Guest WALTER HACKNEY Posted February 10, 2006 Report Share Posted February 10, 2006 I finally found time to drive my favorite local section of Highway 40 (Colfax Avenue) through Denver looking for "Harlequin" style Phillips 66 buildings as highlighted in the recent SCA Journal. I found five surviving buildings along the twenty plus miles, most on the east end in Aurora. Three are still gas stations, selling under the Sinclair brand. The other two are car repair facilities, the most notable being a bright yellow Meineke shop that has installed yellow bulbs on the lighting below the canopy making a striking night display amongst the surviving neon. I have also noted two other survivors on other streets. I am curious about other architectural details that can identify other brands and styles of gas stations. Many restaurant chains are well known and recognizable in their "afterlife", but I haven't seen much background on gas stations. Colfax has an old McDonalds stand, less arches, that serves as the office of a used car lot and several other identifiable building styles. A number of old drive-in restaurant buildings with canopies survive. Though probably wishful thinking, I hope that one of those may be reborn after seeing the popularity of the Sonic chain that has recently expanded their local presence. If anyone has some notes or can lead me toward any books or sources to research building styles I would be most appreciative. And as always, if anyone has an interest in Colfax Ave or Highway 40 and would like to correspond or compare notes please contact me privately. See you on the road -- Walt Hackney Gyrfal@Juno.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest rwarn17588 Posted February 10, 2006 Report Share Posted February 10, 2006 I just posted at www.route66news.org with a bunch of links, e-mails, names, snail mails, fax numbers and other stuff where you can contact the City of Albuquerque's Planning Commission and encourage them to preserve the historic El Vado Motel and preserve a key part of the city's Route 66 heritage. The title of the post is "How to Help the El Vado." Ordinarily, I'd post what I wrote here, except the darned Yahoo formatting breaks up the e-mail addresses. The resources you need are there. Go to it. Ron Warnick Tulsa, OK www.route66news.org Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Alex Posted February 10, 2006 Report Share Posted February 10, 2006 Hello everyone, I will be having to drive from Los Angeles to Austin, Texas in early November and I was wondering if there are any interesting things I could see on my way there. I will be on Hwy 10 for most of the trip. Thanks, Alex Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest rwarn17588 Posted February 10, 2006 Report Share Posted February 10, 2006 I have the information on my site, www.route66news.org I'd post it here, except there's a link that I can't retrieve here. Needless to say, it's pretty good news. Ron Warnick Tulsa, OK www.route66news.org Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jim Conkle Posted February 11, 2006 Report Share Posted February 11, 2006 I have looked at ordering Microsoft Windows XP Pro ad Office XP Pro. The costs are over $1,000.00 from the established sources. Lately I have been getting e-mail announcements about buying these for under $100.00. My problem is this; they come from an unknown source such as an Eastern European country or you have to download once again from an unknown source. Both methods make me feel a little worried. My question is have any of you ordered product this way and if so what were your results? I would like to save paying the big money but also do not want to waste the little money. I know that there are some of you out there that have forgotten more about computers, internet and software then I will ever know so I am turning to you. Please help I am open to your suggestions and advice. Thanks 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 www.cart66pf.org --- 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Alex Burr Posted February 11, 2006 Report Share Posted February 11, 2006 Jim, My take is simple - if it looks to good to be true, it probably is. Put another way, is it worth spending, say $800, for a probably knock off and winding up spending another however much to get your computer back to normal or even possibly messing up your computer so badly you may have to have a professional bring it back or, worst case scenario, having to buy a new computer. Besides, you cannot know if the cheaper offer will also offer support if you have a problem with the product. In the long run more expensive might just be cheaper. That's the view from my soap box (PS - I personally think American business is out to rip us all off in the first place, but sometimes it's the only game in town.) Hudsonly, Alex Burr --- Jim Conkle <jim@cart66pf.org> wrote: > I have looked at ordering Microsoft Windows XP Pro > ad Office XP Pro. The > costs are over $1,000.00 from the established > sources. Lately I have been > getting e-mail announcements about buying these for > under $100.00. My > problem is this; they come from an unknown source > such as an Eastern > European country or you have to download once again > from an unknown source. > Both methods make me feel a little worried. > > > > My question is have any of you ordered product this > way and if so what were > your results? I would like to save paying the big > money but also do not want > to waste the little money. I know that there are > some of you out there that > have forgotten more about computers, internet and > software then I will ever > know so I am turning to you. Please help I am open > to your suggestions and > advice. > > > > Thanks > > > > 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 > > www.cart66pf.org > > > > > --- > 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 > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been > removed] > > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? All your favorites on one personal page – Try My Yahoo! http://my.yahoo.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Bob Reynolds Posted February 12, 2006 Report Share Posted February 12, 2006 --- In AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com, "Denny Gibson" <denny@d...> wrote: > > I was in Tazewell about a year ago and have some vague recollection of > looking briefly for some attraction I was then aware of. I'm sure it was > Rose's Station that I was looking for and, after seeing your pictures, I > wish I had persevered. Next time. One point I forgot to mention about Rose's is it is only open on weekdays. > > DeLorme & Garmin identified that > bridge on TN-375 as the William P Harrell Bridge. Thanks for supplying the last piece in a 43 year old puzzle! Now to tackle those fossils... Happy Motoring, BabyBoomerBob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Russell S. Rein Posted February 12, 2006 Report Share Posted February 12, 2006 Jim, I don't know if this is an option but - students are able to buy Microsoft software at exceptional discounts. A good source is larger college bookstores. ypsi-slim On Fri, 26 Nov 2004 10:26:22 -0800 "Jim Conkle" <jim@cart66pf.org> writes: I have looked at ordering Microsoft Windows XP Pro ad Office XP Pro. The costs are over $1,000.00 from the established sources. Lately I have been getting e-mail announcements about buying these for under $100.00. My problem is this; they come from an unknown source such as an Eastern European country or you have to download once again from an unknown source. Both methods make me feel a little worried. My question is have any of you ordered product this way and if so what were your results? I would like to save paying the big money but also do not want to waste the little money. I know that there are some of you out there that have forgotten more about computers, internet and software then I will ever know so I am turning to you. Please help I am open to your suggestions and advice. Thanks 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 www.cart66pf.org --- 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 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 Sponsor ADVERTISEMENT 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 the Yahoo! Terms of Service. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest rwarn17588 Posted February 12, 2006 Report Share Posted February 12, 2006 Another site posted an exclusive of this in the past 2 hours. You can read about it and other things on "Cars" at this new post. http://rwarn17588.wordpress.com/2005/11/15...s-movie-poster/ Ron Warnick Tulsa, OK www.route66news.org Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest David G. Clark Posted February 12, 2006 Report Share Posted February 12, 2006 Mark: Thanks for your very insightful reflections and comments on the early roads southwest out of Chicago. As I continue to add to my site, I will be incorporating much of what you discuss--the Indian trails, the "railroad" alignments (which you refer to as the road through the coal towns, which is also very accurate), etc. The picture I am getting as I work through this research is that the choice of highway and the paths that were upgraded to "hard roads" always, of course, had a purpose--the extreme expense of improving roads was not done lightly. There had to be a potential benefit. As the years went by, those potential benefits and the needs might shift, and so hard roads would be built in different locations. By the 1915-1926 era, the benefit of marking the best through- highways so that travellers could find their way became a priority to many, and this marking occurred in several different ways, depending upon the purpose. In the case of the named motor trails, the purpose was often to benefit the businesses or municipalities who were monetary backers of the trail, and so the exact routing might shift based on who was paying for the signs. In the case of the early Illinois state route (State Bond Issue, or SBI highways) the legislature mandated specific municipalities to be servied by each route, and gave the state highway department authority to specify specific alignments. Existing good roads, and existing commercial enterprises, would always be a factor in the choice of alignment, but the criteria involved in routing a privately funded named trail vs. choosing the path of a publicly- funded highway differed enough to make the type of diversions you speak of, especially north of Joliet. This is a facsinating subject, I believe, and it is one that I intend to pursue to a great degree of depth on the website as time permits. 66 is indeed a hybrid of many earlier paths, and the forces that formed our beloved Mother Road in the Chicago area can be traced all the way back to at least 1673, the first recorded visit to the area by people of European descent. (In some case, such as the section of 66 along Ogden Avenue, Joliet Road, IL 126, and I-55 in DuPage Copunty, the path was blazed by native Americans perhaps thousands of years ago). This is a LOT of ground to cover, so it is going to take me a long time to get it all out there, so bear with me! http://windycityroadwarrior.com/Stories/Pontiac_Trail.html Dave Clark Windy City Road Warrior --- In AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com, Mark <mburic231@y...> wrote: > > Thanks for linking your new info Dave. I've been > doing some of my own research on Route 66; the reason > it became in 1926 as we now know(and the latter > alignments) and the pre existing trails that help > established it. > > By looking at the 1917 map on your site a lot of > things came into more focus. First of all it looks to > me what was the Pontiac trail was only truly part of > Route 66 from Dwight southward. The map shows the > Pontiac trail going from Dwight, straight north to > Morris, then turns east on what is Route 6 until it > enters Joliet. Then continuing up what is ROute > 171/Archer Ave. In other words, from Dwight to > Joliet, The Pontiac trail and Route 66 were not the > same. > > After reading many sources, all sorts of trails and > roads are named from pre Route 66 around Chicago. > Chicago Trail, Ottawa trail, Buffalo Trail, Plank > Road, High Plains Road - and of course The Pontiac > Trail. From looking at your site, giving an > explanation to the 'why' Route 66's terminus was at > Jackson Blvd.; being the geographical center of the > city, it makes it clear that Route 66 was simply a > hybrid of many trails and roads to get to St. Louis > with the least resistance. Not simply the old Pontiac > Trail as it seems it is simply refered to as a soul > descendent. > > So if we start in Chicago and work westward, 1st road > is Jackson Blvd., the only true Euro/American based > road, to Plank Road(Ogden Ave.), then that works down > to what would essentially be IL 126(Chicago trial) > *if* Route 66 wasn't made as a National highway. Then > at Welco corners it turned south. I don't know what > road or trail this was pre SBI4/Route66 but it must > have been a northern spur to get to the river and I&M > Canal and parallel the real Pontiac trail(Archer > Ave/171)on the other side of the Des Plains river and > canal - until meeting at Joliet. > > At Joliet - the last leg before we get to the real > Pontiac trail, going straight south, 1st hitting the > town of Elwood; a railroad town from about the 1850s > - I think. Then to Wilmington, a very old river town. > The final ~10 miles is towns that were all > essentially started as coal towns starting ~1850s > also. > > Essentially it sounds like this last leg between > Joliet and Dwight came into traveling signifigance not > because of Indian trails but because of the string of > coal towns and the railroad they promoted through this > area. > > I don't know of how heavily this area was used for > traveling(If really at all) in the Indian and trading > days but it seems like the pre-city-of-Chicago main > travel route would have been on the true Pontiac Trail > through Dwight/Morris to Joliet and not the 1926 Rt.66 > alignment via Dwight/Wilmington to Joliet. > > Anyway that's some of my take on the why's of Route 66 > and, in the Chicago area, as not really the Pontiac > Trail but a hybrid of several OTHER different roads > and trails. > > > Regards, > > Mark > Buric > > > --- "David G. Clark" <dave@w...> > wrote: > > > I just finished a large new section for my website, > > something I have > > been comtemplating ever since I first started the > > site a few years > > ago. I am trying to create a place on the web to > > present my research > > as it progresses. The pages I just finished are the > > first part of that > > project, and I would welcome critical comments. > > > > The new section(s) can all me accessed from this > > URL: > > > > > http://windycityroadwarrior.com/Stories/Pontiac_Trail.html > > > > or you can go to my home page, > > www.windycityroadwarrior.com and click > > on the link for "On the Trail of the Named Highways > > from Chicago to > > the Southwest," which is the title of the new > > section. The purpose of > > this new section is to present research, including > > sections of primary > > sources, images, photos, postcards, and other > > artifacts and documents > > to illustrate the history of transportation, > > especially roadbuilding, > > in the years running up to the creation of the U.S. > > Highways leading > > to and from Chicago (arguably the transportation hub > > of the country > > for most of the 19th and 20th centuries). > > > > I have tested these new pages with Firefox and > > Netscape and everything > > seems to be working fairly well. If anyone finds any > > bad links or > > images that will not load, let me know. I would > > appreciate comments on > > the content as well. > > > > Thanks, and (hopefully) enjoy! > > > > Dave Clark > > WindyCityRoadWarrior.com > > http://www.windycityroadwarrior.com > > > > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! 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Guest terry12622000 Posted February 12, 2006 Report Share Posted February 12, 2006 Well I'm late for Christmas but I hope everyone had a Merry one and May you all have a good 2005.We never got any snow in my part of TN. except for a little spitting last week but I hear up near the KY. border they got quiet a bit.--- In AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com, roadmaven@a... wrote: > Merry Christmas & Season's Greetings & Happy Holidays everyone! Like many of > you, we too got hit with heavy snow this week. Speedway, IN got 9" in less > than 6 hours by early Thursday morning. We awoke to this Thursday: > _ (http://tinyurl.com/4k9ww) My office even closed for the > day, giving me my first "snow day" since high school! :-) > > Pat B. > _ (http://roadtripmemories.com) > > > Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest terry12622000 Posted February 12, 2006 Report Share Posted February 12, 2006 Nice meeting you.--- In AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com, "Toshio Koshimizu" <t-koshi@n...> wrote: > My name is Toshio Koshimizu. I'm living in Yokohama, Japan. I just joined > your e-Group. > We (my wife and I) love driving trip. We had 16 trips since 1966, in USA, > Canada, Australia > and New Zealand. It took two to three weeks each time. I posted photo album > and trip report > (written in Japanese) of these 16 trips on my web site. > I made English Version of my pages of last two trips (Route 66 in Spring and > Atlantic Canada > & New England in Autumn 2004). I'd appreciate if you give me your comment. > URL are as follows: > Route 66: http://www.isao-net.com/driving/R66/English/index.html > Atlantic Canada: http://www.isao- net.com/driving/canada2/canada2e/index.html > > > > Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest not007not Posted February 12, 2006 Report Share Posted February 12, 2006 My suggestion for a Christmas gift, as well as for using to add interest to your own drives around Indiana, is Remembrance, Faith, & Fancy--Outdoor Public Sculpture in Indiana, by Glory-June Greiff. And for something completely unrelated http://www.museumofhoaxes.com/hoax/aprilfool/comments/830/ LA Highways Close for Repairs In 1987 a Los Angeles disc jockey announced that on April 8 the LA highway system would be shut down for repairs for an entire month. This was alarming news in LA where it's necessary to use the highway to get almost anywhere. The radio station immediately received hundreds of frantic calls in response to the announcement, and the California Highway Patrol reported that they were also flooded with calls throughout the day. The station later admitted that it was stunned by the intensity of the public reaction to the hoax. A representative from the California Department of Transportation called the station's managers to share their opinion of the prank. Reportedly "they didn't think it was very funny." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest rudkip@sbcglobal.net> Posted March 1, 2006 Report Share Posted March 1, 2006 By the by, you probably knew this, but 61 North of Jackson was originally SR 25--SR 25 used to go from the Mo Ark Border (down by Cardwell, MO) to Crystal City, MO...Tsingtao Kip ----- Original Message ----- From: "Denny Gibson" <denny@dennygibson.com> To: "AMERICAN_ROAD" <AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Monday, January 02, 2006 10:10 PM Subject: [AMERICAN_ROAD] US-79, US-61, & some Old 66 > On Wednesday I left home and headed toward Memphis. The next step turned out > to be US-61 north to St Louis with a jog through Dexter and stretch of > MO-25. Then it was Historic 66 to a bit beyond Rolla and US-50 home. I met > up with group member Alex > Burr in Memphis and spent New Year's Eve in Rolla with some local roadies > and some Indiana travelers including this group's moderators. > > I'm back home now and ready (cough, cough) to return to work tomorrow. The > six day trip is up at > www.dennygibson.com/memphis2005 > > Denny Gibson > Cincinnati, OH > www.DennyGibson.com > > > > 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 big_ugly_mich@yahoo.com Posted March 1, 2006 Report Share Posted March 1, 2006 Glenrio is unique (to the best of my knowledge) because you can leave one side of town and get to the other half an hour (or so) before you left. In New Mexico, Glenrio is in the Mountain time zone, and in Texas, it's in the Central time zone. There are several towns that cross state lines, but no other ones that cross time zones, unless someone can correct me on that point. Even if you don't think that's cool, it's an old west town of first stripe. --- In AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com, "Rudyard Welborn" <r.Welborn@w...> wrote: > If you are going to make it on 40 to the TX/NM border, make a stop in > Glenrio (I think it is the last exit in TX; it is BR 40)...it is probably > one of the great lonesome stretches you'll drive and Glenrio is one of the > coolest ghost towns you will ever encounter...not far off the interstate and > worth the diversion! Tsingtao Kip > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "spencerowens" <spennyd@h...> > To: <AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com> > Sent: Friday, January 14, 2005 4:23 PM > Subject: [AMERICAN_ROAD] First Timer > > > > > > > > > > I'm going to be travelling from Kansas City to Phoenix in a couple > > of weeks. I plan on heading down to Oklahoma City via the I-35, and > > then west on I-40. I don't have a TON of time, but I would like to > > take advantage of the trip. This'll be my first time to drive over > > that part of the country rather than fly over it. Like I said, I > > don't have a ton of time, but I do want to see the highlights along > > the way. > > > > Can anyone provide any advice as to what I should DEFINITELY see, > > and things that I SHOULD see if I have extra time? > > > > Thanks in advance for any replies. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > 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@y... 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 Chris Posted March 1, 2006 Report Share Posted March 1, 2006 Sorry about all that kids! Perhaps I should have "shorter linked" it? http://makeashorterlink.com/?L10923E3A http://makeashorterlink.com/?O31952E3A http://makeashorterlink.com/?M22912E3A Also parts of this may not be for the "faint of bandwidth". Sorry again for any confusion . . . Chris --- In AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com, "Denny Gibson" <denny@d...> wrote: > I put the lines together but I didn't put "2 & 2" together. I noticed the > split address and pasted it back together before I tried it so I didn't see > the ID request that Kip saw. I then gave the right answer to the wrong > question:-) I gotta work on that. > > --Denny > > -----Original Message----- > From: John Sullivan [mailto:xploreusa@y...] > Sent: Friday, January 14, 2005 11:51 AM > To: AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com > Subject: Re: [AMERICAN_ROAD] The American Road, (Part I, II and III) > > > Look closely at the link you are clicking on from the original e-mail. > Notice that the link is broken, because it is long. There is an additional > line of the link below the first one, in each of the three films. Correct > this by copying the orphaned segment of the link and after clicking on the > clickable truncated part of the link, paste that missing part of the link > right at the end of the website address you will see in the website address > box (probably at the top of your browser window). It sounds complicated, but > once you learn, it is very simple. > > John > > Rudyard Welborn <r.Welborn@w...> wrote: > It sez you must supply an ID...how do you do that? Tsingtao Kip > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "chris" <chris@e...> > To: <AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com> > Sent: Thursday, January 13, 2005 10:15 PM > Subject: [AMERICAN_ROAD] The American Road, (Part I, II and III) > > > > > > The American Road, (Part I, II and III) > > > > Shows development of transportation in the United States during the > > first half of the 20th century, emphasizing growth of automobile > > industry, roads and highways. > > > > Production Company: Ford Motor Company > > Audio/Visual: sound, B&W > > > > > > > http://www.archive.org/movies/details-db.p...lection=preling er&collection > > id=american_road_1 > > > http://www.archive.org/movies/details-db.p...lection=preling er&collection > > id=american_road_2 > > > http://www.archive.org/movies/details-db.p...lection=preling er&collection > > id=american_road_3 > > > > > > Search "Automobiles" in all media types. > > http://www.archive.org/ > > > > I'll apologize now for making your cup of coffee go cold. . . Chris > > > > > > Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest roaddog_rt66 Posted March 1, 2006 Report Share Posted March 1, 2006 Eastern NC barbeque is like none other that I've ever had and unless a person has tried it, it would be hard to explain, but I'll try. I know Matt knows what it is, because Parker's is every bit as good as Wilber's. I probably shouldn't have said that as in eastern Carolina, this could be cause for a shootin' war as people take their bbq very seriously. Plus, I was born in Goldsboro and spent a lot of my early life there. First, it is pulled pork, not beef. Then it has a vinegarbase instead of tomato and cooked for a long time over hickory wood. My own favorite way to eat it is with coleslaw sharing the fork at the same mouthful so I always order double on the slaw and forego the potato salad. Greensboro to Goldsboro is probably a little over 100 miles. However, if you come across a Smithfield's Barbeque anywhere, go to that as I like it too. There are quite a few Smithfield's BBQ places. I just went on the internet and they have a site at http://www.smithfieldschicken.com.html I see there are ones in Raleigh and Garner, a lot closer to Greensboro. You can find their locations on the site. I have also heard there is a bit of controversy concerning the relative merits of bbq from the eastern and western parts of NC. I think it would be great if we could get some of that great eastern Carolina bbq here in Illinois. By the way, what is a Merlefest? Merle Haggard? Keep on Down that Two Lane Highway. -- RoadDog --- In AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com, <thehinge@m...> wrote: > > I know what you're talking about, roaddog. Ever been to > Parker's BBQ in Wilson, NC.? It's very good, too. I may fly > into Greensboro for the Merlefest music fest this > spring...how far is Goldsboro from Greensboro? > > Matt Smallwood > > > > > > On Mon, 02 Jan 2006 14:44:39 -0000 > "roaddog_rt66" <roaddog_rt66@y...> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > Remember to check out some of that great eastern North > > Carolina > > barbeque, push it around with hushpuppies, and wash it > > down with > > sweet tea. > > > > On your way back, if you have time, take US 70 and stop > > at Wilber's > > BarbeQue on the US-70 bypass in Goldsboro, NC. Not > > only is the bbq > > superb, but the interior is pure southern dining at its > > finest. > > > > Go downtown and check out the Record Rack which, sadly to > > say, is > > closing after operating since 1972. You can pick up > > some Beach > > Music CDs and Stan Hartley will be happy to assist you in > > your > > selection. I hate to see another of the mom and pop > > record stores > > closing. > > > > You might be wondering just what Beach Music is. > > Most of you > > probably immediately thought of the Beach Boys or Jan and > > Dean. > > That would be very wrong. It is R&B and many > > other influences > > dating from the 50s to the present. It has a very > > distinct beat you > > can dance to. The dance is called the Shag (NC's > > state dance), and > > I'm not talking about the shag in England. It is > > sort of like a > > slow bop. > > > > To get a good idea of it, and you go to beachshag on the > > internet > > and listen to Fessa John Hook's Endless Summer > > network. > > http://www.beachshag.com > > > > Also, check out the Fort Fisher Museum near the end of > > 421. This is > > a little-known, but very pivotal battle near the end of > > the Civil > > War. Right now, they have an Armstrong 100 pdr. > > cannon on temporary > > loan from West Point as well as a Whitworth cannon, one > > of the most > > advanced pieces of artillery at the time. You can > > also learn about > > the blockade and blockade-running. > > > > > > Keep on Down that Two Lane Highway and a Happy New > > Year.--RoadDog > > > > > > > > > > -- In AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com, "Bob > > Reynolds" > > roustabout@s... wrote: > > > > > > --- In AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com, "Russell > > S. Rein" > > > Ypsi-slim@j... wrote: > > > > > > > > I can't remember but I believe I was on it > > today. This is day 3 > > of > > > my US > > > > 421 trip. > > > > Started out Thursday in Michigan City, IN and > > made it into > > > Wilmington, NC > > > > tonite. > > > > I left Bristol, VA this morning - the first > > part of the trip > > today thru > > > > TN was a crazy > > > > rollercoaster mountain drive. 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Guest roaddog_rt66 Posted March 1, 2006 Report Share Posted March 1, 2006 Got you on the bbq hungers. I haven't been to Arkansas, but am sure they have great barbeque there. However, I'm sure it is not the same as eastern Carolina. However, I pretty much like any bbq unless it is too hot like that habanero pepper. Incidently, I had my first encounter with a piece of habanero a few months ago at a Bloody Mary bar. I will look at any stuffed olives I put into my drink from now on. We visited Kansas City once and went to a place I think was called Arthur something or another. It is a very famous place, but I can't remember the name right now. This was fantastic stuff and came piled high on a bun. It served as lunch the next day. This gets me hungry for bbq, and I just had it three times last week. I can't get Carolina bbq here in Illinois. Like they say, when in Carolina, eat bbq. Keep on Down that Two Lane Highway. -- RoadDog In AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com, "bugo" <bugo@h...> wrote: > > --- In AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com, "roaddog_rt66" > <roaddog_rt66@y...> wrote: > > > > Remember to check out some of that great eastern North Carolina > > barbeque, push it around with hushpuppies, and wash it down with > > sweet tea. > > Now you're speaking my language here! > > > On your way back, if you have time, take US 70 and stop at > Wilber's > > BarbeQue on the US-70 bypass in Goldsboro, NC. Not only is the > bbq > > superb, but the interior is pure southern dining at its finest. > > Does anybody know any good BBQ joints in Little Rock, Arkansas? I'm > in the process of moving there, and the place I used to get BBQ > from, Jo-Jo's, has closed. (While I was writing this post, I > typed "Jo-Jo's" into Yahoo Yellow Pages, and a listing came up for a > Jo-Jo's in Sherwood. I'll have to check it out next time I'm up > there. Stay tuned for details). I've lived in Arkansas most of my > life, and Jo-Jo's was the only place I ever went to in Little Rock > because it was so good. I went to Whole Hog BBQ once, but the BBQ > was too salty. There's an excellent BBQ joint in Conway, Smitty's. > They have several different sauces: regular mild, shack, sweet, and > several different levels of hot. One day, I decided to try the hot > sauce, and I couldn't eat more than 3 bites. I later found out it > was flavored with habanero pepper, which explans the heat. There is > also a Corky's in LR, but I always found Corky's a bit bland. > Shorty Smalls' sauce is Jack Daniels whiskey based, but I don't > really like BBQ that tastes like liquor. Anyway, does anybody have > any BBQ joints in Little Rock to recommend? > > I lived in Kansas City for a couple of years, and I ended up gaining > about 40 pounds that I have since lost, which can partially be > blamed on the excellent BBQ available in KC. I would recommend > Gates and LC's if you're ever in the area and hungry for BBQ. > > Now I'm hungry for BBQ. > Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest thehinge@magpage.com> Posted March 1, 2006 Report Share Posted March 1, 2006 Merlefest was named after Merle Watson, the deceased brother to Doc Watson, the North Carolina folk singer. It's held the last weekend of April (Thurs-Sunday) on the campus of Wilkes Community College in North Wilkesboro, NC. 40-50 acts attend every year. If you like bluegrasss and old-timey country music, I highly recommend the festival. North Wilkesboro about 60 miles east of Winston-Salem on US 421, so it's an easy drive from that area. I definitely plan on attending this spring. Check out the list of musicians at merlefest.org, Roaddog. Matt Smallwood On Tue, 03 Jan 2006 16:07:47 -0000 "roaddog_rt66" <roaddog_rt66@yahoo.com> wrote: > > > > > Eastern NC barbeque is like none other that I've ever had > and unless > a person has tried it, it would be hard to explain, but > I'll try. I > know Matt knows what it is, because Parker's is every bit > as good as > Wilber's. I probably shouldn't have said that as in > eastern > Carolina, this could be cause for a shootin' war as > people take > their bbq very seriously. Plus, I was born in Goldsboro > and spent a > lot of my early life there. > > First, it is pulled pork, not beef. Then it has a > vinegarbase > instead of tomato and cooked for a long time over hickory > wood. My > own favorite way to eat it is with coleslaw sharing the > fork at the > same mouthful so I always order double on the slaw and > forego the > potato salad. > > Greensboro to Goldsboro is probably a little over 100 > miles. > However, if you come across a Smithfield's Barbeque > anywhere, go to > that as I like it too. There are quite a few > Smithfield's BBQ > places. I just went on the internet and they have a > site at > http://www.smithfieldschicken.com.html I see there > are ones in > Raleigh and Garner, a lot closer to Greensboro. You > can find their > locations on the site. > > I have also heard there is a bit of controversy > concerning the > relative merits of bbq from the eastern and western parts > of NC. > > I think it would be great if we could get some of that > great eastern > Carolina bbq here in Illinois. > > By the way, what is a Merlefest? Merle Haggard? > > Keep on Down that Two Lane Highway. -- RoadDog > > > > > > > --- In AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com, > <thehinge@m...> wrote: > > > > I know what you're talking about, roaddog. > Ever been to > > Parker's BBQ in Wilson, NC.? It's very good, too. I > may fly > > into Greensboro for the Merlefest music fest this > > spring...how far is Goldsboro from Greensboro? > > > > Matt Smallwood > > > > > > > > > > > > On Mon, 02 Jan 2006 14:44:39 -0000 > > "roaddog_rt66" > <roaddog_rt66@y...> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Remember to check out some of that great > eastern North > > > Carolina > > > barbeque, push it around with hushpuppies, and > wash it > > > down with > > > sweet tea. > > > > > > On your way back, if you have time, take US 70 > and stop > > > at Wilber's > > > BarbeQue on the US-70 bypass in Goldsboro, > NC. Not > > > only is the bbq > > > superb, but the interior is pure southern > dining at its > > > finest. > > > > > > Go downtown and check out the Record Rack > which, sadly to > > > say, is > > > closing after operating since 1972. > You can pick up > > > some Beach > > > Music CDs and Stan Hartley will be happy to > assist you in > > > your > > > selection. I hate to see another of > the mom and pop > > > record stores > > > closing. > > > > > > You might be wondering just what Beach Music > is. > > > Most of you > > > probably immediately thought of the Beach Boys > or Jan and > > > Dean. > > > That would be very wrong. It is > R&B and many > > > other influences > > > dating from the 50s to the present. It has a > very > > > distinct beat you > > > can dance to. The dance is called the > Shag (NC's > > > state dance), and > > > I'm not talking about the shag in > England. It is > > > sort of like a > > > slow bop. > > > > > > To get a good idea of it, and you go to > beachshag on the > > > internet > > > and listen to Fessa John Hook's Endless Summer > > > network. > > > http://www.beachshag.com > > > > > > Also, check out the Fort Fisher Museum near the > end of > > > 421. This is > > > a little-known, but very pivotal battle near > the end of > > > the Civil > > > War. Right now, they have an > Armstrong 100 pdr. > > > cannon on temporary > > > loan from West Point as well as a Whitworth > cannon, one > > > of the most > > > advanced pieces of artillery at the > time. You can > > > also learn about > > > the blockade and blockade-running. > > > > > > > > > Keep on Down that Two Lane Highway and a Happy > New > > > Year.--RoadDog > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- In AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com, > "Bob > > > Reynolds" > > > roustabout@s... wrote: > > > > > > > > --- In AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com, > "Russell > > > S. Rein" > > > > Ypsi-slim@j... wrote: > > > > > > > > > > I can't remember but I > believe I was on it > > > today. This is day 3 > > > of > > > > my US > > > > > 421 trip. > > > > > Started out Thursday in > Michigan City, IN and > > > made it into > > > > Wilmington, NC > > > > > tonite. > > > > > I left Bristol, VA this > morning - the first > > > part of the trip > > > today thru > > > > > TN was a crazy > > > > > rollercoaster mountain > drive. More on > > > this later. > > > > > > > > > > Happy new year everyone!! > > > > > > > > > > ypsi-slim > > > > > > > > > > On Sat, 31 Dec 2005 19:36:32 > EST > > > egyptianzipper@a... writes: > > > > > In a message dated 12/31/05 > 9:58:34 AM Eastern > > > Standard Time, > > > > > hester_nec@y... writes: > > > > > I have a trivia question for > everyone this > > > morning - where doe U > > > S > > > > > highways 60, 61 and 62 > intersect??? > > > > > > > > > > > ==================================================================== > > > > > And where to US routes 221, > 321 and 421 > > > intersect? > > > > > > > > > > Tom Hoffman > > > > > Pearisburg VA > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > That would be Boone, NC > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > 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@y... 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Guest thehinge@magpage.com> Posted March 1, 2006 Report Share Posted March 1, 2006 And by the way, Roaddog, where do you live in Illinois? My extended family almost entirely live within a fifty mile radius of Effingham on the US 40/I-70 corridor. My parents both grew up in that area. I live in Wilmington, DE, where I grew up. Matt Smallwood On Tue, 03 Jan 2006 16:07:47 -0000 "roaddog_rt66" <roaddog_rt66@yahoo.com> wrote: > > > > > Eastern NC barbeque is like none other that I've ever had > and unless > a person has tried it, it would be hard to explain, but > I'll try. I > know Matt knows what it is, because Parker's is every bit > as good as > Wilber's. I probably shouldn't have said that as in > eastern > Carolina, this could be cause for a shootin' war as > people take > their bbq very seriously. Plus, I was born in Goldsboro > and spent a > lot of my early life there. > > First, it is pulled pork, not beef. Then it has a > vinegarbase > instead of tomato and cooked for a long time over hickory > wood. My > own favorite way to eat it is with coleslaw sharing the > fork at the > same mouthful so I always order double on the slaw and > forego the > potato salad. > > Greensboro to Goldsboro is probably a little over 100 > miles. > However, if you come across a Smithfield's Barbeque > anywhere, go to > that as I like it too. There are quite a few > Smithfield's BBQ > places. I just went on the internet and they have a > site at > http://www.smithfieldschicken.com.html I see there > are ones in > Raleigh and Garner, a lot closer to Greensboro. You > can find their > locations on the site. > > I have also heard there is a bit of controversy > concerning the > relative merits of bbq from the eastern and western parts > of NC. > > I think it would be great if we could get some of that > great eastern > Carolina bbq here in Illinois. > > By the way, what is a Merlefest? Merle Haggard? > > Keep on Down that Two Lane Highway. -- RoadDog > > > > > > > --- In AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com, > <thehinge@m...> wrote: > > > > I know what you're talking about, roaddog. > Ever been to > > Parker's BBQ in Wilson, NC.? It's very good, too. I > may fly > > into Greensboro for the Merlefest music fest this > > spring...how far is Goldsboro from Greensboro? > > > > Matt Smallwood > > > > > > > > > > > > On Mon, 02 Jan 2006 14:44:39 -0000 > > "roaddog_rt66" > <roaddog_rt66@y...> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Remember to check out some of that great > eastern North > > > Carolina > > > barbeque, push it around with hushpuppies, and > wash it > > > down with > > > sweet tea. > > > > > > On your way back, if you have time, take US 70 > and stop > > > at Wilber's > > > BarbeQue on the US-70 bypass in Goldsboro, > NC. Not > > > only is the bbq > > > superb, but the interior is pure southern > dining at its > > > finest. > > > > > > Go downtown and check out the Record Rack > which, sadly to > > > say, is > > > closing after operating since 1972. > You can pick up > > > some Beach > > > Music CDs and Stan Hartley will be happy to > assist you in > > > your > > > selection. I hate to see another of > the mom and pop > > > record stores > > > closing. > > > > > > You might be wondering just what Beach Music > is. > > > Most of you > > > probably immediately thought of the Beach Boys > or Jan and > > > Dean. > > > That would be very wrong. It is > R&B and many > > > other influences > > > dating from the 50s to the present. It has a > very > > > distinct beat you > > > can dance to. The dance is called the > Shag (NC's > > > state dance), and > > > I'm not talking about the shag in > England. It is > > > sort of like a > > > slow bop. > > > > > > To get a good idea of it, and you go to > beachshag on the > > > internet > > > and listen to Fessa John Hook's Endless Summer > > > network. > > > http://www.beachshag.com > > > > > > Also, check out the Fort Fisher Museum near the > end of > > > 421. This is > > > a little-known, but very pivotal battle near > the end of > > > the Civil > > > War. Right now, they have an > Armstrong 100 pdr. > > > cannon on temporary > > > loan from West Point as well as a Whitworth > cannon, one > > > of the most > > > advanced pieces of artillery at the > time. You can > > > also learn about > > > the blockade and blockade-running. > > > > > > > > > Keep on Down that Two Lane Highway and a Happy > New > > > Year.--RoadDog > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- In AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com, > "Bob > > > Reynolds" > > > roustabout@s... wrote: > > > > > > > > --- In AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com, > "Russell > > > S. Rein" > > > > Ypsi-slim@j... wrote: > > > > > > > > > > I can't remember but I > believe I was on it > > > today. This is day 3 > > > of > > > > my US > > > > > 421 trip. > > > > > Started out Thursday in > Michigan City, IN and > > > made it into > > > > Wilmington, NC > > > > > tonite. > > > > > I left Bristol, VA this > morning - the first > > > part of the trip > > > today thru > > > > > TN was a crazy > > > > > rollercoaster mountain > drive. More on > > > this later. > > > > > > > > > > Happy new year everyone!! > > > > > > > > > > ypsi-slim > > > > > > > > > > On Sat, 31 Dec 2005 19:36:32 > EST > > > egyptianzipper@a... writes: > > > > > In a message dated 12/31/05 > 9:58:34 AM Eastern > > > Standard Time, > > > > > hester_nec@y... writes: > > > > > I have a trivia question for > everyone this > > > morning - where doe U > > > S > > > > > highways 60, 61 and 62 > intersect??? > > > > > > > > > > > ==================================================================== > > > > > And where to US routes 221, > 321 and 421 > > > intersect? > > > > > > > > > > Tom Hoffman > > > > > Pearisburg VA > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > That would be Boone, NC > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > 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@y... 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Guest jim conkle Posted March 1, 2006 Report Share Posted March 1, 2006 Hi Jonathan, Sounds as if you have a great trip planned. I am forwarding your request and information on to a few folks involved with Route 66 from California to Oklahoma. It is also being posted on the two most popular Yahoo E-Groups that pertain to Route 66 and all the other two lane roads. Hopefully this will generate some interest in your project. Your web site is easy to follow and has good data on your project. Will you be keeping it up to-date as you 'run' the road? If you have ever traveled Route 66 you already know that it is the people that work, live and travel the road that makes it what it is. You will make many new friends each and every time you travel the road, all two lane roads. I will put your itinerary into my schedule and hopefully I will see you a few times as you move east. Thanks for getting in contact with us and it is our pleasure to support you. Take care and see you on the road. 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 jim@cart66pf.org www.cart66pf.org -----Original Message----- From: Jonathan Williams [mailto:willy@runwillyrun.com] Sent: Saturday, January 15, 2005 7:40 AM To: jim@cart66pf.org Subject: CART66PF Information Request Below is the result of your feedback form. It was submitted by Jonathan Williams (willy@runwillyrun.com) on Saturday, January 15, 2005 at 09:40:06 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Contact_StreetAddress: 34 West Point Terr Contact_City: West Hartford Contact_State: CT Contact_ZipCode: 06107 Contact_Country: USA Contact_HomePhone: 860-561-3563 Another_Organization: ON CART66_License_Plate: NO California_Route_66_Preservation: Hello California Route 66, My Name is Jonathan Williams. In March, I will be running from Newport Beach, CA to Newport, RI. A good part of my journey is going to be along 66. Along the way I am looking for housing and encouraging people to run with me. My website is www.runwillyrun.com. If you would be able to help out in any way, I would greatly appreciate it. Thank you. I look foward to hearing from you. Cheers, Jonathan Williams www.runwillyrun.com willy@runwillyrun.com Cell-860-559-7376 Think outside the box Think positve and Do something --------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Chris Posted March 1, 2006 Report Share Posted March 1, 2006 Art Deco Beauty, To Go By: Susan Van Dongen , TimeOFF 01/21/2004 Robert O. Williams writes about 'Hometown Diners' with a side order of color photos. EEEJean Georges on the Upper West Side of Manhattan and Le Bec-Fin on Walnut Street in Philadelphia are five-star restaurants, run by celebrity chefs, where you can savor sweetbreads au cocotte with ginger and licorice, or asparagus with morels au jus. EEEBut you can't get an open-faced turkey sandwich with mashed potatoes and gravy at 4 a.m., served by a helmet-haired waitress named Doris who calls you "hon." And you won't see members of garage bands flip through the jukebox looking for old Doors tunes, sobering up while awaiting their post-concert repast, with professional denizens of the night comparing notes and counting their earnings at the next booth. For all this and more, you have to pull into one of New Jersey's many open-all-night diners N as much of our state's pop culture as traffic circles and Bruce Springsteen. EEE"Comedian George Carlin once observed that there is a tollbooth every 30 yards in New Jersey," photographer and author Robert O. Williams writes in the text of his book Hometown Diners (Harry N. Abrams, 1999). "(Carlin) might also have noticed a diner every mile, and maybe that's not surprising because diners are still built in New Jersey at Kullman Industries and Paramount, just as they were (45) years ago. For whatever reason, the state seems filled with stainless-steel diners that never seem to close." read more here - http://makeashorterlink.com/?S12425637 Hometown Diners by Robert O. Williams (Harry N. Abrams, $29.95) can be ordered on the Web: www.abramsbooks.com ________________________________________ The Diner Never Sleeps By: Jillian Kalonick , TimeOFF 01/21/2004 Business is bustling all night long as famished insomniacs come in from the cold. At the intersection of Routes 130 and 206 in Bordentown sits Mastoris, the mother of Jersey diners and the only restaurant where I, a nonsmoker, prefer the smoking section. The "Mastors Lounge" (sic) is a throwback to men's club barrooms, complete with taxidermy and oil paintings. I gladly wave away cigarette fumes to sit in the dimly lit time warp, to watch old men watch sports, to eat a huge stack of pancakes to chase away a hangover, to pretend it's whatever time of day it's not. . . . EEETo me, this is the essence of the diner as late-night spot, a safe haven from time of day and even time in history. To a relative newcomer to New Jersey, who has bounced all over the country, the diner is a revolutionary concept for me: a 24-hour establishment that isn't the Waffle House and actually has a staggering variety of good-tasting food. I view New Jersey as a defiantly non-trendy zone; for late-night entertainment I opt out of the bars and the clubs and go to the diner instead. EEEIn addition to Mastoris, run by a family that has Jersey diner roots dating back to 1927, my all-night diner spree included a trip 10 miles north on Route 206 to Pat's Diner, a true 24-hour joint that's a legendary after-bar destination; and 10 miles north on Route 130 to the Americana in East Windsor, a modern diner where a '50s truck stop once stood. http://makeashorterlink.com/?B4A424637 Mastoris is located at Routes 130 and 206 in Bordentown. On the Web: www.mastoris.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bugo Posted March 2, 2006 Report Share Posted March 2, 2006 --- In AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com, "roaddog_rt66" > We visited Kansas City once and went to a place I think was called > Arthur something or another. It is a very famous place, but I can't > remember the name right now. This was fantastic stuff and came > piled high on a bun. It served as lunch the next day. Arthur Bryant's. The sauces there are really odd, not like any BBQ I've ever had. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Bakerhab@aol.com Posted March 2, 2006 Report Share Posted March 2, 2006 Open house events continue in 2004. Announcing an Open House at the Goffs Schoolhouse Museum and Cultural Center On February 7-8, 2004 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 27, 2004 FOR MORE INFORMATION: Jo Ann Casebier Mojave Desert Heritage & Cultural Association 37198 Lanfair Road -- Goffs Essex, CA 92332 Phone 760-733-4482 email goffs@eastmojave.net The Goffs Schoolhouse Museum and Cultural Center Plans Open House Weekends to Introduce Visitors to a Treasure of the East Mojave and a must see attraction on Route 66 GOFFS SCHOOLHOUSE MUSEUM and CULTURAL CENTER MONTHLY OPEN HOUSE EVENTS 2004 The Mojave Desert Heritage & Cultural Association announces monthly open house events at the Goffs Schoolhouse for 2004. The Schoolhouse and adjacent Cultural Center grounds will be open for public visitation the first weekend of each month from January through June and October through December 9:00 a.m. through 5:00 p.m. (Specific weekends are: 3-4 January, 7-8 February, 6-7 March, 3-4 April, 1-2 May, 5-6 June, 2-3 October, 6-7 November, 4-5 December). The Goffs Schoolhouse was constructed in 1914 and served the region until 1937, at which time it was abandoned. The Goffs Schoolhouse is one of the few remaining structures in Goffs located on the original 1926 alignment of U. S. Highway 66. It served the needs of families of railroaders, highway merchants, miners, and ranchers. The Schoolhouse was restored to its 1914 configuration by the Association in 1998. Some work is ongoing, but it is now fitted out with displays of artwork and artifacts depicting the cultural history of the Mojave Desert. There are many artifacts (old vehicles, mining machinery, and much more) in an outdoor museum. To facilitate public visitation, the Association has published a "Guide to the Goffs Cultural Center" booklet for the convenience of visitors, which is keyed to 40 numbered stations inside the Schoolhouse and about 100 numbered pegs around the grounds. With this interpretive aide, visitors can spend several hours enjoying a self-guided tour of the displays. Picnic areas are available. On October 11, 2001, the Goffs Schoolhouse was placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the U. S. Department of the Interior. It is one of the few buildings along old U. S. Highway 66 in California and the only one-room schoolhouse in all of southern California on the national register. The Mojave Desert Heritage & Cultural Association was formed as a nonprofit tax-exempt corporation in 1993 with a mission to: "research and educate the public with the natural and cultural history of the Mojave Desert regions through operation of a regional research center including a library and archives, restoration of historic buildings, interpretation of backcountry trails, publication of educational guide books and historical monographs and periodicals in concert with government agencies and people of good faith everywhere." The Mojave Desert Archives, situated in buildings adjacent to the Goffs Schoolhouse, embraces more than 6,000 volumes pertaining to the history of the Desert West, more than 700 taped oral history interviews conducted with desert "old-timers" with firsthand knowledge, more then 40,000 historical photographs of the Desert west, 4,000 historic maps, and much more. These materials are in special collections that can be made available with advance arrangement to qualified students and writers doing in-depth research on the Mojave Desert. No charge is made for admission to the Schoolhouse and adjacent property, but donations are welcome. Directions: From the direction of Barstow, take I-40 east about 110 miles to a point one mile east of Fenner Rest Stop and exit the Interstate at Goffs Road. Turn left under the freeway bridge and follow blacktop Goffs Road for 11 miles to Goffs. From the Needles or Las Vegas areas, take U.S. Highway 95 south (from Searchlight) or north (from I-40 up out of Needles) to the point where 95 crosses the main line of the Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway. Turn west on Goffs Road (south of the tracks) and travel 14 miles to Goffs. The Schoolhouse is on the north side of the tracks at the intersection of Goffs and Lanfair Roads -- for positive identification, there are two windmills on the Goffs Schoolhouse property, the only ones in Goffs. Special arrangements can be made for visitation to the Schoolhouse by groups or at other times during the year by appointment. For additional information, contact the Association at 760-733-4482 -- or email goffs@eastmojave.net -- or visit the Association's Web site at www.mdhca.org. For additional information contact: Jo Ann Casebier Mojave Desert Heritage & Cultural Association 37198 Lanfair Road -- Goffs Essex, CA 92332 Phone 760-733-4482 email goffs@eastmojave.net or Helen Baker 818-705-3930 bakerhab@aol.com ##### Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest drivewdave@aol.com Posted March 2, 2006 Report Share Posted March 2, 2006 In a message dated 1/15/5 9:14:13 PM, you wrote: <<It is also being posted on the two most popular Yahoo E-Groups that pertain to Route 66 and all the other two lane roads.>> Dave in Seattle here Me and my mom took a little trip just after christmas from Tacoma to Seattle on 'old 99' as we have always called it since I-5 replaced it in the 60s. My mom doesn't enjoy the freeway at all because of all the fast traffic so the old road was much more comfortable to her. it's a nice 'two lane' road, we took the two northbound lanes. US 99 was relocated as an entirely new fourlane highway in the late 1920s replacing the twolane Pacific Highway alignment several miles to the east. It was interesting to see the latest developments on the old road, there are wide medians with curbs and plantings being installed in several locations in order to prevent dangerous left turns. There is the usual turnover in roadside businesses which reflect cultural trends, new tattoo parlors for example. It was interesting to see that quite a few Quonset huts from the postwar boom are still around in varying states of decay. These are mostly part of the automotive industry. So here is the reason I am writing, besides the road report... (there was a new member a few months back who mentioned she was looking forward to reading the road reports, in my experience here they are few and far between) surely a fourlane road from the late 20s qualifies as historic. there are many fourlane sections of the dear old mother road. you could probably come up with some sixlane historic roads. so is there something special about two lane roads, are the people friendlier, the milkshakes colder, the french fries fresher... (speaking of fries, the Pikquik, a classic dinky drive-in on 99 in Fife was closed for the winter, will reopen in the spring, it is now surrounded by car lots, it's former neighbor, the Fife Drive-In Theater is long gone, when I-5 was first built they had to put up a tall fence along the theater as it was too distracting.) sure there is something special about two lane roads and I think there is something special about fourlane, sixlane, eightlane, tenlane................ (Robert Heinlein wrote a story about the roads of the future, they had a ten mile right of way, five miles wide in each direction, they hade five lanes ranging from one to five hundred mph, the faster cars had autopilot of course.) so is there a really a twolane bias or am I (and those people following me) just paranoid... sometimes I think the idea that twolane roads are best is a reaction to corporate culture where everywhere looks the same. like it or not this is our roadside culture of today and I think that it too will be the object of nostalgia after a few decades. so here is the question that has been on my mind for weeks now, does anybody in this group care that the 50th anniversary of the Interstate Highway Act is coming up next year, it seems like a big deal to me and I wonder if anyone else here really cares. the magazine that lends its name to this group proclaims on the top of the cover, 'celebrating the two lane roads of the past and the present' if I remember right. Will American Road be covering the golden anniversary, I wonder. So where are the road reports... And how many lanes can a 'good' road have... What is a 'good' road anyhow... here's an idea, whenever you get bored because there isn't enough to interest you on the particular road that you find yourself driving on just ask yourself what would George R. Stewart do... The writer of US 40 managed to find interest in what the mainstream find mundane, I suspect George didn't gave a darn how many lanes a road had. Stewart kept his eyes open and had an inquisitive mind, even when he found a stretch of road monotonous that in itself notable to him. so back to the old 99 road report going north down the long grade to the Duwamish R there is relatively little development due to the hillside but near the bottom was a brand spanking new five story suburban style freestanding office building clad in brick and green glass, the local headquarters of the new agency that issues color coded threat warnings. a few miles N is the Museum of Flight alongside Boeing Field and Boeing Plant Two. The museum must be doing some work because they had moved a few of their exhibits across the road to a parking lot. We pulled over and took a good look at the Concorde SST and the 707 Airforce One. further N was the former site of the Hat n' Boots gas station, these famous roadside icons had been derelict and threatened for years, we found its new location in a neighborhood park a few blocks off the highway. the boots which once were restrooms looked good but they could use some paint, the cowboy hat office is reduced to its steel bones. Maybe a new concrete skin this year, the preservation effort and move came in at well under six figures, all volunteer and donations, no public funding. When I was a kid I always knew when we were approaching the Hat n' Boots and would sometimes succeed in getting my dad to stop there for gas. This is a four lane road we are talking about here, all the way from Tacoma to Seattle. Almost all the way, the long causeway and bridge over the Puyallup R is now three lanes. I always get a laugh out of my mom when I point out they now have two lanes leaving town and one lane going in. So how about some road reports from some of you and I don't care how many lanes...CARmudgeonly yours, Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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