Retro Roadmap World Edition – Ireland

Savoy Theatre marquee Cork Ireland

I had totally planned on being “off the grid” as far as Retro Roadmap goes when we spent a week in Ireland, but I could not help but gravitate towards the Vintage Aesthetic I Love So Much as we traveresed the green countryside. That being said, if you factor in that we had done NO

Night Road Diner Photos by Photographer John Woolf – Exhibit Extended at The National Heritage Museum Lexington, MA

coney-island-hot-dogs-worcester-ma-john-woolf

I just got a nice note from photographer John Woolf – his exhibit of 20 diner and roadside photos on display at the National Heritage Museum in Lexington MA (which I always mistakenly refer to as the Museum of Our National Heritage) – has been extended! Now you have until November 2011 to check out

Classic Movie Theatre Photo Exhibit – Stephanie Klavens – Ends 10/31

With all this talk of cool vintage and retro exhibits happening in the Boston area, I’d be remiss if I didn’t mention the exhibit of wonderful color photos of classic movie theaters, taken by Stefanie Klavens and on exhibit at the National Heritage Museum in Lexington, MA. Her exhibit “The Art of The Movie Theater”

Photos of Boston Theatres from 1984 – The Beginnings of RetroRoadmap

All this talk of Boston with Eddie Coyle and the arrival of my new fave  movie compendium Big Screen Boston made me realize that my photos from a college “slide tape presentation” might be of interest to Retro Roadmap Readers. These photographs, shot in the fall of 1984 were of some of the old theatres

Giant Roadside Wine Bottle – For Sale! New Gretna NJ

Giant Roadside Wine Bottle New Gretna NJ

While on my retro New Jersey research trip I was delighted to round the corner on Route 9 in New Gretna, NJ and happen upon a giant wine bottle on the side of the road. Built some time between 1920-1930, this giant champagne bottle is just 1 of 80 built between 1920-1930 to promote the

Always Take The Back Roads for a Retro Road Trip

Hello Retro Roadmap readers! While I work my way through tons of photos and all sorts of wonderful vintage and retro places we’ve been over the past couple of weeks, I thought I’d share some random snapshots from the roadside, from our trip home from Lake George. Sara Glen Motel, Saratoga Springs, NY Landmark Motel,

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