Archive for January, 2010

Location: Marlinton, West Virginia Photos Taken: May 2008 This vintage neon is affixed to the Old Rambler Auto Shop in Marlinton, WV. It caught my eye when we were staying in town on a motorcycle trip in May of 2008.

Location: The Penn-Wells Hotel – Wellsboro, Pennsylvania Photos Taken: September 2008 When cruising through the town of Wellsboro, it is impossible to miss the town’s namesake hotel. It’s parking sign is a throwback to the past.

Location: Unger, West Virginia Photos Taken: May 2008 Ranger Smith and Cindy stand just a few feet away from Unger’s more famous residents; a Muffler Man, Big John and Miss Uniroyal.

Location: New Jersey Photos Taken: August 2008 McDonald’s Golden… arch? Hmm. I don’t recall ever seeingĀ  a single arch before. But, it was eye catching nonetheless!

Location: Riverhead, New York Photos Taken: May 2008 Whenever we pass this sign it just strikes me as a sad shadow of it’s former self. I bet it was a real looker in it’s heyday.


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  • Debra Jane Seltzer: More about these single arch "shield signs" here: http://www.agilitynut.com/eateries/mcd2.html [...]
  • jay perry: i am the owner of the building the sign is attached to. i should say the former owner. i sold to che [...]
  • Jennifer Pierce: I try to come home to Skowhegan every year. It saddens & angers me to see the condition of our I [...]
  • Mod Betty / RetroRoadmap.com: That looks like a total blast from the past! Was it really taken in May 2011? [...]
  • roadsidewonders: Wish I was pulling in for a hamburger right this minute! [...]