Guest W. Keith McManus Posted August 3, 2006 Report Share Posted August 3, 2006 Dave, Just south of you right now in Philadelphia. Sorry there wasn't more photography there right now. I took down a presentation from work this past summer from southwestern Pennsylvania. Keith On Feb 8, 2006, at 7:18 PM, Dave Reese wrote: > Keith, > Welcome to the group. I really liked the photography on your web > site. Thanks for sharing, > and I look forward to hearing more from you. > > Dave Reese > Allentown PA > W. Keith McManus -documentary filmmaker -complete location DVCPRO package http://www.keithmcmanus.com 724.317.9843 (Verizon cell) "Dans les champs de l'observation le hasard ne favorise que les esprits prepares" -Louis Pasteur 1822 - 1895 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest senorchispas Posted August 3, 2006 Report Share Posted August 3, 2006 The diner that I went to was directly on US 40 at a major intersection with a stop light - US 40 went straight through the center of Aberdeen. Bill Sparks -- In AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com, egyptianzipper@... wrote: > > In a message dated 2/8/06 1:15:49 PM Eastern Standard Time, > senorchispas@... writes: > I miss the old Aberdeen Diner and > the Blue Plate Specials. > ===================================================================== > Is that the same one called the New Ideal Diner? It was right across the > street from the Aberdeen train station. > > In the early eighties, country singer Ricky Scaggs recorded a song called > Highway 40 Blues. Listening to the lyrics, I was unable to determine whether he > meant US 40 or I-40. > > Tom Hoffman > Pearisburg VA > > > > Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Denny Gibson Posted August 3, 2006 Report Share Posted August 3, 2006 Some real eye catchers there. I'm betting you'll enjoy this group. --Denny > -----Original Message----- > From: W. Keith McManus [mailto:wkmpellucid@mac.com] > Sent: Wednesday, February 08, 2006 2:40 PM > To: AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com > Subject: Re: [AMERICAN_ROAD] new Member > > > Denny... > > > On Feb 8, 2006, at 12:32 PM, Denny Gibson wrote: > > > Welcome to the group, Keith. > > > > I passed through Uniontown last summer and plan to again this year > > sometime. > > I've stopped twice at the nearby Searight's Tollhouse but haven't > > found it > > open yet. I think I was too early last year but consoled myself with > > breakfast at the Route 40 Diner up the road. > > > > Does your Cuba film include Havana-Santiago road trips in well > > maintained > > 1950s Detroit iron? > > > > Denny Gibson > > Cincinnati, OH > > www.DennyGibson.com > > W. Keith McManus > -documentary filmmaker > -complete location DVCPRO package > http://www.keithmcmanus.com > 724.317.9843 (Verizon cell) > > "Dans les champs de l'observation le hasard ne favorise que les > esprits prepares" > > -Louis Pasteur 1822 - 1895 > Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest W. Keith McManus Posted August 3, 2006 Report Share Posted August 3, 2006 Dave, Just south of you right now in Philadelphia. Sorry there wasn't more photography there right now. I took down a presentation from work this past summer from southwestern Pennsylvania. Keith On Feb 8, 2006, at 7:18 PM, Dave Reese wrote: > Keith, > Welcome to the group. I really liked the photography on your web > site. Thanks for sharing, > and I look forward to hearing more from you. > > Dave Reese > Allentown PA > Home of Brooklands Speedway and Cherrington Park > http://www.geocities.com/brooklandsspeedway > http://www.summerharmony.com > > Today in Auto History: > 2.8.1917 > Glenn H. Curtiss unveils his Autolandplane, probably the world’s > first roadable airplane, > at the Pan-American Aeronautic Exposition in New York City > > > > 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 > > > > > > W. Keith McManus -documentary filmmaker -complete location DVCPRO package http://www.keithmcmanus.com 724.317.9843 (Verizon cell) "Dans les champs de l'observation le hasard ne favorise que les esprits prepares" -Louis Pasteur 1822 - 1895 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest R. Droz Posted August 3, 2006 Report Share Posted August 3, 2006 If you come to Florida, among the many quirky sights- Seaside, FL - a planned community that was the setting of "The Truman Show" Celebration, FL - a Disney planned community that proved they learned nothing from watching "The Truman Show." Road-y places - Bridges - Sunshine Skyway, Tampa Bay; Florida Keys Numerous brick highways can be found with a little looking. Many highly rated beaches. Tourist traps of every size - From I-4 you can see the tall rides of Orlando attractions, the downed Gooney bird with hanging flier at Fantasy of Flight , and bunch of full sized dinosaurs (Dinosaur World) looking out over Interstate traffic. -- ____________________________________________________________________ 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 - Whatnot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Alex Burr Posted August 3, 2006 Report Share Posted August 3, 2006 "Full size dinosaurs overlooking the interstate??? " I'm old enough to remember a trip to Florida was the greatest thing in the world just seeing the "alligator" farms!!!! And, of course, Stuckey's!!! LOL Hudsonly, Alex B "R. Droz" <us98@earthlink.net> wrote: If you come to Florida, among the many quirky sights- Seaside, FL - a planned community that was the setting of "The Truman Show" Celebration, FL - a Disney planned community that proved they learned nothing from watching "The Truman Show." Road-y places - Bridges - Sunshine Skyway, Tampa Bay; Florida Keys Numerous brick highways can be found with a little looking. Many highly rated beaches. Tourist traps of every size - From I-4 you can see the tall rides of Orlando attractions, the downed Gooney bird with hanging flier at Fantasy of Flight , and bunch of full sized dinosaurs (Dinosaur World) looking out over Interstate traffic. -- ____________________________________________________________________ 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 - Whatnot 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 SPONSORED LINKS Business finance course Business to business finance Small business finance Business finance consultant Business finance schools Business finance schools --------------------------------- YAHOO! GROUPS LINKS Visit your group "AMERICAN_ROAD" on the web. 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. --------------------------------- A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort. --------------------------------- Yahoo! Mail Bring photos to life! New PhotoMail makes sharing a breeze. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Pat B. Posted August 3, 2006 Report Share Posted August 3, 2006 --- In AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com, Chet Nichols II <Chetnichols@...> wrote: > > I produced a documentary on the Mackinac Bridge back in 80's.... Hey Chet, might copies of that be floating around anywhere to view? Hmmm...a couple of pasties sound good right about now. We try to get up there every couple of years & love the Mackinaw City/St. Igance region. The bridge still scares the heck out of me just like it did 30-some years ago as a 5 year old going over it the first time. Pat Bremer American Road Moderator Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest W. Keith McManus Posted August 3, 2006 Report Share Posted August 3, 2006 http://www.michigan.gov/hal/0,1607,7-160-18835_18896-73956-- M_2003_8,00.html http://www.mindspring.com/~sennit/mighty.htm W. Keith McManus -documentary filmmaker -complete location DVCPRO package http://www.keithmcmanus.com 724.317.9843 (Verizon cell) "Dans les champs de l'observation le hasard ne favorise que les esprits prepares" -Louis Pasteur 1822 - 1895 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest brownwho63 Posted August 3, 2006 Report Share Posted August 3, 2006 Today's STL Post-Dispatch includes a blurb which says, basically, that the IL Department of Transportation has received various grants from the U.S. Department of Transportation. These include: a) $78,400 for Madison County's Great River Byway $55,680 for the Great River Road which parallels the Mississippi c) $25,000 for the Historic National Road (40) between St. Louis and Terre Haute, IN. (This is an awesome highway that we love to cruise.)....Bliss Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Chris Posted August 3, 2006 Report Share Posted August 3, 2006 3/18/2005 - 1000-Mile Montana Vintage Rally Announced Three Forks, Montana Charles Karult called the Bear Tooth Highway in Montana "the most beautiful highway in the World." This vintage vehicle rally will take participants over this world class highway to Yellowstone National Park and on to the famous "Going to the Sun Highway" in Glacier National Park. The Going to the Sun Rally will celebrate vintage automobiles and trucks and the beauty and the freedom of the state of Montana and its people. This five-day adventure across Montana September 11-16, 2005, is designed to explore and experience the most beautiful parts of the wide open Big Sky Country at the peak fall color season. http://www.vintagemotorsport.com/show_news.asp?id=336 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest msclp2001 Posted August 3, 2006 Report Share Posted August 3, 2006 I will be finished up in Santa Fe NM around May 22. From there I will continue my trip, with no particular destination, but I'm thinking of going up the west coast. I am trying to find some type of activity or event for Memorial Day weekend. I figure there must be something happening on Route 66 in the southwest, but I haven't been able to find anything. I can stay near NM, or travel westward, but so far I haven't found anything. Any leads would be appreciated. Thanks- Mary Schilpp www.maryschilpp.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest jim conkle Posted August 3, 2006 Report Share Posted August 3, 2006 Hi Akio, Your new book just arrived today. WOW! my friend you have another winner and I know the Route 66 Community will feel the same way. It is always a pleasure to see you out on the road. You are truly a part of our family. I treasure your friendship and value you as a roadie. Good to know you will be joining us in Albuquerque this June. Folks if you don't get your copy of Akio's new book before June he will have them at the Authors/Artists exhibits. Please say hello to Yasuko and Ayako for me. Looking forward to spending time with you again out on the road. Thanks James M Conkle Preservationist-Speaker-Marketer-Spokesperson-Public Relations-Event Planner Route 66 Preservation Foundation Preservation of Historic Roads & Corridors P O Box 290066 Phelan, CA 92329-0066 760 868 3320 760 617 3991 cell 760 868 8614 fax jimconkle@verizon.net www.cart66pf.org Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest rudkip@sbcglobal.net> Posted August 4, 2006 Report Share Posted August 4, 2006 We were just in St. Clair, MO and ate at a fine mexican joint there...passed a Dino on the way--awesome specimin Tsingtao Kip ----- Original Message ----- From: "Alex Burr" <hester_nec@yahoo.com> To: <AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Wednesday, March 08, 2006 7:43 AM Subject: Re: [AMERICAN_ROAD] help me find the greatest places in the deep south!!!! > "Full size dinosaurs overlooking the interstate??? " I'm old enough to remember a trip to Florida was the greatest thing in the world just seeing the "alligator" farms!!!! And, of course, Stuckey's!!! LOL > > Hudsonly, > Alex B > > > "R. Droz" <us98@earthlink.net> wrote: If you come to Florida, among the many quirky sights- > Seaside, FL - a planned community that was the setting of "The Truman > Show" > Celebration, FL - a Disney planned community that proved they learned > nothing from watching "The Truman Show." > > Road-y places - > Bridges - Sunshine Skyway, Tampa Bay; Florida Keys > Numerous brick highways can be found with a little looking. > Many highly rated beaches. > Tourist traps of every size - > From I-4 you can see the tall rides of Orlando attractions, the downed > Gooney bird with hanging flier at Fantasy of Flight , and bunch of full > sized dinosaurs (Dinosaur World) looking out over Interstate traffic. > > -- > ____________________________________________________________________ > 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 - Whatnot > > > > 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 > > > > > > SPONSORED LINKS > Business finance course Business to business finance Small business finance Business finance consultant Business finance schools Business finance schools > > --------------------------------- > YAHOO! GROUPS LINKS > > > Visit your group "AMERICAN_ROAD" on the web. > > 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. > > > --------------------------------- > > > > > > A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, > but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort. > > --------------------------------- > Yahoo! Mail > Bring photos to life! New PhotoMail makes sharing a breeze. > > > > > > 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 Bob Reynolds Posted August 4, 2006 Report Share Posted August 4, 2006 --- In AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com, "roaddog_rt66" <roaddog_rt66@...> wrote: > > Have you ever been cruising down the road and seen a really great > road or street name? > > Hmmmmmm. I recall a Tigertail Avenue in Miami. I suppose it's still there. Knoxville (and probably a mess of other cities) has a corner of Church and State. One of my personal favorites, a suburban street near Fairbanks, Alaska named Yellow Snow Road:) And finally, a road in middle Tennessee, the name of which I'm reluctant to tell in a family news group. I will say that when I found it on a map, the first thing that went through my head was the theme from "Deliverance". 'Nuff said:) BabyBoomerBob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Dave Reese Posted August 4, 2006 Report Share Posted August 4, 2006 I am sure that other towns have this as well, but Berwick PA has 4 1/2 Street between Fourth and Fifth, and 5 1/2 Street between Fifth and Sixth. I guess they ran out of names and ideas early in the layout of Berwick. ;>) Dave Reese Allentown PA Home of Brooklands Speedway and Cherrington Park http://www.geocities.com/brooklandsspeedway http://www.summerharmony.com Today in Auto History: 3.8.1957 The Renault Dauphine is introduced at the Geneva Auto Show Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Larry Kinsey Posted August 4, 2006 Report Share Posted August 4, 2006 Jim, Happy birthday. Larry Kinsey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Denny Gibson Posted August 4, 2006 Report Share Posted August 4, 2006 Happy Birthday, Jim. Keep on trippin'. --Denny Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jerry McClanahan Posted August 4, 2006 Report Share Posted August 4, 2006 Rootie and I wish to extend our heartfelt "Happy Birthday" to our good buddy Jim Ross (long may he wave)! McJerry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Bakerhab@aol.com Posted August 5, 2006 Report Share Posted August 5, 2006 Think you got them? Send the travelers an email at Route66 @ aaa-calif.com (no spaces) Cache 1: A View That's Out of This World Coordinates: N 41A° 52.018 W 087A° 36.444 Chicago, Illinois Map shows the cache on a spit of land at the end of E Solidarity Dr Date hidden: 5/16/2005 Type of cache: Virtual Terrain Rating: Easy Difficulty Rating (how well hidden): Easy Details about this location: Call it aˆ?maximum view for minimal work.aˆ? We donaˆ™ t know of a better place to look out over the city, and no, this is not the Sears Tower. (The writeraˆ™s sister clued us to this location; sheaˆ™s lived in Chicago for 30 years.) Be prepared to tell us how many concrete terraces there are to the right of your vantage point. Have fun! Cache 2: Just "Lion" Around near Dwight Coordinates: N 41A° 04.867 W 088A° 26.792 Map shows the cache due west of where Odell Pd. intersects Old Highway 66 and north of E 3100 Rd N Near Dwight, IllinoisDate hidden: 5/18/2005Type of cache: TraditionalTerrain Rating: Easy Difficulty Rating (how well hidden): ModerateDetails about this location: Ostensibly, I am the navigator on this trip. Being navigator means studying the map, which I was doing at a stop sign when Todd spied this pocket of feral land in the midst of corn country. Nothing too terribly complicated here, but you will need to do some poking around. http://www.aaa-calif.com/travel/promo/camp...66_geocache.asp http://www.aaa-calif.com/travel/promo/campaign/route66.asp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Bakerhab@aol.com Posted August 5, 2006 Report Share Posted August 5, 2006 Reminder: Booth space at the Route 66 80th. Anniversary Festival June 22-25, 2006, in Albuquerque, is FREE, for Artists, Authors, Collectors and State Associations. BUT, you do have to make a reservation to get a space! Reservation information is available on the Festival website: http://www.2006route66festival.com/newsletter/page5.html [Text of website Booth Reservation Page] Reservations for booths are now being taken. Please read the rest of this page before you click to access the Booth Reservation Form. Updated April 30th!!! We have just found out that all booths will be inside the hotel, either in the hall or in the ballroom. For vendors the cost is $150.00 for a single booth. A double booth will be $270.00. There will be an additional charge of $10.00 in you want a table and two chairs in your booth. Each additional table will be $7.50. Additional chairs will be $1.00 each. Please indicate if you want a table and two chairs or additional tables or chairs when filling out the reservation form. Because we really want all Route 66 Authors, Artists, Craftsmen with not-for-sale Collectible Displays, and State Associations to attend this Official 80th Anniversary Festival, we met with Jim Conkle and put on our thinking caps to find a way we can offer free booths to Authors, Artists, Craftsmen with not-for-sale Collectible Displays, and State Associations. As a result there will be no charge for booths for Route 66 Authors, Artists, Craftsmen with not-for-sale Collectible Displays, and State Associations. You must fill out the booth reservation form and submit it to reserve you free booth. Otherwise we will not know you plan to come and we will not have a reserved booth for you or your association. Authors, Artists, not-for-sale Collectible displays, and State Associations booths will be set up near the vendors. Each will came with one eight foot table and two chairs. The depth of these booths will vary depending on what the fire marshal will allow. To help defray the cost of these free booths, we will have a Silent Auction that will start at noon on Friday and run through noon on Sunday. Any and all donations for the silent auction will be greatly appreciated. Please indicate on the reservation form if you would like to donate to the silent auction. For more information e-mail Jim Conkle at jimconkle@verizon.net or Helen Baker at bakerhab@aol.com To reserve a booth, you must fill out the Booth Reservation Form and submit it so we can get a count of how many are coming. Space is limited. ### Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Denny Gibson Posted August 6, 2006 Report Share Posted August 6, 2006 As this group knows, a Tin Can Tourist caravan is right now in the middle of a trip along the National Road as part of the road's two-hundredth birthday. Last night, I got a look at the caravan during its stop in Springfield, Ohio. With severe weather warnings, wet pavement, and overcast skies, I felt lucky for a rain free hour or so to get some pictures and visit with the tourists. Some of those pictures are here: http://www.dennygibson.com/oddment/tct_sf . They are continuing on to Vandalia, IL, (schedule here: http://www.tincantourists.com/hnr/ ) and I recommend a look at these rolling pieces of history to anyone who can manage it. When the rain did begin to fall, I took the opportunity to try out Joe's Grille and can also recommend that for a good roadside meal. --Denny Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest usroadman Posted August 6, 2006 Report Share Posted August 6, 2006 Although I noticed the posts have been removed, for those of you who get e-mails --- some of the posts mentioned the Western Motel while others mentioned the Best Western. They are two different places. http://www.allstays.com/us-texas-hotels/shamrock-hotels.htm Be careful not to take your frustrations out on the wrong folks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Pat B. Posted August 6, 2006 Report Share Posted August 6, 2006 Hi all....I've chosen to remove the posts regarding the Western Motel in Shamrock, TX. That thread started out as a thread on another group, and then it morphed into a thread that included nearly 40 recipients on it, including the American Road group. Unfortunately a lot of the people replying to it aren't on this list, and therefore the "chain" was getting broken. Make sense? Didn't think so, but let's just say we're "not going there" in regards to that thread. Note to those of you folks in that e-mail distribution who are on the AR list, please remove the e-mail address of the AR group on your e-mails prior to hitting "reply all". Thanks in advance... Pat B. American Road Yahoo Group Co-czar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Mike Stidham Posted August 7, 2006 Report Share Posted August 7, 2006 Troy, MO is indeed on US61. However, Route 66 barely misses Troy, IL... ----- Original Message ----- From: Ken - To: AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, July 19, 2005 8:08 PM Subject: Re: [AMERICAN_ROAD] Digest Number 774 Isn't Troy Mo on old Hwy 61? Not Hwy 66. BTW, I grew up in St Louis near the intersection of Hwy 66 (Chippewa) and Hwy 67 (KIngshighway). Ken Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Alex Burr Posted August 7, 2006 Report Share Posted August 7, 2006 Yeah, New Rome is out of business: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Rome,_Ohio and http://www.legalaffairs.org/issues/January...gnon_janfeb05.m sp Now we can fill in the small gap in a Route 40 travel without worrying about New Rome's speed trap. I got stopped about 3, 4 years back just down the road in New Jefferson - for not having my seat belt fastened. I had stopped for lunch at the local Mickey D's, or maybe it was BK - one of those and I was stopping every so often to take pictures along the road, had gotten out a couple times. So I just hadn't fastened my belt there in town. Didn't get a ticket - but did get a funny look when I explained what I was doing!!! LOL Hudsonly, Alex B --- thehinge@magpage.com wrote: > I just got back from Illinois, Alex and drove on 40 > into > the old borough. I saw a couple of business signs > with New > Rome on them and recalled that their charter was > revoked, > that correct? > > I saw no police there anyway...was I thankful after > I had > just been stopped and warned for going 65 in a 50 > mph zone > near West Jefferson in Madison County. Nice deputy > though...he cut me a break, hell of a nice guy. > > Matt Smallwood > > > > On Fri, 7 Jul 2006 04:32:40 -0700 (PDT) > Alex Burr <hester_nec@yahoo.com> wrote: > > The town (??) of New Rome, Ohio, on the western > side > > of Columbus, was famous for it's speed trap on U S > 40; > > the town literally lived off it. The following is > > from the web site @ > > > http://columbusoh.about.com/library/weekly/aa082097.htm > > (Central Ohio Speed Traps_ > > > > "New Rome - This town has been cited elsewhere as > one > > of the WORLD'S worst speed traps. Located just > west of > > Columbus on US 40, this little burg gets virtually > > 100% of its revenues from tickets. These local > > officers will write you for doing 26 in their 25 > MPH > > zone." > > > > Last I recall about this one was that the state > > finally stepped in and shut the thing down. > > > > I've been around long enough to remember the > days > > when you either drove below the speed limit or you > > drove a fast car to outrun the cops!!! There were > a > > lot of towns, my experience has been mostly in the > > south, where you came off the main road into a > town > > and within 50 yards the speed limit went from 45 > to 25 > > - and they had you. The joke was there was a > judges > > bench just beyond the 25 mph speed sign. Just > pull > > over, roll your window down, and the nice officer > > would gladly accept your "donation" to the town > > coffers. Not a joke, either. > > > > > > Hudsonly, > > Alex B > > > > > > --- thehinge@magpage.com wrote: > > > > > Delaware has done so to an extent. Some US > highways > > > are > > > fair game for small town officers, but the state > > > courts > > > have taken the right away from the town of > Newport > > > to do so > > > on one state highway that goes over the town. > It > > > makes > > > sense really, speeding doesn't affect that town > if > > > it's an > > > overpass. Now, a surface four lane > > > street.....another > > > story. > > > > > > Matt Smallwood > > > > > > > > > > > > On Thu, 06 Jul 2006 23:13:45 -0000 > > > "rwarn17588" <rwarn17588@yahoo.com> wrote: > > > > In Illinois, the law is constructed so that > it's > > > not > > > > cost-effective > > > > for municipalities to have speed traps. > > > > > > > > In Oklahoma, not so much. A few municipalities > > > abuse > > > > their ability to > > > > writing speeding tickets, and the state > currently > > > is > > > > cracking down on > > > > them. > > > > > > > > So ... it depends on the state. > > > > > > > > Ron Warnick > > > > Tulsa, OK > > > > www.route66news.org > > > > > > > > --- In AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com, "Dave > Reese" > > > > <reesed@...> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > No matter how much the police say there are > not > > > ticket > > > > quotas, this > > > > story > > > > > shows that the truth may be different. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > http://www.charleston.net/stories/?newsID=...ction=localnews.. > > > > > Dave Reese > > > > > Allentown PA > > > > > Home of Brooklands Speedway and Cherrington > Park > > > > > http://www.geocities.com/brooklandsspeedway > > > > > http://www.summerharmony.com > > > > > > > > > > Today in Auto History: > > > > > 7.6.1914 > > > > > Dodge Brothers, Inc. grants its first retail > > > franchise > > > > to J. D. 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