Roadside Wonders

Tom’s Music Trade 57 North Main Street Red Lion, Pennsylvania submitted by: “wendyvee” Tom’s Music Trade in Red Lion, Pennsylvania has been on my “to-do” list for a long time. I decided to make it my first stop on Record Store Day 2012. A major cigar and handcrafted furniture manufacturing hub during its heyday, Red Lion still has one thing that many small towns no longer...

The Turkey Hill Experience 301 Linden Street Columbia, Pennsylvania submitted by: “wendyvee” In the spring of 2010, I learned that the dairy/convenience store empire, Turkey Hill Dairy, planned to renovate the forlorn remains of the 20,000-square-foot Ashley & Bailey Silk Mill and turn it into the Turkey Hill Experience. Columbia is an odd (and wonderful) little town for which I have a particular...

click to enlarge Big Tree Park Longwood, Florida submitted by UrbanDragon (Scott) originally posted March 18, 2010 updated January 16, 2011 update: Scott shares this very sad news from Big Tree Park. The Senator was destroyed by fire this morning. The Senator Catches Fire, Collapses at Big Tree Park Scott says: Driving on 17-92 you’ll see a sign pointing to Big Tree Park, “Home of The Senator”....

Columbus Statue 167 South Main Street Pittston, Pennsylvania submitted by: “wendyvee” The deeds and the legacy of Christopher Columbus have been the subject of no small amount of controversy in the past several decades, but Pittston’s Columbus statue still stands tall and proud. Modern-day Pittston – depending upon which source you consult – maintains a population of Italian-Americans...