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While the site in South Jordan is not known to be haunted, this incident inspired an urban legend in San Antonio, Texas. One of the crossings was said to be the site of this catastrophe. The legend goes that any car that is stranded on the tracks will be pushed off by invisible hands believed to belong to the children that perished in this ...
Roadside America was an indoor miniature village and railway covering 8,000 square feet (740 m 2). Created by Laurence Gieringer in 1935, it was first displayed to the public in his Hamburg, Pennsylvania, home. The miniature village's popularity increased after stories were published about it in local newspapers, which prompted Gieringer to ...
The 1900 Storm Memorial is a bronze sculpture by David Moore (1921–2001), [1] installed along the Galveston Seawall in Galveston, Texas. [2] It was installed in 2000 [ 3 ] and commemorates victims of the 1900 Galveston hurricane .
The Thing Museum) is an Arizona roadside attraction extensively advertised by signs along Interstate 10 between El Paso, Texas, and Tucson, Arizona. The object, supposedly a mummified mother and child, is believed to have been made by exhibit creator Homer Tate for sideshows.
Built in 1924, The Bottle, also known as the Nehi Inn, was one of the first "world's largest" roadside attractions. Despite the attraction itself being destroyed by fire in 1933, the community of The Bottle , Alabama still bears the name of its famous attraction.
John Samuel Margolies (May 16, 1940 – May 26, 2016) was an architectural critic, photographer, and author who was noted for celebrating vernacular and novelty architecture in the United States, particularly those designed as roadside attractions.
Jalapeño Bucks. Mesa, Arizona A historic and charming roadside stand off the 202 Loop in Mesa, Jalepeño Bucks serves Arizona-style barbecue as well as a menu of new wave Mexican soul food. This ...
Cadillac Ranch is a public art installation and sculpture in Amarillo, Texas, US. It was created in 1974 by Chip Lord, Hudson Marquez and Doug Michels, who were a part of the art group Ant Farm. The installation consists of 10 Cadillacs (1949–1963) buried nose-first in the ground.