Retro Roadmap - Cool Vintage Places & Retro Fun
Cool Vintage Places & Retro Fun - with your hostess Mod Betty!
Who am I to waste a drive through Somerville MA? Even though these diners were closed by the time we rolled into town, they’re still worthy of inclusion on the Retro Roadmap. So get to Somerville early, and get your dine-on Buddy’s Truckstop Diner This teenty tiny 1929 era Worcester Lunch Car diner has been
Worcester Mass has a lot to offer the Retro Roadmap type visitor, and it’s not just diners! Take the tasty thin crust pizza and vintage ambiance of the Wonder Bar on Shrewsbury Street. Mod Betty was intrigued enough by their fab neon sign to drag the ENTIRE Retro Roadfam there, and I’m pleased to report that
Hot Dog, look at that sign! You don’t see many of these giant neon beauties in Massachusetts nowadays. Heck, I bet I the iconic blue George’s Coney Island sign is THE coolest sign in Mass. If you think it has any rivals, I wanna know about them! George’s is named for founder George Tsagarelis and his
Hey gang – Mod Betty has been wicked busy lately – not only prepping for the Retro Roadmap Roundup at The Shoe House this Sunday, but also dealing with all sorts of technical boring behind the scenes stuff. I’ll be back to posting regularly soon, promise! In the meantime, here’s a submission from Retro Roadmap
Is it a ghost? Or a Retro Roadmap mirage, imagined while meandering home after having a cocktail on Bourbon Street? Mod Betty isn’t quite sure about the Royal Pharmacy on the corner of Royal and Ursulines. Except for the fact that she loves it. We spotted the fabulous vintage coke sign from a distance, with
We got a tip about the What-a-burger restaurant from our pal Jimmy Rosen from Old Sledworks, and he knew he had us with that zig-zag canopy above the drive in spaces. We immediately added it to our possible lunch destinations in North Carolina. I mean, wouldn’t you, with that big ol’ Welcome welcoming you? According
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