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Candy houses remind me of my canasta playing grandmother- I can just imagine her stopping by a shop just like Mrs. Nelson’s to buy a little hostess gift box (bridge mix? canasta mix?) for one of her card playing cronies. (image from my collection of Retro Roadmap vintage postcards) Mrs. Nelson’s Candy House in Chelmsford [...]
December 15, 2009 – MYSTERY UPDATE! Like silver ships that vanish in the night, I drove past the location that housed all of these trailers and THEY’RE ALL GONE! They must’ve been beamed up to their mothership of coolness. How does one move multiple trailers at the same time? The mind boggles. Much like the [...]
“Damn you Hollywood folks!” she says as she shakes her fist at the sky,”I don’t know what you did to irk the owner of Danas Fruit, Confectionery and Luncheonette in Lowell MA, but it is because of YOU that I cannot take any photos of the inside of this wonderful old time soda fountain and [...]
Still saddened by the loss of Les Paul earlier today, I wanted to quickly remind the Retro Roadmap community about another 94 year old who is still performing music 6 nights a week in New York City. I’m talking about none other than pianist/songwriter Irving Fields who we had the pleasure of listening to and [...]
If you’re a Retro Roadmap kinda person, Skip’s Snackbar in Merrimac MA takes you on a rollercoaster ride before you even park your car. The first thing you see from the road is this glorious colorful neon sign, the likes of which we rarely see in Massachusetts! Lights flashing, neon gleaming, at night I am [...]
Hello folks! I’m back and have plenty of useful and cool Retro Roadmap info to blog about, but before I get to ANY of that I wanted to share with you one of the absolute coolest birthday presents I got from my crafty pal CP. Check our the handmade one of a kind Retro Roadpurse! [...]
I have the hardest time finding orange flame shaped light bulbs for the post lamp outside the Hacienda so I was delighted to be able to pick up some when I was doing reconnaissance work at the West Concord 5 & 10 Store on a rainy Tuesday. (Like all of the places I cover for [...]
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