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There’s a stretch of Route 20 in Massachusetts between Route 9 and 290 that I used to think was just a perfect little stretch of roadside wonderfulness. There was the Rainbow Motor Court, The Edgemere Drive In, Hebert Candy Mansion and the Edgemere Diner. As years pass some things change, and in this case all [...]
I don’t have a brother, but if I could choose one, it would be Brother Cleve, late of one of my fave bands Combustible Edison, and recent friend of Retro Roadmap! Cleve and I caught up with each other at last Fall, and I just received this e-version of a postcard from his vintage vacation [...]
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 [...]
Located in Orefield, Pennsylvania, Shankweiler’s is the oldest Drive-in Movie Theatre in America, and has been in continuous operation since 1934. I just got a note from Paul & Susan from Shankweiler’s that their last show for this, their 76th season, will be this Saturday September 12th. If you’re in the area, stop by and [...]
Hard to believe that the official summer season is winding down with the all too soon appearance of Labor Day Weekend. This doesn’t mean the fun has to end! You can still go to the drive in movies at the Dependable Drive In in Coraopolis PA, just outside of Pittsburgh. Opened in 1950, the Dependable [...]
“Go to the Drive In Movies” is probably on the Summer-Fun-Things-To-Do-List of a lot of folks, (I know my list isn’t complete without it) and what better time to cross that off said list then when vacationing on charming old Cape Cod? The Wellfleet Drive In has been operating on the forearm of The Cape [...]
To me summer isn’t complete without that old time tradition of going to the drive in movies at least once. I remember going to the VFW Drive In in West Roxbury MA (now a Home Depot) with my mother to see American Graffitti, and falling alseep right after it started. Alas. But to this day [...]
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