Sitemap - 2012 - The Retrologist by Rolando Pujol
The Emigrant ATM Center, a throwback to the days when automated teller machines were new
Block breakdown: In Carroll Gardens, uncovering some hidden vintage gems
The last wild stretch of the High Line before it was turned into the final leg of the popular park
Urban archaeology: Uncovering the unexpected past of a Brooklyn hardware store
Hidden in Hell's Kitchen: A massive cigarette billboard from around 1980
Retrolicious sign: This vintage sign on Fulton Street has our 'American Stamp' of approval
The ShopRite Can Can Sale: A New York television tradition keeps on kicking
Retrolicious sign: La Delice Pastry Shop in Kips Bay
Hot Dog Time Machine: Street cart in TriBeCa has 1970s stuck all over it
An intact, vintage penny candy shop survives in the Hamptons
A fading trace of the lost St. Vincent's Hospital vanishes for good
A 'Princess' is hiding in this abandoned Harlem storefront
At Chinatown's Nom Wah Tea Parlor, discovering a trace of the past that's easy to miss
Verizon can't quite erase Ma Bell from its corporate headquarters
'The Secret Life of Walter Mitty' drives lower Manhattan back in time
Just how did these classic New York City street signs end up 'South of the Border'?
A drive-thru in Anaheim and other places where McDonald's Mac Tonight is still creepily crooning
In 1910, in 1972, and today, the same has been true: 'Lucky City Dwellers Know Their Knishes'
Urban archaeology: A wisp of smoke from the old Second Avenue in Murray Hill
Retrolicious sign: Get your 'Zerox' copies at Phil's Stationery
One of New York City's most beautiful neon signs is gone
Next time you visit Katz's Deli, look down before you walk in
Reel city: Getting lost inside Kramer's 'Nexus of the Universe'
Mad Men's America: The forgotten Howard Johnson's restaurants of the American roadside
Man Men's America: Artifacts salvaged from the lost Times Square Howard Johnson's
Mad Men's America: A tribute to the Times Square Howard Johnson's
Mad Men's America, HoJo's edition: We're off to the Lake Placid Howard Johnson's
Mad Men's America: A road trip to Howard Johnson's in upstate Lake George
A Retrolicious sign that's no more: New Caporal Fried Chicken and Shrimp
Reel Estate: A visit to the 'Diff'rent Strokes' building on Park Avenue
Retrolicious Sign: Rockaway storefront offers window into an earlier New York
A 'Legendary' ride: Taking the Ichabod Crane train to Headless Horseman country
Reagan-Bush '84 is sticking around
Mike Wallace's New York: The two TV newsrooms that shaped him (and his favorite place for meatloaf)
Retrolicious Sign: J&R Color TV in Park Slope
The Time Warner Center vanquished The Coliseum, but the name hasn't gone away
Tort lawyer's dream: Faded Brooklyn ad for 'The Hottest Coffee Around'
Long-ago demolished Mayflower Hotel still offering hospitality (sort of)