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The Retrologist by Rolando Pujol

Rolando Pujol is the creator of The Retrologist and the author of "The Great American Retro Road Trip." He is an executive producer at WABC-TV and a longtime newspaper and TV journalist.

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Beloved Village Diner in Milford, Pennsylvania, a 1956 gem, has been vandalized

The Village Diner as seen during my most recent visit in June. (Rolando Pujol) One of the roadside treasures I love sharing on my Instagram is the Village Diner in Milford, Pennsylvania. It’s a 1956 Mountain View diner that is lovingly maintained by its proud owner, Maria Wall, who has become a friend. So it was disheartening to learn that, sometime between closing time on Wednesday evening and…

Just In: Manor Delicatessen in Woodhaven, Queens, to close after over 100 years

The shop is a living tie to the area's Teutonic past - and a lost neighborhood name.

Just in: McDonald's to bring back Fried Apple Pies for limited time

It's the first wide release of the pies since they were dropped in 1992 over health concerns

Historic Dairy Queen sign destroyed in storm

The sign sat atop the Dairy Queen in Perryopolis, Pennsylvania, for decades

You're invited: New York Sign Museum benefit!

We are bringing together New York’s biggest champions of design and history this June.

An ode to Pizza Hut Classics, Dairy Witch hangs up her broom, Muffler Man moves to NYC suburbs

Plus, many more headlines from the American roadside

Carvel showcases 3 legacy stores to celebrate the 75th anniversary of its Flying Saucer treat

Carvel will be selling the ice-cream sandwiches for 75 cents a pop on Friday.

A night at Chez Napoléon, Manhattan's soon-to-shutter French classic | Subscriber Extra

Plus, California theater to be demolished; rent hike shutters Brooklyn pizzeria; and Bojangles returns to NYC after almost 40 years

Historic Taco Bell in Lafayette, California, closes, leaving only 6 Mission-style franchises

Meanwhile, the oldest surviving location will celebrate its 60th anniversary later this month.

Chez Napoléon, a link to the Gallic culinary past of Hell's Kitchen, will say au revoir Jan. 31

Plus, catch up with the Retrologist Roadside Roundup