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When Retro Roadmum decided to take the train down to visit us this past weekend I was doubly excited. First because this was her inaugural visit to us since we moved to Pennsylvania, and second because I’d have an excuse to share the beauty of Philadelphia’s 30th Street Station with all of you Retro Roadmap [...]
Just wanted to let my dear Retro Roadmap Readers know that things will be a bit quiet here on the RRMP networks (website, FB, Twitter, Youtube, Pinterest, Flickr, Instagram, etc.) this weekend, as for the first time ever since we’ve moved into the Hacienda my mum is visiting! No- that’s not my mum, sillies! It’s [...]
Who knew that a trip to the post office in January could be such a tropical surprise? Not me, until I asked to purchase some postcard stamps (for our upcoming Florida jaunt.) I was delighted to see that the stamps were right up my tiki alley with images of Aloha or Hawaiian shirts on the [...]
It was a dark and stormy night…suddenly…Retro Roadhusband said he was hungry as we were driving through Reading, PA in the pouring rain. Hoping that the lights would be on at Jimmie Kramer’s Peanut Bar Restaurant, we made an easy exit off of 422, onto Penn Street, and stepped back in time. (Stinky photo, I [...]
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. [...]
If you’re looking to immerse yourself immediately into the vintage Christmas spirit and aren’t near a REAL 5 & 10 store, you won’t want to miss the vintage Woolworth’s display at the National Christmas Center on Route 30 in Paradise, PA. It’s like stepping back into another era, with the holiday seen through the eyes [...]
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 [...]
Hooray! It’s open! Shane Confectionery in Philadelphia - the country’s oldest continually operated candy manufacturer – and just in time for the holidays! Doesn’t it look just grand all dolled up for the season? Ever since I read that the swell Brothers Berley were in line to take over the reins at Shane’s, I’ve been [...]
While the vintage neon sign would’ve made me snap a photo, I have to thank Diners of Pennsylvania author and FB pal Kyle Weaver for recommending a visit to Kuppy’s Diner in Middletown, PA. Retro Roadhusband and I were en route to a long overdue weekend away, and what better way to kick off a [...]
Why am I calling the Reading Diner the “Diet Diner”? Because while it’s fabulously restored and maintained, it doesn’t serve any food! Instead is serves as a great addition to the Boyertown Musuem of Historic Vehicles, in Boyertown, PA. Some background: A vintage 1938 O’Mahony diner, the Reading Diner was originally open in Exeter, PA. [...]
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