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Richard Longstreth is professor of American civilization and director of the graduate program in historic preservation at George Washington University. (Bowker Author Biography)

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Julia Morgan, architect (1977) 11 exemplaren

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This isn't the type of book I'd normally review on my blog, but I'm a sucker for guidebooks focused on buildings, capital A architecture or not. As the name indicates this book is about vernacular roadside architecture in the United States, predominantly buildings and structures that were built between 1920 and the late 1960s; after that, the Interstate Highway System changed the landscape of roadside architecture into something more corporate and less idiosyncratic. The chapters illustrate just what was built in those decades: commercial strips, restaurants, gas stations, motels, stores, theaters, and "other places of entertainment." Each of these chapters has an introduction on the respective typology, followed by Longstreth's photographs with captions that indicate the what, where, and when. Most photos were taken in the 1970s, making Roadside America a visual history and remembrance of places under-appreciated in their time.… (meer)
 
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archidose | 1 andere bespreking | Dec 17, 2023 |
It's like going through a scholarly photo album of the author's journeys and reminisces, very heavy on the early 1970's and along several highway corridors (i.e. US-1 in Virginia, several roadways in Kansas and Texas). The text mostly introduces each segment of the book and could have been deeper, but it works as a coffee-table book and for deeper exploration of the topics and styles covered.
 
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