Roadside – Places Gone By[e]

Chopstick Charlie’s

Byks November 23, 2018November 1, 2020

Just south of where this post took place, on Phillip’s Highway in Jacksonville, there is one of those large, in-your-face, evangelical billboards which asks “Where are you going?…

Florida | Hotels | New Smyrna | Restaurants | Roadside

Shangri-La Motel – 805 N Dixie Fwy, New Smyrna Beach, FL 32168 (and Dairy Queen)

Byks November 23, 2018November 1, 2020

I made a quick stop on US 1 in New Smyrna Beach to get a few snaps of the classic “Dairy Queen”, but the joint next to it, the Shangri-La Motel, was even more classic. …

Florida | Roadside | Stores

Florida Welcome Station, aka Florida Citrus Center

ByKing Scrod June 4, 2016November 1, 2020

Sunday, May 29, 2016I-75 Exit 404 18625 NW County Road 236High Springs, FL 32643 This is a classic stop, mostly because it is steeped with that classic mid-70’s feel, which probably because most of the items in the shop look like they’ve been there since the mid-70’s.…

Florida | Hotels | Restaurants | Roadside | Stores

Perry Hotels/Motels/Restaurants – Perry, FL

ByKing Scrod April 17, 2015

On one of my jaunts down US 27 to Central Florida I finally took time to stop and get a few snaps of the various hotels/motels/etc around Perry, FL, which at one point, before the interstates I’m sure, appears to have been a major stopping point for Yankees heading south, but today is just barely hanging on for dear life in many cases. …