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August 14, 2020 joelbalsam Portfolio, Print

Thrillist: Retro Motels Are Having Their Moment

With road trips making a serious comeback due to COVID-19 travel restrictions, retro motels are also roaring back. Read the story over at Thrillist

A century ago, Manhattan residents with a hankering for dessert might flick on their finest frock coat, get a table at a white tablecloth restaurant, and order a juicy slice of Montreal melon. It didn’t come cheap, though. A slice of the green-fleshed melon sold for a steak’s price of $1, around $30 in today’s currency… But then the Montreal melon disappeared. And then it came back, then died again. But now its offspring is being grown once again, resurrected by a group of Trappist monks in an abbey northeast of the city… Read about the rollercoaster story of Montréal’s melons at the link in my bio. It’s one of my favourite stories ever. 📷@stephaniefoden @gastroobscura @atlasobscura #montrealmelon #okamelon #forgottenfood

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