Retro Roadmap - Your Source for the Vintage, Retro and Cool Old Places worth visiting!
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Oooh! The sun is shining today in FLA, what a treat! While we’ll be visiting some more mainstream attractions (someplace to do with a Mouse) here’s a neat spot down here that we’ve totally put on the list for next time – Thanks to Rick Kilby of Visual Ephemera for keeping that list growing! http://studiohourglass.blogspot.com/2012/02/old-florida-meets-old-world-at-chalet.html
If you’re ever in the area, this is a cute lil downtown area – nice for a stroll!
Route 50. Winter Garden FL
Mod Betty totally has a case of the winter blues this week, with my fun weekend plans being thwarted by ominous predictions of snow, sleet and a “wintery mix” (which always sounds more like a snack treat than a weather threat.) So I’m watching Beach Party Movies, making plans for an unexpected but welcome invitation [...]
This year marks the 10th anniversary of The Hukilau “- an annual event celebrating Hawaiian and Polynesian Pop culture while honoring a historic Tiki bar and location.” And what better place to celebrate than at the tiki-tastic Mai Kai in Fort Lauderdale, FL. Say Aloha to mid century tiki fun! RetroRoadhusband and I are not [...]
I’m tres jealous of all the folks down in Florida – not only b/c of the weather, but because I would so love to go to the Floridiana Festival & Highwaymen Artist Show in St. Petersburg on Saturday 1/29. I’d much rather take a look at the vintage Florida souvenirs, art, kitsch, memorabilia, and historical artifacts, [...]
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 [...]