Category: RIP

Jun 01
[CLOSED] The New Ideal Diner Aberdeen MD – You Are My Ideal – CLOSED

May 2013 – I’m sad to say that by all reports the New Ideal Diner is…

May 22
Old Sled Works – Antiques and more! [ RIP 2022 ]

2022: Sad to report that Old Sled Works closed on December 31, 2022.…

May 14
[CLOSED] Elgin Diner Camden NJ – Open For Business! (CLOSED 2013)

August 2013 – just got word that the Elgin Diner, that had her grand re-opening…

May 04
[CLOSED] – Vintage Neon Bowling Sign Lincolnway York PA

2017 February Update – Sad to report that these bowling lanes are closed, and…

Apr 11
[CLOSED] 92 Year Old Freda Hirsch’s Market – A Treat in Phoenixville PA!

Update February 25, 2016 – We are sad to report that Freda Hirsch has passed…

Apr 09
[CLOSED] NYC’s Empire Diner To Close- booooooo!

Wow, the good news about NYC Retro Roadmap fun comes just in time to salve the…

Apr 07
RIP Drive In Movie Marquee Sign – Photo Op on Route 20 Shrewsbury MA

There’s a stretch of Route 20 in Massachusetts between Route 9 and 290 that I…

Feb 23
[ RIP ] Nokomis Groves FL – Orange You Glad You Know About It!

For some reason I love getting oranges right from the grove when we visit Florida. It…

Feb 15
[CLOSED] Nifty Nic Nacs – Your Florida Vintage Vacation Souvenir Shop

2016 UPDATE: Closed 🙁   One of my favorite places to load up on Retro Roadmap…

Jan 13
[ CLOSED 2010 ] Dinerman Recommends Tommy Marcos’ Ledo Restaurant

October 2010 (10/2010 updated to note that this location has closed- boo!) I know…

Jan 08
[CLOSED] The Waldorf Astoria CLOSED for “Renovations” 2017

January 2018 update: Still closed, here are 2 articles about the…

Dec 09
[CLOSED] The Nest Diner – Mattapoisett MA Vintage Diner

Our visit to The Nest vintage Diner in Mattapoisett MA couldn’t have been more…

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