Fascination – Old Fashioned Nantasket Beach Fun Since 1945

Fascination Nantasket Beach Hull MA Paragon Park RetroRoadmap.com

Ever since I was little and we’d visit Paragon Park at Nantasket Beach I’ve always been fascinated by the Fascination game. Hidden behind the glass doors, air conditioned for comfort- what exactly was this mystery game that all the adults gravitated to? It seemed only appropriate that days after my recent birthday when, sigh, I

Furlong’s Cottage Candies and Ice Cream, Norwood MA – A Sweet Route 1 Stop

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One thing I love about heading back home to Massachusetts and doing Retro Roadmap is that it’s a perfect excuse to stop into roadside candy houses like Furlong’s Cottage Candies and Ice Cream, on Route 1 in Norwood. (Photo courtesy of the Furlong’s Facebook Page – “Like” them, today!) In business for more than 80

If You’re Fond Of Sand Dunes and Salty Air (and FOW) – Mod Betty is Cape Cod Bound

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Getting all excited for my trip back to Massachusetts – for some fun on old Cape Cod!

Night Road Diner Photos by Photographer John Woolf – Exhibit Extended at The National Heritage Museum Lexington, MA

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I just got a nice note from photographer John Woolf – his exhibit of 20 diner and roadside photos on display at the National Heritage Museum in Lexington MA (which I always mistakenly refer to as the Museum of Our National Heritage) – has been extended! Now you have until November 2011 to check out

Pago Pago Milford, MA Chinese Restaurant and Tiki Destination to Close This Saturday – Bummer!

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RetroRoadsis just called me about the sad news that Pago Pago in Milford MA, a tiki destination for almost 40 years, is closing this Saturday.  You can read all about it here at the Milfor Daily News, and here are some photos of Pago Pago from a visit I had in 2009.

Bubbling Brook Restaurant and Ice Cream Westwood MA – A Walk Down Memory Lane

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From the comments on my photo of Bubbling Brook in Westwood MA I know I’m not the only one with fond memories of this seasonal restaurant and ice cream stand nestled in the suburban greenery southwest of Boston. Open since 1951 from mid-May to Mid-September a visit to The Brook is a sign summer has

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