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The Retro Roadkids have the upcoming week off from school, and Retro Roadsis will have her hands full for sure! Here are some retro road tips for fun with kids from Mod Betty / “Auntique” Beth from our quick visit home to the Boston area last winter. Larz Anderson Antique Auto Museum, Brookline MA I [...]
It wouldn’t be “Vintage Technology Time” here at Retro Roadmap, without me singing the praises and generally getting some attention for the Johnson Victrola Museum in Dover, DE. Though this unassuming brick building has been housing the museum since 1967, I’m ashamed to say that I did not even know about this place until a [...]
Do you like your historical travel served with a side dish of outsider art and unusual monuments, like I do? Then when you’re in Orlando, your trifecta of Retro Roadmap fun should be capped off with a quick jaunt south to wonder at Kissimmee’s Monument of the States! Our fave Florida tour guide Rick Kilby [...]
Our pals at Moldville.com recently posted a list of the Mold-a-rama machines still in operation in the state of Florida, and as a favor to you Retro Roadmap-a-rama readers, they’ve kindly allowed us to reproduce it here! These locations will also be on the work-in-progress known as the Retro Roadmap Mold-a-rama map, for your traveling [...]
Mold-a-Rama – just the sound of that name evokes vintage kitschy wonderfulness-a-rama! So when I saw the vintage Mold-a-rama machine at Gatorland in Orlando I was in vintage inspired souvenir heaven- and I’m sharing the excitement and fun with you too! Now, just so we all know what I’m talking about, a Mold-a-rama machine is [...]
When I’m on vacation I’ll admit – a bit of kitsch will lure me into an “educational” destination. So when I learned of the giant gaping jaws at Gatorland and the promise of a coveted Mold-a-Rama souvenir, it wasn’t too hard to get me to go there. Even if it meant risking Retro Roadhusband for [...]
If you’re driving down the Orange Blossom Trail (aka Route 17 / 92) just south of Orlando proper and see this Fountain of Friendship you know you’ve reached the Tupperware Brands World Headquarters. Who’da thunk? (You will see this motif recurring in the Tupperware Brands Logo and throughout your visit – kinda reminds me of [...]
If you’re ever in the area, this is a cute lil downtown area – nice for a stroll!
You never know what you’ll stumble upon during your lunch hour, and today I’m bringing you (via @Philebrity) this 12 minute video of Willow Grove Amusement Park circa 1960. According to the Youtube description: This wonderful 12 minute film of Willow Grove Park shows what it was like visiting it in the late 50′s, 60′s [...]
If you’re looking to immerse yourself immediately into the vintage Christmas spirit and aren’t near a REAL 5 & 10 store, you won’t want to miss the vintage Woolworth’s display at the National Christmas Center on Route 30 in Paradise, PA. It’s like stepping back into another era, with the holiday seen through the eyes [...]
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