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When I spied the old fashioned sign for Bayard’s Chocolate House swinging in the brisk breeze I could not help but be swayed off of busy Route 130 and into their packed parking lot in Cinnaminson NJ. Bayard’s has been providing the Cinnaminson and Cherry Hill area with Valentines day chocolates and candies since 1939, [...]
I was overjoyed at the fact that RetroRoadhusband and I were able to swing ourselves off of the Garden State Parkway in Elmwood Park so we could grab a slice of pizza – and Americana. I was glad to see that Pizza Town U.S.A. hadn’t changed from my last visit in 1991. In all reality [...]
Last time we were heading up to Massachusetts I made a Retro Roadmap “Rut-Roh” at Rutt’s Hutt in Clifton NJ. Learn from my mistake! Rutt’s Hut is a classic roadside joint if ever there was one with a passionate fanbase for their “ripper” style hot dogs (aka split and deep fried). While we did get [...]
I often get myself in a tiz on a road trip up to Mass, not being hungry when I know I’m passing cool old places in New Jersey to check out, and then ending up ravenous in some uncharted territory in Connecticut. So yesterday I put fuel in the tank early with a perfect pit-stop [...]
The book Wildwood’s Neon Nights & Motel Memories by Robert O. and Melinda M. Willams was recently published by my fave local publisher Schiffer Books, and is right up my Retro Roadmap alley. The fact that the Doo Wop Preservation League in Wildwood NJ will be hosting a book signing this Saturday 9/25 with the [...]
We’ve all seen it on calendars, roadtrip inspired commercials and book covers and now I can say that I’ve actually been to, and eaten at, the famous White Manna Hamburger stand nee diner in Hackensack NJ. To paraphrase one of my favorite local road food writers Holly Moore, a trip to the White Manna isn’t [...]
While I traveled up and down the southern New Jersey shore in search of vintage diners, I took a break one afternoon and decided to visit the boardwalk in Ocean City, NJ. I had not been here in easily 15+ years, and am happy to report that many of the historic independently operated businesses on [...]
Since I’ve been talking about “cool old stuff” places – head down the road a few blocks from Unshredded Nostalgia to Recycling The Past if you need something old and cool that is bigger than a bread box. Here you will discover a cache of unique architectural salvage, vintage fixtures, tile, doors and more. This [...]
Thanks to Diner Man Spencer Stewart and his blog Diner Hunter for sharing this great post from Kevin Patrick about the neglected / closed / abandoned vintage diners of New Jersey. Using the same Preservation New Jersey list of the top 10 endangered historic sites that I did as inspiration for my New Jersey diner [...]
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