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Biplane over mountains, circa 1930s (Seattle Municipal Archives)

Biplane over mountains, circa 1930s (Seattle Municipal Archives)

Photographer unknown. Kewpee Hotels Hamburgs.   Roadside architecture is a longstanding genre in the American vernacular tradition. In the 1930s, buildings such as this hamburger stand were state of the art, using the latest in high technology porcelain enamel siding which imparted to such public eating places an efficient and sanitary appearance. Frequently destroyed with the changing times, roadside curiosities such as this often survive only in photographs and drawings. (Library of Congress / Gift of Mrs. Louise Ray) View high resolution

Photographer unknown. Kewpee Hotels Hamburgs.  

Roadside architecture is a longstanding genre in the American vernacular tradition. In the 1930s, buildings such as this hamburger stand were state of the art, using the latest in high technology porcelain enamel siding which imparted to such public eating places an efficient and sanitary appearance. Frequently destroyed with the changing times, roadside curiosities such as this often survive only in photographs and drawings. (Library of Congress / Gift of Mrs. Louise Ray)