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Well it certainly is a Nantasket Beach kinda week here at Retro Roadmap HQ! Office manager Margie is modeling a Paragon Park tee shirt that came in today’s mail, and that roller coaster logo certainly brings back memories! Through the power of the internet I found the site of the SpitDudes when they wrote a [...]
You can take the girl away from the blog, but you can’t get the blog out of the girl! Case in point, as soon as I saw these cool tiles at the Wellfleet Drive In Flea Market I knew I had to share my find with you Retro Roadmap readers! If you’re a fan of [...]
I just saw some of their candies down the beach last week- they come in twist ties plastic bags. Who knew a few days later we’d randomly drive by the George Howe Factory – in business since 1927. They have a small retail shop so we bought some candies and a cool vintage style coffee [...]
At night when there’s nothing else cool to photograph and you’re in the highway towards your next destination nothing says “Retro Road Trip” more than cool old time radio shows! Though I wasn’t able to find any on the radio proper, never fear, the smartphone is here, with the Vintage Radio Lite app! If I’m [...]
In business since 1962 J & O Fabrics in Pennsauken NJ is an absolute must-stop if your looking for the perfect fabric for your tiki lounge, bowling shirt, roller skating skirt or perhaps curtains for your vintage camper. All of these crafty concepts came to mind as I wandered down aisles and aisles of vintage [...]
I’m in heaven! Fiestaware is probably one of the most iconic dinnerware patterns around, and it’s still made in the USA! You’ve probably seen it, or one of the other Homer Laughlin china patterns in your favorite vintage diner, restaurant or retro eating establishment. The factory tour was already full when we tried to make [...]
I could not resist the pun when I realized I got a “letter” in the mail! (even though that’s usually Eccentric Roadside’s area of expertise!) I have been in touch recently with Mike of Bay City Cargo in Belfast Maine- who has the world’s largest collection of vintage theater marquee letters. He is also the [...]
The production of the original Don Featherstone plastic pink flamingo is coming back to roost in Central Massachusetts, reports Glen Wells of the RoadsideFans Yahoo Group. I love these wonderfully colorful and tacky representations of suburban kitsch and proudly display my flamingos Chuck and Fifi each spring and summer at the Hacienda. According to an [...]
Spending less than 24 hours on the east coast of Florida I was bound and determined to pack as much Retro Roadmap goodness into our short stay. So when we drove past an aqua painted building with the words Alex’s Gift Shop emblazoned in orange, well I had to ask Retro Roadhusband to pull into [...]
One of my favorite places to load up on Retro Roadmap worthy souvenirs when we’re in Florida is Nifty Nic Nacs in Venice FL. They have a huge selection of all sorts of vintage themed memorabilia with wonderful vacation postcard graphics, new old post cards, funky coasters, signs, magnets and more that bring back the [...]
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