Albums
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Nanticoke Heritage Byway Updated
In 2014 Spring issue Tunnel Vision described as new byway to promote tourism in Souther Delaware
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National RD., Sideling Hill's west slope; 4/04 Updated
B&W photos of "forgotten" alignments,etc. of the west slope of Maryland's Sideling Hill
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National Road at 200 Updated
In May 2011 the National Road celebrated its 200 birthday. That same year, Mary Truitt, the president of the Illinois National Road Association, lead a caravan of antique vehicles from Vandalia, IL to Cumberland, MD.
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National Tropical Botanical Garden Updated
The NTBG is a collection of gardens on Kaua`i, the westernmost of the Hawaiian Islands. It is a refuge for tropical plants near extinction from around the world and in Hawaii.
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Neon Heritage Preservation Committee Updated
The Neon Heritage Preservation Committee of the Missouri Route 66 Assoc.
Neon Restoration Consultant – David Hutson, owner of Neon Time, St. Charles, MO
Historical Consultant – Esley Hamilton, Preservation Historian, St. Louis County
Team Advisor – Robert D. Gehl, Director of Membership Services for the Association
Team Coordinator – James J. Thole, Chairman of the NHPC for the Association
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Neon in the Spotlight Updated
The Museum of Neon Art is located in Los Angeles, CA and that is where the first neon sign appeared in the US in 1923. The pictures in the album represent some of the neon signs preserved by the museum. The American Road TripTalk was with Kim Koga, museum director in 2011.
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Neon Museum Updated
Neon Museum/Boneyard houses over 150 vintage neon signs from Las Vegas history. Danielle Kelly exec. dir. interviewed Sept. 5, 2013 for ARTT
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Night Driving Safety Updated
Tips for Driving Safely at Night from Johnson and Johnson Vision 2011
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Old Arizona State Route 86 alignment Updated
Photos of the original SR86 alignment between Willcox and Benson AZ, via Cochise and Dragoon.
This alignment of 86 existed from 1936, when SR86 was established as a US80 'cut-off' in SE Arizona, until about 1942 when the present 1-10 alignment through Texas Canyon was completed.
This original alignment was not paved, and parts remain dirt to this day.
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Oldest Loneliest Highway Updated
Rollin Southwell has created www.lincolnhighway.com to preserve the history of the Lincoln Highway, US 50 as it passes through the central Nevada desert. He calls it the Oldest, Loneliest Highway in America.
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Pines to Palms Highway Updated
Some wags say the camel is a horse designed by a committee. The same might be said for the Jefferson Highway! This long forgotten but now much cherished classic American highway once stretched from the pines of Manitoba, Canada to the sultry palms of New Orleans. Mike Conlin, a map maker by trade, is the president of the Jefferson Highway Association with a passion for reconnecting this legendary thoroughfare. The association’s inaugural meeting was chronicled in the spring issue 2011 of American Road Magazine.
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Pops Restaurant Route 66, Arcadia, OK Updated
Pops Restaurant is a modern salute to the history of Route 66. They created their own roadside icon, a 66' tall pop bottle decked in LED lights. The restaurant itself is unique in that it serves over 700 variety of soda much of which is on display in the space-age glas restaurant in Arcadia, OK.
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Power Penguin Updated
Up in Cut Bank, Montana it gets mighty cold and to honor that fact, Ron Gustafson, the former owner of the Glacier Gateway Inn and Plaza built a 27' tall penguin. It was featured in the Holiday Tour Winter 2010 issue of American Road Magazine. Ron now owns an RV Park on the Gulf of Mexico. No more penguin patties for him!
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Presidential Travel in Illinois Updated
Illinois is home to three of our nation's top executives: Lincoln, Ulysses S. Grant and Ronal Reagan all called it home and Pres. Barak Obama live there for a long time as a member of Congress.
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Pretty Boy's Death Mask Updated
Arthur (Pretty Boy) Floyd was one of America's most wanted men when he was cornered and killed by lawmen near E. Liverpool, Ohio on Oct. 22, 1934. He was transported to a local funeral home where he was put on display for crowds to see. A death mask was made by the proprietor of the funeral home and is now on display there. The big difference is that it is now a bed and breakfast.
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Rabbit Ears Motel Updated
Memory Motel Spring 2014 in Steamboat Springs, CO. Interview guest was Greg Koehler, current second generation owner of this resort motel.
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