Guest tim steil Posted March 6, 2005 Report Share Posted March 6, 2005 Hey Allen: I just did 61 from New Orleans to Canada....most of the origibnal twlanes in the south are marked 61 Highway....and are the main streets through towns....expecialli in Mississippi its a great ride.....enjoy tim ----- Original Message ----- From: airfrogusmc <abphoto7@attbi.com> To: <AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Friday, June 27, 2003 10:24 AM Subject: [AMERICAN_ROAD] Newbee on board > Hi everyone, > > I kinda found ya by accident but I'm glad that I did. I have traveled > 66 several times. The first time was in I was about 6 years old > (1961) with my family. Took a 3 week road trip in 1992 and a shorter > trips in 94 and again in 96. Just did Illinois in 99. Traveled the > route through Carlinville (Illinois 4) and found the old brick > sections. In 94 and again in 2001 was at the base of La Bajada (New > Mexico) wishing I > had 4 wheel drive. I'll try and post some photos in the near future > if anyone is interested. Remnants of the past are vanishing rapidly. > Santo Domingo trading post burned down a few years ago as did Pop > Hick's. > When ever I have time I try and explore old > highways. I've taken 41 from Chicago to Copper Harbor Mich. Next big > road trip will be 61 to New Orleans. And advice on where to find old > maps to follow the old two lane sections? > > Allen > > > > Visit our homepage at: http://www.mockturtlepress.com > > To subscribe to AMERICAN ROAD magazine, PHONE TOLL-FREE 1-877-285-5434 WITH YOUR ORDER TODAY! > Or send payment to: Mock Turtle Press, PO Box 3168, Lynnwood, WA 98046-3168 > SUBSCRIPTION RATES: > 1 year (4 issues) for $15.95 > (save $3.85 off the newsstand price!) > 2 years (8 issues) for $27.95 > (save $11.65 off the newsstand price!) > > > For questions about the list, contact: AMERICAN_ROAD-owner@yahoogroups.com > > To SUBSCRIBE to this group, send an email to: AMERICAN_ROAD-subscribe@yahoogroups.com > > To UNSUBSCRIBE from this group, send an email to: > AMERICAN_ROAD-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com > > To POST a message via e-mail, send it to: AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com > > > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ > > Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Pat B. Posted March 6, 2005 Report Share Posted March 6, 2005 Those are fantastic photos. A lot of recognized locations there. I see in the "Railroad Overhead" picture a much younger Seaba Station in the background. Pat B. --- In AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com, "J Lance" <bugo@h...> wrote: > http://www.okladot.state.ok.us/memorial/route66/route66.htm > and > http://www.okladot.state.ok.us/hqdiv/p-r-d...ftime/index.htm > > Very nicely done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Alex Burr Posted March 6, 2005 Report Share Posted March 6, 2005 Allen, A great book to get ready for your Route 61 trip is, "Highway 61 - A Father and Son Journey Through the Middle of America". It's got a copyright date of 2003, so should be able to find it online - yes, it is available at www.amazon.com (simply type Highway 61 in the search box) for around $17. Good read and give you some insights into the road. Those sections I've traveled over I've had no trouble staying with the old road - very little of it has been "contaminated" with interstateitis - in the Minneapolis/St. Paul area I-35 dominates; co-joins with U S 14 south of Winona, MN, and I-90 from Dakota to I-90 exit 275 area - but the old road may still be there. I haven't been over that part. It remains co-joined to U S 14 down to the Readstown, WI, area where it co-joins WI 131 south. South of Lancaster, WI, it appears to co-join with WI 35 south. South of Dickeyville, WI, it co-joins U S 151. South of Dubuque it co-joins U S 151 and U S 52. Anyway, I recommend Microsoft Streets and Trips 2003 - you can get a good idea of what goes where and even map out our trip with little problem. Have a great trip - and especially look for the arch over the road on the AR/MO line (just be careful to watch the road too - it does make a couple of good bends at that point. LOL Hudsonly, Alex B --- airfrogusmc <abphoto7@attbi.com> wrote: > Hi everyone, > > I kinda found ya by accident but I'm glad that I > did. I have traveled > 66 several times. The first time was in I was about > 6 years old > (1961) with my family. Took a 3 week road trip in > 1992 and a shorter > trips in 94 and again in 96. Just did Illinois in > 99. Traveled the > route through Carlinville (Illinois 4) and found the > old brick > sections. In 94 and again in 2001 was at the base of > La Bajada (New > Mexico) wishing I > had 4 wheel drive. I'll try and post some photos in > the near future > if anyone is interested. Remnants of the past are > vanishing rapidly. > Santo Domingo trading post burned down a few years > ago as did Pop > Hick's. > When ever I have time I try and explore old > highways. I've taken 41 from Chicago to Copper > Harbor Mich. Next big > road trip will be 61 to New Orleans. And advice on > where to find old > maps to follow the old two lane sections? > > Allen > > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? SBC Yahoo! DSL - Now only $29.95 per month! http://sbc.yahoo.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Pat B. Posted March 6, 2005 Report Share Posted March 6, 2005 Hey Denny, great road report. We too traversed parts of US 60 on Monday east of Springfield. After we left the Rest Haven Monday morning, we decided to head south on US 65 to see what's going on in Branson, since we'd never been there before. Well, the $3.99 all you can eat breakfast buffet was worth the 45 minute drive itself. Leaving Branson, we meandered our way northeast and hooked up with 60 east of Springfield and took it to US 63 where we took it north to Rolla. There are some decent remnants of severed US 63 on both side of the current 63 between US 60 & Rolla. I'll be slabbing it down your way on 74 Friday night enroute to Lexington for the national Corvair convention which starts today. It's at the Radisson if you have time between now & Saturday night. Pat in Speedway Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest airfrogusmc Posted March 7, 2005 Report Share Posted March 7, 2005 Tim and Alex, Thanks for the info. Allen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest airfrogusmc Posted March 7, 2005 Report Share Posted March 7, 2005 I just put a few more photos in the photo file. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Allen Bourgeois Posted March 7, 2005 Report Share Posted March 7, 2005 Lets see if I can e-mail these. I took these a few years. The shot in the photos file of the mission at Laguna Pueblo was taken in 2001. Allen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Bob Reynolds Posted March 7, 2005 Report Share Posted March 7, 2005 --- In AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com, "Fred M. Cain" <fredmcain@b...> wrote: > --- In AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com, "Bob Reynolds" > <roustabout@s...> wrote: > > The governor of Pennsylvania has declared that the estimated > 45 > > million dollars needed to rebuild the bridge would be better spent > > elsewhere. The only rail traffic using the bridge was a little > > tourist train. > > Oh really? I thought it was also used by a short-line that provided > local rail freight service. What are the rail-freight customers > doing? Are they just going to abandon the entire line, then? > > -Fred M. Cain I have searched the web and have found no references to any rail traffic across the Kinzua Bridge other than the Knox, Kane and Kinzua Railroad, the line offering tourist excursions. One web page made this statement..." No train crossed the bridge between June 21, 1959 and 1987. The Knox, Kane, Kinzua Raiload, formed in 1986, now offers excursion rides from Marienville to the park..." http://www.colliganrealty.com/kzb.html I recognize this does not constitute proof of my statement. If my comment was inaccurate, I regret it. Information regarding the decision not to rebuild the bridge can be found at http://www.kinzuabridgeonline.com/news.php?? action=view&id=22. This page is dated April, 2004. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest tim steil Posted March 7, 2005 Report Share Posted March 7, 2005 also.... keep an eye out for "Highway 61 Revisited: 1699 miles from New Orleans to Pigeon River" due this october from Motorbooks Intl. ts ----- Original Message ----- From: Alex Burr <hester_nec@yahoo.com> To: <AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Friday, June 27, 2003 1:34 PM Subject: Re: [AMERICAN_ROAD] Newbee on board > Allen, > > A great book to get ready for your Route 61 trip > is, > "Highway 61 - A Father and Son Journey Through the > Middle of America". > It's got a copyright date of 2003, so should be able > to find it online - yes, it is available at > www.amazon.com (simply type Highway 61 in the search > box) for around $17. > Good read and give you some insights into the road. > Those sections I've traveled over I've had no trouble > staying with the old road - very little of it has been > "contaminated" with interstateitis - in the > Minneapolis/St. Paul area I-35 dominates; co-joins > with U S 14 south of Winona, MN, and I-90 from Dakota > to I-90 exit 275 area - but the old road may still be > there. I haven't been over that part. > It remains co-joined to U S 14 down to the > Readstown, WI, area where it co-joins WI 131 south. > South of Lancaster, WI, it appears to co-join with WI > 35 south. South of Dickeyville, WI, it co-joins U S > 151. South of Dubuque it co-joins U S 151 and U S 52. > > Anyway, I recommend Microsoft Streets and Trips 2003 > - you can get a good idea of what goes where and even > map out our trip with little problem. > > Have a great trip - and especially look for the arch > over the road on the AR/MO line (just be careful to > watch the road too - it does make a couple of good > bends at that point. LOL > > Hudsonly, > Alex B > > --- airfrogusmc <abphoto7@attbi.com> wrote: > > Hi everyone, > > > > I kinda found ya by accident but I'm glad that I > > did. I have traveled > > 66 several times. The first time was in I was about > > 6 years old > > (1961) with my family. Took a 3 week road trip in > > 1992 and a shorter > > trips in 94 and again in 96. Just did Illinois in > > 99. Traveled the > > route through Carlinville (Illinois 4) and found the > > old brick > > sections. In 94 and again in 2001 was at the base of > > La Bajada (New > > Mexico) wishing I > > had 4 wheel drive. I'll try and post some photos in > > the near future > > if anyone is interested. Remnants of the past are > > vanishing rapidly. > > Santo Domingo trading post burned down a few years > > ago as did Pop > > Hick's. > > When ever I have time I try and explore old > > highways. I've taken 41 from Chicago to Copper > > Harbor Mich. Next big > > road trip will be 61 to New Orleans. And advice on > > where to find old > > maps to follow the old two lane sections? > > > > Allen > > > > > > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > SBC Yahoo! DSL - Now only $29.95 per month! > http://sbc.yahoo.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.com > > To UNSUBSCRIBE from this group, send an email to: > AMERICAN_ROAD-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com > > To POST a message via e-mail, send it to: AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com > > > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ > > Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest airfrogusmc Posted March 7, 2005 Report Share Posted March 7, 2005 Thanks Tim... Allen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest airfrogusmc Posted March 7, 2005 Report Share Posted March 7, 2005 Guy and gals, I also put some photos of the Cumbres Toltec railroad that I took in and around Chama New Mexico in 92. They're in the photos section under Cumbres Toltec.. Allen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest CRuth Posted March 7, 2005 Report Share Posted March 7, 2005 I live in the WNY area, just over the PA line, and I know for a fact that the tourist railroad is the ONLY line using the bridge. In fact, the tourist railroad still goes to the bridge where patrons may disembark and view the bridge and the adjoining park area. Carol Bob Reynolds wrote: > --- In AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com, "Fred M. Cain" > <fredmcain@b...> wrote: > > --- In AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com, "Bob Reynolds" > > <roustabout@s...> wrote: > > > The governor of Pennsylvania has declared that the > estimated > > 45 > > > million dollars needed to rebuild the bridge would be better > spent > > > elsewhere. The only rail traffic using the bridge was a little > > > tourist train. > > > > Oh really? I thought it was also used by a short-line that > provided > > local rail freight service. What are the rail-freight customers > > doing? Are they just going to abandon the entire line, then? > > > > -Fred M. Cain > > > I have searched the web and have found no references to any > rail traffic across the Kinzua Bridge other than the Knox, Kane and > Kinzua Railroad, the line offering tourist excursions. One web page > made this statement..." No train crossed the bridge between June 21, > 1959 and 1987. The Knox, Kane, Kinzua Raiload, formed in 1986, now > offers excursion rides from Marienville to the park..." > http://www.colliganrealty.com/kzb.html > > I recognize this does not constitute proof of my statement. If > my comment was inaccurate, I regret it. > > Information regarding the decision not to rebuild the bridge > can be found at http://www.kinzuabridgeonline.com/news.php?? > action=view&id=22. This page is dated April, 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 > <http://us.ard.yahoo.com/SIG=129lgp0lm/M=28...269404/D=groups /S=1707284507:HM/EXP=1087424275/A=2105440/R=0/SIG=14dpdlr1u/*http://www.househol dfinance.com/ln/TrackingServlet?cmd_MediaCode=&fc=APS&mkt=000&mc=01PSYAYA004001B 220000U0300L0010000000000&dest=HOME_PAGE> > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > 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 > <mailto:AMERICAN_ROAD-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com?subject=Unsubscribe> > > * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of > Service <http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/>. > > Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Lulupic66@aol.com Posted March 7, 2005 Report Share Posted March 7, 2005 In a message dated 6/15/04 4:42:01 PM Central Daylight Time, ron@collectingbuzz.com writes: << From: "Rick Schmigle" <route66@webzone.net> Subject: Meadow Gold Sign is Coming Down Date: Tue, 15 Jun 2004 16:13:42 -0500 As you all know... this is not new news. But we now have a specific of when. I got this mail from another group I belong to. Here is another neon sign being saved on RT 66. Tomorrow (Wednesday, June 16th), Claude Neon and Ark Wrecking will start dismantling the Meadow Gold letters at 9:00am. If there is only slight rain (drizzle), then they will get on the roof at 11th and S Lewis. If it is raining, or if there is any lightning and thunder - the sign is safe for another day. Get there early - get a curbside seat and... bring your camera! It should be a circus seldom seen. The sign is safe, and will be stored until a permanent location can be found, AND money raised to complete it's restoration. So please send or bring some donations for the sign. You saved it, now it's time to get it restored. You can send your donation (large or small) to: TFA/Save theSign c/o Tulsa Foundation for Architecture 2210-R S. Main St Tulsa, OK 74114 Please send what you can. We have received over $8,300 toward the restoration. We collected over $200 at last weekend's Route 66 Festival!! Please pass this message on to anyone interested in Tulsa, Oklahoma, Route 66, Neon, Restoration, Nostalgia, Saving things, or even a friend. We need your continued help and support. Please pass it on to any media connections you have too. If you have any questions, please don't hesistate to call me. Thank you! Rick... Rick Schmigle Oklahoma Route 66 Association Eastern Vice President Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest David G. Clark Posted March 7, 2005 Report Share Posted March 7, 2005 On another Yahoo group, renowned roadologist Mark Potter recently posted some "fast facts" mainly related to Route 66. This one is a bit more universal concerning highway history: <BEGIN QUOTE> Some Fast Facts about Route 66. --Raised black asphalt strips were used as centerline markings of highways years before painted white or yellow striping became standardized. Route 66 featured this type of centerline marking in Illinois, Missouri, Oklahoma, Texas and Arizona. <END QUOTE> One of my interests as I delve into the history of highway building is the evolution of the methods used to mark and sign the roads over the years. When I read Mark's post, it clicked with some of the things I have come across when I read the Annual Reports of the Division of Highways of Illinois. The Illinois Division claimed to have been the first to use this black asphalt strip as a centerline. Here is a quote from the Annual Report of the division from 1922: "After the adoption of the standard section providing for the construction joint down the center of our newly constructed pavement, it became very evident that this joint would have to be poured with asphaltic or other material the same as all other construction and contraction cracks. An experiment was carried on whereby a strip of five inches of asphaltic material was poured, which not only protected construction joints, but served as a traffic line. After a careful examination it was found that this traffic line was very beneficial to the traveling public thus enabling them to better judge their position and distance on the pavement. "The greater part of the Federal Aid roads were marked in this manner last year and arrangements have been made to so mark all pavements this year." One year later, the 1923 Annual Report gives us a bit more detail: "A machine has been designed by the department for placing this traffic line. This machine is towed by the patrolman's truck and is guided from the edge of the pavement, which results in the securing of a uniform, correctly-spaced line down the center of the pavement. All pavements which were opened to traffic during the year were marked in this manner." "The patrolman" was not a police officer--he was a "maintenance patrolman" who was assigned a 20-mile section of road to maintain. In the 1924 report, we learn that the line had to be "renewed" each year. The 1925 report tells us that placing the line could be done at the rate of 20 miles in one day with "an ordinary crew at an average cost of $9.72 per mile including labor and materials." The cost dropped to $6.60 per mile in the 1926 report. The first mention of painted traffic lines appears in the 1930 report. "In the vicinity of Chicago, white and orange zone marking paint was used in marking four-lane traffic lines. Orange paint was used to mark the center and white paint for the two outer lanes. The use of different colors enables the drivers to distinguish the lanes, especially at night. The cost of painting varies from eight to ten dollars per line per mile. The asphalt line remains in good condition for more than a year and the white and orange paint lines for about three months." The asphalt lines seem to have persisted through the early 1930s, although information is spotty in the reports through 1933. I have posted to pictures from the Annual reports in the Photos section of the American Road Yahoo Group site. To view them, log onto the site, go to the Photos section, and look in the folder named "Windy City Road Warrior." One photo shows a section of Illinois State Highway 4 and 24 north of Springfield in 1927. The asphalt center line is clearly visible. This, of course, would have also been US 66. The other photo is from the 1923 Annual Report showing the machine used to place the asphalt center lines on the pavement. Dave Clark Windy City Road Warrior http://www.windycityroadwarrior.com dave@windycityroadwarrior.com 312-432-1284 843 W. Adams Street #312 Chicago, IL 60607-3017 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest rt66roadologist@comcast.net Posted March 7, 2005 Report Share Posted March 7, 2005 Hi just fould this while looking for somthing on the Pantagraph web site.John Geske and partner JP Walters statred somthing 75 years ago that still arould today the Dixie in McLean. Closed for only for few hours becuse of fire in 1965. ---------------------- Forwarded Message: --------------------- From: NewsBank -- service provider for Bloomington Pantagraph Archives <newslibrary@newsbank.com> To: rt66roadologist@comcast.net Subject: Bloomington Pantagraph Document Date: Sun, 27 Jul 2003 10:03:05 -0400 (EDT) Bloomington Pantagraph Pantagraph, The (Bloomington, IL) June 27, 2003 DEATHS Section: Obituaries Estimated printed pages: 2 Article Text: John W. Geske BLOOMINGTON - The funeral of John W. Geske, 98, of 2025 E. Lincoln St., Bloomington, will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Calvert & Metzler Memorial Home, Bloomington. The Rev. David Gaffron will officiate. Private entombment will be in Park Hill Mausoleum, Bloomington. Visitation will be for an hour before the service Monday at the memorial home. He died at 2:15 a.m. Wednesday (June 25, 2003) at Martin Health Center, Bloomington. Memorials may be made to Wesley United Methodist Church Renovation Fund, Bloomington, or Shriners Hospitals for Children. He was born May 29, 1905, at Holder, a son of Albert and Gertrude Schacht Geske. He married Viola Walters on July 9, 1924, in Bloomington. She died Aug. 24, 1992. Survivors include two daughters, Charlotte Jean "C.J." (Charles) Beeler and Donna Mae (Ted) Jordan, both of Bloomington; five grandchildren, Judy (Bob) Kjellander, Springfield; Mark (Kathy) Beeler, Lake Ozark, Mo.; David (Penny) Beeler, Apex, N.C.; J. Steven (Jennifer) Jordan and Catherine Jean (Jeff) Greeneberg, both of Bloomington; 12 great-grandchildren; and a great-great-grandson. His parents, three brothers and six sisters also preceded him in death. John was co-founder of Shirley Oil & Supply Co., currently Dixie Truckers Home. He was listed in the 1972-1973 Who's Who in Finance & Industry. In 1990, he and the late J.P. Walters were inducted into the Route 66 Hall of Fame at the Dixie Truckers Home, McLean. John was a 50-year member of the Wade Barney Lodge 512 AF & AM and past master of Shirley Masonic Lodge, now affiliated with the Wade Barney Lodge. He received the Double Eagle Award by the Supreme Council, which is for distinguished benefactors of the Scottish Rite Museum of Our National Heritage Endowment Fund. He was three times patron of the Shirley Eastern Star 870; charter member of Dagenhart Chapter of Demolay; and past member of Bloomington Kiwanis Club and an international delegate to the convention in 1948. He was a member of Bloomington Consistory and its 600 Club, and served on the reception committee for 28 years. He was a member of McLean County Shrine Club and its Black Camel Club. He was a 50-year member of Mohammed Shrine, Peoria; White Shrine of Jerusalem, Royal & Select Masters of Illinois 72; Royal Arch Masons of Illinois Chapter 26; and Assembly of Clinton Council 74. He was a member of the Bloomington Country Club, Elks Lodge 281 and Wesley United Methodist Church, Bloomington. Copyright © 2003, Pantagraph Publishing Co. Record Number: 0300370479 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Tupi Posted March 7, 2005 Report Share Posted March 7, 2005 My husband is an ultra trail runner and has been considering running the Wasatch 100 mile endurance run in Utah. I know it gets very hot up that way. Much as I want to drive Utah again, I'm not sure I want him to attempt such a brutal race. Much of my 'country' road driving is during and before he runs a 50 or 100 mile trail run. His sport gives me a unique opportunity to indulge my love of country roads. --- In AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com, "Chris" <homiechris2000@y...> wrote: > I believe where you were "lost" is now part of or very near to Grand > Staircase-Escalante National Monument. I have never been there, > sounds like a good road trip for me. I will wait until fall, > though, as it is now nearing 100? in the shade here in my little > town. > > Utah has only two interstate highways, I-15 and I-70. We are lucky > that way as the rest of the state is criss-crossed by two lane > roads. > > Chris > > --- In AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com, "Tupi" <realtupi@y...> wrote: > > One of my favorite drives ever was in Southwest Utah. It was in > > 1973, and we were, well, we were lost. We been search for and > found > > a national forest campsite when out of curiosity we kept driving > and > > ended up on some open grazing range. It was the first time my > > husband had seen an actual herd of cattle; seems we were on or > near a > > place called Boulder Mountain. After we got through the cattle I > > thought we'd found paradise. It was really lovely. > > > > --- In AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com, "Chris" > <homiechris2000@y...> > > wrote: > > > Yep! You definitely are a featured group...I am a new member, > > howdy > > > to all. I live in southeast Utah. Nice to meet you all! > > > > > > Chris > > > > > > --- In AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com, "Jennifer" > <jabremer66@a...> > > > wrote: > > > > Hi Denny! The light bulb went off last night and I thought we > > might > > > > be a featured group at Yahoo and we are an "editor's pick" > > > for "Summer > > > > Road Trips!". Too cool. The list keeps growing as more > requests > > > come > > > > in! > > > > > > > > Hope everyone dives right in and starts the road warrior > stories! > > > > > > > > Jennifer > > > > http://www.roadtripmemories.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest rt66roadologist@comcast.net Posted March 7, 2005 Report Share Posted March 7, 2005 Here is something else the Pantagraph.Jeff ---------------------- Forwarded Message: --------------------- From: rt66roadologist@comcast..net To: rt66roadologist@comcast.net Subject: Suggestion from jeff Date: Sun, 27 Jul 2003 05:49:28 GMT Hi jeff, jeff stopped by Pantagraph.com and suggested that you visit the following URL: http://www.pantagraph.com/ent/feature.html Pantagraph.com http://www.pantagraph.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest brownwho63 Posted March 7, 2005 Report Share Posted March 7, 2005 Navigator and I just returned from a weekend trip on U.S. 40 to Indy where we watched Katie Smith and the MN Lynx "thrash" the Fever at Conseco Fieldhouse. Stayed at the Hampton Inn Hotel on Meridian and Maryland and were able to walk to Conseco and enjoy the downtown ambiance before and after the game. Anyway, we drove all of the old, old alignments again that we could find including the ones across forties(?) bridges crossing Deer Creek and Walnut Creek -- east of Brazil somewhere. Also noticed that the drive-in movie marquee just west of Plainfield is gone, even though it was there a year ago. Hate to see the old stuff like that go but know it happens regularly. The INDIANA Theater in Terra Haute always reminds me of the Coleman in Miami and is a wonderful archetectural structure. Great roads, great weekend! Still Cruisin', Bliss Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Map Girl Posted March 8, 2005 Report Share Posted March 8, 2005 They're replaying it twice this weekend on KQED (San Francisco). I'm planning on taping...let me know if you want to borrow it. pascha oakland, ca Denny Gibson <denny@dennygibson.com> wrote: It was repeated in Cincy tonight and I only missed the first 15 minutes (I missed the first half of the original broadcast). So this time I got to see Wigwam Village #2 (with Brian, Sarah, & kids) and the World's Largest Catsup Bottle (with The Big Tomato). An interesting & fun show and next time I'm gonna see it all. -----Original Message----- From: Jennifer [mailto:jabremer66@aol.com] Sent: Wednesday, July 14, 2004 5:20 PM To: AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com Subject: [AMERICAN_ROAD] Re: Reminder Tonight: Unusual Buildings & Other Roadside Stuff > Drat. I was out of town and I missed it. Read the blurb about the > show, though. Now I'll have to find out more about that mortar and > pestle shaped drug store in Lexington:) > > BabyBoomerBob Bob, You might still be able to see the show! Here in Indy, it's airing again this Saturday night. Go to the PBS website to check the schedule: http://www.pbs.org/tvschedules/ Just enter your ZIP code to get the schedule for your local PBS station. Jennifer 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 SponsorADVERTISEMENT --------------------------------- 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. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Mike Ward Posted March 8, 2005 Report Share Posted March 8, 2005 Did anyone happen to catch the two-hour show on the Pacific Coast Highway that was on the History Channel a couple of days ago? Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Denny Gibson Posted March 8, 2005 Report Share Posted March 8, 2005 They have had a "hit the road" program on each night this week but that is the only one I've seen. Great show. Monday was Texas and last night was Las Vegas (I think). Tonight is Alaska which I intend to watch. Looking forward to watching them build the Alcan Highway. --Denny -----Original Message----- From: Mike Ward [mailto:flyboy@roadmaps.org] Sent: Thursday, July 15, 2004 7:01 PM To: American Road Subject: [AMERICAN_ROAD] PCH on History Channel Did anyone happen to catch the two-hour show on the Pacific Coast Highway that was on the History Channel a couple of days ago? Mike 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 Russell S. Rein Posted March 8, 2005 Report Share Posted March 8, 2005 Subject: Lincoln Highway Updates Hey Folks, Here's some more Lincoln Highway Updates: The Chambersburg Heritage Center opens on Friday: http://xrl.us/cet8 The Lincoln Highway Heritage Corridor in PA's gas pump display program hit's a snag: http://xrl.us/cet9 but....The Lincoln Highway Heritage Corridor will be getting three new LH murals: http://xrl.us/ceua The "Irwin Project": http://xrl.us/ceuh Ogden, IA LH building will be razed due to roof collapse: http://xrl.us/ceub Missouri Valley's Dairy Den turns 50 (great pic): http://xrl.us/ceuf That's it for today. ypsi-slim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Angela Culbreth Posted March 8, 2005 Report Share Posted March 8, 2005 Hi My children,Mother & I will be leaving Central Texas and going to Montreal Canada. We are looking forward to this adventure. We have decided to go through Ark, Ten,W.VA,Pen NY & Vermont. I have not traveled like this since I was a child. Cant wait! Angela Jennifer <jabremer66@aol.com> wrote: Thanks so much for joining and we hope you all enjoy American Road Magazine's Yahoo Group! To avoid spammers (which we'd had early on), Pat and I now approve all members personally by requiring a short note about why someone would like to join our group. As you all now know, you have been approved on that basis, but we briefly keep new members on moderated status. We certainly don't wish to do that forever; so, our only requirement for removal of moderated status is just one legitimate post about road travel, a trip or whatever you have to share related to road trips/travel, etc. After we approve that post, we change your status to unmoderated. We think that's reasonable for all members (we haven't had a new member complain yet!) and it does keep spammers at bay, since no one has posted a real post then subsequently spammed us. With that in mind, I just want to make note that Pat and I will be away this weekend (as indicated in my earlier posts!!), so there will be a brief interruption in member / message approvals until we get back. As soon as we can, we will approve any new members as well as posts made during our absence. Thanks for your understanding. Again, welcome aboard and happy & safe traveling!!! Jennifer http://www.roadtripmemories.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 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. --------------------------------- __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Rudyard Welborn Posted March 8, 2005 Report Share Posted March 8, 2005 Where are you getting on 61? Let me know and I will attempt to provide some inspiration....Tsingtao, KipWelborn ----- Original Message ----- From: "airfrogusmc" <abphoto7@comcast.net> To: <AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Saturday, July 26, 2003 11:40 AM Subject: [AMERICAN_ROAD] Re: Oklahoma book > Our next trip will be 61 to spend a little time in New > Orleans. "Oklahoma, but you said New Orleans" kinda thing. I think I > scarred her. She's not a big flyer so a road trip is the prefered > mode of transportation. But I'm the big journey not the dsestination > guy and shes all about the destination. > > Any ideas on old maps more detailed than old gas station maps? > > Allen > > > > Visit our homepage at: http://www.mockturtlepress.com > > To subscribe to AMERICAN ROAD magazine, PHONE TOLL-FREE 1-877-285-5434 WITH YOUR ORDER TODAY! > Or send payment to: Mock Turtle Press, PO Box 3168, Lynnwood, WA 98046-3168 > SUBSCRIPTION RATES: > 1 year (4 issues) for $15.95 > (save $3.85 off the newsstand price!) > 2 years (8 issues) for $27.95 > (save $11.65 off the newsstand price!) > > > For questions about the list, contact: AMERICAN_ROAD-owner@yahoogroups.com > > To SUBSCRIBE to this group, send an email to: AMERICAN_ROAD-subscribe@yahoogroups.com > > To UNSUBSCRIBE from this group, send an email to: > AMERICAN_ROAD-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com > > To POST a message via e-mail, send it to: AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com > > > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ > > > Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Lulupic66@aol.com Posted March 8, 2005 Report Share Posted March 8, 2005 In a message dated 7/1/05 9:12:57 PM Central Daylight Time, jabremer66@aol.com writes: > Route 66 in Illinois is very well-marked. You should have no > trouble there, even through cities. Springfield has several > alignments and all are well marked with the date of the alignment > (ie, 1926 - 1930). > > Also available is a great book by John Weiss called "Traveling the > New, Historic Route 66 in Illinois" which provides excellent details. John's Book is the definitive 'bible' to travel Rt 66. He also suggests points of interest that are near RT 66 but not necessarily on the highway itself. To contact him, moxie66sbcglobal.net > > I enjoy Illinois 66 very much. Some of my favorites south of > Bloomington / Normal include: > > - Funk's Grove Maple Sirup > - Atlanta - "Muffler Man" holding a giant hot dog, formerly of > Bunyan's Hot Dogs in Cicero; also some fantastic murals of old > signage and a very neat public library building > - Broadwell - Ernie Edwards' Pig Hip Museum > -south of Lincoln - if you are adventurous, there is a "Ghost > Bridge" over Salt Creek. For the die hard road geeks, very cool. > - Williamsville - there is a "dream car" museum there, but it's > mainly open during the week, and early on Saturday. I have never had > a chance to get there when they are open, but it looks very cool. > When you are on 66 heading south, just before you need to turn right > onto I-55 (for a brief stretch here you must get on the evil-I as I > call the Interstate), follow what is marked as a spur of 66, and the > Dream Car Museum is on the right, between this alignment of 66 and > the Interstate. > - Springfield - choice of alignments here as well. Bill Shea's > Museum, of course, Cozy Dogs!, Lincoln Historic sites. In > September, there is a big 66 Festival downtown > - South of Springfield, you have a choice of 2 alignments, the old > IL 4 alignment and the newer alignment, which parallels I-55. Both > have their appeal and unique things to see and do -here's a small > sample of my favorites: > > Near Raymond - Our Lady of the Highways shrine > Litchfield - Ariston Cafe; Litchfield also is holding a great > classic car fest each year in June right on Route 66 pavement. It > was last week and was alot of fun! I took a ton of photos, but have > not had a chance to post them yet. > Auburn - old alignment, brick paved > Hamel - Meramec Caverns Barn newly restored > > That's just the tip of the iceberg for what there is on 66 in > Illinois, and that's only south of Bloomington! LOL Jennifer you do me proud, hugs, Lulu > > Jennifer > http://www.roadtripmemories.com > > > > > Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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