Meet the Man Behind the Instagram Feed That Captures the Coolest Images of Roadside America
Neil Patrick Harris chats with The Retrologist creator Rolando Pujol about life on the road and his favorite kitschy corners of the country
Some of The Retrologists finds / The Retrologist via IG
I absolutely adore almost anything vintage. Anything timeworn. Classic. I’d type this newsletter on a brass 19th-century typewriter, if I could. (Actually…who’s to say I don’t? Full disclosure: I don’t.) I don’t just love old things because they’re old, though — I love old things that emblemize a bygone era. That no time capsule would be complete without. That’s why The Retrologist is one of my favorite things on the internet right now: journalist / photographer / chronicler Rolando Pujol shares the same appreciation for antiquity that I do. Every post is a tribute to the iconic roadside architecture and signage that dot the U.S., beautifully photographed and written with deeply insightful, loving details. Rolando documents a disappearing Americana, and I’m so glad he does. I exchanged emails with him so we could talk about the magic he captures. And creates.