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Rolando Pujol (The Retrologist) @rolandopujol.bsky.social · Aug 27

Merci beaucoup!

Frédéric @filmsdelover.bsky.social · Aug 24

Lecture de fin de vacances scolaires qui comble ma soif des roadside attractions grâce à la plume enthousiaste de @rolandopujol.bsky.social .👍

Rolando Pujol (The Retrologist) @rolandopujol.bsky.social · Aug 21

MetroCard not going down without a fight!

The return of McDonaldland: Nostalgic campaign includes festive apparel and merch collab with Pacsun

Rolando Pujol (The Retrologist) @rolandopujol.bsky.social · Aug 15

Now you can not only visit McDonaldland again, you can WEAR it! My latest nostalgic adventure here:
rolandopujol.substack.com/p/the-return...

The surprise comeback of the McDonaldland characters has now extended onto the shelves of Pacsun stores. I take you on a tour.

Nostalgic trip: Visit a McDonaldland reunion decades in the making

Rolando Pujol (The Retrologist) @rolandopujol.bsky.social · Aug 10

It was a once-in-a-lifetime invite, like receiving the Golden Ticket to Willy Wonka’s Chocolate Factory. I was told, quite simply, to “get myself ready for a trip to McDonaldland."

A McDonald's in Times Square was converted into McDonaldland ahead of the release of the McDonaldland Meal on Aug. 12.

A Quest to Capture America’s Greatest Roadside Attractions

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Rolando Pujol (The Retrologist) @rolandopujol.bsky.social · Aug 8

Thank you! It’s definitely surreal to hear my voice on that podcast!

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Rolando Pujol (The Retrologist) @rolandopujol.bsky.social · Aug 8

Definitely a pinch-me moment: It was an honor to appear on the @atlasobscura.com podcast with Dylan Thuras to discuss roadside attractions and my book, "The Great American Retro Road Trip." www.atlasobscura.com/articles/pod...

For decades, Rolando Pujol has traveled across the country to photohraph historic roadside attractions. These are some of his favorites.

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Rolando Pujol (The Retrologist) @rolandopujol.bsky.social · Aug 6

Love Lucy? You'll love her hometown of Jamestown, New York! Let's take a Retrologist tour on what would have been her 114th birthday! rolandopujol.substack.com/p/exploring-...

McDonald's brings back classic McDonaldland characters as part of nostalgic meal and shake campaign

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Retroist @retroist.com · Aug 5

I need to plan the second half of my August to align with McDonald's bringing back some classic McDonaldland.

Rolando Pujol (The Retrologist) @rolandopujol.bsky.social · Aug 5

@mcdonaldsuss.bsky.social bites into nostalgia with new McDonaldland Meal campaign, with the characters, first launched in 1971, all back for the first time in decades.

McDonald's will be taking us on a "trip through McDonaldland" with its McDonaldland Meal that will include merch and more starting Aug. 12.

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Rolando Pujol (The Retrologist) @rolandopujol.bsky.social · Aug 5

So well done!

🔥Ariana “Red” Taller🔥 @redhothead.bsky.social · Aug 5

They even redid that one poster from 1972 (second pic).The attention to detail for this campaign is insane.

McDonald's brings back classic McDonaldland characters as part of nostalgic meal and shake campaign

Rolando Pujol (The Retrologist) @rolandopujol.bsky.social · Aug 5

@mcdonaldsuss.bsky.social bites into nostalgia with new McDonaldland Meal campaign, with the characters, first launched in 1971, all back for the first time in decades.

McDonald's will be taking us on a "trip through McDonaldland" with its McDonaldland Meal that will include merch and more starting Aug. 12.

Roll N Roaster, the 'not so fast' fast-food restaurant, celebrates 55th anniversary

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American Weekender @americanweekender.bsky.social · Jul 25

Take a retro road trip with roadside Americana expert @rolandopujol.bsky.social as we talk about his new book, exploring the country, and some nostalgic roadside pit stops. open.substack.com/pub/american...

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Rolando Pujol (The Retrologist) @rolandopujol.bsky.social · Jul 17

The Roll N Roaster in Brooklyn celebrates its 55th annivesary. If you’ve never been … go! Start by reading my Substack and peeping my pics. This place is a gem.

Roll N Roaster has been an institution in Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn, since 1970.

Grand Canyon Lodge and Multiple Other Structures Are Destroyed by Wildfires

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Rolando Pujol (The Retrologist) @rolandopujol.bsky.social · Jul 14

The Grand Canyon Lodge has been destroyed in a North Rim wildfire. Designed by Gilbert Stanley Underwood, the lodge was the second one on the site, finished in 1937 to replace the 1928 original, also by Underwood and also destroyed in a blaze, in 1932. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/12/u...

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Officer Big Mac clearly not on the job as Ronald McDonald statue is kidnapped from Pennsylvania McDonald’s; Hamburglar not a suspect

Rolando Pujol (The Retrologist) @rolandopujol.bsky.social · Jul 9

This Ronald McDonald statue has been kidnapped. (Officer Big Mac clearly not on the job.)

The theft Sunday afternoon was caught on video.

Hector's Cafe, a Meatpacking District mainstay since 1949, set to close amid redevelopment plans

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Rolando Pujol (The Retrologist) @rolandopujol.bsky.social · Jul 6

Another part of old New York, going in 3, 2 ...

Plus, fire guts art deco 7 Up plant in Bakersfield; Sacramento's Jim-Denny's closes -- again. And more roadside headlines.

News of the Week: New Books, How to Keep Cool, and the Music of Lalo Schifrin | The Saturday Evening Post

Rolando Pujol (The Retrologist) @rolandopujol.bsky.social · Jul 4

Thank you, Saturday Evening Post, for the kind words about my book!

www.saturdayeveningpost.com/2025/07/news...

In the news for the week ending July 4, 2025, are reading something, buying nothing, and the states where the most psychopaths live.

www.saturdayeveningpost.com

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Rolando Pujol (The Retrologist) @rolandopujol.bsky.social · Jul 1

Dear friends, this is one of those pinch-me moments, the realization of a dream. I walked by The Strand Book Store tonight off Union Square and saw an ad for my book signing in the window! I invite you to join me this Wednesday at 7 pm at The Strand www.eventbrite.com/e/rolando-pu...