Roadside Architecture Log
5 Jun
Debra Jane Seltzer is a New Yorker on a mission to photograph roadside architecture across the country. Her travels and road trips take her all over the nation, and she documents it all, obviously a keen observer of roadside life. She meticulously categorizes and indexes her photos by state and type, which includes a nice mid century modern section. A fantastic online museum of roadside design, the organization works. I was able to find this beauty – the Neptune Sub building in OKC I have admired in the past.
Neptune Subs was one of two hyperblic parabaloid buildings built c. 1958 for a burger franchise. I can’t remember the name, though. The second one was on North May and for years was disguised as a Long John Silvers. They stuck a mast on the roof, giving the appearance of the prow of a sailing ship. It met the wrecking ball about three or four years ago…
fabulous googie architecture! thanks for the find and tipoff for D. Seltzer’s work!
Roadside architecture…Have you seen the web site? Amateur, bad tasting pictures taken with cheap camera! Debra needs to find herself a different hobby.
Wow, Mary! That’s just plain MEAN. I’m glad I didn’t see your nasty comment until now. You might want to have another look at my site since I’ve added thousands of more photos & info from Oklahoma and elsewhere since this nice plug from Modern Tulsa.
Jim – Neptune’s was originally Quick’s Drive-in:
http://agilitynut.com/modarch/okroof.html