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MSN Top Diners – Is Your Fave on The List?

November 28, 2009 By Leave a Comment

MSN.com recently posted a list of 15 diners that we should not hit the road without checking out. While not all of them are 100% Retro Roadmap worthy diners, it’s an interesting list. What is most interesting to me is that I’ve only been to 2 of the diners! Sunny Day Diner – Lincoln, New [...]

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Nick’s Nest is The Best! Holyoke MA

November 27, 2009 By Leave a Comment

Retro Roadsis and I had passed by Nick’s Nest in Holyoke on the way to the Mass Pike a couple of weeks ago (when I was able to snap this photo of their fab neon) but with it’s hot dog centric menu I knew it was a place to bring the Retro Roadhusband. Nick’s began [...]

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Donut Dip Donuts W. Springfield MA – A Delicious Detour!

November 27, 2009 By Leave a Comment

At work this week some kind soul brought in a box of donuts from one of the local shops. Now I love the fact that these donuts are not from a national chain, and of course I could not help myself from eating one (OK, well maybe two) but they pale in comparison to the [...]

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Holyoke Merry Go Round Still Going ‘Round in Holyoke MA

November 27, 2009 By Leave a Comment

It’s funny how some things end up on the Retro Roadmap and the Holyoke Merry Go Round is a perfect example. Retro Roadhusband and  I had just eaten at Nick’s Nest and were waiting for the sun to set so we could get a picture of the glorious neon of Donut Dip (and also waiting [...]

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Lewandos Cleaners 1950′s Sign Needham MA

November 27, 2009 By 4 Comments

In a staid small town in New England the brightly colored geometric designs of the 1950′s stand out like a vibrant diamond when surrounded by the brick and weathered clapboard shops that are so popular in the region. Such is my memory of the Lewandos cleaners sign, one of my very favorite sights in my [...]

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Thank You to my Retro Roadmap Readers

November 26, 2009 By Leave a Comment

I’ll be blogging lots more this long weekend as I’ve got so much fun stuff to share, but in the spirit of the day, I want to take a minute out to say thanks to all of you, my Retro Roadmap Readers. Thanks to everyone who has visited my website / blog since I started [...]

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Bowl More Duckpin Bowling at Bowlmor Lanes – Mattapoisett MA

November 26, 2009 By 2 Comments

Since 1945 Bowlmor Lanes has been open for duckpin bowling on the main strip of Route 6 in Mattapoisett, MA. New England is known for its candlepin bowling with duckpin being an even more rare breed, with only 50- 60 duckpin lanes open across the entire country. Bowlmor is one of just 4 in Mass [...]

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Salerno’s Apizza Stratford CT – A BEETS at Cutrufello’s Cheese & Ravioli

November 24, 2009 By Leave a Comment
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We were about to give up on eating at a Retro Roadmap -worthy restaurant  in CT – all the diners we saw as we got off of 95 onto Route 1 were either closed or too Jersey (stainless and stone) for me. As we were pulling over to look up directions to a possible destination [...]

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Successful Retro Roadtrip to Mass!

November 23, 2009 By Leave a Comment

Can’t wait to share all the neat places we were able to visit in such a short weekend- home made donuts, duckpin bowling, vintage dinering, hotdogs and popcorn, cool signs, antique merry go rounds, more donuts and some old school red sauce Italian food! We’ve got plenty to be thankful here this week at Retro [...]

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Boston – If You Please – Massachusetts

November 19, 2009 By Leave a Comment

Hometown road trip take two (and crossing my fingers I don’t lock my keys in the car this time-!) Yep, heading back up to Massachusetts to see family and friends and fit in a retro roadstop or two. This time I’ll have my trusty sidekick Retro Roadhusband with me (he’s got a gig in Boston [...]

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