The 21st Show

Journalist explores all facets of roadside Americana in new book

Produced by Christine Hatfield
 

Courtesy of Rolando Pujol and Image Design by Jack Dunnington

Listen
Download

The end of summer may be approaching, but road trip season is still going strong. A big part of the road trip experience is taking in some of the great and weird sights along the way — motels and restaurants that date back to the heyday of Route 66 and super-sized landmarks, like the world’s largest catsup bottle in Collinsville, Illinois.

Journalist Rolando Pujol has chronicled all of this and more in his new book: "The Great American Retro Road Trip: A Celebration of Roadside Americana." He joins the program today.


GUEST

Rolando Pujol 
Author, "The Great American Retro Road Trip"
Creator, "The Retrologist"