“James Dean Died Here is an addictively irresistible tour through pop culture past and present.” —Chicago Tribune
"You could call [this] book magical for [its] power to transform your car or reading nook into a time machine. They add the dimension of nostalgia to armchair traveling while planting seeds of wanderlust for future road trips...these extraordinary photo- and fact-filled repositories will put you there." —Car & Travel Monthly
"Epting takes a unique approach to the pop-culture trail...No longer must the curious among us limit ourselves to attractions with walls, fences and admission fees...Epting's choices represent moments ranging from earthshaking to trivia-making - in other words, an intriguing complement to otherwise routine itineraries." —Ventura County Star
Packed with historical information, this travel guide explores the sites where pop culture history was made. With hundreds of photographs, this encyclopedic resource covers approximately 600 sites of the most famous and infamous pop culture events. The greatest landmarks from Americana, movies, music, tragedy, crime, television, and sports are included, such as where George Washington crossed the Delaware River; the diner in the film Diner; the site of the Planet of the Apes finale; the Hindenburg crash site; the Brady Bunch house; and the location of the 1980 Olympic “Miracle on Ice” hockey team victory. This offbeat travelogue provides the armchair traveler or road warrior tourist with all the information needed to visit America's pop culture sites of significance.
Chris Epting is the author and photographer of Images of America: Huntington Beach and Images of America: Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. He lives in Huntington Beach, California.
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Squeaky Fromme attempts to shoot President Ford (31K)
The Brady Bunch house (26K)
The gymnasium from Carrie (26K)
Travel, Performing Arts
312 pages, Trade Paper, 6 x 9
300 B/W Photos
Distribution Rights: US & CA
$16.95 (CAN $25.95)
9781891661310 (1891661310) Pub Date: May 2003
Santa Monica Press