So you and your family are driving down the road, on your way to some vacation destination spot, and suddenly a giant dog appears — I mean a huge building designed to look like a dog. A classic roadside attraction offering ice cream, coffee, sandwiches, and, of course, hot dogs. It didn’t matter if you were hungry or not, you’d just have to stop!
Photos via Old Chum (presumably Walter Manning of the Old Faithful Shop). If anyone knows more about these kitschy classic roadside wonders of yesteryear, please leave a comment and let us know!
Hey Guys,
I posted about this book over on 01 Magazine’s blog here:
http://zero1blog.com/?p=20173
The images are from the book California Crazy: Roadside Vernacular Architecture.
Best,
Walter (Old Chum & Owner of Old Faithful Shop to clear any confusion.)
Thanks, Walter! I have a few more posts linking to “you” coming up, so I appreciate the info!
The first building, the dog with the pipe in it’s mouth, is now on display at the Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles. The entire building in was moved there several years ago and is now located in their Mainstreet USA themed section of the museum.
Oh, thanks! Yet another reason to get to LA!