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Here at Roadside Peek's Where Are They Now? section, sneak a peek at signs and places of interest that once captured our fancy... and have just recently become just a memory. For more stuff, also check out Roadside Peek's Lost Treasures. This section will be updated on a continuous basis. Change is inevitable (although sometimes a bit more rapid than need be - i.e. Anaheim's sign removal campaign), and many times change is for the best. Even roadside signs and buildings that have been built in recent year will one day become old and decrepit. And yes, torn down and replaced with seemingly good intentions. Some of the best of yesteryear can and will be found in Roadside Peek's Where Are They Now? -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Apache Tears Motel Marquee (Inducted 01/25/02)
Check out the figure's paint scheme. The statues itself has to be seen to appreciate its size and the solemness it portrays seems to sufficate the air around it.
Burger Chef (Inducted 3/13/00)
A fantastic site (and sight) for burgers, Burger Chef's huge marquee welcomes the hungry traveler in this 1965 shot. (Below) A much more demure Burger Chef marquee hides itself next to the road in this 1980 photo. What happened to the great architecture shown above? I guess time did tell.
Burger Chef
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bowling Alley Marquees (Inducted 9/26/99) Bowling alley marquees have been a major part of the soul of roadside pop culture for decades. However, many signs (and entire alleys) have disappeared in the 1990's. The following are examples of our history now lost. Bowlium Bowl Marquee (Many thanks to Dustin Brewer for tip regarding Bowlium marquee replacement)
Unfortunately, it is 1999, and Carter Bowl has met the fate of "progress" (or AMF design management), and the marquee has been replaced. Look familiar? Carter Bowl Marquee
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tiny Naylor's (Van de Kamp's) (Inducted 6/20/99)
Well, as times change, styles change. With new ownership comes new ideas. The magnificent windmill has now been removed and a Carrow's will be occupying the site. Another great restaurant design of decades past is now now history. Tiny Naylors (formerly Van de Kamps)
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