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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A Skyscraper for Superman and the Common Man | Guest Column (opens the original)
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Of New York City’s classic skyscrapers, one of the most fascinating is an Art Deco gem that arose on East 42nd Street in 1930. I’m not talking about the famous Chrysler Building, but instead the Daily News Building, which was completed just a few months earlier, 500 feet to the east.Although it is literally overshadowed and outshined by the taller, chrome-topped Chrysler, the Daily News Building’s unique, quirky lobby and its remarkable history should make it an equally important stop on the iti
Beloved Village Diner in Milford, Pennsylvania, a 1956 gem, has been vandalized (opens the original)
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Just In: Manor Delicatessen in Woodhaven, Queens, to close after over 100 years (opens the original)
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