Years ago I bought a tacky souvenir plate at a thrift store -it had a picture of an Oriental Pagoda with the words “Reading Pennsylvania” underneath which didn’t seem to go together at all, I thought it was a mistake. But I was wrong, there IS a Pagoda in Reading PA! The Pagoda just celebrated [...]
Happy as a Fried Clam at Woodman’s Essex MA
August 30, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Boehringer’s Drive In Adamstown PA – A Classic Roadside Food and Ice Cream Stand
August 30, 2009 By 5 Comments
It’s hard to believe that this is the last official weekend of summer! That’s why I want to quickly tell everyone about the sweet roadside stop Boehringer’s Drive in in Adamstown PA -it is only open for the spring and summer season and closes this year on Sunday September 13. Boehringer’s started in 1936 and [...]
EL Rancho Grande Tulsa OK – Restored Vintage Neon Sign Lights Up Old Route 66
August 27, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Our swell friends at Oklahoma Modern sent us this neat video from the re-lighting of the vintage neon sign for El Rancho Grande Restaurant in Tulsa Oklahoma. They write: El Rancho Grande is a local fixture here in Tulsa, having been in their current location on Old Route 66 since 1953. A few weeks back [...]
Papoo’s Hot Dog Show – Burbank, CA Landmark Now Closed (Aug 2011)
August 25, 2009 By 3 Comments
UPDATE – August 2011 I’m sorry to report that after 62 years in business, Papoo’s Hot Dog Show has closed. Dear pal and ace reporter Anna Borg brings us her first missive from LA LA Land, Los Angeles California. Anna has got her finger on the pulse of all things cool and vintage on the [...]
Ipswich Clam Box Worth The Wait For Fried Clams! Ipswich MA
August 24, 2009 By 4 Comments
Hago Harrington’s Miniature Golf Stoneham MA
August 20, 2009 By Leave a Comment
The locals know it only makes sense to put the posting for Hago’s mini golf course right after the China Moon entry, as these 2 great 1950′s places share the same parking lot. And most everyone else is probably thinking, “Who the heck is Hago Harrington?” Thanks to Wikipedia, I can tell you: Leland “Hago” [...]
Shine On, China Moon Chinese Restaurant in Stoneham, MA
August 20, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Back in another life I actually lived in the apartments that back up to China Moon Chinese Restaurant in Stoneham MA. Many a night we’d come home from a rock show, inhale deeply the smell of Chinese food, and immediately place an order to pick up. Times have changed for your hostess (for the better, [...]