Photographer Steve Fitch has been chronicling roadside signs in the American West before they disappear, with corporate franchises eclipsing the old small businesses along historic US highways like Route 66.
From his book Vanishing Vernacular:
Grandview Motel, Raton, New Mexico, 1981
El Kapp Motel, Raton, New Mexico, December 19, 1980
AA Motel, Holdrege, Nebraska, May 22, 1981
Arrow Motel, Highway 85, Espanola, New Mexico, March 23, 1982
It'll Do Motel, Highway 66, Grants, New Mexico, January 11, 1982
Motel, Raton, New Mexico, 1980
Villa Motel, Albquerque, New Mexico, February 21, 1980
[Photos © Steve Fitch]
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