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  4. Farewell To The Diner

    in Dining

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    "Plainfield roadside diner joins Indiana endangered list"

    Article from May 5, 2010 Indianapolis Star

    "The iconic U.S. 40 Diner in Plainfield, a roadside landmark for more than a half-century that closed last summer despite attempts by several people to reopen it, is one of the 10 most endangered buildings in the state."

     

    At least I got the chance to eat there last year. Hopefully whoever buys the place can refurbish the trailer portion or let it go to someone who will.

     

    Chris

  9. Florida - Mermaids And Manatees

    in U.S. Highways & Auto Trails

    Posted

    I have been a little disappointed in that none of the 3D images or movies of my Florida two lane adventure has thus far generated many comments, or replies.

    I have enjoyed the 3D movies of the brick road and the diner. If there were others, I might have missed them. I will be definitely on the lookout for any additional ones you post. But 2D is great, too!

     

    Chris

  11. Angels Diner With Real Curbside Tray Service!

    in Dining

    Posted

    I was finally able to watch your Florida videos (YouTube is blocked at my place of employment). Angel's looks like a great place. The hamburger, however, looked rather strange. It looked like a conglomeration of meatballs placed under the bun--not very patty-like.

     

    The 3D in the diner turned out really well and was a good setting for the extra depth. I like how the onion ring on your plate seems to float above everything else, too. Makes me hungry.

     

    Chris

  12. World's Largest - Lemay Auto Collection In 3d Video

    in Other Roadside Business / Attractions

    Posted

    Not ten minutes later, she walked in and said “I need a new sewing machine. Should I get one with all the bells and whistles?” Gees, I think I may have started something! :o:huh:

     

    Chris, does your wife need a new sewing machine too? <_<:)

    Don't need a sewing machine, but my wife did get a sudden need for a $200 ring that she saw in a catalog. Now we're both happy. :lol:

     

    My dad got the Fujifilm W1 first, so I had to get one. He says he may have taken his last roll of film with his Stereo Realist... I know his Nimslo went on the shelf a few years back. I have a Kodak Stereo Camera, but it's been five years since I shot anything with it. The film cameras were such a pain to get the strange sized frames developed and then you had to mount them yourself... The W1 camera is simplicity and instant results, which is what I wanted. And small enough to carry in my pocket so that I can still bring my Nikon D70s along without looking like a pack mule.

     

    Chris

  13. World's Largest - Lemay Auto Collection In 3d Video

    in Other Roadside Business / Attractions

    Posted

    I am experimenting with 3D movies. Youtube has provided a nice viewer that allows for standard 2D viewing, or for any of several 3D formats. I’m hoping that interest in 3D at the theater will interest the general public and more people will be interested in viewing 3D.

    Dave, what type of camera setup are you using to film your 3D movies? I just got a Fujifilm Real3D W1 this month and I know it has movie capability, though I haven't had time to use it for more than snapshots yet. Does YouTube accept the 3D-AVI format that it produces, or do you use a different format?

     

    Chris

  15. New Us 40 Monument - Indianapolis

    in National Road / U.S. 40

    Posted · Edited by Chris Rowland

    I stumbled across this new monument in downtown Indianapolis but have not been able to find anything out about it on-line. It is at the new interchange that was built at Washington Street. It is a silver metal-looking tower that has a US 40 shield at the top with "INDIANA" at the top and "HISTORIC US" just above the "40". Do any of you have information on where it came from or whether it has a name?

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    It has a list of cities that US 40 passed through at its base, with Indianapolis highlighted:

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    And at night it lights itself up in alternating colors that seem to include at least white, blue, green and red:

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    I hadn't seen it on the forum yet, so I thought I would share!

     

    Chris

  18. Best Roadtrip Planning Method?

    in Trip Planning

    Posted

    Regardless of the tools you use, a near 10,000 mile trip will probably encounter some limits and will need to be broken into segments.

    My method is to first do a rough routing of the entire trip, and then break it down into days. I like to overplan everything, so the first thing I do is determine where I want to spend each night. I then break up the trip into one file per day, which lets me more easily customize the particular day--add in stopovers for attractions, lunch, etc. I usually end up plotting out and researching a place to eat lunch and dinner during this phase, based around the estimated times between waypoints.

     

    By the time I am ready to go on the trip, I have usually done so much research that there aren't too many surprises... in some ways, I think I have taken some of the mystery out of it, but it works well for our family of four. If it were just me, I probably would be a little more spontaneous, but when our boys start asking "how far until we eat", I like to be able to tell them about where we are going and how far it is.

     

    Chris

  21. Heading West On The Lincoln

    in Lincoln Highway / U.S. 30 / U.S. 50

    Posted

    I've looked at most of the entries and photos. Looks like a great trip! My boys especially liked looking at all of the Corvettes.

     

    How were the teepees? I stayed there about four years ago, but this year when passing through, I had read a lot of recent comments on-line that said they had deteriorated quite a bit with the latest owners, so we ended up staying at the Oakes Motel instead. I'm hoping the teepees still get a good review because we would like to stay there again.

     

    Chris

  23. Us 40/nr In Western Indiana

    in National Road / U.S. 40

    Posted

    A brief abandoned alignment with a bridge.

     

    http://jimgrey.wordpress.com/2009/08/17/nature-always-wins/

     

    Jim, I am enjoying your posts about the NR. I was just wondering about this bridge the other day because I had made myself a "bypass" around Plainfield and was coming up Miles Road at the intersection with US-40 there, and noticed the old bridge and alignment. I thought about pulling over and investigating, but now I don't have to. :)

     

    I like taking US-40 to Terre Haute, but catching it at I-465 and going along Washington Street and through Plainfield can slow me down. The new bypass I am going to start using when I don't have extra time is to take I-70 to IN-267 and then turn left on Hadley Road, which turns into Miles Road, which then catches US-40 west of Plainfield at the bridge you mentioned.

     

    By the way, have you ever taken Cartersburg Road from just west of this bridge from US-40 northwest into Danville? I did that earlier this month, and I thought it was awesome! It's a fun two-lane that you should make a point to travel when you get the opportunity.

     

    Chris

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