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Celebrating the incredible history and advertising graphics of mom and pop businesses of the 1930s through early 1960s the Vintage Roadside gift shop brings you new t-shirts featuring vintage graphics from authentic roadside memorabilia.

Along with the items for sale in the Vintage Roadside gift shop, we’ve dug through archives and worked with historical societies across the country to bring you a brief history of the wonderful people and places associated with each bygone business.

Vintage Roadside is proud to donate a portion of all sales to The National Trust for Historic Preservation.

See what's NEW at Vintage Roadside:

Special offer! Make a purchase through the Vintage Roadside Gift Shop and you may choose to receive a free one-year membership to the National Trust for Historic Preservation!

The Slick Chick Drive In. Click here or on the graphic below to learn more about this fantastic drive in restaurant once located on the North side of Chicago, IL.

Our Pixieland t-shirt continues to be a favorite. Click here or on the graphic below to learn more about this defunct Oregon attraction. We've also added new images to our Pixieland history section.

New Blog updates including the Crown Motel sign and the visit Zippy the Pinhead had with our A&W Burger Family statues here.

A&W Burger Family

Lots of new roadtrip photos on our Flickr page including items from the Vintage Roadside ephemera collection here.

 

Vintage Roadside hits the open road:

  • May 11th. Crafty Wonderland. Doug Fir Lounge. Portland, Oregon. 11am - 4pm.
  • June 21st. The Rose City Round-Up. Jubitz Truck Center. Vancouver Way, Portland. Traditional hot rod show.
  • June 28th. Billetproof NW. SW Washington Fairgrounds. Chehalis, Washington. Billetproof comes to the Northwest!
  • July 11th - 13th. July Expo. Expo Center, Portland, OR. This is the big one with over 1800 booths.
  • August 2nd & 3rd. 7th annual Tacoma Hotrod-A-Rama. South Jefferson Ave., Tacoma, Washington.
  • August 30th & 31st. Primer Nationals. Ventura Co. Fairgrounds, Ventura, California.
  • September 5th - 7th. 25th Annual Rod Run to the End of the World. Long Beach, Washington.
  • October 21st - 25th. National Trust for Historic Preservation: National Preservation Conference. Tulsa, Oklahoma. Road trip! We'll be posting photos, food reviews, interesting sights and more along the way.

If you're attending any of the events listed, stop by our booth - we love to meet other roadside history fans!

Vintage Roadside’s screenprinted t-shirts are 100% cotton and are available in both men’s and women’s sizes, from small to XXL.

Casper's Alligator Farm - vintage Florida roadside attraction
Vintage Route 66 restaurant - B & B Rancho
Vintage motor court - Hacienda Motel Virginia
Riverside Stadium Washington D.C. - defunct roller skating rink
Indio Bowl California - defunct bowling alley