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Covina Bowl
Open my dictionary to the word “compromise” and you will find a picture of the Covina Bowl. In its heyday, this 1956 bowling alley, with...
Grant Guy
Oct 23, 20222 min read


Cantalini's Salerno Beach
Cantalini’s is the kind of vintage neighborhood restaurant we love. Dining here feels like nothing much has changed since it first opened...
Grant Guy
Oct 4, 20221 min read


Peter Pan Motel
We travel to Las Vegas at least once a year, and each time we visit we tiptoe downtown in trepidation and fear that the Peter Pan Motel,...
Grant Guy
Oct 4, 20222 min read


The Mob Museum
The Mob Museum experience truly starts at the front door, due to the wonderful building it is housed in. Neoclassical in style, this...
Grant Guy
Oct 4, 20221 min read


Battista's Hole in the Wall
Tucked behind the Las Vegas Strip, in a car park that barely smells of pee at all, and where only a few bums hang out, lies one of the...
Grant Guy
Oct 2, 20222 min read


Abandoned Royal Hawaiian Motel
Abandoned, in the middle of the Mojave Desert, sits the glamorous yet rotting corpse of Arnes Royal Hawaiian Motel. Built in 1957, this...
Grant Guy
Oct 1, 20221 min read


TWA Uniform Collection
There are a million fun and retro things to see and do at the TWA hotel at JFK airport. Your eyes will bug out of your head a million...
Grant Guy
Sep 30, 20221 min read


Santa Fe Springs Drive-In
Originally called the "La Mirada Drive-In Movie Theatre", this glorious relic of days gone by first opened in 1953. Built on 18 acres,...
Grant Guy
Sep 21, 20221 min read


Sonny Bono Statue
This statue of Sonny Bono perched on the edge of a fountain, stroking a large pot, seems to also be awkwardly inviting you to sit on his...
Grant Guy
Sep 17, 20221 min read


Mr. Milk Bottle
Meet the very Dapper Mr. Milk Bottle. He may have seen better days, but he’s still smiling, doffing his top hat to passersby, and...
Grant Guy
Sep 16, 20221 min read


Pann's Coffee Shop
Great things about arriving at LAX - the airports' space age theme building is the first thing you see, then if you start driving in one...
Grant Guy
Aug 29, 20221 min read


Jolly Jug
The Jolly Jug boasts one of our favorite signs in EVER. It was so fabulous, it was even hard to be mad that we just ate lunch before we...
Grant Guy
Aug 29, 20221 min read


Big Red Arrow
It’s an arrow, it’s big, and it’s red …. and it’s called the Big Red Arrow. It was built in 1957, and honestly, only enhances the “Red...
Grant Guy
Aug 23, 20221 min read


Giant Volkswagen Tarantula
It’s Volkswagen dreams, and tarantula nightmares outside a disused auto shop on the outskirts of Palm Springs. This 28-foot-tall...
Grant Guy
Aug 23, 20221 min read


Seven Up Bottling Plant
Behold the gorgeous white art deco behemoth that is the Seven Up Bottling Plant in Bakersfield. And the sparkling tiara on top of the...
Grant Guy
Aug 14, 20221 min read


Welcome Wagon
Needles, California has rolled out the welcome wagon for you — literally! The fabulous Welcome to Needles covered wagon sign is located...
Grant Guy
Aug 13, 20221 min read


Apollo Space Capsule
If you’ve ever watched the 1960’s sitcom “I Dream of Jeannie”, then you’re going to experience a little bit of Deja vu as you approach...
Grant Guy
Aug 13, 20221 min read


Don Ho Statue
1960’s pop singer Don Ho, famed for his velvet voice and Hammond Organ sounds, must be one of Hawaii’s most famous exports. His kitschy...
Grant Guy
Aug 12, 20221 min read


Taylors Steak House
As soon as we saw this old school vintage restaurant on an episode of TV’s “The Lincoln Lawyer”, we knew we had to find it. Walk in the...
Grant Guy
Aug 10, 20221 min read


Dresden Room
We first spied The Dresden Room in a movie that we love, 1996’s “Swingers”. You might have spotted The Dresden in one of a million other...
Grant Guy
Aug 10, 20221 min read
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