Atlas Obscura's list of signs around the USA that evoke "Pure Americana"

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Here’s one yoy definitely wouldn’t see on a road trip in another country:

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Yeah. “Americana” and how to feel about are definitely in the eyes of the beholder. The “American” past and signs that famously represent it don’t necessarily evoke feel-good nostalgia. For example:

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exactly! first thing i thought of was this:
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that first one you posted, though! :rage: what a f*cked up time! and to think that’s what some want us to return to - an ugly, dark era that we have just glossed over and tried to forget.

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Because there are South Philly Cowpoke?

Nope- not a country music place.

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No Country, just Western?

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Rosario Sausage in Chicago. The pigs walk toward the grinder then jump in

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