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Ooh I always get so psyched when I receive a writeup and recommendation from a Retro Roadmap Reader – this one for the Maples Motel in Sandusky Ohio comes from Maureen K in Pittsburgh, who writes: I noticed that The Maples Motel in Sandusky Ohio isn’t mentioned. It is a really great place to stay. [...]
Though I tend to drag my feet when writing about places I feel the most strongly about – thinking there’s no way I could do them justice, our recent stay at the Koolwink Motel in Romney VA was such a Retro Roadtrip delight that I’m plowing through – adjective choices be damned! (Say hello to [...]
You never know who knows what is “Retro Roadmap worthy” until you chat with them, and that’s how I randomly found out about a number of cool old places from Martin Murphy of the Museum of Missing History. The Stardust Motel in Wallace Idaho is just one of the places he was kind enough to [...]
When we heard that The Caribbean Motel in Wildwood NJ (a 1950s modern motel masterpiece) was honored as the first motel to be listed in the Register of Historic Places, we knew we had to re-visit the site of one of our fab vintage vacation destinations!
After a long day of driving on our Retro Roadtrip what could be a more welcomed sight than a glorious vintage neon sign, beckoning us to sleep in a wigwam. So we did!
OK, I know you’re probably saying that “The Rodeway Inn in Memphis IS part of a chain” – but this renovated and well kept vintage motel was more like a mom and pop – and nicer than a few of the places we had stayed so far on our retro road trip! Just take a [...]
If you like vintage vacation destinations, classic neon signs, real old diners, cabin court motels, drive in movies, giant fiberglass chickens and the gooniest miniature golf ever, the Lake George area is for you! It’s going to take me longer than I want it to to fill all you Retro Roadmap readers in on the [...]
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 [...]
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