Comments on: Bizarre Eat Shops Built to Lure Trade http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/01/30/bizarre-eat-shops-built-to-lure-trade/ Yesterday's tomorrow, today. Sat, 05 Jul 2008 22:34:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Lily http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/01/30/bizarre-eat-shops-built-to-lure-trade/#comment-1052714 Lily Fri, 11 Apr 2008 13:36:26 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/01/30/bizarre-eat-shops-built-to-lure-trade/#comment-1052714 These people need a life. These people need a life.

]]> By: Firebrand38 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/01/30/bizarre-eat-shops-built-to-lure-trade/#comment-1045366 Firebrand38 Sat, 02 Feb 2008 01:05:29 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/01/30/bizarre-eat-shops-built-to-lure-trade/#comment-1045366 It still goes on. In the next town over we have a famous landmark of The Big Chicken http://roadsidegeorgia.com/site/bigchicken.html When the owners attempted to tear it down in 1993 the public outcry saw it being repaired so it still stands today. It still goes on. In the next town over we have a famous landmark of The Big Chicken http://roadsidegeorgia.com/site/bigchicken.html

When the owners attempted to tear it down in 1993 the public outcry saw it being repaired so it still stands today.

]]> By: mrchurchill109 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/01/30/bizarre-eat-shops-built-to-lure-trade/#comment-1045251 mrchurchill109 Thu, 31 Jan 2008 12:47:06 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/01/30/bizarre-eat-shops-built-to-lure-trade/#comment-1045251 Indeed - I concur on the touring 1934. My wife and i were talking about it yesterday evening - these are remnants of a time when travel speeds were much slower and highways not limited access - so what you got was striking architecture that became its own advertising. This way, it was "Gee, look at that! Feel lke a coffee stop?" and swing in, as opposed to today where you'd barely have time to register the buildin;gs design as you whip past at 75. Alan Indeed - I concur on the touring 1934. My wife and i were talking about it yesterday evening - these are remnants of a time when travel speeds were much slower and highways not limited access - so what you got was striking architecture that became its own advertising.

This way, it was “Gee, look at that! Feel lke a coffee stop?” and swing in, as opposed to today where you’d barely have time to register the buildin;gs design as you whip past at 75.

Alan

]]> By: Max http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/01/30/bizarre-eat-shops-built-to-lure-trade/#comment-1045229 Max Thu, 31 Jan 2008 06:30:38 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/01/30/bizarre-eat-shops-built-to-lure-trade/#comment-1045229 This is the kind of thing that makes me wish I could climb into a period automobile and go driving around in 1934 for a day or so. This is the kind of thing that makes me wish I could climb into a period automobile and go driving around in 1934 for a day or so.

]]> By: Stannous http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/01/30/bizarre-eat-shops-built-to-lure-trade/#comment-1045221 Stannous Thu, 31 Jan 2008 04:40:33 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/01/30/bizarre-eat-shops-built-to-lure-trade/#comment-1045221 I think that most, if not all of these were visited by Zippy the Pinhead: http://www.zippythepinhead.com/pages/aaroadsidetour.html I think that most, if not all of these were visited by Zippy the Pinhead:
http://www.zippythepinhead.com.....etour.html

]]> By: Neil Russell http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/01/30/bizarre-eat-shops-built-to-lure-trade/#comment-1045180 Neil Russell Wed, 30 Jan 2008 21:16:24 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/01/30/bizarre-eat-shops-built-to-lure-trade/#comment-1045180 When I was little there was a place in Indianapolis called the "Satellite" and it had one of those cool spiky balls for a sign. The last time I took US 301 from GA to Greenville SC you could still see the remains of an old coffee shop with a giant coffee pot on top, don't know if it's still there. Thanks for posting this one Charlie! I love big icon stuff, it's a lost art in America When I was little there was a place in Indianapolis called the “Satellite” and it had one of those cool spiky balls for a sign.
The last time I took US 301 from GA to Greenville SC you could still see the remains of an old coffee shop with a giant coffee pot on top, don’t know if it’s still there.

Thanks for posting this one Charlie! I love big icon stuff, it’s a lost art in America

]]> By: Myles http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/01/30/bizarre-eat-shops-built-to-lure-trade/#comment-1045169 Myles Wed, 30 Jan 2008 19:32:00 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/01/30/bizarre-eat-shops-built-to-lure-trade/#comment-1045169 That puppy's eyes are not in the right place. That puppy’s eyes are not in the right place.

]]> By: mrchurchill109 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/01/30/bizarre-eat-shops-built-to-lure-trade/#comment-1045138 mrchurchill109 Wed, 30 Jan 2008 13:59:02 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/01/30/bizarre-eat-shops-built-to-lure-trade/#comment-1045138 THere was an example of one of these "shaped" restaurants near my home town when I was growing up. "The Milk Can" was an ice cream stand shaped like its name - a three-story milk can with the serving windows spaced around the outer side of the bottom. The original shape had been added to over the years somewhat marring the original concept but it was still striking. A photo of it can be seen here, as well as a good write-up on its history: http://www.artinruins.com/arch/?id=decay&pr=milkcan Alan THere was an example of one of these “shaped” restaurants near my home town when I was growing up.

“The Milk Can” was an ice cream stand shaped like its name - a three-story milk can with the serving windows spaced around the outer side of the bottom. The original shape had been added to over the years somewhat marring the original concept but it was still striking.

A photo of it can be seen here, as well as a good write-up on its history:

http://www.artinruins.com/arch.....pr=milkcan

Alan

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