I became a fan of Fuzzy Lizzie the Vintage Traveler when she was sweet enough to allow me to share her write-up of The Pink Motel with my Retro Roadmap Readers. So it is with great delight that I share another one of her vintage place finds, M.A. Pace’s Store in Saluda, NC. She calls [...]
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The Vintage Traveler’s Time Warp Store in NC – See It Before It Goes!
Posted in Downtown, Historic Business, North Carolina retro, vintage, tagged 1899, awnings, coke signs, Fuzzy Lizzie, M.A. Pace Store. General Merchandise, mercantile, NC, North Carolina, Saluda, Shoeboxes, Shop, Store, Vintage Traveler on March 15, 2010 | 4 Comments »
South 21 Charlotte NC Drive In Restaurant since 1955
Posted in North Carolina retro, vintage, Retro Roadside Eats, Vintage Signs, tagged drive in restaurant, car hop, Vintage Sign, curb service, North Carolina, South 21, Super Burger, Charlotte NC, 1955, old signs on October 19, 2009 | 2 Comments »
If you’re like me, a sign like this will make you change all sorts of plans when you see it- even if you’re speeding down the highway towards another destination: We were en route from one side of Charlotte NC to the other when I saw this sign coming up on the side of the [...]
Price’s Chicken Coop Charlotte, NC – Fried Chicken Heaven!
Posted in North Carolina retro, vintage, Retro Roadside Eats, tagged Price's Chicken Coop, Fried Chicken, Charlotte, North Carolina on October 13, 2009 | 1 Comment »
I totally dream about the fried chicken we got at Price’s Chicken Coop in Charlotte NC, and in fact am getting ravenous just looking at the photo of the food we had there (scroll to the end if you can’t wait for the big “reveal”!) So you, my dear Retro Roadmap Reader will be prepared [...]
The Vintage Traveler Reports on Cherokee NC, Pink Motel
Posted in History, North Carolina retro, vintage, Retro Road Trip, tagged Cherokee NC, Fuzzy Lizzie, link hopping, vintage clothes, Vintage Clothing, Vintage Travel, Vintage Traveler on July 2, 2009 | 2 Comments »
With kind permission from Fuzzy Lizzie, I am reprinting part of her fabulous Vintage Traveler blog, highlighting a vintage motel that I’d only ever seen the sign from. When you see that sign, you hope the place is as cool that, and from Lizzie’s report, it looks like it is! I can remember the Pink [...]
