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Thanks to a recent story published in the Washington DC City Paper and in honor of the soon-to-be-open Capital City Diner, we've decided to put the entire issue that we devoted to Avoca, New York in PDF format and make it available for download.
The main story covers the town's roadside attraction grand slam of a diner, caboose motel, drive-in movie theater, and scenic train raid that once called Avoca (and nearby Bath) their home. Today, only the motel remains.
Some of the graphics in this file -- mostly in the advertisements -- did not fully survive the transfer. If you'd like to see more of this, let us know, and we'll do our best to get more online.
Click here or on the image at right to download. You will need Adobe Reader to open this file.
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Another site upgrade
Posted at 2010-02-18 19:24:45
I still have this issue ,always wanted to go there .
Visitors will notice some subtle changes to the site since Monday night. Because the upgrade and redesign that I implemented last November didn't go as smoothly as I had hoped, I opted to start from scratch instead. Two months later, the site looks pretty solid so far, and had the added bonus of a new, easier-to-use system for our Riding Shotgun bloggers.
We hope that you can now use the site without any further technical issues. If you do, by all means, write me immediately and let This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .
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crd
Posted at 2010-02-18 19:24:45
I still have this issue ,always wanted to go there .
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