Guest beckyrepp Posted May 11, 2005 Report Share Posted May 11, 2005 Hello! Thomas, Jim and I met earlier this week. We are making a special offer to our e-group members--as a gesture of appreciation. Following this message is the text of the offer. Take care, Becky Repp AMERICAN ROAD becky@mockturtlepress.com AMERICAN ROAD E-group Member Special Offer: Looking for a gift for your favorite roadie? Look no further! Order a gift subscription to AMERICAN ROAD magazine and you and your friend will automatically be entered into a prize drawing. Order before December 15, 2003, and you and your friend will be eligible to win one of these fine travel books (listed alphabetically): Lost America by Troy Paiva, published by MBI (Retail price $19.95) Packard Motor Car Company by Evan P. Ide, published by Arcadia (Retail price $19.99) Road Trip America by Andrew F. Wood, published by Collectors Press (Retail price $14.95) Route 66 Remembered by Michael Karl Witzel, published by MBI (Retail price $19.95) Each gift subscription order--along with the name of the E-group member--will be entered into the prize drawing and will be eligible to win one of the above travel books. Four prizes will be awarded. Prizes will be mailed to winners via US mail—allow 6-8 weeks for delivery. Estimated odds of winning 1:100. Be sure to mention code AMEEG03 when ordering. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Mike Ward Posted May 11, 2005 Report Share Posted May 11, 2005 Maybe someone who has the ear of Disney/Pixar could explain to them that there are no saguaro cacti to be found growing anywhere along Route 66. They are only found growing in the Sonoran Desert. Check the web site at www.desertusa.com/july96/du_saguaro.html<http://www.desertusa.com/july96/du_sagu aro.html>. I know that the saguaro is used as a representative example of cacti found in the American Southwest but if Disney/Pixar is going to be horticulturally correct they need to change to something found a little further north. Mike ----- Original Message ----- From: Jim Conkle<mailto:jim@cart66pf.org> To: Route66@Yahoogroups. Com<mailto:Route66@Yahoogroups.%20Com> ; <mailto:SB2005@yahoogroups.com> ; AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups. Com<mailto:AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.%20Com> Sent: Tuesday, November 16, 2004 8:06 PM Subject: [route66] FW: Trailers for Cars (2005) My son Chris found this and I thought that all of you would like to see it too. It is a preview of Disney/Pixar's 'CARS' James M Conkle Executive Director & Chairman of the Board California Route 66 Preservation Foundation P O Box 290066 Phelan, CA 92329-0066 760 617 3991 cell 760 868 3320 760 868 8614 fax HYPERLINK "mailto:"jim@cart66pf.org<mailto:"jim@cart66pf.o rg> www.cart66pf.org<http://www.cart66pf.org/> _____ From: chris conkle [mailto:conklechris@verizon.net] Sent: Tuesday, November 16, 2004 1:11 PM To: Jim Conkle; <mailto:francesconkle@verizon.net> Subject: [Norton AntiSpam] Trailers for Cars (2005) HYPERLINK "http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0317219/traile...lay-X26995-10-2"http://<htt p://www.imdb.com/title/tt0317219/trailers-screenplay-X26995-10-2"http://> www.imdb.com/title/tt0317219/trailers-screenplay-X26995-10-2<http://www.imdb.com /title/tt0317219/trailers-screenplay-X26995-10-2> --- Incoming mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (<http://www.grisoft.com/>). Version: 6.0.733 / Virus Database: 487 - Release Date: 8/2/2004 --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (<http://www.grisoft.com/>). Version: 6.0.733 / Virus Database: 487 - Release Date: 8/2/2004 Get your kicks on the Route 66 Mailing List! You can find our homepage at- http://www.westgoenterprises.com/66/index.html<http://www.westgoenterprises.com/ 66/index.html> Questions about this list - "<mailto:route66-owner@yahoogroups.com>" To Subscribe - send an eMail to "<mailto:route66-subscribe@yahoogroups.com>" TO UNSUBSCRIBE - send an eMail to "<mailto:route66-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com> " Yahoo! Groups Links Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Bob Worley Posted May 11, 2005 Report Share Posted May 11, 2005 --- Mike Ward <flyboy@roadmaps.org> wrote: > Maybe someone who has the ear of Disney/Pixar could explain to them that > there are no saguaro cacti to be found growing anywhere along Route 66. > They are only found growing in the Sonoran Desert. You mean all those Road Runner cartoons were filmed in the Sonoran desert? And all this time I thought it was Monument Valley. Well, you learn something new everday. Oh yea... somebody tell the Pixar folks that cars and trucks don't have eyeballs and can't talk either... Meep! meep! LoneStarBob __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Meet the all-new My Yahoo! - Try it today! http://my.yahoo.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Chris Posted May 11, 2005 Report Share Posted May 11, 2005 Ahh that's funny. Next you'll tell us that "ACME" supply is just an off-shore front for Halliburton! ...Chris --- In AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com, Bob Worley <bwcobra15@y...> wrote: > > --- Mike Ward <flyboy@r...> wrote: > > Maybe someone who has the ear of Disney/Pixar could explain to them that > > there are no saguaro cacti to be found growing anywhere along Route 66. > > They are only found growing in the Sonoran Desert. > > > You mean all those Road Runner cartoons were filmed in the Sonoran desert? > And all this time I thought it was Monument Valley. Well, you learn > something new everday. > > Oh yea... somebody tell the Pixar folks that cars and trucks don't have > eyeballs and can't talk either... > > Meep! meep! > > LoneStarBob > > > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Meet the all-new My Yahoo! - Try it today! > http://my.yahoo.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Chris Posted May 11, 2005 Report Share Posted May 11, 2005 I set up my cafepress shops, but don't give them the attention they deserve. They are on my "when I get round tuit" list. Your mousepad and lunchbox look great. For a greeting card you might caption, "having a wonderfull time, wish you were here" . . . --- In AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com, Shellee Graham <SHELLEE66@E...> wrote: > > Want to see lots of NEW designs, merchandise for the CORAL COURT MOTEL? > > Just designed some COOL stuff in the past week. Check it out at-- > http://www.cafepress.com/coralcourt > > I think I like the lunchbox. Any feedback is appreciated (neg or pos). I > want to know what is good, what could be better. My boyfriend Mr. Ross had a > good comment about the lunchbox: he said it looks like a girls lunchbox. > Maybe that's OK. I dunno. Let me know. > > See ya later. Thankya. > > Shelvis > > P.S. I may do some tweaking on the ornaments > AND do some new holiday cards...any > suggestions on the card idea? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest R. Droz Posted May 12, 2005 Report Share Posted May 12, 2005 Been by the websites dealing with Washington State Highways? -- ___________________________________________________________ Happy Motoring! _._._._.____~__ Robert V. Droz ( us98@earthlink.net ) [____________][___ U.S. Highways : From US 1 to (US 830) [________/____[_|__ http://www.us-highways.com/ ()() ()() () Route Logs - Standard Oil - Highway Makeover - Pics - Maps > -----Original Message----- > From: Raymond [mailto:jeffersoncanyon@yahoo.com] > Sent: Sunday, November 14, 2004 8:53 PM > To: AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com > Subject: [AMERICAN_ROAD] Introduction > > > > > > I'm from Washington State and have an interest in old US 10 and 12, > as well as the Yellowstone Trail. Roadtrips aren't the same on the > interstate--don't get a feel for the land and the people. The > freeways have taken the adventure and romance out of automobile > travel just as jet airliners contributed to the demise of the > passenger train. Our 2-lane highways are one of our greatest > treasures! > > Ray Alkofer > Yakima, Wa > > > > > > > > > > Visit our homepage at: http://www.mockturtlepress.com > > To subscribe to AMERICAN ROAD magazine, PHONE TOLL-FREE > 1-877-285-5434 WITH YOUR ORDER TODAY! > Or send payment to: Mock Turtle Press, PO Box 3168, Lynnwood, WA > 98046-3168 > SUBSCRIPTION RATES: > 1 year (4 issues) for $15.95 > (save $3.85 off the newsstand price!) > 2 years (8 issues) for $27.95 > (save $11.65 off the newsstand price!) > > > For questions about the list, contact: AMERICAN_ROAD-owner@yahoogroups.com > > To SUBSCRIBE to this group, send an email to: > AMERICAN_ROAD-subscribe@yahoogroups.comTo POST a message via > e-mail, send it to: AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Michael G. Koerner Posted May 12, 2005 Report Share Posted May 12, 2005 http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/w...,1,6101639.stor y Joliet Road near La Grange called too unstable to repair By Virginia Groark Tribune staff reporter Published November 17, 2004 Thousands of trucks and cars must continue to divert off Joliet Road near La Grange (it's in the Village of McCook, IL - MGK) because the state has decided it isn't feasible to reopen the main thoroughfare, which once handled 20,000 vehicles before it was closed in 1998. The Illinois Department of Transportation made its decision after experts concluded the milelong stretch between 55th Street and East Avenue remained unstable and would be too costly to repair and maintain, officials said. [see link for rest of article] ------------------------- This is part of former US 66 just southwest of the General Motors Electro-Motive Division locomotive plant. Sad to see it go, despite its 'industrial-gritty' setting. -- ___________________________________________ ____ _______________ Regards, | | ____ | | | | | Michael G. Koerner May they | | | | | | rise again! Appleton, Wisconsin USA | | | | | | ___________________________________________ | | | | | | _______________ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest kiragale Posted May 12, 2005 Report Share Posted May 12, 2005 Does anyone know if the stretch of US 12 between Lewiston and Missoula is officially designated as a Lewis and Clark Highway? If so, by whom, and how can I confirm it? Do you know of any other officially designated Lewis and Clark Highways? Thanks Kira Gale Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Valli Hoski Posted May 12, 2005 Report Share Posted May 12, 2005 Is the Cozy Dog still open? One more moment of fame for the Cozy Dog - the owner is the brother of Bob Waldmire, the artist of those wonderful maps of Rt. 66, with the teeny-tiny details and wonderful sense of humor. Safe travels, Valli >Date: Sat, 03 Dec 2005 14:23:16 -0000 >From: "roaddog_rt66" <roaddog_rt66@yahoo.com> >Subject: Weird Drivers in Illinois >Two blocks north of it, you will find the Cozy Dog, a Route 66 "must" since the 40s and serving up great breakfasts and, of course, the World Famous Cozy Dog. Valli Hoski GT-PFRC digest only: vallihoski@yahoo.com Ham radio only: N8QVT@arrl.net Direct email address: valli@myfastmail.com --------------------------------- Yahoo! DSL Something to write home about. Just $16.99/mo. or less Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Mike Ward Posted May 13, 2005 Report Share Posted May 13, 2005 I am forwarding this e-mail to the group members in case any of them would be interested in getting one of Mark's "Lost Highways" posters. It is a great piece of road reference material and I refer to mine quite frequently when looking up information on an old "signed trail". Check it out at his web site. You'll be glad you did. Mike ----- Original Message ----- From: Mark Everhart<mailto:everhart@qwest.net> To: Roadmaps<mailto:roadmaps-l@roadmaps.org> Sent: Sunday, December 04, 2005 11:01 PM Subject: RM: A "Lost Highways" Christmas Yes, it's that time of year again! It's Christmas shopping season already! I'd just like to remind you once again of a great gift idea, if you're still looking: The "Lost Highways" poster! It remains probably the greatest Auto Trails Poster of the Motoring Era! It's historic. It's artistic. It's decorative (suitable for framing). It's just darned neat! Just ask any of the scores of people who own one - including a number of libraries, museums and universities. (And many thanks to my prior customers here!) I still have a number of these beauties left. (And, yes, I'm STILL in the red on this little labor of love. The good news is that after more than five years of plugging, I only have about ten more to sell to finally break even!) SO: The RMCA/roadmaps-l member discount of 10% is back in effect! Keeping it simple, that makes it a grand total of $16.00 (postage & handling included) delivered to your mailbox First Class in a sturdy mailing tube! Idahoans need to add $0.80 sales tax, Canadians add $1.50, please. Throw in $3.00 more if you want the speed of Priority Mail. Just mention the code: "RMCA/R-L" in your order. PayPal, checks, or money orders accepted. If you want more than one (to the same address in the same tube), additional posters will be just $12.75 each. Orders received by me by Dec.17th will be processed immediately and should arrive at your door in time for Christmas giving. You may view it at: http://www.users.qwest.net/~everhart/highways.htm<http://www.users.qwest.net/~ev erhart/highways.htm> OK, that's my plug. Happy Holidays, everybody! Thanks for your attention! Mark Everhart 217 PayPal ID: <mailto:everhart@qwest.net> Mailing address: 9432 W. River Beach Ln., Boise, ID 83714 -- Mark R. Everhart Boise, Idaho See the "Lost Highways" Poster at: http://www.users.qwest.net/~everhart/highways.htm<http://www.users.qwest.net/~ev erhart/highways.htm> -- Mark R. Everhart Boise, Idaho See the "Lost Highways" Poster at: http://www.users.qwest.net/~everhart/highways.htm<http://www.users.qwest.net/~ev erhart/highways.htm> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Denny Gibson Posted May 13, 2005 Report Share Posted May 13, 2005 I'm one of those "scores of people who own one" and echo Mike's words. It is a great piece of road reference material and it's also an attractive poster. And, it's a bargain, too. Denny Gibson Cincinnati, OH www.DennyGibson.com > -----Original Message----- > From: Mike Ward [mailto:flyboy1946@hotmail.com] > Sent: Monday, December 05, 2005 6:33 PM > To: American Road; Route 66 E-group; Route 66 News > Subject: [AMERICAN_ROAD] Fw: A "Lost Highways" Christmas > > > I am forwarding this e-mail to the group members in case any of > them would be interested in getting one of Mark's "Lost Highways" > posters. It is a great piece of road reference material and I > refer to mine quite frequently when looking up information on an > old "signed trail". > > Check it out at his web site. You'll be glad you did. > > Mike > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Mark Everhart<mailto:everhart@qwest.net> > To: Roadmaps<mailto:roadmaps-l@roadmaps.org> > Sent: Sunday, December 04, 2005 11:01 PM > Subject: RM: A "Lost Highways" Christmas > > > Yes, it's that time of year again! It's Christmas shopping > season already! > > I'd just like to remind you once again of a great gift idea, if you're > still looking: The "Lost Highways" poster! It remains probably the > greatest Auto Trails Poster of the Motoring Era! It's historic. It's > artistic. It's decorative (suitable for framing). It's just darned > neat! Just ask any of the scores of people who own one - including a > number of libraries, museums and universities. (And many thanks to my > prior customers here!) > > I still have a number of these beauties left. (And, yes, I'm STILL in > the red on this little labor of love. The good news is that after more > than five years of plugging, I only have about ten more to sell to > finally break even!) > > SO: The RMCA/roadmaps-l member discount of 10% is back in effect! > > Keeping it simple, that makes it a grand total of $16.00 (postage & > handling included) delivered to your mailbox First Class in a sturdy > mailing tube! Idahoans need to add $0.80 sales tax, Canadians add > $1.50, please. Throw in $3.00 more if you want the speed of Priority > Mail. Just mention the code: "RMCA/R-L" in your order. > > PayPal, checks, or money orders accepted. If you want more than one (to > the same address in the same tube), additional posters will be just > $12.75 each. > > Orders received by me by Dec.17th will be processed immediately and > should arrive at your door in time for Christmas giving. > > You may view it at: > <http://www.users > .qwest.net/~everhart/highways.htm> > > OK, that's my plug. Happy Holidays, everybody! Thanks for your > attention! > > Mark Everhart 217 > PayPal ID: <mailto:everhart@qwest.net> > > Mailing address: 9432 W. River Beach Ln., Boise, ID 83714 > -- > Mark R. Everhart > Boise, Idaho > See the "Lost Highways" Poster at: > <http://www.users .qwest.net/~everhart/highways.htm> -- Mark R. Everhart Boise, Idaho See the "Lost Highways" Poster at: <http://www.users.qwest.net /~everhart/highways.htm> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jill Livingston Posted May 13, 2005 Report Share Posted May 13, 2005 Since I guess it's ok to be a little bit commercial on this email list (at least at this most commercial time of year!) I would also like to suggest our US99 ball caps as gift items. Below you will find a link to a photo and ordering info. Thanks. (PS I love the posters too!) http://www.livinggoldpress.com/merc.htm > >Visit our homepage at: http://www.mockturtlepress.com > >To subscribe to AMERICAN ROAD magazine, PHONE TOLL-FREE 1-877-285-5434 >WITH YOUR ORDER TODAY! >Or send payment to: Mock Turtle Press, PO Box 3168, Lynnwood, WA 98046-3168 >SUBSCRIPTION RATES: >1 year (4 issues) for $15.95 >(save $3.85 off the newsstand price!) >2 years (8 issues) for $27.95 >(save $11.65 off the newsstand price!) > > >For questions about the list, contact: AMERICAN_ROAD-owner@yahoogroups.com > >To SUBSCRIBE to this group, send an email to: >AMERICAN_ROAD-subscribe@yahoogroups.comTo POST a message via e-mail, send >it to: AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com > > >Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest David G. Clark Posted May 13, 2005 Report Share Posted May 13, 2005 The Cozy is definitely still open, thriving in fact, it seems. Bob Waldmire's brother Buzz has little to do with the Cozy anymore. His ex-wife Sue is now the owner, and she is doing a great job keeping the place open and operating. Dave Clark Windy City Road Warrior --- In AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com, Valli Hoski <vallihoski@y...> wrote: > > Is the Cozy Dog still open? > > One more moment of fame for the Cozy Dog - the owner is the brother of Bob Waldmire, the artist of those wonderful maps of Rt. 66, with the teeny-tiny details and wonderful sense of humor. > > Safe travels, Valli > >Date: Sat, 03 Dec 2005 14:23:16 -0000 > >From: "roaddog_rt66" <roaddog_rt66@y...> > >Subject: Weird Drivers in Illinois > > >Two blocks north of it, you will find the Cozy Dog, a Route > 66 "must" since the 40s and serving up great breakfasts and, of > course, the World Famous Cozy Dog. > > > > Valli Hoski > GT-PFRC digest only: vallihoski@y... > Ham radio only: N8QVT@a... > Direct email address: valli@m... > > > > --------------------------------- > Yahoo! DSL Something to write home about. Just $16.99/mo. or less > > > Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Bakerhab@aol.com Posted June 1, 2005 Report Share Posted June 1, 2005 Here's a January 18, 2004, article from the Las Vegas (NV) Review-Journal on the Goffs Schoolhouse Museum and Cultural Center on Route 66 in Goffs, California. The reporter was at the schoolhouse the first weekend in January 2004. Nice article, nice mention of Route 66, but again, as the open house coordinator, I am disappointed that she did not list our website address (www.mdhca.org) or any way to contact the association, either by email (info@mdhca.org) or by telephone (760-733-4482). FYI: The PT group that she refers to is from Bullhead City, AZ and they are visiting today. Helen Baker Sunday, January 18, 2004 Las Vegas Review-Journal TRIP OF THE WEEK: Goffs a forgotten town that's now drawing visitors Dozens of trains a day roll through old Goffs on the double tracks of the Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railroad across the Mojave Desert in California. None of them stop there these days. They no longer need the facilities of little trackside watering stops such as Goffs. Diminished, but not forgotten, Goffs today serves other purposes. The ghost town marks a major entry point for the vast Mojave National Preserve. It lies along a well-kept portion of historic Route 66, drawing a growing number of road enthusiasts. It boasts a cultural center and museum housed in a beautifully restored mission-style schoolhouse and extensive outdoor historical displays. Located about 30 miles from the Colorado River, Goffs occupies the top of a gradual rise in open arid country, noted when survey and mapping parties crossed the Mojave Desert in the mid-1800s. Free of steep grades and mountain passes, the route proved favorable when the railroad sought routes in the 1870s. By 1883, the Southern Pacific built the line, establishing Goffs to service the trains. The railroad built a depot in 1902. Lanfair Road, heading northward from Goffs, roughly parallels another railroad, now disappeared. From 1893 to 1927, the Nevada Southern short line railroad ran to Searchlight, then central to many active mines. Today, Lanfair Road forms part of a network of remote roads accessing the rugged landscapes of the Mojave National Preserve. To reach Goffs, about 110 miles from Las Vegas, drive south on U.S. 95 toward Needles. Where the highway crosses the railroad tracks, watch for the well-marked junction with historic Route 66, the original paved highway across the Mojave Desert. On a recent Sunday, Goffs welcomed a road rally of PT Cruisers, just one of many groups making nostalgia runs along portions of old Route 66. After the railroads converted to diesel locomotives, which did not require the frequent watering stops needed by steam-powered trains, towns such as Goffs began to decline. However, Goffs could still rely on the U.S. 66 traffic to generate business for its garages, filling stations, hotel and eateries. That changed when the highway was relocated a few miles south in 1931. Today, the handsome restored one-room schoolhouse built in 1914 appears much as it did when constructed by San Bernardino County. It stands as the only reminder of the days when Goffs was home to a couple of hundred people and served a larger population scattered over a huge area. The building doubled as a community center and lending library after school for grades one through eight. Children attended Goffs School until 1937. The building thereafter fell into private hands. Sometimes lived in, often vacant, the building gradually deteriorated. A couple acquiring it for a home in the 1980s began serious reconstruction, saving the classroom roof from caving in. Repairs continued when Mojave Desert expert and champion Dennis Casebier and his wife bought the school and surrounding acreage in 1990. Casebier brought along his extensive library of books, maps and research concentrating on the Mojave Desert and its history. The new owners envisioned restoring the schoolhouse to its original state, using historic photos and plans. The sturdy building of wood frame covered by stucco over steel mesh had generous porches for shade, expansive windows for light into the 800 square foot classroom and a fenced acre of playground. The Casebiers knew they couldn't do it alone. They worked to create the Mojave Desert Heritage and Cultural Association in 1993. In 2001, Goffs Schoolhouse attained listing on the National Register of Historic Places as a result of work done by a graduate class from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Now owned by the volunteer, nonprofit group, the museum opens for visitation the first weekend of each month except July, August and September. The schoolhouse museum continues to add materials to its archives and artifacts to its impressive collections. Research includes recording first person historical accounts alluding to the area. The future of the once-derelict schoolhouse now looks bright. Margo Bartlett Pesek's Trip of the Week column appears Sundays. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Ken Posted June 1, 2005 Report Share Posted June 1, 2005 Greetings Shellee, Hope that you get to feeling better soon! Here's a good forum designed to post goodies that you have for sale: <http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Route66SwapMeet/> Hope to see you on the Two Lane's soon! God Bless and Happy Trails. the landrunner <http://route66postmarkart.com> --- In AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com, Shellee Graham <SHELLEE66@E...> wrote: > Hi folks, > > Just thought I'd let you know that I'm selling a few more items on eBay > again. There may be a couple of items that may interest you, most notably: > > ...a drive-In movie theater speaker from > the 66 Park-In, St. Louis, MO. Razed 1994. > > http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?? ViewItem&category=778&item=3379288778 > > Thanks for looking, and have a nice weekend. > > From a sick > Shellee G. > > > ------------------- > Shellee Graham > > http://www.coralcourt.com > http://www.smithkramer.com/route66.html > http://home.earthlink.net/~shellee66/sg.html > http://homepage.mac.com/dougoutg/PhotoAlbum1.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Bakerhab@aol.com Posted June 1, 2005 Report Share Posted June 1, 2005 NEEDLES DESERT STAR 'Rehabilitationaˆ™ to be focus of El Garces efforts Dec. 29, 2004 By LEE CHOQUETTE News West NEEDLES aˆ” Rehabilitation, not restoration, should be the watchword for future development of the historic El Garces railroad depot, according to a man who reopened another former Harvey House as a functioning hotel and restaurant. The Needles city council recently authorized city manager Richard Rowe to secure the services of Allan Affeldt, owner and manager of La Posada Hotel in Winslow, Ariz. Like El Garces, La Posada was part of the chain developed by Fred Harvey, and it had also fallen into disrepair in recent times, until Affeldt reopened it. Rowe reported on his conversations with Affeldt at the general membership meeting of the Needles Area Chamber of Commerce on Dec. 9. The city council had earlier agreed that El Garces should be developed into an upscale hotel and restaurant, and people today do not expect to share a bathroom with the other guests in the hallway at an upscale hotel, said Rowe. Therefore Affeldt had suggested rehabilitation rather than restoration, or making the facility functional rather than an exact replica of its former self. El Garces will also include a significant transit component, since the federal grant paying for its rehabilitation is tied to transportation. Buses will stop there and it is hoped that passenger trains will once again call there. Barbara DeGidio emphasized that the work being done on El Garces is funded mostly by federal grants and not out of the city budget. The grant requires a 20 percent match, according to Rowe, but this amount need not be in cash. The time that city staff spend on the project, as well as any amount paid to Affeldt for his consulting services, count toward the 20 percent match, according to Rowe. All hard, out-of-pocket expenses are coming out of the other 80 percent. Congress approved an additional $1 million for El Garces last month, bringing the total amount appropriated to about $5.5 million, according to Rowe. With Affeldtaˆ™s interest in moving the project along, Rowe expects at least some part of El Garces to be open within two years. ### Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest drivewdave@aol.com Posted June 2, 2005 Report Share Posted June 2, 2005 It doesn't take much to get me going, at least in my mind. The writer mentioned an upcoming trip on US 40 which right away makes me think of George Stewart's classic book US 40. I first came across this book browsing the library shelves back in the 60s as a teen and it has stuck with me since, I finally picked up my own copy about 15 years ago. I still have not seen US 40 Revisited which uses the before and after or then and now type of format to document the changes of several decades. For anyone taking an in depth trip on this road or any other for that matter this book is a must, Stewart shows you new ways to better see and understand what is passing by the windows of your motorcar. But you don't have to leave home to feed your highway jones, the view from my window includes I-5 and I can infer three more alignments of the west coast artery, the original route of the Pacific Highway and two later US 99 routes. For a few years in the late 1920s the Pacific Highway was billed as "the world's longest paved highway" at somewhere around 1600 miles from Canada to Mexico. Since Mock Turtle Press has a Lynnwood WA address (US 99) this may be a matter of more than passing interest to the people there. Maybe somebody there could give an update on the status of one of the finest old gas stations in the galaxy, Keelers Korner. Jerry Shinn who has owned it since the 70s put it up for sale last year as he felt he was neglecting it. If any gas station is deserving of historic preservation status this one is but as far as I know this has not happened yet, at least not with any teeth in it. Keelers Korner is located on old 99 north of Lynnwood and may also be seen in various petroliana books. The rationale for all this rambling on is the open invitation to write about any highway. It's easy to do if you have the patience, it makes having the TV on a bit more justifiable, or sitting in front of a monitor for hours as far as that goes. One of my early favorite highways was in a sandpile in the front yard. I had a Hubley cast metal semi-trailer rig, the trailer is still here, it's doors disappeared years ago along with the tractor, a replacement would likely run in the low three digits. One thing that I remember from road building in the sand was how I would take a metal can and use it as a form for building an overpass. The sand should be damp so you can compact it, wiggle the can to loosen it and carefully pull it out and there you go, one overpass. Other early road related memories come from the influence of my dad who would point out 'the old road' and even drive on abandoned fragments sometimes. Since those early days cement concrete has been my pavement of choice. As we all know the vintage concrete is fast becoming a scarce commodity. Modern traffic loads and older design standards are incompatible in the minds of too many highway engineers it would seem. Here in Washington two major segments of the Pacific Highway were lost recently due to massive and drastic realignment. It is getting harder and harder to experience a real 1920s or 30s road. Hopefully American Road magazine will prove to be instrumental in counteracting the chronic forces of cultural amnesia. Pardon my glove, it's fun to lay it on real thick just like the way people do when they rhapsodize all romantic about the old roads. The deal is they are usually talking about the roadside with its colorful commercial architecture (what's left of it) and the actual road gets the back seat. For me there has always been visceral (gut level) pleasure in moving through space by automobile. I knew the inherent rightness of a banked curve long long before I ever learned of superelevation. As a child sometimes I would lie on my back on the 'package tray' under the rear window of our 1950 Ford Custom Six two door sedan and watch the electrical lines rise and fall, this was before seat belts obviously. I had the route from Tacoma to Seattle and back all memorized at an early age and would watch for the various landmarks. One of these was two large spherical tanks at Boeing Plant Two on E Marginal Way and many years later I learned they are for a wind tunnel next to the model shop. One tank is pumped void of air, then air from the other tank enters through a fairly small aperture at high speed for a few seconds. And of course just up the road is the spectacular Hat 'n Boots gas station where sometimes I could get my dad to stop and fill up. Obviously the roads are in my blood and I would not have it any other way. Speaking of US 40 I have long wondered what remains to be seen of the original National Road, I suspect there may still be parts of it around but I have not got the low down on this yet. Meanwhile, Happy Motoring, Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Rudyard Welborn Posted June 2, 2005 Report Share Posted June 2, 2005 i didnt know there was a group to join till a couple of days ago---wexcellent; and in time for kent and mary sue sanderson's sweetheart cruise down us 40! tsingdao aqnd excellent travels down ALL the old highways...kip, quinn and natalie kay ----- Original Message ----- From: Jim Ross To: AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, January 30, 2003 7:27 PM Subject: Re: [AMERICAN_ROAD] Digest Number 39 Welcome Nicole! Good to have you on board at American Road. I think all of us are going to learn a lot about our country's great vintage highways as time goes by. Feel free to contribute anytime about any highway. Jim R. ----- Original Message ----- From: <AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com> To: <AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Wednesday, January 29, 2003 4:31 AM Subject: [AMERICAN_ROAD] Digest Number 39 > Visit our homepage at: http://www.mockturtlepress.com > > To subscribe to AMERICAN ROAD magazine, PHONE TOLL-FREE 1-877-285-5434 WITH YOUR ORDER TODAY! > Or send payment to: Mock Turtle Press, PO Box 3168, Lynnwood, WA 98046-3168 > SUBSCRIPTION RATES: > 1 year (4 issues) for $15.95 > (save $3.85 off the newsstand price!) > 2 years (8 issues) for $27.95 > (save $11.65 off the newsstand price!) > > > For questions about the list, contact: AMERICAN_ROAD-owner@yahoogroups.com > > To SUBSCRIBE to this group, send an email to: AMERICAN_ROAD-subscribe@yahoogroups.com > > To UNSUBSCRIBE from this group, send an email to: > AMERICAN_ROAD-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > There is 1 message in this issue. > > Topics in this digest: > > 1. Hi all! > From: "Nicole <arizona66nms@yahoo.com>" <arizona66nms@yahoo.com> > > > ________________________________________________________________________ > ________________________________________________________________________ > > Message: 1 > Date: Tue, 28 Jan 2003 19:28:06 -0000 > From: "Nicole <>" <arizona66nms@yahoo.com> > Subject: Hi all! > > Hi guys! > > I finally joined! Glad to be a part of another "roadie" group.....it > will be interesting to learn about all the other great road trippin > roads there are out there. Route 66 will always have my heart....but > there really is so much more to explore out there. > > Thanks for the sending the info on how to join Pat! > > Nicole > > > > ________________________________________________________________________ > ________________________________________________________________________ > > > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ > > Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ADVERTISEMENT Visit our homepage at: http://www.mockturtlepress.com To subscribe to AMERICAN ROAD magazine, PHONE TOLL-FREE 1-877-285-5434 WITH YOUR ORDER TODAY! Or send payment to: Mock Turtle Press, PO Box 3168, Lynnwood, WA 98046-3168 SUBSCRIPTION RATES: 1 year (4 issues) for $15.95 (save $3.85 off the newsstand price!) 2 years (8 issues) for $27.95 (save $11.65 off the newsstand price!) For questions about the list, contact: AMERICAN_ROAD-owner@yahoogroups.com To SUBSCRIBE to this group, send an email to: AMERICAN_ROAD-subscribe@yahoogroups.com To UNSUBSCRIBE from this group, send an email to: AMERICAN_ROAD-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jim Ross Posted June 2, 2005 Report Share Posted June 2, 2005 Welcome Nicole! Good to have you on board at American Road. I think all of us are going to learn a lot about our country's great vintage highways as time goes by. Feel free to contribute anytime about any highway. Jim R. ----- Original Message ----- From: <AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com> To: <AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Wednesday, January 29, 2003 4:31 AM Subject: [AMERICAN_ROAD] Digest Number 39 > Visit our homepage at: http://www.mockturtlepress.com > > To subscribe to AMERICAN ROAD magazine, PHONE TOLL-FREE 1-877-285-5434 WITH YOUR ORDER TODAY! > Or send payment to: Mock Turtle Press, PO Box 3168, Lynnwood, WA 98046-3168 > SUBSCRIPTION RATES: > 1 year (4 issues) for $15.95 > (save $3.85 off the newsstand price!) > 2 years (8 issues) for $27.95 > (save $11.65 off the newsstand price!) > > > For questions about the list, contact: AMERICAN_ROAD-owner@yahoogroups.com > > To SUBSCRIBE to this group, send an email to: AMERICAN_ROAD-subscribe@yahoogroups.com > > To UNSUBSCRIBE from this group, send an email to: > AMERICAN_ROAD-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > There is 1 message in this issue. > > Topics in this digest: > > 1. Hi all! > From: "Nicole <arizona66nms@yahoo.com>" <arizona66nms@yahoo.com> > > > ________________________________________________________________________ > ________________________________________________________________________ > > Message: 1 > Date: Tue, 28 Jan 2003 19:28:06 -0000 > From: "Nicole <>" <arizona66nms@yahoo.com> > Subject: Hi all! > > Hi guys! > > I finally joined! Glad to be a part of another "roadie" group.....it > will be interesting to learn about all the other great road trippin > roads there are out there. Route 66 will always have my heart....but > there really is so much more to explore out there. > > Thanks for the sending the info on how to join Pat! > > Nicole > > > > ________________________________________________________________________ > ________________________________________________________________________ > > > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ > > Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Alex Burr Posted June 2, 2005 Report Share Posted June 2, 2005 U S 63 was run into Memphis in the 1930's and continued such until it was discontinued in 1999. Probably at that time it was co-signed west on I-40 to AR 11, U S 70 and whatever down into LA. Doesn't make much sense - but that's Arkansas for you, as my daughter says (she's married to an Arky, so should know!! LOL) Hudsonly, Alex B --- Rudyard Welborn <r.Welborn@worldnet.ATT.net> wrote: > Just to thorw my two cents in: the 1955 Rand McNally > Atlas has U.S. 63 > following 61 into Memphis but it looks like it ends > right after crossing the > river. That did not last; I recall going to Memphis > with my parents > starting in the late 60's and by that time 63 ended > at the intersection with > I-55. The extension into Louisiana is a relatively > new concoction; it comes > extremely close to Memphis but appears to veers west > at W. Memphis before > its trek south. A fairly old map of Ark that I have > has 61 following the > path of what is now SR77 through Jericho, Marion and > into W. Memphis; in > light of the fact that 77 starts right where 61 > enters onto I-55, that makes > sense. You need to continue your 61 trek into > Mississippi; it will take you > to Clarksdale and through the land of the Delta > Blues...when in Memphi > remember 1) ham is country cured; 2) cornbread is > not sweet, and 3) tea > is...Tsingtao, Kip > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Bob Reynolds" <roustabout@starband.net> > To: <AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com> > Sent: Saturday, January 17, 2004 5:36 PM > Subject: [AMERICAN_ROAD] Re: U S 63, 70 co-alignment > > > > --- In AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com, "Alex Burr" > <hester_nec@y...> > > wrote: > > > I was posting some of the pictures I took of > my recent road trip > > > across U S 64 and U S 70 and realized one of > them is a bit flaky, > > to > > > say the least. It was taken about a mile east > of Hazen (going by > > > the state route 11 sign tacked onto the bottom > of the sign post in > > > the photo) and indicates 70 and 63 run together > at this point - > > > however, if one looks closely at a highway map > of Arkansas U S > > > 63 does NOT run thru this area!!! In fact the > maps show 63 ends > > at > > > I-55 (except for a possible old alignment now > listed as AR 77 > > > running down toward Memphis). > > > > > > Anybody figure this one out?? > > > > The 2003 Rand McNally road atlas indicates > this is, in truth, > > the new alignment of US 63. It follows I-55 south > from Gilmore, AR, > > then west with I-40 to AR 11 through Hazen and > south to Stuttgart. > > Then it coaligns with US 79 to Pine Bluff. From > here, it follows AR > > 15 though Warren to Eldorado. Finally it follows > US 187 to Ruston, > > LA. > > > > Arkansas has had a number of realignments > over the past few > > years, including the creation of US 412 and the > extension of US 49 > > north from Brinkley to Piggot. Confusing, but > interesting. > > > > Have a safe trip home, Alex! > > > > BabyBoomerBob > > > > > > Visit our homepage at: > http://www.mockturtlepress.com > > > > To subscribe to AMERICAN ROAD magazine, PHONE > TOLL-FREE 1-877-285-5434 > WITH YOUR ORDER TODAY! > > Or send payment to: Mock Turtle Press, PO Box > 3168, Lynnwood, WA > 98046-3168 > > SUBSCRIPTION RATES: > > 1 year (4 issues) for $15.95 > > (save $3.85 off the newsstand price!) > > 2 years (8 issues) for $27.95 > > (save $11.65 off the newsstand price!) > > > > > > For questions about the list, contact: > AMERICAN_ROAD-owner@yahoogroups.com > > > > To SUBSCRIBE to this group, send an email to: > AMERICAN_ROAD-subscribe@yahoogroups.comTo POST a > message via e-mail, send it > to: AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com > > > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > To visit your group on the web, go to: > > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AMERICAN_ROAD/ > > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: > > AMERICAN_ROAD-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com > > > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: > > http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ > > > > > > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Hotjobs: Enter the "Signing Bonus" Sweepstakes http://hotjobs.sweepstakes.yahoo.com/signingbonus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest g_anderson_2@netzero.com Posted June 2, 2005 Report Share Posted June 2, 2005 Wolff's Diner finds a Texas Home 2-week trip from Stillwater saves restaurant once located in Albany Schenectady Daily Gazette By Eli Fanning Gazette Reporter Page 1. http://tinyurl.com/562em Page 2. http://tinyurl.com/6v6mg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Frank Brusca Posted June 2, 2005 Report Share Posted June 2, 2005 Dave, I really enjoyed reading your notes about Route 40 and the National Road. They brightened my day. Yes, Stewart was a very gifted and, as Larry McMurty stated in 'Roads', an underappreciated American writer. A good portion of his books have Route 40 interwoven in the text. Of course, 'U.S. 40' is most notable for being the first book ever written about a transcontinental U.S. Highway. A little bit of trivia about Stewart is that his book 'Storm' (which also takes place along Route 40) is the source for the idea of naming hurricanes! For the past few years I have been working on a 50-year update to the Stewart book. I am planning on including all 114 scenes plus about 25-30 unpublished scenes. The book (if published the way I envision it) will contain detailed maps and GPS information for other Stewart-philes. I would also like to include a CD-ROM with 360-degree panoramic VR scenes of each location. When I started the project, I was worried that I would find myself repeating the same themes of change on every scene. Fortunately, Stewart's choice of locations was just brilliant - in each scene there are so many unique qualities that I now find myself having to edit some ideas out. I've been working with Jack Stewart (George's son and 1950 trip companion) as well as the University of California where most of Stewart's materials now reside. I am pitching the book everywhere I can and hope to find a publisher before too long. I sense most publishers just don't think a book about Route 40 would sell - but we all know better! ;^) You should be happy to know that most of the right of way for the old National Road is still drivable. There are some sections that are closed to vehicular traffic, but the road remains available for travel and exploration. There is a great section just east of Englewood, Ohio that remains frozen in time. When the Miami Conservancy dams were built, the highway was rerouted slightly to the south. The original road was abandoned where it crossed the Miami and Stillwater Rivers. The section near Englewood passes through a cut in the hillside and looks much they way it did about 170 years ago. Frank Brusca Westerville, Ohio frank@route40.net Route 40 - America's Golden Highway www.route40.net - When we get [the Interstates] across the whole country, it will be possible to drive from New York to California without seeing a single thing. - John Steinbeck "Travels with Charley" (1963) -----Original Message----- From: [mailto:drivewdave@aol.com] Sent: Thursday, January 30, 2003 11:40 PM To: AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com Subject: [AMERICAN_ROAD] rambling on... It doesn't take much to get me going, at least in my mind. The writer mentioned an upcoming trip on US 40 which right away makes me think of George Stewart's classic book US 40. I first came across this book browsing the library shelves back in the 60s as a teen and it has stuck with me since, I finally picked up my own copy about 15 years ago. I still have not seen US 40 Revisited which uses the before and after or then and now type of format to document the changes of several decades. For anyone taking an in depth trip on this road or any other for that matter this book is a must, Stewart shows you new ways to better see and understand what is passing by the windows of your motorcar. But you don't have to leave home to feed your highway jones, the view from my window includes I-5 and I can infer three more alignments of the west coast artery, the original route of the Pacific Highway and two later US 99 routes. For a few years in the late 1920s the Pacific Highway was billed as "the world's longest paved highway" at somewhere around 1600 miles from Canada to Mexico. Since Mock Turtle Press has a Lynnwood WA address (US 99) this may be a matter of more than passing interest to the people there. Maybe somebody there could give an update on the status of one of the finest old gas stations in the galaxy, Keelers Korner. Jerry Shinn who has owned it since the 70s put it up for sale last year as he felt he was neglecting it. If any gas station is deserving of historic preservation status this one is but as far as I know this has not happened yet, at least not with any teeth in it. Keelers Korner is located on old 99 north of Lynnwood and may also be seen in various petroliana books. The rationale for all this rambling on is the open invitation to write about any highway. It's easy to do if you have the patience, it makes having the TV on a bit more justifiable, or sitting in front of a monitor for hours as far as that goes. One of my early favorite highways was in a sandpile in the front yard. I had a Hubley cast metal semi-trailer rig, the trailer is still here, it's doors disappeared years ago along with the tractor, a replacement would likely run in the low three digits. One thing that I remember from road building in the sand was how I would take a metal can and use it as a form for building an overpass. The sand should be damp so you can compact it, wiggle the can to loosen it and carefully pull it out and there you go, one overpass. Other early road related memories come from the influence of my dad who would point out 'the old road' and even drive on abandoned fragments sometimes. Since those early days cement concrete has been my pavement of choice. As we all know the vintage concrete is fast becoming a scarce commodity. Modern traffic loads and older design standards are incompatible in the minds of too many highway engineers it would seem. Here in Washington two major segments of the Pacific Highway were lost recently due to massive and drastic realignment. It is getting harder and harder to experience a real 1920s or 30s road. Hopefully American Road magazine will prove to be instrumental in counteracting the chronic forces of cultural amnesia. Pardon my glove, it's fun to lay it on real thick just like the way people do when they rhapsodize all romantic about the old roads. The deal is they are usually talking about the roadside with its colorful commercial architecture (what's left of it) and the actual road gets the back seat. For me there has always been visceral (gut level) pleasure in moving through space by automobile. I knew the inherent rightness of a banked curve long long before I ever learned of superelevation. As a child sometimes I would lie on my back on the 'package tray' under the rear window of our 1950 Ford Custom Six two door sedan and watch the electrical lines rise and fall, this was before seat belts obviously. I had the route from Tacoma to Seattle and back all memorized at an early age and would watch for the various landmarks. One of these was two large spherical tanks at Boeing Plant Two on E Marginal Way and many years later I learned they are for a wind tunnel next to the model shop. One tank is pumped void of air, then air from the other tank enters through a fairly small aperture at high speed for a few seconds. And of course just up the road is the spectacular Hat 'n Boots gas station where sometimes I could get my dad to stop and fill up. Obviously the roads are in my blood and I would not have it any other way. Speaking of US 40 I have long wondered what remains to be seen of the original National Road, I suspect there may still be parts of it around but I have not got the low down on this yet. Meanwhile, Happy Motoring, Dave Visit our homepage at: http://www.mockturtlepress.com To subscribe to AMERICAN ROAD magazine, PHONE TOLL-FREE 1-877-285-5434 WITH YOUR ORDER TODAY! Or send payment to: Mock Turtle Press, PO Box 3168, Lynnwood, WA 98046-3168 SUBSCRIPTION RATES: 1 year (4 issues) for $15.95 (save $3.85 off the newsstand price!) 2 years (8 issues) for $27.95 (save $11.65 off the newsstand price!) For questions about the list, contact: AMERICAN_ROAD-owner@yahoogroups.com To SUBSCRIBE to this group, send an email to: AMERICAN_ROAD-subscribe@yahoogroups.com To UNSUBSCRIBE from this group, send an email to: AMERICAN_ROAD-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Alex Burr Posted June 2, 2005 Report Share Posted June 2, 2005 Hi Jane, Sounds like a good trip - Memphis to Florida. You'll have to take U S 64 out of Memphis, tho, as 41 doesn't go into Memphis. 64 is a reasonbly good road, tho a bit crowded most of the way over toward Chatanooga. You'll have to take that across to I-64, where you'll have two choices. You can continue past I-64 on TN 50 a few miles and pick up 41 in Pelham, or you can go south a few miles on 64 to Monteagle and pick up 41 there. If you opt for 64 you'll get off at exit, uh, 124, Monteagle (W. Main Street) and head east under the interstate into Monteagle. 41 and 64 come together again in Jasper and continue together into Chatanooga, as I recall. That's what I have. Have a great trip when you do it. Hudsonly, Alex B --- Jane Dippel <vestaon66@yahoo.com> wrote: > I just did a great drive on 41 from Ariba, Ga. to > Ocala, Fla. I hope I am right that it continued to > Ocala. The number changed to 141 along the way. Some > towns I went throught were Arabi, Ashburn, Chula, > Tifton, Sparks, Cecil, Valadosta, Lake Park, Jasper, > White Springs, High Springs, Gainesville and into > Ocala. I visited the old town of Micanopy which was > beautiful. Then took a side trip the Cross Creek and > visited the Marjorie Rawlings home and park. This is > a beautiful area much like it was when she wrote > there. Also a visit to the Stephen Foster Park in > White Springs. White Springs was a spa many years > ago and it is now preserved. I enjoyed this trip so > much. The little towns I went through did show much > decay but people still resided in them and were so > nice. I would apperciate any in information you > have to share about 41 from Memphis through Florida. > Enjoyed what little I did of 41. I would like to > start in Memphis and do the trip through > Florida.....Thanks Jane > > > There are 4 messages in this issue. > > Topics in this digest: > > 1. Re: RE: Road Report > From: "jerrymc66" > 2. Re: Re: RE: Road Report > From: Bob Worley > 3. Boots Motel update > From: "rwarn17588" > 4. Re: road report > From: "Rudyard Welborn" > > > ________________________________________________________________________ > ________________________________________________________________________ > > Message: 1 > Date: Mon, 16 Feb 2004 09:37:20 -0600 > From: "jerrymc66" > Subject: Re: RE: Road Report > > > Lulu, > > As I said, I HAVE been photographing and documenting > these old slab > roads...for years! I luv 'em. > > The images will be posted...in an article someday. > (OK..maybe a teaser shot > on the group....sometime) > > It ain't procrastination, its obligation...I have a > book project, plus two > other articles to get out first! Thomas and I have > talked about such an > article, but decided to do the other stuff first > (including the Rte 66 > Department!) > > (Plus people keep wanting me to do paintings!) > > I drove one of the slabs yesterday afternoon..ahhh, > the "kathump-thump" of > the joints in the road. > > McJerry > > > > Message: 7 > > Date: Mon, 16 Feb 2004 02:32:54 EST > > From: Lulupic66@aol.com > > Subject: Re: RE: road report > > > > Jerry! > > You being the Road Geek that you are, don't have > any pictures/images of > > these old highways! > > You need to preserve this and post these images! > > From a > > "very Surprised" > > I am almost embarrassed for you! > > > > > > > > Lulu! > > PS I do understand the procrastination's stuff > > Love you Honey! > > > > > > > ________________________________________________________________________ > > > ________________________________________________________________________ > > > > > > Visit our homepage at: > http://www.mockturtlepress.com > > > > To subscribe to AMERICAN ROAD magazine, PHONE > TOLL-FREE 1-877-285-5434 > WITH YOUR ORDER TODAY! > > Or send payment to: Mock Turtle Press, PO Box > 3168, Lynnwood, WA > 98046-3168 > > SUBSCRIPTION RATES: > > 1 year (4 issues) for $15.95 > > (save $3.85 off the newsstand price!) > > 2 years (8 issues) for $27.95 > > (save $11.65 off the newsstand price!) > > > > > > For questions about the list, contact: > AMERICAN_ROAD-owner@yahoogroups.com > > > > To SUBSCRIBE to this group, send an email to: > AMERICAN_ROAD-subscribe@yahoogroups.comTo POST a > message via e-mail, send it > to: AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > > > > > > ________________________________________________________________________ > ________________________________________________________________________ > > Message: 2 > Date: Mon, 16 Feb 2004 07:46:45 -0800 (PST) > From: Bob Worley > Subject: Re: Re: RE: Road Report > > JerryMc, > > Since I am about an hour from Corcicana and my dad, > uncles and cousins have > lots of land in Navarro county, I would be very > interested in seeing what you > have to show...! > > Bob Worley > > --- jerrymc66 wrote: > > > > Lulu, > > > > As I said, I HAVE been photographing and > documenting these old slab > > roads...for years! I luv 'em. > > > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Finance: Get your refund fast by filing > online. > http://taxes.yahoo.com/filing.html > > > ________________________________________________________________________ > ________________________________________________________________________ > > Message: 3 > Date: Mon, 16 Feb 2004 17:12:25 -0000 > From: "rwarn17588" > Subject: Boots Motel update > > Walgreens interest waning > > By Dennis W. Sowers, Of The Press Staff > Walgreens apparently has pulled back from developing > the southwest > corner at Garrison and Central avenues, according to > one of the > property owners. > > "They said they didn't have any more interest," said > Vince Scott, who > owns the Boots Motel property with his wife Kristi. > "That just came > from them, the Walgreens' people. I don't know." > > Scott said the leasing firm negotiating for the > purchase of the > property stopped further discussions last Thursday. > > "There was a lot of interest in it," Scott said. 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Guest Rudyard Welborn Posted June 2, 2005 Report Share Posted June 2, 2005 I kinda brought my opine to the floor once before; as it got such a rousing reception then thought I would pull it out of the outbox...also, I to am against recertification...Tsingato, Kip ----- Original Message ----- From: Rudyard Welborn To: route66@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, January 12, 2004 7:13 PM Subject: Re: [route66] put 66 back I have often wondered why map companies etc. don't mark the road better..they put all sorts of other designations on their maps (some of which are visible by telescope)...and I do believe that the Natchez Trace, the Blue Ridge Parkway and the Skyline Drive are all marked (as I am sure are others that my feebility allows me to forget)...one thought: as Parks utilize the color brown for their signs, and as the historic route signs utilize the color brown, could not it be suggested (at least the States for their official maps, perhaps Rand McNally, that they mark the route on their maps in brown (with the historic marker like any other road) (and all other historic routes)--make that a new designation on their maps---god, I love pipe dreamin at 7 a.m.! Tsingtao, Kip ----- Original Message ----- From: edgewoodadvocate To: route66@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, January 11, 2004 11:02 PM Subject: [route66] put 66 back Here is my editorial in The Central New Mexico Advocate from last week to the state's legislators: Put 66 Back By J.A. Ueckert U.S. Route 66 was legally and officially decommissioned in 1985, but the road was once known as "Main Street USA" because of the sheer volume of cross country traffic it carried. The route then fell into disuse after completion of the nation's interstate highway system and many of the little towns and crossroads that sprang up to support the burgeoning highway traffic also withered and, in all too many cases, died. That was before Bob Audette in Barton, New Mexico and a legion of other Route 66 enthusiasts from across the country began raising hell and making a lot of noise about preserving the historical status of Route 66. Since then, Route 66 Associations have been formed in each of the 8 states the Route crossed, as well as several national organizations and a few world wide associations. What prompted Audette to support a 66 revitalization movement was a sense that something historically significant was about to be lost or forgotten. Others had a sense of nostalgia or romanticism about the old road. Whatever the motivation, Historic Route 66 has become the focus of worldwide attention and rejuvenation. Motels and roadside attractions are receiving more visitors. Some Europeans are shipping their autos across the Atlantic for the rare privilege of driving them on Route 66, or alternately, purchasing or leasing classic cars when they arrive in the country to drive on the "Mother Road", as it was named in John Steinbeck's dust bowl era novel, "The Grapes of Wrath." According to David Knudson, Executive Director of the National Historic Route 66 Federation, "In 2005, the South Essex Branch of the Triumph Owners Motor Cycle Club are planning to ship around fifteen bikes, riders and passengers to Chicago to ride Route 66 to LA. these bikes are 1960 - 1985 classic Motorcycles." The economic potential of Route 66 has grown dramatically since 1985 and New Mexico has established all of the old sections of Route 66 still open to traffic as a National Scenic Byway, but many of those sections remain either unmarked or marked with a variety of other numbers. For instance, in Gallup, what remains of Route 66 is labeled NM 118 while in Grants, the road is designated NM 117. From Budville to Laguna, it turns into NM 124 and from the east side of Albuquerque to the west side of Moriarty, the road is designated NM 333. When visitors come to travel the old road with road atlases and maps, they can't find Route 66, because it is not a real highway anymore. Therefore, it doesn't show up on the maps. The state wants to promote economic development and tourism but little has been accomplished to properly mark the road. The stretch of road between east side Moriarty and west side Albuquerque, for instance, remains one of the longest, most populated original pieces of Route 66 history. This area could quite naturally be transformed into a tourist magnet, if the tourists could only find us on a map. When asked at a recent Route 66 summit what the state could do to further economic development, one participant said, "Cooperation costs nothing." So, as the 2004 legislative session is about to begin, we invite the Governor, the Senators and Representative as well as Highway Department officials to put the "66" back on every piece of road from the Texas to the Arizona border. It doesn't matter if it is a city, county, state or unmarked piece of road, if it carries a "66" on it, (NM 66, CR 66, etc.) along with an occasional "Historic Route 66" marker, it will make it much easier for distant travelers to find it, spend time on it, and spend time in New Mexico businesses and attractions as well. Get your kicks on the Route 66 Mailing List! You can find our homepage at- http://www.fullcirclepros.com/66/index.htm Questions about this list - "route66-owner@yahoogroups.com" To Subscribe - send an eMail to "route66-subscribe@yahoogroups.com" TO UNSUBSCRIBE - send an eMail to "route66-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com" ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links a.. To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/route66/ b.. To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: route66-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com c.. Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service. 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Guest Fred M. Cain Posted June 2, 2005 Report Share Posted June 2, 2005 --- In AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com, "rwarn17588" <RWarn17588@a...> > > This is a most interesting development! Are you actively working > on > > this Ron? > > No, I'm not behind it, but I support the effort. Tommy Pike, > president of the Missouri Route 66 Association, said about a month > ago at a meeting I attended that he's working with the proper > bureaucrats to get the scenic byway designation in Missouri -- > including all the alignments, not just one. Patty Kuhn of the > Illinois Route 66 Heritage Project also is doing the same thing. > Ron Warnick > Belleville, IL I think it's wonderful that Patty and Tommy are taking the bull by the horns and are pursuing this. My hats off to them and I think we can all be thankful for their efforts. -Fred M. Cain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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