Retro Roadmap - Cool Vintage Places & Retro Fun
Cool Vintage Places & Retro Fun - with your hostess Mod Betty!
The locals know it only makes sense to put the posting for Hago’s mini golf course right after the China Moon entry, as these 2 great 1950′s places share the same parking lot. And most everyone else is probably thinking, “Who the heck is Hago Harrington?” Thanks to Wikipedia, I can tell you: Leland “Hago”
Heading to Massachusetts and excited to visit as many of my fave Retro Roadmappy places as I could, the first thing I realized was, “Dang! That’s a lot of eating!” Luckily I was able to call on Larry Cultrera of Diner Hotline to chronicle some of the many fine diners in my home state. He’s
Good news for vintage amusement park and carousel lovers! The Paragon Carousel at Nantasket Beach, Hull MA has won, by popular vote, a $100,000 grant from the National Trust for Historic Preservation. The carousel (Philadelphia Toboggan Company #85 for those keeping score) was originally part of Paragon Park Amusement Park that made Hull a recreation
This vintage carousel used to be the merry-go-round at Lincoln Park Amusement Park up the street in North Dartmouth. Built in 1920 by the famous Philadelphia Toboggan Company (#54) the carousel charmed children and adults alike for 70 years until the park closed. Area residents rallied to save the carousel and had it moved to
Streamline Antiques is a cozy shop nestled in Dorchester Lower Mills, just across from the historic Walter Baker Chocolate Factory (now apartments & artist lofts). Lynda Watson has owned the shop for the past 14 years and sells an eclectic array of reasonably prices smalls, “from deco to disco”. She’s got: Vintage Jewelry – Bakelite,
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