-resistible: Mitchell, South Dakota's Corn Palace

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This picture is from travelsd.com , and is a lot nicer than the one I shot when we were there. If you're in South Dakota, you have to vi...
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Wednesday, December 16, 2009

A Streetcar To Desire: Gardner, Illinois' Streetcar Diner and Riviera Roadhouse on Route 66

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Route 66's Riviera was one of Al Capone's old haunts. Out back, they've got a great old streetcar diner. Illinois has a great st...
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Friday, December 11, 2009

Signs and things around Chicago, the Miami of Canada

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We had some fun riding around Chicago on top of one of those open air double-decker buses. I couldn't get enough of the buildings and si...
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Wednesday, December 9, 2009

Super size me: Chicago's enormous Rock & Roll McDonald's

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Two stories, two lanes of drive-through, too too much! It looks more like an airport than a McDonald's. They've got some cool pop c...
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