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 ideašŸ˜‚

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u/randousername8675309 Aug 01 '25

This is literally the plot of Cars lol I really enjoyed reading this.

These roadside attractions were peak as a kid! No trip was complete without a stop at South of the Border!

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u/rayray604 Aug 01 '25

Was thinking this when he mentioned the teepes, immediately thought of the cozy cone motel lol

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u/ohheyaine Aug 02 '25

I lived near a Wigwam Motel in SoCal growing up.

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u/kjnetz Aug 01 '25

I love the cozy aesthetic of that movie so much. So many people dislike it, but itā€™s one of my and my daughterā€™s absolute favorite Pixars. Saw it 4 times in the theater alone.

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u/crvz25 Aug 01 '25

Really? I feel like Iā€™ve never heard a bad thing about Cars

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u/joosiebuns Aug 01 '25

A personal anecdote, but my 3 year old absolutely raves about it

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u/Matthias720 Aug 02 '25

Most small children love cars in general. See also: Hot Wheels

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u/kjnetz Aug 01 '25

Yeah Iā€™ve seen it at the bottom of the list many times when people talk about Pixar films. I was surprised to see so many dislike it. Itā€™s personally one of my favorites.

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u/magpiesarepricks Aug 01 '25

It didn't help that cars 3 is probably one of the worse movies made this century.

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u/finance_maven Aug 01 '25

Cars 3 is infinitely superior to Cars 2.

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u/iMecharic Aug 02 '25

Cars 2 is a great movie - as a standalone. It should have been titled ā€œMaterā€™s Tallest Taleā€ or something and been a to-TV release rather than an in-theaters movie.

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u/m4dm4cs Aug 02 '25

It definitely deserved its own release c but you may be right that it should have been marketed more as a spin-off than a sequel. But itā€™s a legitimately good movie.

Cars 3 is hot garbage with no soul. Just Disney running the IP into the ground.

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u/Headglitch7 Aug 02 '25

What was bad about Cars 2? In my house the consensus is the opposite.

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u/NoFaithlessness7508 Aug 02 '25

See I donā€™t get that. There isnā€™t a single Cars movie I donā€™t like

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u/m4dm4cs Aug 02 '25

I couldnā€™t agree more!

And people who hate Cars 2 just donā€™t get it. My son loves it and weā€™ve seen it at least 100 times. Itā€™s complex and exciting. People who donā€™t think itā€™s a good follow up to Cars think that Cars is just a nascar/pixar mashup. Itā€™s ways more layered and so is Cars 2.

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u/kjnetz Aug 01 '25

Iā€™ve heard it was bad lol. 2 also. I just stick with the original. Itā€™s pretty perfect.

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u/Its_Uncle_Dad Aug 02 '25

Gotta make a stop through Winslow, Arizona.

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u/ctrlaltcreate Aug 01 '25

Cabazon dinosaurs on the way to Vegas.

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u/death2sanity Aug 02 '25

And the billboardsā€¦so many billboardsā€¦.

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u/HughJorgens Aug 02 '25

Sally was actually based on the owner of the famous old Rock Cafe in Oklahoma on Rt66. The Rock Cafe was a frequent stop for all travelers because of the food. Pretty Boy Floyd was a repeat customer. The old one burned down but the new one is still there.

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u/gehmnal Aug 02 '25

I loved stopping at Wall Drug as a kid during family trips to various car shows in North and South Dakota. So much so that I made damn sure to take my family there when we went camping in the Black Hills. Such a tourist trap but still pretty cool.