Olde Good Things on Gilligan St. 
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At the Coolest Architectural Salvage Place! Scranton PA
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Mod Betty
Retro Roadmap creator, vintage road trip lover, photo taker, musician's wife and hostess with the mostess!
wendyvee
September 11, 2010 at 1:15 pmNo way …. I was just in Scranton. How did I miss this!
Can’t wait for more pics : )
Mod Betty / RetroRoadmap.com
September 11, 2010 at 9:11 pmWV- I didn’t know it was there either – I was in the neighborhood scoping out the Glider Diner and when I saw it I just couldn’t resist. Such A Cool Place! Will be sharing the details and more of the photos I took inside, very soon!
rick
September 12, 2010 at 6:45 amWhat an incredible relief! It’d like to know the story behind it.
Mod Betty / RetroRoadmap.com
September 12, 2010 at 11:52 amRick- I laughed at the first way I read your post b/c I thought “what’s he so relieved about?!” 🙂 It actually is from the Philadelphia Convention Center and the tablets practically run the entire length of their alley driveway. A real archeologial find! Can’t wait to take a look at all the photos I took.
Sean Dippold
September 12, 2010 at 9:42 amAlways wanted to go to this place. We purchased a couple of doorknobs from them (they have a small shop in NYC) but have heard great things about the Scanton location.
Mod Betty / RetroRoadmap.com
September 12, 2010 at 11:54 amSean, you should definitely check out the Scranton location! Tim, the very nice warehouse manager who I chatted with, referred to it as the “mother ship” of all of their locations, and they even give you a map so you don’t get lost in the place. I spent longer than I realized there, but it was so cool I wanted to see everything…though I know what I took in was just the tip of the iceberg!
Glenn Wells
September 13, 2010 at 5:36 amThe first thing I thought was, Rockefeller Center has a piece of its facade missing! Then I thought, who would demolish such a thing? I checked, and it’s the same old story. Outclassed by newer venues (such as the Spectrum) and no regular tenant, it comes down to this.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philadelphia_Convention_Hall_and_Civic_Center
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