This event is in the past.It took place on March 14, 2026 at Petaluma Arts Center.
Literature Talk
Literature TalkTake a nostalgic spin through Petaluma's roadside past. Historian Katherine Rinehart reveals how old motels, gas stations, and drive-ins were reborn to serve modern needs while keeping their retro soul intact.
Architecture history
Adaptive reuse
Local historian
Small-town stories
Tips
📖Rinehart wrote Petaluma: A History in Architecture
🚂venue is a repurposed train station
🥚speaker is an official Petaluma Good Egg
$20
Catering to the Car: A Retro Road Trip Down Petaluma’s Main Street
Petaluma
Literature TalkLiterature TalkTake a nostalgic spin through Petaluma's roadside past. Historian Katherine Rinehart reveals how old motels, gas stations, and drive-ins were reborn to serve modern needs while keeping their retro soul intact.
Architecture history
Adaptive reuse
Local historian
Small-town stories
Tips
📖Rinehart wrote Petaluma: A History in Architecture
🚂venue is a repurposed train station
🥚speaker is an official Petaluma Good Egg
$20
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