Classic Roadside Americana [Hardcover]

Michael Karl Witzel (Author), Tim Steil (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 22, 2006

Revisit the roadside glory of a bygone era filled with custom cars, neon-trimmed motels and quaint restaurants. Relive the reign of the drive-in restaurant, a true American icon. Then cruise down Route 66 which, even years after its decommissioning, stays alive with a variety of unique attractions.

Stocked with memorabilia, full-color photography and cultural history, Classic Roadside Americana is sure to take you for a trip down memory lane. It combines Michael Karl Witzel's Drive-In Deluxe (ISBN 0760302111) and Tim Steil's Route 66 (ISBN 0760307474) into one value-priced hardcover book.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 192 pages
• Publisher: Crestline (June 22, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0760327122
• ISBN-13: 978-0760327128
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 8.5 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 2.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,239,479 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars More of the same, April 24, 2010

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Robin Benson - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Classic Roadside Americana (Hardcover)

Crestline (part of transport publishers MBI) have combined two books in one for this 'Classic roadside Americana'. The two are Witzel's 'Drive-in restaurant' published in 2002 and Tim Steil's 'Route 66' from 2000. Michael Witzel has been turning out roadside Americana books for years, essentially reforming similar words and images to suit any title. Steil's pages on the Mother Road also tread the same format as many others about Route 66.

The fact that you can pick up this title very cheaply is enough of an indication to me that the contents are the usual photos and text, which, of course, they are. There is nothing new here and much better books cover the two subjects. John Margolies: Roadside America is a huge photo book and Nick Freeth edited, I think, the best 66 book Traveling Route 66: 2,250 Miles of Motoring History from Chicago to L.A.

***SEE SOME INSIDE PAGES by clicking 'customer images' under the cover.