Category: RIP

Mar 21
[CLOSED] Irving’s Toy Store – At 97 Ethel Weiss Still Going Strong

Thank you to Retro Roadmap Reader Monique who alerted me to the passing of Ethel Weiss…

Jan 06
[CLOSED] Thomas Brothers Country Store Biglerville PA – This is IT!

2018 Update: Sadly, proprietrix Marion Thomas Harbaugh passed away in 2015 at age 91.…

Nov 28
[CLOSED] Patsy Cline Shrine – Gaunt’s Drug Store & Pharmacy

UPDATED = Just was told (March 2015) that Gaunt’s is now closed. 🙁 We…

Nov 23
[CLOSED] Tra-la-la-la Triangle – Triangle Diner – Not Open Yet, but Lookin Good!

While we couldn’t eat at the Triangle Diner in Winchester VA, how could we not…

Oct 28
[CLOSED] Weber’s Drive-In Brooklawn NJ

Sad Update: June 2014 Weber’s never opened this season and is up for auction. So…

Oct 27
[CLOSED] Old Fashioned Pharmacy Lunch Counter & Soda Fountain Bar Harbor ME

  Sadly closed in 2018   Original 2011 Post:   I’ve always got my…

Sep 17
The Very Best (Closed 2015), Weitzenkorn’s, and a Vintage Pan Am Bag – the Pottstown Lattice of Coincidence

I totally dig the kismet of the internets sometimes- and our visit to The Very Best…

Aug 29
Fascination – Old Fashioned Nantasket Beach Fun Since 1945

PERMANENTLY CLOSED / DEMOLISHED 🙁 https://www.thedunesparagon.com/…

May 19
[CLOSED] Pago Pago Milford, MA Chinese Restaurant and Tiki Destination to Close This Saturday – Bummer!

RetroRoadsis just called me about the sad news that Pago Pago in Milford MA, a tiki…

Apr 20
[CLOSED] J & O Fabrics – Vintage Inspired Fabric Wonderland and Retro Bark Cloth Destination

2017 – No More Mod Betty Dresses! Mod B swung by J&O since she was in the…

Apr 03
[ RIP ] The Blue Comet, Glenside PA – A Vintage Cocktail Bar Date Night!

2021 Update: Sad to say that The Blue Comet closed for good on March 21, 2021 🙁  …

Feb 25
[CLOSED] West Shore Theatre New Cumberland PA – Keeping the Neon Lit Since 1940

March 2018 – Good news! Looks like the West Shore may be given a new lease on…

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