We made a road trip yesterday – for Mother’s Day – into the Florida Panhandle.

Backroads all the way, the drive was like traveling through page after page of John Margolies Roadside America. If you ever get the chance to ride Route 29 – down through Alabama and into Florida; be sure to go.

READYMADES: American Roadside Artifacts by Jeff Brouws awaits you.

“Back Road Vernacular” is a beautiful way to start the week…

Also check out:

Vanishing America: The End of Main Street Diners, Drive-Ins, Donut Shops, and Other Everyday Monuments by Michael Eastman, William H. Gass, and Douglas Brinkley

Classic Cracker: Florida’s Wood-Frame Vernacular Architecture by Ronald W. Haase