Retro Roadmap Blog
Mod Betty Mourns - Freda Hirsch - Local Business Owner, Artist and Dear
February 26, 2016 12:00 amMod Betty is sad to share the news of the passing of Phoenixville Pennsylvania’s “Grandmother to All”
CLOSED Little Pete's - Philly's Little Eatery's Days are Numbered
February 21, 2016 12:00 amMarch 2017 Update – according to Billy Penn, last day at Little Pete’s is May 29, 2017. Get there now! Feb 2016
RIP - Restored Diner Serves up BBQ in Savannah
February 17, 2016 12:00 amOur pals at Marie Let’s Eat just visited the Sandfly BBQ diner in Savannah Georgia and are kind enough to allow me
Praise For Zig Zag Mid Century Cheer of Nu-Life Cleaners Hatboro PA
February 9, 2016 9:18 pmWhen I saw the zigzag roofline and colorful diamond shaped sign at Nu-Life Cleaners in Hatboro, PA I knew I had to stop
More Places For Yous To Goes = More Photos, Less Prose!
February 7, 2016 12:00 amGang – Mod Betty hasn’t been meaning to hold out on you, but when she was perusing her photos yesterday she
Essay Contest to Win Historic Maine Movie House! Temple Theatre, Houlton ME
January 14, 2016 12:00 amIs your New Year’s Resolution to make a life change and perhaps own a classic slice of Americana – a downtown
Retro Roadmap - Found by "Find Everything Historic"!
January 7, 2016 12:00 amMod Betty is always happy to spread the word about Cool Vintage Places (and Retro Fun!) so when Meggen Taylor of Find Everything
The Latest Retro Roadmap Video - We Did It! Episode 12
December 20, 2015 12:00 amWe did it!! 12 – count ’em TWELVE – video episodes of Retro Roadmap have now officially been created and
Do Your Holiday Shopping at an Authentic 5&10 Retro Roadmap Meetup!
November 12, 2015 12:00 amRetro Roadmap holiday meetup Sine’s 5&10 Quakertown PA Sunday 11/29 11am-1pm Spend your holiday shopping dollars
The Latest Retro Roadmap Video - It's a Really Big Shoe! Video
October 22, 2015 12:00 amMod Betty is so excited to share with you the one, the only Shoe House of York, PA – it’s got some great new
RIP Clifton's Finally Returns! Clifton's Cafeteria Los Angeles
October 22, 2015 12:00 amSADLY / Clifton’s opened, then closed after all that hard work. Sigh. Mod B and Keith V have both been waiting forevs
RIP Velveteria - The World's Only Velvet Art Museum! Los Angeles
October 21, 2015 12:00 amSadly Velveteria has closed 🙁 Original 2015 Post: We may not know art, but we know what we like. And a gallery dedicated
The Lum’s OllieBurger Lives On - A Culinary Timeline
September 17, 2015 12:00 amRetro Roadmap Reporter Keith Valcourt spied Ollie’s Trolley on his recent jaunt to Washington DC and suggested it
Sad Day - Wonder Bar Worcester, Removed from Retro Roadmap - Remuddled
August 16, 2015 12:00 amAugust 2015 Update: It it always a sad day when I have to remove a place from Retro Roadmap. This usually happens when the
Vintage America - Popular The World Over!
August 2, 2015 12:00 amMod Betty can’t help it (she can’t help it, the girl can’t help it!) – even when traveling overseas
Mod Betty to Speak at PA Statewide Conference on Heritage!
July 1, 2015 12:00 amHey gang! Just wanted to share some thrilling news that Mod Betty has been invited to speak at the upcoming Pennsylvania
Retro Roadmap Meetup at Sine's Five and Dime a Success!
June 14, 2015 12:00 amWe had a great time at Sine’s Five and Ten in Quakertown PA, meeting fellow Retro Roadmappers, eating lunch/breakfast/ice
CLOSED Du-par's “Pie In The Sky - All Night Long!” in Studio City, CA
June 4, 2015 12:00 amIt’s 2am. You just walked out of one of Hollywood’s many rock clubs. And you want pancakes. Make that, you NEED
Top 10 Retro Roadmap Roadtrip Tips!
May 29, 2015 12:00 amMod Betty & Retro Roadhusband are heading home from a bucket list roadtrip and we had such an awesome time, we wanted
RIP Corky's: The Lamplighter Shines On! Sherman Oaks CA
May 25, 2015 12:00 amCorky’s sadly closed in 2019 Original 2015 Post: In a town where reinvention is the norm, Corky’s is king. The
Retro Roadmap Vintage Wildwood Tiki Weekend a Success! 2015
May 22, 2015 12:00 amWant to discover ALL of Mod Betty’s favorite Retro Roadmap -worthy places in South Jersey? Click Here to Get your Retro
Latest Retro Roadmap Video - Wildwood NJ!
May 19, 2015 12:00 amHey gang – we’re just back from our successful Vintage Tiki Weekend in fabulous Wildwood NJ, and excited to
Good News from White Horse Grill Berwick PA Mod B is Smiling!
May 1, 2015 12:00 amRetro Roadmap readers may recall that a few weeks ago I posted about a gem of a find – the White Horse Grill in Berwick
5&10 Lunch Counter Retro Roadmap Meetup - Come On Along!
April 23, 2015 12:00 amRegular Retro Roadmap Readers know that Sine’s 5&10 in Quakertown PA is one of Mod Betty’s favorite places