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My pal Leah sent me a wonderful brochure of the great vintage shops in Austin, TX and while I was only able to visit one of them – Cream Vintage on South Congress – it was a RetroRoadmap highlight of our short visit to that hip town. Not only did they have a great selection [...]
A break from the food posts for a moment to bring you some cheery colorful vintage collectibles from our recent fun to the Mad Hatter Antique Mall in Adamstown, PA. We got some great stuff and looking at these photos makes me want to go back there again soon! Love these crazy spaghetti lamps! Wish [...]
I am thrilled to report that two of the places I wrote back in the day about for my Bystander Unchained column are still going strong! First up we have the vintage costume jewelry and accessories mecca, The Millsboro Bazaar in Millsboro Delaware. I was in luck today when owner Dave Mayer was behind the [...]
Nowadays Retro Roadtrips can be plotted and charted to the Nth degree with the help of the internet, GPS and cell phones. However even in this high tech age we can still make an unexpected discovery simply by taking a different route to a known destination. This is how I encountered and was subsequently charmed [...]
Streamline Antiques is a cozy shop nestled in Dorchester Lower Mills, just across from the historic Walter Baker Chocolate Factory (now apartments & artist lofts). Lynda Watson has owned the shop for the past 14 years and sells an eclectic array of reasonably prices smalls, “from deco to disco”. She’s got: Vintage Jewelry – Bakelite, [...]
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