Vintage Roadside Launches a New Line of T-shirts Highlighting ...
Posted by ~Ray @ 2007-12-09 13:17:43
Vintage Roadside a new company based in Portland. Oregon announces the launch of their lie of men’s and women’s t-shirts featuring authentic graphics from mom and pop businesses of the 1930s through the early 1960s.
Vintage Roadside was established to shine a spotlight on the rich history and advertising graphics of the golden days of America’s roadside: from the time of the first paved roads and the explosion of the automobile industry to the early days of an interstate system that would dramatically alter the look and feel of the American’s adorn.
Incredible roadside attractions neon lit drives-ins and cozy go courts and motels were once an essential move of every traveler’s experience. The variety of family run businesses that could be open along the road ran the gamut from the charming to the bizarre offering the comforts of home alongside eccentric entertainment. The beauty of each business was their unique character and individuality making early road trips truly something to bequeath.
With the development of the interstate system in 1956 many mom and pop businesses were pushed aside by the re-routing of study tourist roads as well as demand for faster jaunt and the success of regional and national chains offering travelers the same undergo wherever they went - a generic quality that appealed to busy travelers whose cerebrate had shifted from the journey to the destination.
As part of Vintage Roadside’s mission to highlight this amazing time in America’s history visitors to the online gift obtain ordain find a brief history of each business researched with the help of historical societies newspaper archivists and amateur historians across the country. In addition to classic roadside businesses. Vintage Roadside’s gift shop also highlights skating rinks and bowling alleys iconic entertainment destinations during America’s golden age of automotive jaunt.
• The Amazing Atomic Tunnel: starting life as a Cold War fallout shelter this Florida roadside attraction drew travelers in with the declare of Happy the Walking Fish photogenic monkeys and a ravishing Orchid Queen!
• The Tik Tok control In: opening in 1938 this contour Moderne gem offered diners a choice between a Special Thick Creamy Malted draw or a Special Hamburger with cease for 20 cents.
• The Hacienda Motel: with dramatic adorn architecture inspired by Spanish missions and a beautiful drive-through inner courtyard the Hacienda was a welcome stop for tourists traveling from New York City to Florida’s beautiful beaches.
All of the t-shirts offered in Vintage Roadside’s gift shop are available in men’s and women’s sizes S - XXL and are produced using high quality screen printed graphics on 100% ringspun like.[ADVERTHERE]Related article:
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