Asbury Park NJ Shore Boardwalk – A Short Walk Through History

Asbury Park New Jersey

In the mood for a random summer retro road trip, we visited Asbury Park NJ few weeks ago, simply because it is there – and Retro Roadhusband and I had never been there. Our walk along the boardwalk can be seen as a sort of flip-book of the history of this once grand vacation destination,

Inlet Lodge Ocean City MD – A Vintage Beach Boardwalk Lunch Counter

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While there are plenty of  ”fun food” options on the Ocean City MD boardwalk, instead of fighting the crowds and long lines I like being able to duck into the unassuming Inlet Lodge coffee shop and order a sandwich at the counter, just like folks have done since 1940. As you can see, once you

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

Swoonworthy Vintage Motel & Vacation Photos – RetroStockPix.com

I don’t know what the weather has been like where you are today, but we have rain over snow here in PA, my car stalled out on the way home from work, and we’ve got another lousy snow storm headed our way. With all that I thought it was the right time to share with

Vintage Florida Fun on a Frigid Friday!

Hey gang, we’re still in Florida -which is 20 degrees colder than it usually is, we’re told, but positively tropical compared to the feet of snow that await us when we go home tomorrow. We’ve been to many a Retro Roadmap worthy Florida vintage vacation spot, eaten too much roadfood and imbibed more than our

Salem Willows, How Do I Love Thee?

Salem Willows Arcade Vintage Sign Salem MA

Salem Willows, how do I love thee? Let me count the ways: J’adore: Your delicious popcorn from EW Hobbs. Smelling it as soon as I get out of the car and seeing it popped in the old timey popping machines. (A swell pal of mine, knowing how much I loved this popcorn used it as

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