Retro Roadmap - Cool Vintage Places & Retro Fun
Cool Vintage Places & Retro Fun - with your hostess Mod Betty!
Gah, I drag my feet sometimes for no good reason at all. Like why is it that I’ve known about the Milk Bottle in Raynham MA for years – years! And yet am still dawdling and not getting it on Retro Roadmap. “Enough of the slacking, Mod B”, says Mod B-” just tell the folks
The last 2 times we were in Los Angeles I was fascinated by this Totally Googie restaurant at the corner of Wilshire and Fairfax. Ever heard the expression, “lights on / nobody home”? Well that kinda describes Johnie’s Coffee Shop. It seemed no matter what time of day or night we drove past, the sign
Retro Roadhusband and I had an absolute blast yesterday in some uncharted territory less than 2 hours away from Retro Roadmap HQ. We hit so many places that I want to let you all know about that I’ve compiled them into this humungus post laden with vintage and retro places to check out, so you
When I saw this glamorous night photo of Nelson’s Cafe in the Flickr file of RoadsidePictures (aka Allen Sandquist) I knew I had to share it here on Retro Roadmap. Isn’t it just gorgeous? Here’s an even bigger version for better viewing!) Low slung single story building? Check. Randomly lit diamonds and starbursts? Check. Fabulous
Look at what I spotted when we were out running errands today- a diner being used as a seafood store: The sun peeked out for a minute so I had to snap a photo of their vintage shaped sign too! Funny thing is that there’s a “diner” restaurant just across the street that isn’t a
The Art Deco style, made popular in the 1920s and 1930s was probably the very first design style that made a much younger Mod Betty stop and say, whoa-hey! That stuff is cool! Since I was also an Art History major in college I can also spot the deco style a mile away, with its
Helium Design