West Taghkanic Diner                                                             
Connecting with The Past




  • American Diner Museum   • The One and Only ..

  • By the Way   • online 'zine edition of Randy Garbin's print
    periodical chronicling classic Diners and roadside nostalgia.

                             

  • Classic Diner Art   • the fabulous photorealist paintings
    of vintage Diners by New York artist John Baeder.

  • Diner City   • Ron Saari's labor of love and years to
    document and photograph America's classic Diners.

  • The Diner Show   • Diner Phil's weekday morning
    radio show broadcasts live from the classic
    Shawmut Diner in New Bedford, MA.

                                  

  • Doo Wop Prervation League   • an organization celebrating
    the popular culture and imagery of the 1950's & 60's and
    urging preservation of the largest surviving collection of
    Doo Wop architecture found in the United States (NJ).


                             

  • DriveinMovie.com   • Focalpoint on the Internet for Drive-in
    movies; an extensive guide to those other vestiges of waning
    Americana - the last remaining Drive-ins of North America.


                             

  • HiwayDrivein.com   • The Drive-in movie theatre nearest to us
    is a twin-screen classic, well-maintained, and is .. essentially,
    the Drive-in as you remember it (but if you have no Drive-in
    memories, go and make some!); about 20 minutes northwest.


                             

  • Motel Americana   • long lost cousins to the classic American
    diner in the extended family of retro roadside attractions.

  • Primarily Petroliana   • more nostalgic roadside Americana ..
    complete the tour with a reminisce to retro petrol stations.

                                       

  • Rockland Astronomy Club   • and speaking of connecting with
    The Past ..   the vicinity of the Taghkanic Diner is great for
    some really old fashioned NightLife - Taghkanic State Park
    (entrance to the park is 1.5 miles south of Taghkanic Diner)
    is one of 5 NightSky observing locations sanctioned by RAC.

    There is a   Clear-Sky Calculator for Lake Taghkanic Park
    on the web, not easy to interpret at first glance, but useful
    for calculating the best times to view the sky above the park.


  • Tiki Bars Reviewed   • Tiki may be taky, but it's very retro,
    and Jim Teitelbaum chronicles the remaining taky Tiki Bars.


  • Society for Commercial Archaeology   • Formed in 1977,
    the SCA is the oldest national organization devoted to the
    buildings, artifacts, structures, signs, and the symbols of
    America's 20th-century commercial landscape.





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