Roadside Wonders

Giant Longhorn Skull Longhorn Bar & Grill Amado, Arizona submitted by “BooinLA” and “Road Runner” (Bill) Originally posted 7/15/09 edited 11/09/12 Sadly, I just found out that the Longhorn closed in June of this year. I hope that someone is able to purchase it and bring it back to life! –    Famed Landmark in Amado Is Now Victim of Foreclosure –    Legendary Longhorn...

Sine’s 5 & 10 Cent Store 236-240 West Broad Street Quakertown, Pennsylvania submitted by: “wendyvee” I initially added Sine’s to my “to do” list when Mod Betty (Proprietress of Retroroadmap.com and maven of all things cool & retro) posted about doing her Christmas shopping there last year. A few weeks ago, she mentioned that they were celebrating their 100th Anniversary August...

Milbee Radio & TV 100 Winnemore Alley Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania submitted by: “wendyvee” Here is something that you don’t see very often anymore … an honest-to-goodness television repair shop that’s still in business! I initially found Milbee’s when I made a wrong turn after visiting the Elizabethtown Moose marquee last winter. I decided to stop by and visit again...

Calvary Baptist Church (former home of the Elvis Is Alive Museum) 419 Warren Avenue Wright City, Missouri submitted by “Kamikaze” and “Butterfly” (Steve & Amanda) wendyvee: My friends Steve and Amanda are fantastic “wonder-spotters” … and this particular wonder is just beyond the beyond. I love it! The contents of the one-time Elvis Is Alive Museum, formerly housed in this building,...