A tip of the hat to the Recent Past Preservation Network for hipping me to this Retro Roadmap-worthy exhibit at the Athenaeum of Philadelphia - Jacob Stelman – Architectural Photography 1936 -1970. A perfect destination for a Philly-area Retro Roadmap get-together this Saturday October 3 at noon. From the Athenaeum’s website- (emphasis by me!): Based [...]
Double Martini Vintage Neon Sign Goodness! Ed’s Steak House Bedford PA
September 29, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Jacob Zook’s Original Hex Signs Paradise PA – The Best Vintage Amish Souvenir Shop
September 28, 2009 By 3 Comments
UPDATE: July 2010 – sad to say we drove past Jacob Zook’s this weekend and the place was closed. Sigh. I admit it, I’m a collector of souvenirs, tchotchkes, dust catchers. They remind me of all of the neat places I’ve gone, and thinking of those adventures makes me happy. One of my favorite places [...]
DK Diner West Chester PA – Under The Green Awning is a Vintage Diner!
September 27, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Dude’s Drive In Christiansburg VA – Best Breakfast Sandwich Ever!
September 24, 2009 By 2 Comments
Dude’s Drive In in Christiansburg VA is our first Retro Roadmap entry for Virginia, and well worth them mention. Just down the hill from the Starlite Drive In movies, Dude’s has been serving locals and folks just off of Interstate 81 since 1978. I had researched Dude’s a little bit on Roadfood so we knew [...]
PA’s Only Cabin Court Motel – Lincoln Motor Court, Manns Choice Pennsylvania
September 22, 2009 By 12 Comments
Nothing say retro road trip to me more than a cabin court motel. The Lincoln Motor Court in Mann’s Choice PA (Just outside of Bedford) is the only cabin court motel remaining in all of Pennsylvania! The dictionary tells me that the phrase cabin court is an older expression for “a roadside motel having cabins” [...]