John Margolies recorded the exuberant visual language of Ocean City's amusements.
Photographer John Margolies spent decades documenting American roadside architecture. His 1985 Ocean City photographs treat signs and attractions as designed cultural objects—temporary-looking landmarks that became part of collective memory.
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