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Video: Wally's Truck Stop in Pontiac, Illinois is a Trip to the '80s.

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Updated: May 25, 2022



Well, except for the gas prices.


Wally's truck stop opened in Pontiac, Illinois in September 2020. But they have an unmistakable '80s aesthetic, from the omnipresent retro striping to a real-life vintage Winnebago, which reminds me of our former RV. We stopped en route from Arizona to New York, with a Penske truck full of arcade machines going to a brand-new home game room! This is one of two Wally's locations in Illinois. Located at 1 Holiday Road (National Lampoon's Vacation!), the roadside oasis is home to clean restrooms, gourmet coffee and a killer souvenir shop. Wally's wails '80s music 24/7.



We thought Wally's deserved a place of honor on Retro Injection. If you're driving through Illinois, check them out!


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Dave Fife is the driving force behind retroinjection.com, a nostalgia blog focusing on the pop culture of the '80s and '90s. Retro Injection places an emphasis on movie reviews, classic video games and vintage toys. 

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An authority on the 1980s and a member of the Vintage Arcade Preservation Society, Dave is the creator of the acclaimed documentary, Time-Out: History of a Small-Town Arcade. He wrote the forward to the breakdance movie book, There's No Stopping Us: Untold Story of Breakin' from Australia to Venice Beach by Tony and Doug Pichaloff. Mr. Fife has appeared in several low-budget horror flicks. 

 

The New York Times revised an article pertaining to the Super Mario character after Dave sent them a correction. At that point, he was just showing off.

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