Tag: roadside Americana

  • Pine Breeze Americana

    Pine Breeze Americana

    As part of an ongoing Americana project focused on capturing iconic buildings still in operation, this image presents the historic Pine Breeze Inn—a cherished roadside stop along Historic Route 66 near Parks, Arizona. Captured with an infrared-converted Hasselblad X1D, the image transforms the surrounding pines into glowing white, contrasting starkly with the jet-black sky and lending a surreal, dreamlike atmosphere to this already nostalgic scene.

    The Route 66 shield, classic deli signage, and rocket-shaped post anchor the building in mid-20th century roadside Americana, where weary travelers once pulled over for coffee, a sandwich, or a quiet break on their journey west. With its wooden porch, vintage pickup, and surrounding forest, the Pine Breeze Inn feels frozen in time—yet still alive and functioning.

    This photograph isn’t just documentation; it’s a tribute to small-town endurance and the visual poetry of the American road. In the language of light and memory, it honors a place where stories pass as frequently as cars once did on the Mother Road.

  • The Grand Canyon Outpost, Williams, Arizona

    The Grand Canyon Outpost, Williams, Arizona

    Along the quiet stretch of U.S. Highway 180 near Williams, Arizona—just south of the entrance to Grand Canyon National Park—sits the Grand Canyon Outpost. Once a trading post serving travelers heading toward the canyon, this building now stands still in time, its rustic wooden siding, wagon wheel trim, and overgrown landscaping echoing an earlier era of western Americana.

    Captured in infrared, this black-and-white image brings out the textures of the aged wood and dramatic Arizona sky. Though parts of the property have been repurposed as loggings, the storefront itself remains a beautifully preserved shell of the past—a symbol of the roadside culture that once defined Route 66 and its surrounding highways.

    This image is part of my ongoing Americana Project, documenting buildings and landscapes that echo past history.