| Stuckey's Contributor(s): Hollis, Tim (Author) |
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ISBN: 1540227731 ISBN-13: 9781540227737 Publisher: Arcadia Publishing Library Editions OUR PRICE: $28.79 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: December 2017 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - State & Local - South (al,ar,fl,ga,ky,la,ms,nc,sc,tn,va,wv) - Business & Economics | Corporate & Business History - General - Business & Economics | Industries - Hospitality, Travel & Tourism |
| Series: Images of Modern America |
| Physical Information: 0.25" H x 6.69" W x 9.61" (0.79 lbs) 98 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1950-1999 - Geographic Orientation - Georgia - Cultural Region - Southeast U.S. - Cultural Region - South |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Beginning as a single roadside stand selling pecans in Eastman, Georgia, by the 1950s, the name Stuckey's was synonymous throughout the South with candy, souvenirs, clean restrooms, and the other necessities of automobile travel. During the 1960s, the Stuckey's stores moved into the new frontier of the interstate highways, where quite often they sat alone at the exits like oases in the middle of a desert. Their bright aqua-colored rooftops were a welcome beacon for those who had been driving long distances. Travel has changed a lot since then, but Stuckey's can still be found along the nation's highways, still providing dozens of types of candy and nuts, plus the same mix of souvenirs, as always. Anyone need a rubber alligator or a pecan log? |
Contributor Bio(s): Hollis, Tim: - Author Tim Hollis has written 30 books on pop culture history, a number of them concerning Southeastern tourism. Stuckey's was a natural topic for him, and he searched corporate archives and private collections to pull together the story of the company's past and present. |