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Vintage Georgia Signs and Lost Attractions of Georgia

Book ReviewsBy SCA October 2, 2024

Vintage Georgia Signs
By Tim Hollis
Charleston, SC: The History Press, 2024
Softcover, 160, 26.99

Lost Attractions of Georgia
By Tim Hollis
Charleston, SC: The History Press, 2021
Softcover, 144, 23.99

Reviewed by Peter Glaser

With a staggering 40 books under his belt, Birmingham native Tim Hollis is a veritable publishing industry. Having written on a diverse range of subjects, his focus is generally divided between pop culture history and explorations of Southeastern regional tourism. Hollis first caught my attention with the publication of his second book, the fantastic Dixie Before Disney: 100 Years of Roadside Fun (University Press of Mississippi, 1999). In it, he celebrates Southern “home-grown theme parks and whimsical roadside showplaces” before the arrival of Orlando’s Disney World in 1971. Since its publication, he has written several books in the roadside realm exploring Florida springs, Rock City, Stuckey’s, theme parks, and Birmingham department stores.

UnStuck: Rebirth of an American Icon

Book ReviewsBy SCA October 2, 2024
UnStuck: Rebirth of an American Icon
By Stephanie Stuckey
Dallas: Matt Holt Books, 2024
Hardcover, 240 $28

Reviewed by Ralph S. Wilcox

As a child whose family made numerous road trips during the 1970s and 1980s, we likely stopped at Stuckey’s during our stays at Holiday Inn and our meals at Howard Johnson’s. I didn’t, however, then take much notice of Stuckey’s and its distinctive buildings. However, that changed while working on listing a Stuckey’s building in the National Register of Historic Places in 2022. I accomplished this with Stephanie Stuckey’s generous assistance, along with documenting the chain’s remaining buildings in Arkansas.

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