Doug and y'all look up a Reyner Banham book on L.A. architecture.
Trying to remember the title of a book on strip malls, neon and the American landscape by a contributor to Harpers or The Atlantic.
In the meantime, "Strip Malls Across the Fruited Plain:When landscape is destroyed, culture is imperiled. http://www.amconmag.com/05_05_03/article2.html
-- Michael Pugliese, in love w/ the Big Doggie Diner bemused pooch. http://www.doggiediner.com/