Eng’s Chinese Restaurant – Serving Kingston NY Since 1927

In no way were Retro Roadhusband and I ready for yet another meal on our trip home from Lake George, but when you see a cool vintage neon sign lighting up the gloomy rain filled skies, you must investigate. And that’s exactly how we ended up at Eng’s Restaurant in Kingston, NY. < (I couldn’t

Yay it’s still there! Fabulous Kirby & Holloway Sign Rt 13 Dover, DE

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Swell Vintage Sign and Fiestaware! ABC Restaurant Supply Glens Falls NY CLOSED

Update 6/2011: I’ve been told via a comment on the photo below in Flickr that this business has closed. Bummer! Glad we were able to visit it when we did. During our all too short visit to the Lake George region we discovered LG’s neighbor Glens Falls NY. With a few microbrew pubs, antique stores

Stan’s Records – Cool Old Record Store Sign Lancaster PA

Stan's Records Lancaster PA

I figured “Record Store Day” would be a perfect time to visit Stan’s Records in Lancaster PA, snap a photo of this cool vintage sign that I’ve admired for years, and buy something in the shop. Dang it all when I called to inquire about the hours and was told that there was an emergency

It’s Swell at Schell’s! Ice Cream, Burgers & Mini Golf, Temple PA

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We learned about Schell’s when perusing the paper placemat advertisements at The Ranch House. There, sandwiched between ads for adult daycare and tax prep services, the line drawing of the 1950′s looking Schell’s sign was all I needed to motivate us up the street about 10 minutes to check out the place. Seeing the giant

Philadelphia Neon and Vintage Signs – Where Are They Now?

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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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