Full tank. Wandering heart.
As I prefer to do, I skipped taking the interstate on my way back towards Knoxville from Dayton, Tennessee. Invariably it takes longer to get anywhere this way, but passing through small towns and...
Since the spring of 2025, I’d seen the Mac Auto Loans neon sign sitting in a sign yard which I drove by often. Seeing it off in the distance as I zipped by for...
This Arby’s big cowboy hat neon sign is one of four found in Knoxville, Tennessee. You’ll find this one on N. Broadway in Fountain City. Of all the signs around town, I pass this...
One of my favorite parts of roadtripping is seeing something unexpectedly wonderful. That was the case with Maiden Drug Company’s Rexall facade in Williamsburg, Kentucky. While I was on my Christmas-time break, I took...
Whenever I research the particulars of something I’ve seen while out exploring, I’m bound to find an interesting little tidbit that makes me say, “Huh. I didn’t know that.” The most recent such instance...
Arby’s Original Hat Sign: Giant 10-Gallon Icons of Knoxville, Tennessee Okay, friends. Let’s talk about this fantastic roadside beast. Give a big, warm “howdy” to your old friend, the original Arby’s 10-gallon cowboy hat...
A Distelfink is a folk art motif commonly found in Pennsylvania Dutch (German) culture. It’s a stylized representation of a goldfinch, often depicted with colorful feathers and floral elements and is considered a symbol...
It would be difficult to count the number of times that I’ve zipped passed the Trainer’s Midway Diner neon sign just off of Route 78 in Bethel, Pennsylvania. Let’s just say a few and...
If you grew up in the 70’s and 80’s you are probably part of the last generation to remember first hand what it was like to commonly see chasing bulb signs, rotating Kentucky Fried...
This church out near Greenport here on Long Island typically has great messages posted. Over the last two decades I’ve stopped and snapped pictures of more than a few. When I saw this one...
Traveling through central Pennsylvania towns, I felt a sense of anemoia wash over me. Anemoia, a term coined by John Koenig in his Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows, is defined as “a pang of nostalgia...
Over the last 5 or 6 years there have been several occasions when I’d been traveling and thought, “oh, well, while I’m in the neighborhood I’ll just swing by,” in reference to the American...
The Shell Oil Spectacular Sign in Cambridge, Massachusetts is a Moderne vintage signage dream. Erected in 1933, this beloved sign has been blazing for a incredible 90 years! In 1994, the sign found its...
Ladies and Gentlemen, I present to you, Butts Corner! Butts Corner, NY Majestic AF.
In October of 2018, I spent some time bumming around on the Bonneville. My meandering route took me down through Virginia, North Carolina, Tennessee and Kentucky before I started making my way back east...
Over the course of a lifetime, we pass lots of welcome signs. They’re on stores and parks, at state and country borders. I like stopping to document the border crossings with photos. As my...
*tee hee* 😆 I know, we’re childish. So what? Hope you’ve got a great weekend planned. Humping optional.
