The Retrologist by Rolando Pujol

The Retrologist by Rolando Pujol

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At the Lexington Candy Shop, a sweet memory of Robert Redford
The Upper East Side staple appears in the 1975 film "Three Days of the Condor."
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Just in: Cracker Barrel restores old logo featuring Uncle Herschel after meltdown
The chain faced a furious backlash to the new logo, which had been largely unchanged since 1977
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The return of McDonaldland: Nostalgic campaign includes festive apparel and merch collab with Pacsun
The surprise comeback of the McDonaldland characters has now extended onto the shelves of Pacsun stores. I take you on a tour.
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Nostalgic trip: Visit a McDonaldland reunion decades in the making
A McDonald's in Times Square was converted into McDonaldland ahead of the release of the McDonaldland Meal on Aug. 12.
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McDonald's brings back classic McDonaldland characters as part of nostalgic meal and shake campaign
McDonald's will be taking us on a "trip through McDonaldland" with its McDonaldland Meal that will include merch and more starting Aug. 12.
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On the impending loss of Cole's French Dip and the threat to legacy businesses
Plus, dozens of more headlines from the Great American Retro Roadside. Let's go!
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Roll N Roaster, the 'not so fast' fast-food restaurant, celebrates 55th anniversary
Roll N Roaster has been an institution in Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn, since 1970.
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Officer Big Mac clearly not on the job as Ronald McDonald statue is kidnapped from Pennsylvania McDonald’s; Hamburglar not a suspect
The theft Sunday afternoon was caught on video.
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Hector's Cafe, a Meatpacking District mainstay since 1949, set to close amid redevelopment plans
Plus, fire guts art deco 7 Up plant in Bakersfield; Sacramento's Jim-Denny's closes -- again. And more roadside headlines.
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The Retrologist by Rolando Pujol
The Retrologist by Rolando Pujol
Rolando Pujol is the creator of The Retrologist and the author of "The Great American Retro Road Trip." He is an executive producer at WABC-TV and a longtime newspaper and TV journalist.
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