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You Ott to Know About Ott’s Exotic Plants! Schwenksville PA

October 18, 2009 By 7 Comments

The first time I drove down route 29 in Schwenksville PA and saw a giant glass building with a domed top stretching 50 feet into the air, I had to pull over. As I parked my car and saw hundreds of colorful mums crowding a giant hill, and a big stone cottage with a slate [...]

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Mums The Word – Ott’s Exotic Plants Schwenksville PA

October 16, 2009 By Leave a Comment

Here are some photos of one of my fave fall places to go to – Ott’s Exotic Plants in Schwenksville PA. I’ll be writing more about it this weekend, but thought that the bright fall colors would be a good antidote to the grey, rain and – gasp- SNOW some dear readers are experiencing this [...]

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Lucy The Elephant Margate NJ – Hurt Tail But Still Standing!

October 15, 2009 By Leave a Comment
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I just heard about this while driving home from work in the miserable cold rain and wanted to spread the news. Lucy the Elephant in Margate NJ is probably one of the most recognized pieces of programmatic architecture on the East Coast, and she’s been damaged by the rain and storms we’ve been pounded with [...]

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Molly Pitcher Waffle Shop – Vintage Neon Sign – Chambersburg PA

October 15, 2009 By Leave a Comment

Trying to take the “back way” from PA to NC reminded me of my very first road trip -  when I thought my sister and I could make it from Mass to Florida by taking nothing but Route 1. We quickly found out that we’d barely be out of Connecticut before it was time to [...]

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Retro Roadmap Worthy – CNN.com Americana in Focus

October 14, 2009 By Leave a Comment

Thanks to our pals over at RoadsideOnline I was able to watch the video about Bengie’s Drive In Movies – which is being featured on CNN.com’s Americana in Focus. My dear departed father in law Bob took a photo of Bengie’s marquee for me, so I alway think of him when I hear of Bengie’s. [...]

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Price’s Chicken Coop Charlotte, NC – Fried Chicken Heaven!

October 13, 2009 By 2 Comments
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I totally dream about the fried chicken we got at Price’s Chicken Coop in Charlotte NC, and in fact am getting ravenous just looking at the photo of the food we had there (scroll to the end if you can’t wait for the big “reveal”!) So you, my dear Retro Roadmap Reader will be prepared [...]

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Starlite Drive In Christiansburg VA – A Stardust Reverie

October 11, 2009 By Leave a Comment
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Our short jaunt through Virginia ended up with a double shot of Retro Roadmap goodness when we found out that right up the hill from Dude’s Drive In Restaurant was the StarLite Drive In Movie Theater! (this is the sign, practically in Dude’s driveway) When we asked our car hop waitress about the drive in [...]

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Mel-Dor Vintage Motel Sign Bechtelsville PA

October 11, 2009 By Leave a Comment

It must’ve been the time of day and the way that the bright sunlight reflected off of the neon tubing that caught my peripheral vision as I drove up Route 100 north of Pottstown PA.  When I glanced over my shoulder and saw the bright red vintage sign for the Mel-Dor Motel peeking out from [...]

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Weekend Preview

October 8, 2009 By Leave a Comment

Gentle readers- I realized today that while I’m the champion of many things vintage and authentic, one of the things I am glad that has moved on from it’s past and continues to evolve is modern dental care! Having just spent 2 solid hours in “the chair” I am going to burrow into bed and [...]

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Mommalicious Lancaster PA – A Fave Vintage Shop!

October 6, 2009 By 9 Comments

As you can see from some of the photo posts I’ve made, RRH (RetroRoadHusband) and I have been doing some traveling, and that can put a cramp on the time I have to write about some of the neat places I’ve visited lately. I’ve been eager for some down time to give one of my [...]

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