10 Retro Places In Michigan That Will Take You Back In Time
By Serena Maria Daniels|Published September 18, 2015
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Serena Maria Daniels
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Serena Maria Daniels is an award-winning freelance journalist in Detroit, by way of Chicago, by way of the West Coast. She writes about Michigan for OIYS. Serena enjoys learning about language and culture and taking road trips with her beagle Ralph.
These days, many of us are wrapped up in technology as a means of communication. We’ve got the smart phones, the laptops, the tablets and social media to reach out and touch someone. Which is all great, but sometimes don’t you just want to go back in time? To a place where a night out bowling, roller rink disco, or pumping quarters into the pinball machine were all a part of a well-balanced teenage experience. Well, here are some spots across Michigan that are sure to provide you with just that.
Pull up and catch a flick at this old timey drive in, sonny.
9) Clique Bowling Lanes, Grand Rapids
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Here you can play 75 cent games and knock back some $2 buds like they "used to" back in the day.
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8) Klassic Arcade, Gobles
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Remember Ms. Pacman and Joust from the 80's? Here you can relive your heyday as a spiky haired youth only worried about slices of 'za and more quarters.
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7) Lipka's Old Fashion Soda Fountain, Montague
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Michigan's oldest operating soda fountain is what you're going to find here.
6) Northland Roller Rink, Detroit
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Ah so many memories of skating the nights away as a young kid in this Detroit skate staple.
