George Clarke's Adventures in Americana

George Clarke explores the iconic Americana design movement on a captivating path less travelled around the United States. He travels 650 miles from New Orleans in Louisiana to Bandera, Texas, continues to California, and visits Florida to see how this cultural melting pot is represented in its buildings.

Seasons

4 Episodes • Premiered 2024

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1. South Coast

George explores the Americana that's emerged on the South Coast, from an eye-opening tour of New Orleans, Louisiana, and a harrowing visit to a slave plantation, to a bull-riding rodeo in Texas

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2. West Coast

George's Americana odyssey takes him to California, where he visits a filmmaker's retreat turned into a hotel and a town that was once a cowboy film set, and walks in the footsteps of the Rat Pack.

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3. Florida

George visits NASA's Vehicle Assembly Building at the Kennedy Space Center, and discovers how storms have created the opportunity to build over eight hundred Art Deco buildings in Miami.

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4. East Coast

In New Jersey and Connecticut, George checks out the neon signs and doo-wop-inspired diners at Wildwood, and a broken-down zoo that's been returned to life as a quirky hotel.

Cast

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George Clarke

Host - Presenter

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