"As good as the best,

...And better than the rest!"

I am absolutely loving the tours of old things on James Lilek's website.

I spent an evening being transported to a bygone era with the occasional voice of a mysterious traveler chiming in, all from reading through a tour of postcards from obscure motels from the heyday of cross-country car travel.

It was magical. The architecture and the Googie signs were fantastic, and our host, Mr. Lileks, always has something clever to point out, or a historical fact about the place, or an eerie quote from the visitors on the back of the postcard.

I highly recommend them all:

The Motels.

The Matchbooks.

The Restaurants.

The whole kit and kaboodle.


This restaurant served the rare white gargon.