Historic King Edward Hotel in Jackson MS, Now Elegant Hilton Garden Inn

Hilton Garden Inn - King Edward Hotel - Jackson MS

Built in 1923, beautifully renovated and reopened in 2009 after laying dormant for 40 years, we had the most elegant stay of our trip at the historic King Edward hotel in Jackson, MS (now called the Hilton Garden Inn.) There has been a hotel on this site since before the Civil War, with the most

Union Station Hotel Nashville TN – When RetroRoadmap and Real Work Collide!

Union Station Nashville TN Interior RetroRoadmap

Union Station in downtown Nashville TN is one of a handful of beautiful old train stations converted into hotel space (remember the Lackawanna Train Station Hotel in Scranton we went to a few months back?) Built in 1900 it was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1977. It’s quite a grand sight along popular Broadway

Historic Lackawanna Train Station is a Radisson Hotel! Scranton, PA

Many of the people who came to the RetroRoadmap / Roadsidefans meet-up in Scranton told me that the tour we took of the historic Lackawanna Train Station – now a Radisson Hotel in Scranton, PA was a highlight of their visit. As this tour was my idea I was pleased that this was such a

Meet Me at the Hokey-Pokey Cart for A Horse’s Neck or Zaza Cocktail!

In researching my post for The Waldorf Astoria, I came across an article from 1931 with such colorfully written and interesting facts about the original Waldorf Astoria hotel, that I just had to make an addendum and share them with you!

The Waldorf Astoria – A Grand New York City Hotel

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On the way from Mass to Penna over the holidays Retro Roadhusband and I were heading to an off Broadway show until traffic literally put a halt to those plans. We were already practically IN New York City, and couldn’t turn around if we tried, so we decided to make the best of it. After

Bedford Springs Hotel Bedford, PA – Returned to Original Splendor!

Bedford Springs Hotel Omni

Imagine how sad we were when we drove past the Bedford Springs Hotel in 2003 and saw it looking like this: We hadn’t known of it’s existence before we were driving around Bedford PA, and when we stumbled upon the crumbling place, well it was like something out of a movie. The Shining. I wrote

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