Retro Roadmap - Cool Vintage Places & Retro Fun
Cool Vintage Places & Retro Fun - with your hostess Mod Betty!
The Texas Tavern in Roanoke VA is neither in Texas nor a Tavern – discuss. BUT it is a fabulously photogenic place to get a late night cheesburger or hot dog to eat on a RetroRoadtrip especially because they’re open 24 hours a day. Opened in 1930 the Texas Tavern is family owned and operated
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
Sometimes going down a different street can make all the difference- as it is exactly how I found this great vintage neon sign and wonderful vintage building housing Harry Louie Laundry and Dry Cleaning in downtown Dover, DE. (Looks like Happy Louie on this bright December day!) I was taking an alternate route to Spence’s
What to do when you want to preserve and renovate your downtown movie theatre but the building is too far gone? Do what Ephrata PA did, and save as much of the vintage neon, chandeliers and vintage charm as you can, before the place falls apart, then display them for all to enjoy! While the
As you can probably tell from my photos, the weather wasn’t fully cooperating with my all day plan to drive around and take photos of the cool old vintage and retro places between Lancaster PA and points west. However nothing cheers up a day more than an unexpected donut shop stop with its cheery orange
We had a swell evening at the talk given by Len Davidson about the neon and vintage signs in Philadelphia (and beyond) and I wanted to remind folks where they can see some of Davidson Neon‘s signs “in captivity”: These signs and others are hanging in the Philadelphia Center for Architecture on Arch Street: (This
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