Diner, Café and Theater Paintings

Roadside cafés, drive-ins, snack stands and old movie theaters: Roy's in Amboy and the Snow Cap in Seligman on Route 66, the Family Cafe at Desert Center, the Plaza Theatre in Palm Springs, Pann's in Los Angeles, the Zuma Snack Shack in Malibu, and Lee's Grill and Ronnie's Drive-In in St. Louis.

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AllPaintingsPrintsMixed media
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Grain Elevators & Mills
Motels & Roadside Signs
Diners, Cafés & Theaters
Barns & Farmsteads
Trains & Railroads
Churches & Schoolhouses
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Route 66
Palm Springs & the California Desert
Montana
Idaho
California
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Plaza Theatre
Painting of the tall vertical sign of the Plaza Theatre in Palm Springs, THE PLAZA above THEATRE, glowing against a black night sky.Painting of the tall vertical sign of the Plaza Theatre in Palm Springs, THE PLAZA above THEATRE, glowing against a black night sky.
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Abandoned Concession
Mixed-media painting of a red and white roadside stand marked BURGERS behind a weathered picket fence on an empty Northern California beach.Mixed-media painting of a red and white roadside stand marked BURGERS behind a weathered picket fence on an empty Northern California beach.
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Twi-lite Cinema Center: Feature Presentation
Mixed-media painting of the Twi-Lite Cinema Center drive-in sign in Great Falls, Montana, a large white star over a red panel.Mixed-media painting of the Twi-Lite Cinema Center drive-in sign in Great Falls, Montana, a large white star over a red panel.
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Zuma Snack Shack
Painting of a pink beach snack stand at Zuma Beach, Malibu, with large multicolored FOOD letters on the roof and a lifeguard tower behind.Painting of a pink beach snack stand at Zuma Beach, Malibu, with large multicolored FOOD letters on the roof and a lifeguard tower behind.
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Dairy Dale
Painting of a weathered DAIRY DALE sign topped by a soft-serve cone, with SHAKES and SUNDAES on orange drips, against a blue sky.Painting of a weathered DAIRY DALE sign topped by a soft-serve cone, with SHAKES and SUNDAES on orange drips, against a blue sky.
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Donahoo's Golden Chicken
Painting of the red and green Donahoo's GOLDEN CHICKEN sign in Pomona, California, with a rooster figure on a pink roof below.Painting of the red and green Donahoo's GOLDEN CHICKEN sign in Pomona, California, with a rooster figure on a pink roof below.
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Route 66: Snow Cap
Painting of the Snow Cap drive-in on Route 66 in Seligman, Arizona, a giant red soft-serve cone on the roof beside a red BURGER arrow and MALTS lettering.Painting of the Snow Cap drive-in on Route 66 in Seligman, Arizona, a giant red soft-serve cone on the roof beside a red BURGER arrow and MALTS lettering.
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Rock's Cafe
Painting of a weathered ROCKS sign with a red arrow on a tall pole, standing alone on a flat Mojave Desert plain under a pale gray sky.Painting of a weathered ROCKS sign with a red arrow on a tall pole, standing alone on a flat Mojave Desert plain under a pale gray sky.
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Route 66: Soft Serve
Painting of a green EAT sign topped by a red soft-serve swirl beside a red BURGER sign over a yellow scalloped awning, on Route 66 in Seligman, Arizona.Painting of a green EAT sign topped by a red soft-serve swirl beside a red BURGER sign over a yellow scalloped awning, on Route 66 in Seligman, Arizona.
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Pann's Coffee Shop
Painting of the Pann's neon sign in Los Angeles, with red Parking and Coffee Shop arrows above an angled roof and pink clouds.Painting of the Pann's neon sign in Los Angeles, with red Parking and Coffee Shop arrows above an angled roof and pink clouds.
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Cafe/Cafe
Mixed-media painting of two open-frame CAFE signs on brown posts, a pale one seen in reverse above a red one, against a blue sky.Mixed-media painting of two open-frame CAFE signs on brown posts, a pale one seen in reverse above a red one, against a blue sky.
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Route 66 series: signs along the way #3
Print of three Route 66 signs from Amboy, California, side by side: a turquoise RESTAURANT sign, ROY'S with a red star over MOTEL CAFE, and a tall MOTEL sign.Print of three Route 66 signs from Amboy, California, side by side: a turquoise RESTAURANT sign, ROY'S with a red star over MOTEL CAFE, and a tall MOTEL sign.
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Roy’s Motel and Cafe
Painting of the Roy's Motel and Cafe sign on Route 66 in Amboy, California: a red-orange star behind ROY'S, MOTEL CAFE below, beside the angled-roof office.Painting of the Roy's Motel and Cafe sign on Route 66 in Amboy, California: a red-orange star behind ROY'S, MOTEL CAFE below, beside the angled-roof office.
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Lee’s Grill
Mixed-media painting of Lee's Grill, a mint-green St. Louis diner with red rooftop letters, flanked by dark shrubs under a pale sky.Mixed-media painting of Lee's Grill, a mint-green St. Louis diner with red rooftop letters, flanked by dark shrubs under a pale sky.
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Desert Center Family Cafe
Hand-colored photo etching of the run-down Family Cafe in Desert Center, California, a peeling FAMILY CAFE sign above a canopy and old gas pumps.Hand-colored photo etching of the run-down Family Cafe in Desert Center, California, a peeling FAMILY CAFE sign above a canopy and old gas pumps.
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Ronnie's Drive In Theatre
Color photo etching of the screen tower of Ronnie's Drive In Theatre in St. Louis, orange lettering under a yellow and blue dusk sky.Color photo etching of the screen tower of Ronnie's Drive In Theatre in St. Louis, orange lettering under a yellow and blue dusk sky.
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Lee's Grill
Color photo etching of Lee's Grill, a small St. Louis diner with a rooftop sign, rounded shrubs and cracked pavement at dusk.Color photo etching of Lee's Grill, a small St. Louis diner with a rooftop sign, rounded shrubs and cracked pavement at dusk.
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Sun Villa Motel
Painting of the Sun Villa Motel sign in Phoenix, Arizona: SUN with starbursts above a pink Villa panel, against a deep blue sky.Painting of the Sun Villa Motel sign in Phoenix, Arizona: SUN with starbursts above a pink Villa panel, against a deep blue sky.
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Family Cafe at Desert Center
Painting of the Family Cafe in Desert Center, California: a pink roadside cafe and gas canopy with old red and white pumps in open desert.Painting of the Family Cafe in Desert Center, California: a pink roadside cafe and gas canopy with old red and white pumps in open desert.
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Roadside Attraction: Cabazon
Painting of the dinosaur roadside attraction in Cabazon, California, a tall EAT sign with a dinosaur in the A beside a pink dinosaur sculpture at dusk.Painting of the dinosaur roadside attraction in Cabazon, California, a tall EAT sign with a dinosaur in the A beside a pink dinosaur sculpture at dusk.
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Route 66 Series—Road Runner Restaurant
Print of the Road Runner restaurant sign on Route 66 in Newberry Springs, California, a turquoise RESTAURANT panel below a roadrunner, in a topographic map border.Print of the Road Runner restaurant sign on Route 66 in Newberry Springs, California, a turquoise RESTAURANT panel below a roadrunner, in a topographic map border.
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Route 66 Series—Roy's Motel and Cafe
Print of the ROY'S sign on Route 66 in Amboy, California, over a red star, with a turquoise MOTEL CAFE board below and palm trees, framed by a topographic map.Print of the ROY'S sign on Route 66 in Amboy, California, over a red star, with a turquoise MOTEL CAFE board below and palm trees, framed by a topographic map.
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