Retro Roadmap - Cool Vintage Places & Retro Fun
Cool Vintage Places & Retro Fun - with your hostess Mod Betty!
Hooray! We’ve got our first Michigan RetroRoadmap Reader Recommendation from Twitter pal Mark “Insanitiki” Cisney. He heard my lament about his state not being represented on the Retro Roadmap that he leaped (leapt?) to my rescue with this gorgeous Art Deco gem, the Elwood Bar & Grill in Detroit, MI. Oh BOY! Mark, who describes
I’m happy to report that one of my fave bars, the Blue Comet in Glenside PA is open once again! This great neighborhood bar, famous for their live rockabilly music on Sunday nights, was closed for almost 2 years and Retro Roadhusband and I were delighted to see that they were open (since June) as
This post- on a restaurant I’ve never been to, on the total opposite side of the country- began with a less than satisfying visit to a diner (I won’t get into it but will just say it wasn’t Retro Roadmap-worthy). As I drove away with a weight in my tummy, I began to question myself,
On the way from Mass to Penna over the holidays Retro Roadhusband and I were heading to an off Broadway show until traffic literally put a halt to those plans. We were already practically IN New York City, and couldn’t turn around if we tried, so we decided to make the best of it. After
From our New York bureau, ace reporter Suzanne Sullivan McGillicuddy has sent us a few of her NY faves. Thanks Suzanne! This is my favorite dive bar in New York – located in Hell’s Kitchen. It opened in 1933 – not long after Prohibition had ended. Don’t let the “grill” in the title fool you…there’s no
From trailer trash to lit’ry class, we bring it all to you here at Retro Roadmap! For a classy and classic place to knock back a cocktail in New York City, you just can’t beat the Algonquin Hotel. Famous as the gathering place of the New Yorker literary set in the 20′s (Hello Dorothy Parker,
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