image creditBuildings shaped like food became hugely popular in the 1930s when the idea of road tripping was relatively new. Business owners along the Lincoln Highway, the first coast-to-coast highway in the U.S. were looking for a creative way to entice road trippers to stop for a bite.
Today, many of these structures are lovingly maintained, while others sit abandoned. Still, new ones occasionally pop up. So next time you're on a road trip, take some time to look out the window and smell the donuts, or the coffee, or the watermelons.
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Oh so many childhood memories pop up when I see these cute little structures. Gotta love the person who thought of it. Sadly, the new age has erased this kind of architecture from our lands but to me it still has a magical touch to it and I'll always stop by a one of these if I see one.
Take care, Julie
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