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Fuzzie Lizzie the Vintage Traveler has posted to her blog about her visit to the M.A. Pace store in Saluda, North Carolina. I’m glad to report that she says it’s Still Worth a Visit! Here’s a link to her original post on the store, while it was still being run by Robert Pace, the owner [...]
With the official passing of my favorite little local store run by a sweet old lady, I could not let another day go by without adding another little local store run by a sweet old lady - Ethel Weiss’ store, Irving’s Toy Store in Brookline, MA specifically - to the Retro Roadmap. Just because she’s [...]
For 100 years, the nicest people in the world have passed through the doors of Thomas Brothers Country Store – make sure you’re one of them! RetroRoadhusband and I made a quick stop there this past fall. President “Ike” and Mamie Eisenhower visited the store in 1960, and it’s in the Register of Historic Places. [...]
Dear readers – as you may know one of my favorite places in the Philadelphia area is Sine’s 5 & 10 Store in Quakertown, PA. Since it’s that shopping time of year, I decided that Sine’s would be the perfect place to start my Christmas gift gathering – so off I went on a bright [...]
We weren’t expecting to stop at Gaunt’s Drug Store – located just a stone’s throw from the Triangle Diner. BUT when I glanced in the window and saw vintage signage AND a somewhat mysterious lady in the window, we just had to pull over. Upon closer inspection it appears that that mystery lady is [...]
I’ve always got my eyes peeled for Retro Roadmap worthy places to add to the map, so when I spied what looked to be an authentic pharmacy lunch counter in the photos of the National Serro Scotty Society Camp Out in Maine, I went directly to the source, NSSO founder and all ’round swell gal, [...]
It’s always heartening to know that I’m not the only one out there photographing cool old places, as you can see from this week’s Retro Roadmap Roving Reporter Recommendations! Lately I’ve seen some inspiring shots from Flickr pal Army.Arch, who kindly granted permission for me to reproduce his photos here, like this wonderfully evocative image [...]
I don’t think it’s hard to believe that Mod Betty has never been in a barber shop- beings that I’m a lady and all. However after visiting my first barber shop - John’s Old school / New Skool Barber Shop in Schwenksville PA I think I’m spoiled forever, since I’ll be thinking that all barber [...]
It was kismet that RetroRoadhusband and I were near downtown Media PA this week as I’ve been wanting to showcase Deals Variety Store as a shopping destination for the longest time. And who can resist walking on the wood floors of a once Woolworths right before Christmas? Not me! Entering the store you are reminded [...]
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