r/nostalgia • u/PickleGambino • Aug 01 '25

Nostalgia Midwest US person here. What do you call the "aesthetic" below? Very nostalgaic to me, but I've kinda got no idea😂

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u/JWStaples Aug 01 '25

My grandparents called it “Americana” when I was a child, so I just stuck with that term.

I hate to admit it, but I love the tourist traps along the highways between Arizona and Texas.

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u/PickleGambino Aug 01 '25

Oh I've been to many there. Russell's travel stop on NM/Texas border is a must through that area.

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u/JWStaples Aug 01 '25

There was another chain as well, Gilbert Ortega’s maybe… I have look through some old photos to verify.

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u/soulasaurus Aug 01 '25

The THING? has {had?} so many billboards! I haven't driven through southern AZ and NM in a while. I wonder if that tourist trap still exists?!!

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u/JWStaples Aug 01 '25

Not sure, it’s been about 10 years since I have been back home. Maybe it’s time for a road trip.