Have you come across The Swap-O-Matic yet? It's a vending machine art project that travels around Brooklyn, allowing users to exchange goods without exchanging money. Its utopian sense of "value" is similar to websites like Thingheap—only with a neat retro '50s logo! Check out a promo video below.
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Swap-O-Matic: The Retro-Futuristic Vending Machine Of The Present!
MTA Goes Mid-Century: The Retro Buses Are Back!
Once again the MTA is bringing its vintage fleet of 1950s and 1960s-era buses back to the streets for the holidays. Every day through December 23rd, customers along the M42 crosstown route can climb aboard the blasts from the past, and the MTA says, "Don't worry, they accept MetroCards!" (We were so worried.) But maybe for authenticity's sake they should have kept the MetroCard fareboxes out, which are the only part of the bus that's not original.
Beloved Bay Ridge Soda Fountain Hinsch's Reopens!
Hinsch's Confectionary, the 62-year-old Bay Ridge sweets shop with killer homemade ice cream and a fantastically retro decor has triumphantly re-opened after closing earlier this year due to financial woes. "We are so happy. Very very happy,” said one 82-year-old customer who was celebrating her 52nd wedding anniversary at the shop yesterday with a tuna fish sandwich and an egg cream. Marty Markowtiz was on hand, too, slurping down an egg cream with the rest of the hungry hordes, many of whom have been eating at the greasy spoon since childhood.
Retro TV Dinners Get Uptown Twist at the Regency
Those retro TV dinners with the pre-formulated portions aren’t just for Eisenhower-era loners anymore; the factory-made frozen meals have been cleverly revived for big city sophisticates dining at the Regency Hotel's 540 Park restaurant. The first Swanson TV Brand Frozen Dinner sold for 98 cents in 1953; at the Regency it’s been brought up to date for $30.
Retro Good Humor Man Recalls Less Irritating Era
Say goodbye to the maddening ear-poison of Kool Man’s “Pop Goes the Weasel,” and harken back to the more civilized jingle of a bygone era: the gently ringing bell of the retro Good Humor ice cream truck. On Sunday Adam Kuban got the scoop of the week when he happened upon this atavistic enabler of sweet teeth outside the Museum of Modern Art.
Let's Do the Times Warp Again: Gray Lady Goes Gray
When we saw today’s edition of The New York Times we did a double take since it was in black and white above the fold. The black and white fifty year old photo of presidential candidate Mitt Romney and his father gave a classic retro look to the paper, making newsstands throughout the city look like there was a bit of a time warp among the stacks of newspapers.
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