11,700 Free Photos from John Margolies' Archive of Americana Architecture

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Post by gslin » Wed, Jul 15, 2026, 11:44 PM UTC

11,700 Free Photos from John Margolies' Archive of Americana Architecture
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Re: 11,700 Free Photos from John Margolies' Archive of Americana Architecture

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Post by grg0 » Thu, Jul 16, 2026, 2:59 AM UTC

The really should build the brown donut hole and the pink hot dog next to each other.

Re: 11,700 Free Photos from John Margolies' Archive of Americana Architecture

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Post by sleepyguy » Mon, Jul 20, 2026, 2:16 AM UTC

I used to drive by that gas station everyday, It was located at the bottom of Windermere and the Lakeshore area. They had saved it and moved it from what I remember but I could be wrong. Thre were a few more gas stations like that in Toronto. There was one on Bloor just before you got to High Park.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joy_Gas_Stations

Re: 11,700 Free Photos from John Margolies' Archive of Americana Architecture

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Post by [deleted] » Mon, Jul 20, 2026, 8:21 AM UTC

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Post by BaseBaal » Mon, Jul 20, 2026, 10:54 AM UTC

Cool pics. Direct link to the archive: https://www.loc.gov/pictures/search/?q=mrg&st=gallery

Re: 11,700 Free Photos from John Margolies' Archive of Americana Architecture

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Post by Lio » Mon, Jul 20, 2026, 12:43 PM UTC

I love this. It's been a while since I've been back to visit America but as a European I always find this style of architecture very aspirational.

I particularly like proper prefabricated dinners. It's like visiting a David Lynch film and you get pancakes and coffee.