A Route 66 quiz

August 25, 2011

I’ve been slow about posting, but interested to know how you all do on this route 66 Quiz:

How Stuff Works: Vintage Route 66 Businesses Quiz

One of our favorite parts of Mid-Century travel is finding those fabulous out of the way motels for an affordable price. One of our biggest challenges on our trip back east was finding something near New York City. We knew we wanted to stay close by – because we were spending the day in Manhattan. Just 21 miles north we found the Mamaroneck Motel. Although the website doesn’t do it justice, it’s a fabulous retro

Ward-o-matic on Mad men

Life has been crazy here with showing the house and getting organized – but I wanted to share this with you: Two of my favs! Ward-o-matic’s fantastic illustration of a Mad Men party – does it get much better? Go check out his post about it!

Happy New Year!

Here’s looking forward (and looking Retro) into the New Year! We do fondue for New Year’s – do you have a Retro New Year Tradition?

Wanna buy a hot dog? A Googie Classic!

With this posting on Facebook today from Sharon at 5280 Mod, I was trying to figure out if I could make a living in food service – wouldn’t this be awesome? I’d love to own this and go to work in a hot dog every day – wouldn’t you? Sadly, the Coney Island has gone out of business in Bailey, but the dog is for sale for $500,000 – it can be moved! So, readers