In no way were Retro Roadhusband and I ready for yet another meal on our trip home from Lake George, but when you see a cool vintage neon sign lighting up the gloomy rain filled skies, you must investigate. And that’s exactly how we ended up at Eng’s Restaurant in Kingston, NY. (I couldn’t help [...]
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Eng’s Chinese Restaurant – Serving Kingston NY Since 1927
Posted in Downtown, New York State retro, vintage, Photo Op, Retro Dining, Retro Road Trip, Tiki, Vintage Signs, tagged 1927, Chinese, chop suey, egg rolls, Eng's, homing pigeons, Kingston, neon, ny, restaurant, Sign, tiki drinks on June 21, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Always Take The Back Roads for a Retro Road Trip
Posted in New York State retro, vintage, Photo Op, Vintage Signs, tagged Motel, New york, ny, Vintage Signs, Photography, Saratoga Springs, Schenectady on June 14, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Hello Retro Roadmap readers! While I work my way through tons of photos and all sorts of wonderful vintage and retro places we’ve been over the past couple of weeks, I thought I’d share some random snapshots from the roadside, from our trip home from Lake George. Sara Glen Motel, Saratoga Springs, NY Landmark Motel, [...]
Peter’s Diner Glens Falls NY – A Storefront Restaurant With a Diner Heart
Posted in New York State retro, vintage, Retro Dining, Vintage Signs, tagged restaurant, Diner, New york, ny, counter service, storefront, 1961, Glens Falls on June 10, 2010 | 6 Comments »
We were bummed to see the Prospect Mountain Diner in Lake George was shiny and new*, but that gave us a perfect excuse to go to Peter’s Diner in Glens Falls NY (around the corner from ABC Restaurant Equipment) before heading home from our fun Vintage Vacation. Though not a diner by architectural definition, it [...]
Goony Golf – Miniature Golf 1970 Style – Lake George NY
Posted in Mini Golf, New York State retro, vintage, Old Time Fun, Photo Op, Retro Road Trip, tagged Lake George, Miniature Golf, New york, ny, New York State, Sir Goony Golf, Gooney Golf, Mini Putt, 1970, Psychedelic on June 9, 2010 | 4 Comments »
While downtown Lake George may boast the site of the first original miniature golf courses in the world, I was totally won over by the psychedelic cheeriness of the 1970′s era Goony Golf located on Route 9. (I don’t know when he lost his title but it seems as if Sir Goony Golf – once [...]
Lake George, NY – A Fun Vintage Vacation Destination!
Posted in Mini Golf, New York State retro, vintage, Old Time Fun, Photo Op, Retro Road Trip, Retro Roadside Eats, Retro Roadside Treats, Tiki, Vintage Motel, Vintage Signs, tagged Lake George, Vintage Vacation, neon, Retro Road Trip, New york, ny, Adirondack, New York State on June 7, 2010 | 6 Comments »
After all these years of saying I wanted to go to Lake George NY and partake in the vintage vacation wonderfulness, Retro Roadhusband and I spent a long weekend up there, just before Memorial Day Weekend. While some of the town has been modernized to keep with the times, there were still plenty of Retro [...]
Swell Vintage Sign and Fiestaware! ABC Restaurant Supply Glens Falls NY
Posted in Downtown, New York State retro, vintage, tagged Store, New york, ny, Vintage Sign, Glens Falls, Fiestaware, Restaurant Supply, Homer Laughlin, 1945, dishes, glasses on June 5, 2010 | 1 Comment »
During our all too short visit to the Lake George region we discovered LG’s neighbor Glens Falls NY. With a few microbrew pubs, antique stores and legit old businesses, we took a few hours to walk around and explore. While this vintage sign originally beckoned us, the fact that ABC Restaurant Supply was open to [...]
Martha’s Dandee Creme – Ice Cream and Roadside Rooster!
Posted in New York State retro, vintage, Retro Road Trip, Retro Roadside Treats, tagged Dandee Creme, ice cream, Martha's, New york, ny, Queesbury, Route 9 on June 2, 2010 | 5 Comments »
Family owned and operated, Martha’s Dandee Creme in Queensbury NY was built on the site of a former chicken farm. Can you tell? It’s a sweet story that this landmark for over 50 years on route 9 just south of Lake George NY is once again being run by the Lafontaine family, who bought the [...]
Village Diner Red Hook NY – First NY Diner on Historic Register
Posted in Diner, New York State retro, vintage, tagged Historic, Diner, New york, ny, Village Diner, Half Way, Halfway, Red Hook, Silk City on May 25, 2010 | 4 Comments »
We had a swell breakfast after lunchtime at the bustling Historic Village Diner in Red Hook NY on the way to our Lake George adventure. The “Historic” sign out the front is incorrect in stating that this is a 1927 Silk City, as our diner go-to-guy Larry Cultrera of Diner Hotline informs us that it [...]
Lake George NY – Vintage Vacation Destination – Just Go!
Posted in New York State retro, vintage, Vintage Travel on May 19, 2010 | 2 Comments »
If you like vintage vacation destinations, classic neon signs, real old diners, cabin court motels, drive in movies, giant fiberglass chickens and the gooniest miniature golf ever, the Lake George area is for you! It’s going to take me longer than I want it to to fill all you Retro Roadmap readers in on the [...]
Texas Hot, Wellsville NY – Rick Sebak Recommends!
Posted in Downtown, New York State retro, vintage, Retro Roadside Eats, tagged New york, ny, counter service, Rick Sebak, wellsville, Texas Hot, Hot Dog, Main Street, 1921, Pie on March 8, 2010 | 1 Comment »
A big Retro Roadmap thank you to WQED producer Rick Sebak who was kind enough to drop a note about this classic “Texas hot” spot, in business since 1921, on Main Street in Wellsville, NY – about 2 1/2 hours west of Binghamton NY. (If you’re like me and not quite sure what a Texas [...]
