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December 9, 2004

I posted this to the photo's section hope you can read it. It is a

scan of a newspaper article so it's not the clearest. If anyone

wants me to e-mail it to them I can it's a little clearer to read.

December 9, 2004

Jim,

Once again, mindless idiots acting without any apparent forethought. It's not

as if that stretch of road was getting too much traffic for that bridge to

handle. When we drove across it coming home from Tulsa two months ago, it sure

didn't look as though it was ready to fall down or was serving as any kind of a

safety hazard.

Mike

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From: Jim Ross<mailto:pathfinder66@earthlink.net>

To: Michael Wallis<mailto:wallis66@aol.com> ; Kathy

Anderson<mailto:ka@gallowaywallace.com> ; Jerry

McClanahan<mailto:jerrymc66@earthlink.net> ; Dawn

Welch<mailto:dawn@rockcaferoute66.com> ; American

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Sent: Thursday, August 12, 2004 11:50 AM

Subject: [AMERICAN_ROAD] Bridge Destruction

Howdy Folks,

I learned from Dawn Welch at the Rock Cafe yesterday that the historic bridge

on Dosie Creek near Davenport, Oklahoma has been demolished. This is a

significant loss to landmark structures associated directly with the

roadbed.This 1909 Warren Pony Truss bridge was (to my knowledge) the oldest

existing bridge still in use anywhere on Route 66. It was recently listed on the

National Register as part of a multiple property listing that also included the

roadway it was on (original 66 alignment never paved) and the old Ozark Trails

obelisk nearby.

Today I made a call to Jim Gabbert at the Oklahoma SHPO, who knew nothing of

the bridge's removal. It is not clear whether the county (property owner) took

the bridge out using only non-federal funds or if they had assistance from the

Sac & Fox Indian tribe located nearby. In any case, the SHPO was not notified of

the project, which is automatic when federal jurisdiction is involved.

If I learn anything more, I'll pass it along.

Regards,

Jim R.

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December 10, 2004

Hi Nicole!

So proud you made the adventure Nicole! Whoa!!! So flippin' cool

indeed! The ONLY other "66 roadie" that I know of, who has made the

trek down into the Canyon into Supai, AZ., then onto Havasu Falls, is

Dawn Welch, owner of the Rock Cafe, on 66 in Stroud, Oklahoma!

Good things come to those that wait. When you're waiting, please read

the text real good OK:

<http://home.earthlink.net/~thelandrunner66>

Please remember, this won't be a one nighter in the lodge next year.

Melissa and wouldn't love any thing better, than to wake up under

Havasu Falls, having a cup of coffee with you and Kevin.

Exact date will be determined soon. Any suggestions Ya'll, of dates

in July? Thinking early part because of soon later monsoons.

God Bless.

Ken

--- In AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com, Nicole <arizona66nms@y...>

wrote:

> Hi Ken!

>

> Yes, it IS an adventure of a lifetime. Ken....you can count me in

on the July adventure. Kevin will go too. For as much as I went on

about my feet and how I said I'd never hike in again.....I take that

back. I was still wounded and angry at myself when I did that

narrative. I actually look forward to doing it again.....but I am of

course just going to make sure that by then I have broken in hiking

shoes, and I'm going to have my pack taken in by mule. No extra

weight, and good shoes......it would be awesome and I know I could do

it, no sweat. Getting there is half the adventure, and the scenery

is to die for. Now that I've been "a mile down" in the

canyon......my preference is to be on the bottom of the Grand Canyon

to actually soak in where you are at. The STARS are so amazing while

you're on the canyon floor looking up at the thin strip of stars

peeking in between the high canyon walls-I can't wait to go back!

Kevin will copter in......and he'd have to rough the 2 mile

> hike to Havasu Falls, but I know he'd love it too. Do you have

dates or anything yet Ken? Do you know who is all going on your end

yet? How many and who? Is anyone else in your crew interested in

hiking in with me? Or is that something I'm going to do alone, and

will probably meet most others at the "cafe"? ha ha!! I certainly

will copter out though......I don't want to hike it out after hiking

in. Fill me in on any info you may have right now.....because time

flies and time will draw near before we know it!

>

> Nicole

>

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December 10, 2004

Great sales job. Wish I was there and fully intend to be someday. Did you

stay in Clarksdale? What is motel availability during the festival?

-----Original Message-----

From: Rudyard Welborn [mailto:r.Welborn@worldnet.ATT.net]

Sent: Monday, October 11, 2004 10:46 PM

To: AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com

Subject: [AMERICAN_ROAD] Clarksdale, MS

Quinn and I paid a visit to Clarksdale, MS on our annual trek down highway

61 to the King Biscuit Blues Fest...we spent a considerable amount of

excellent time in Clarksdale, MS (which Tim Steil discusses at length in his

Highway 61 book)...one of the major deals there is the newly renovated

Greyhound Station, which is now the Clarksdale visitors Center. They have

renovated the neon "Greyhound" sign and turned it into a wonder (sorry, I

haven't gotten scanning capabilities yet). Apparently, it is one of 4

stations of its type in the country. It is where folks like Muddy Waters and

Koko Taylor put their bags on a bus and headed for Chicago...next stop was

the Delta Blues Museum which had an excellent exhibit on the evolution of

the Chicago Blues scene...we then went to the WROX Radio museum (one of the

early delta blues stations) and met Bubba O'Keefe, who is responsible for a

lot of the restoration effort in Clarksdale...he is a wonder to talk to and

will talk your right arm off about everything Clarksdale. Across the street

is Cat Head Delta Blues and Folk Art, which is an eclectic joint with books,

records, and everything delta blues...the proprietor used to do the Blues in

the Alley Show on KDHX in St. Louis...we took in a pimento cheese sandwich

at the Delta Entertainment Blues Club, where Tallio Tazzi (the original

owner) was happy to tell us everything he thought about baseball, football,

and anything else we were curious about (at 85 he could beat me in a

footrace!)...that night we took in the Ground Zero Blues Club, where you can

leave your mark on everything that doesn't move, hear some great music, and

see most of the people in Clarksdale...we saw "Super Chik'n Johnson" who is

also featured in Tim's book on highway 61....if you aren't done jukin' after

the Ground Zero, cross the railroad tracks and you will find Reds, which

keeps the sounds going into the night...no guns or drugs, please...I HIGHLY

recommend any roadie, blues enthusiast or anyone lookin' for a different

slice of life visit Clarksdale, especially around October 7th, when you can

take in the largest FREE Blues festival in the world takes place just 30

miles north of there in Helena, AR. Clarksdale is approx 80 miles South of

Memphis on Highway 61. To get to Helena, you take 49 North (approx 20 miles

north of Clarksdale), which crosses the river...you turn right on 49B when

you get across the river to get there...Oh well all for now, as Super

Chick'n would say: Somebody Shoot That Thaing! Tsingtao, Kip

December 10, 2004

--- Ken <thelandrunner@yahoo.com> wrote:

> Hi Nicole!

> So proud you made the adventure Nicole! Whoa!!! So flippin' cool

> indeed! The ONLY other "66 roadie" that I know of, who has made the

> trek down into the Canyon into Supai, AZ., then onto Havasu Falls, is

> Dawn Welch, owner of the Rock Cafe, on 66 in Stroud, Oklahoma!

Since my sister-in-law from England is "living" with us for the next four

weeks, I just might go down to the bottom of that big hole by myself TODAY,

and not come out for a month!!

Bob in Texas

(do they need any computer programmers at the Supai general store?!?)

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--- roamndav <roamndav@verizon.net> wrote:

> You are so right about a billionaire needing to by the old Baker.

> What I don't understand is that they say they need more housing for

> the elderly etc., when they have huge structures like that that

> could easily be converted to a more modern use. Mineral wells is

> full of old brick structures and fine older neighborhoods. Looked

> like a very nice town. Hope I get back someday.

When we visited the Baker Hotel at Mineral Wells, a local notice our peering

eyes and came over to visit. Turns out he is a caretaker of some sort of the

Baker, and a member of a local preservation society. He explained to us that

a lot of the Bakers preservation efforts are being stymied by the local

banker, who is across the street from the Baker. He wanted to tear down the

Baker's parking garage to make a parking lot for his bank. Other local

politics and corruption come into play as well, from what I recall him

telling.

I will try to dig out my Baker Hotel photos tonight and post them in an

album.

LoneStarBob

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--- Bob Worley <bwcobra15@yahoo.com> wrote:

>

> I will try to dig out my Baker Hotel photos tonight and post them in an

> album.

>

> LoneStarBob

In the meantime, I just discovered the Baker Hotel has a website with lots of

old and recent pictures: http://bakerhotel.tk

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December 10, 2004

Hi Ken-

As far as dates go.....I personally don't know yet. I guess I did ask that

question a little too soon. I'm going through a job change (Thank God, and

FINALLY).......we'll see what happens in the next few months and I may have a

better grasp on what I can get away with. I'm going to be dealing cards in

Laughlin! A total change, but a change I need so badly, and it's going to be so

much fun! (Not to mention the change in income too!)

Please post of any new info (like I know you will Ken). Another question for

you......July is obviously one of the hotter months in the Canyon, I wonder if

it may be too risky to hike in due to the heat that time of year?? What do you

think? I guess as long as I get going real early in the morning I should be ok,

huh?

And yes.....we must have some "coffee talk" bright and early at the Falls in

July! I look soooo forward to it! Now that's living life!

Also.....I was on a site (through google.com) that a guy set up telling about

his hike to the falls....and the pictures I saw of Mooney Falls, with the chains

and such, how awesome!! I'd do that in a heartbeat! That was the first time

I'd actually seen pics of that, I've just heard about it and had a visual in my

head of what it was like. I don't know if I can wait until July.....this wait

is killing me already!

Nicole

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December 10, 2004

Thanks for that link. I will add it to my links page soon.

December 10, 2004

PRESS RELEASE

Open house events continue.

Announcing an Open House at the Goffs Schoolhouse Museum and Cultural Center

On November 1-2, 2003.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

October 23, 2003

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

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

2003 - 2004

The Mojave Desert Heritage & Cultural Association announces monthly open

house events at the Goffs Schoolhouse for 2003 - 2004. The Schoolhouse and

adjacent Cultural Center grounds will be open for public visitation the first

weekend

of each month from October through June 9:00 a.m. through 5:00 p.m.

(Specific weekends are: 1-2 November, 6-7 December, 3-4 January, 7-8 February,

6-7

March, 3-4 April, 1-2 May, 5-6 June)

The Goffs Schoolhouse was constructed in 1914 and served the region until

1937, at which time the present school was built in Essex and the Goffs School

abandoned. It is one of the few remaining structures in Goffs located on the

original 1926 alignment of U. S. Highway 66. The school served the needs of

families of railroaders, highway people, 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) on the adjacent

grounds. 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 the aid of this interpretive booklet,

visitors

can spend several hours enjoying the displays on a self-guided basis. Picnic

areas are available for visitors.

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 that prestigious 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 are made available with advance arrangement to

qualified students and writers doing in-depth research on the Mojave Desert.

The Mojave Desert Heritage & Cultural Association is a nonprofit tax-exempt

corporation. No charge is made for admission to the Schoolhouse and adjacent

property, donations are welcome.

To get there. 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 where a

sign says "Goffs Road." Turn left under the freeway bridge and follow blacktop

Goffs Road for 11 miles to Goffs.

From Needles or Las Vegas Area 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 a 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

#####

Note to Editor: Interview Opportunities: Dennis Casebier, Executive Director

is available for interviews and to provide additional information about the

open house and the Schoolhouse Museum and Cultural Center. Please contact Dennis

Casebier at 760-733-4482 or goffs@eastmojave.net to arrange. Photo

Opportunities: There will be excellent photo opportunities of east Mojave

memorabilia

and of volunteers working on projects around the grounds. Photos are also

available at www.mdhca.org.

>>

>>end end end

December 11, 2004

We stayed at the Best Western in Clarksdale which is a nice place...there is

also a Comfort Inn which is nice...availability in Clarksdale is good (I

would suggest trying the above places or, if you are lucky, the Riverside

Hotel or the Shack Up Inn at Hopson Plantation (they usually book pretty

quick at Biscuit time)...getting a room in Helena is problematic...it isn't

a bad drive from Clarksdale to Helena (approx 30 miles)...there is also a

bunch of Casinos up in Tunica that usually have accomodations; if you stay

there make sure you go to the Horeshoe Casino, which has an excellent Blues

museum. Tsingtao, Kip

----- Original Message -----

From: "Denny Gibson" <denny@dennygibson.com>

To: <AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com>

Sent: Tuesday, October 12, 2004 7:00 AM

Subject: RE: [AMERICAN_ROAD] Clarksdale, MS

>

> Great sales job. Wish I was there and fully intend to be someday. Did you

> stay in Clarksdale? What is motel availability during the festival?

>

> -----Original Message-----

> From: Rudyard Welborn [mailto:r.Welborn@worldnet.ATT.net]

> Sent: Monday, October 11, 2004 10:46 PM

> To: AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com

> Subject: [AMERICAN_ROAD] Clarksdale, MS

>

> Quinn and I paid a visit to Clarksdale, MS on our annual trek down highway

> 61 to the King Biscuit Blues Fest...we spent a considerable amount of

> excellent time in Clarksdale, MS (which Tim Steil discusses at length in

his

> Highway 61 book)...one of the major deals there is the newly renovated

> Greyhound Station, which is now the Clarksdale visitors Center. They have

> renovated the neon "Greyhound" sign and turned it into a wonder (sorry, I

> haven't gotten scanning capabilities yet). Apparently, it is one of 4

> stations of its type in the country. It is where folks like Muddy Waters

and

> Koko Taylor put their bags on a bus and headed for Chicago...next stop was

> the Delta Blues Museum which had an excellent exhibit on the evolution of

> the Chicago Blues scene...we then went to the WROX Radio museum (one of

the

> early delta blues stations) and met Bubba O'Keefe, who is responsible for

a

> lot of the restoration effort in Clarksdale...he is a wonder to talk to

and

> will talk your right arm off about everything Clarksdale. Across the

street

> is Cat Head Delta Blues and Folk Art, which is an eclectic joint with

books,

> records, and everything delta blues...the proprietor used to do the Blues

in

> the Alley Show on KDHX in St. Louis...we took in a pimento cheese sandwich

> at the Delta Entertainment Blues Club, where Tallio Tazzi (the original

> owner) was happy to tell us everything he thought about baseball,

football,

> and anything else we were curious about (at 85 he could beat me in a

> footrace!)...that night we took in the Ground Zero Blues Club, where you

can

> leave your mark on everything that doesn't move, hear some great music,

and

> see most of the people in Clarksdale...we saw "Super Chik'n Johnson" who

is

> also featured in Tim's book on highway 61....if you aren't done jukin'

after

> the Ground Zero, cross the railroad tracks and you will find Reds, which

> keeps the sounds going into the night...no guns or drugs, please...I

HIGHLY

> recommend any roadie, blues enthusiast or anyone lookin' for a different

> slice of life visit Clarksdale, especially around October 7th, when you

can

> take in the largest FREE Blues festival in the world takes place just 30

> miles north of there in Helena, AR. Clarksdale is approx 80 miles South of

> Memphis on Highway 61. To get to Helena, you take 49 North (approx 20

miles

> north of Clarksdale), which crosses the river...you turn right on 49B when

> you get across the river to get there...Oh well all for now, as Super

> Chick'n would say: Somebody Shoot That Thaing! Tsingtao, Kip

>

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December 11, 2004

I'm normally not organized enough to pull off things like this but, if I get

a chance to stay at a pace called the Shack Up Inn, I'll jump. I didn't

realize there were casinos in the area. Sounds like staying in Clarksdale,

with a short drive to Helena, is a great arrangement.

Thanks for the info,

Denny

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