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The Great American Retro Road Trip
A Celebration of Roadside Americana
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The Great American Retro Road Trip is a coast-to-coast journey chronicling retro roadside America. Discover classic giant roadside attractions, from The Coffee Pot and The Big Duck to the World’s Largest Paint Can and the Haines Shoe House. Or iconic signage, like the dazzling Yoken’s neon sign, and the classic Moon Motel sign. Still-standing vintage locations of America’s favorite chain restaurants, from Pizza Hut to McDonald’s to Taco Bell. Through author Rolando Pujol’s anecdotes and clever narrative, readers will come away with a sweeping sense of roadside charm that still exists, as well as a desire to see it all for themselves.
These lingering traces of America’s past are an archive of disappearing roadside signage and architecture, and they tell a story of American ingenuity, creativity, and community. Whether you pick up this book for the nostalgia-inducing photos, the heartwarming stories, or as a reference for planning your own trip, you’ll be encouraged to, as Pujol says, “Let your curiosity guide you.”
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“This book is a love note to the unique charms of the American landscape painted in neon signs, Muffler Men, and roadside motels. It’ll make you long to hit the open road.”Dylan Thuras, co-founder of Atlas Obscura
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“The Great American Retro Road Trip is a joyful reminder that America is so wonderfully weird and quirky, charming and strange, bizarre and magical. Rolando Pujol highlights places that aren’t simply stops on a map; they’re windows into the soul of America, showcasing the creativity and humor of everyday people. The stories and photos make a strong case for skipping the airport for an extra-special experience on the road for your next adventure!”Margaret Bienert, co-author of Hotel Kitsch and co-creator of A Pretty Cool Hotel Tour
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“I squeal with delight and excitement as I turn these pages full of color and fun that inspire me to hit the road for a creamy soft serve or savory fried treat eaten in the glow of a neon sign. These are the places that memories are made of, and Rolando’s depth of knowledge and enthusiasm for the quickly vanishing cool vintage places across the U.S. make this book a must-have on any road trip, whether driving in your home state or planning a classic cross-country jaunt.”Beth Lennon, aka Mod Betty, founder of Retro Roadmap
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“Put a crown on Rolando Pujol’s head, for this well-traveled guidebook establishes him as the king of the great American roadtrippers, sharing the stories and glories of precious, time-honored roadside landmarks, electrifying signage, and classic mom-and-pop shops from America’s golden era of car culture and mass consumerism.”Charles Phoenix, pop culture humorist and historian
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“With his journalistic sensibility, uncanny instinct for seeking out sights worth seeing, and brilliantly easy way with words, Rolando Pujol has taken on a subject as vast as the country itself and delivered a new book that brings fresh perspective to the decades-old study of the American commercial landscape, and that is as enjoyable to read as it is an absolute visual bombshell to look at.”Thomas Rinaldi, author of New York Neon
- On Sale
- Jun 24, 2025
- Page Count
- 224 pages
- Publisher
- Artisan
- ISBN-13
- 9781648293733
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