Retro Roadmap - Cool Vintage Places & Retro Fun
Cool Vintage Places & Retro Fun - with your hostess Mod Betty!
When we heard that The Caribbean Motel in Wildwood NJ (a 1950s modern motel masterpiece) was honored as the first motel to be listed in the Register of Historic Places, we knew we had to re-visit the site of one of our fab vintage vacation destinations!
Summer’s officially here and I am so very excited for all of the fun we have planned – like our stay at the lovingly restored 1950s Caribbean Motel in Wildwood, NJ. There’s us, in line for a hot dog, in this vintage photo from the Caribbean, courtesy of our pals at RetroStockPix.com. (don’t you just love
If you want to hear my Boston accent make an unscheduled appearance on RetroRoadmap listen to my attempt at extemporaneous narration as you watch this video of the wonderful rotating rootbeeer mug on Route 61 in La Place Louisiana. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lkR7YqEgC3g] Or turn off the volume and just watch it go ’round. I’ll have more
We joke in my family that you could do anything with my dad, as long as it was something he wanted to do So we girls went to many a field trial, old book store and decoy shop. There were some times however where our interests intersected, and this picture of a diner is one
Though the chain stores try to obscure this roadside gem from sight, Zip’s Diner raises their hand and flags down passersby with one simple request – EAT! And that’s exactly what you should do should you be in this corner of Connecticut -Eat At Zip’s Diner in Dayville, CT. Even a gloomy grey day could
The bright neon glow of the fabulous Olympia diner sign in Newington Connecticut was a welcomed sight as we made our way towards Mass via the Berlin Turnpike on our last trek home. We were totally pulled into the tractorbeam of this bright oasis and I’m superpsyched to add this roadside delight to the RetroRoadmap
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