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Today’s sunshine after yesterday’s sleeting miserableness made me want to take a retro road trip to grab an ice cream, and if I weren’t so beat from work a perfect destination would’ve been The Circle S Ranch House in West Lawn, PA. Luckily Retro Roadhusband and I roadtripped up there last week, so I can [...]
We had a swell evening at the talk given by Len Davidson about the neon and vintage signs in Philadelphia (and beyond) and I wanted to remind folks where they can see some of Davidson Neon‘s signs “in captivity”: These signs and others are hanging in the Philadelphia Center for Architecture on Arch Street: (This [...]
Sometimes dreams do come true- if you happen to dream that a once beautiful old theater could be restored to her original beauty- and that theater happens to be The Paramount Theater in Boston MA. Thanks to the old broad, the Boston Glob for letting me know of this happy occasion long distance (but poo [...]
Those of us in the Philly area are in for a real vintage sign treat, as Len Davidson – owner of Davidson Neon and curator of the Neon Museum of Philadelphia -is giving a slide presentation and discussion of “The History Of Neon in Philadelphia” this Wednesday March 24, after it was snowed out this [...]
I’m getting a bit jazzed up for a retro roadtrip and am “wicked psyched” at how many fun vintage and retro inspired events happening- the latest is Surf Ohio FesTiki 2010 – held in Dayton OH on Saturday August 14. Aloha! Mark your calendar for Surf Ohio FesTiki 2010, the second annual celebration of classic [...]
Now that the sun has finally come out and the snow has melted away, I guess I can share my final Florida vacation post, of the historic and lovely Columbia Restaurant, which has been delighting locals and visitors alike since 1905. The Columbia is located in a neighborhood of Tampa known as Ybor (EEE-BORE) City, [...]
I’m going to rely on Retro Roadmap pals Visual Ephemera Rick and Tiki Lounge Talk Chris who live closer to Miami to give me the local skinny on the promising remodel of this mid-century modern motel, but for now I’ll just say thanks to Karen-Janine Cohen of the Biscayne Times for highlighting the newly remodeled [...]