Headless statue, Marineland, Florida, 1990. Source: John Margolies Roadside America photograph archive

According to the U.S. Library of Congress, the John Margolies Roadside America Photograph Archive is one of the most comprehensive photographic studies of vernacular commercial architecture and structures along main streets, byways, and highways throughout the United States in the 20th century.

The Photographs we made over a span of nearly forty years by Margolies (1940–2016), an architectural critic and curator.

The collection consists of 11,710 color slides (35mm film transparencies).