{"product_id":"the-motel-in-america-the-road-and-american-culture","title":"The Motel in America (The Road and American Culture)","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn the second volume of the acclaimed \"Gas  Food  Lodging\" trilogy  authors John Jakle  Keith Sculle  and Jefferson Rogers take an informative  entertaining  and comprehensive look at the history of the motel. From the introduction of roadside tent camps and motor cabins in the 1910s to the wonderfully kitschy motels of the 1950s that line older roads and todays comfortable but anonymous chains that lure drivers off the interstate  Americans and their cars have found places to stay on their travels. Motels were more than just places to sleep  however. They were the places where many Americans saw their first color television  used their first coffee maker  and walked on their first shag carpet. Illustrated with more than 230 photographs  postcards  maps  and drawings  The Motel in America details the development of the motel as a commercial enterprise  its imaginative architectural expressions  and its evolution within the place-product-packaging concept along Americas highways. As an integral part of Americas landscape and culture  the motel finally receives the in-depth attention it deserves.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44954768408629,"sku":"ByrdShop_0801853834","price":42.13,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780801853838.jpg?v=1770852810","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-motel-in-america-the-road-and-american-culture","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}