Roadside Wonders
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Posted by wendyvee | Mar 3rd, 2011
Air Transport Command
Air Transport Command Restaurant
~closed~
update: demolished
143 North Dupont Highway
New Castle, Delaware
submitted by “wendyvee”
They say that “She who hesitates is lost” … and it certainly is true of my quest to dine at the Air Transport Command Restaurant in New Castle, Delaware.
wendyvee says:
The ATC was a World War II themed bar and eatery with views of an operating...
Posted by wendyvee | Feb 25th, 2011
Randy’s Donuts
Randy’s Donuts
805 West Manchester Blvd.
Inglewood, California
submitted by “Jo,eh”
wendyvee says:
Jo, a frequent (and totally awesome) contributor , just made my night …. heck, she made my week! The iconic 23-foot giant donut atop the Randy’s Donuts drive-thru in Inglewood is my personal “HOLY GRAIL of ROADSIDE WONDERMENT”! When I was little, I went to Randy’s with my...
Posted by wendyvee | Feb 25th, 2011
“Harvest Time in the 1920s” mural
“Harvest Time in the 1920s”
Schwanger Ave. & Cloverleaf Road
Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania
submitted by: “wendyvee”
wendyvee says:
Harvest Time in the 1920s, painted by prolific and talented muralist Wayne Fettro, is just one of a handful of great murals in Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania. I am a big fan of Mr. Fettro’s work and I will have a few more examples to post over the next...
Posted by wendyvee | Feb 16th, 2011
The Waffle House Museum
Waffle House #1
2719 East College Avenue
Decatur, Georgia
submitted by: “Road Runner” (Bill)
wendyvee says:
Yay! One of my favorite Roadside “Wonder-Ers”, Bill, brings us the Waffle House Museum (in the original Waffle House restaurant- Unit #1) in Decatur, Georgia.
The very first Waffle House was opened in 1955 by Tom Forkner and Joe Rogers. This location, the chain’s very first...
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