Guest Rich Rheingold Posted December 9, 2004 Report Share Posted 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Mike Ward Posted December 9, 2004 Report Share Posted 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 ----- Original Message ----- 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 Road<mailto:AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com> 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. 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=1292con0t/M=29...001176/D=groups /S=1707284507:HM/EXP=1092423064/A=2164331/R=0/SIG=11eaelai9/*http://www.netflix. com/Default?mqso=60183351> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links a.. To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AMERICAN_ROAD/<http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AMERI CAN_ROAD/> b.. To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: AMERICAN_ROAD-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com<mailto:AMERICAN_ROAD-unsubscribe@yahoo groups.com?subject=Unsubscribe> c.. 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 Ken Posted December 10, 2004 Report Share Posted 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 > > > > > --------------------------------- > Do you Yahoo!? > The New Yahoo! Shopping - with improved product search > > Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Denny Gibson Posted December 10, 2004 Report Share Posted 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest B Worley Posted December 10, 2004 Report Share Posted 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?!?) __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? The New Yahoo! Shopping - with improved product search http://shopping.yahoo.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Bob Worley Posted December 10, 2004 Report Share Posted December 10, 2004 --- 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 _______________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Declare Yourself - Register online to vote today! http://vote.yahoo.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Bob Worley Posted December 10, 2004 Report Share Posted December 10, 2004 --- 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 _______________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Declare Yourself - Register online to vote today! http://vote.yahoo.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Nicole Posted December 10, 2004 Report Share Posted 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 --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? The New Yahoo! Shopping - with improved product search Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest roamndav Posted December 10, 2004 Report Share Posted December 10, 2004 Thanks for that link. I will add it to my links page soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bakerhab@aol.com Posted December 10, 2004 Report Share Posted 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Rudyard Welborn Posted December 11, 2004 Report Share Posted 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 > > > > > > > > > > > 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 Denny Gibson Posted December 11, 2004 Report Share Posted 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 -----Original Message----- From: Rudyard Welborn [mailto:r.Welborn@worldnet.ATT.net] Sent: Tuesday, October 12, 2004 8:53 PM To: AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [AMERICAN_ROAD] Clarksdale, MS 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anthony Poole Posted December 11, 2004 Report Share Posted December 11, 2004 FYI-I'll be traveling along the trail next June-will have pics then. If that's too long I can get that type of photo for you from friends that work for the state Tony Poole --- In AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com, "Ken" <thelandrunner@y...> wrote: > > Greetings, > > Have you taken any photo op roadtrips along any of the Lewis and > Clark Highways and Byways during your book research? > > BTW - Folks in the Lewis and Clark Yahoo E-Group will surely have > some photos: <http://groups.yahoo.com/group/discoveryexpedition> > > God Bless. > Happy Trails. > > the landrunner > > --- In AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com, "kiragale" <kiragaleRJP@a...> > wrote: > > > > > > Is anyone out there taking photographs of Lewis and Clark highways > > out west? I am looking for a high quality cover photo for my > > book, "Lewis and Clark Road Trips: Exploring the Trail Across > > America." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Shellee Graham Posted December 11, 2004 Report Share Posted December 11, 2004 > I think we all need to be thankful for the Bob Mullen's out there who are > willing to provide a haven for our displaced icons and let Bob know that we appreciate his efforts: > Bob Mullen > Bob's Gasoline Alley > P.O Box 263 > Cuba, MO 65453 The thank-out note and several Route 66 postcards stuffed into the envelope are going out to Bob Mullen in today's mail. And THANK YOU Kipper for all of your great work to help facilitate the sign removal and resting place. Your pal-- Shellee Graham Stl mo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Denny Gibson Posted December 11, 2004 Report Share Posted December 11, 2004 Looks like I'll be north east of Atlanta (Royston) next week and MAY have some drive time. At least, a semi-leisurely drive back to Cincinnati. US-25 passes near by so that is a possibility but wondered what other ideas list members might have. Either a neat path that leads toward Cincy or local cool sights on roads that lead no where in particular. --Denny Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Alex Burr Posted December 11, 2004 Report Share Posted December 11, 2004 Denny, U S 41 Hot-lanta to Choo Choo Town; U S 27 to Lexington (passes thru Daniel Boone National Forest) and on up to Cin City. Hudsonly, Alex B --- Denny Gibson <denny@dennygibson.com> wrote: > Looks like I'll be north east of Atlanta (Royston) > next week and MAY have > some drive time. At least, a semi-leisurely drive > back to Cincinnati. US-25 > passes near by so that is a possibility but wondered > what other ideas list > members might have. Either a neat path that leads > toward Cincy or local cool > sights on roads that lead no where in particular. > > --Denny > > > > > > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Check out the new Yahoo! Front Page. www.yahoo.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Roustabout Posted December 12, 2004 Report Share Posted December 12, 2004 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Denny Gibson" <denny@dennygibson.com> To: <AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Friday, November 12, 2004 1:42 PM Subject: [AMERICAN_ROAD] Georgia Road Ideas? > > Looks like I'll be north east of Atlanta (Royston) next week and MAY have > some drive time. At least, a semi-leisurely drive back to Cincinnati. US-25 > passes near by so that is a possibility but wondered what other ideas list > members might have. Either a neat path that leads toward Cincy or local cool > sights on roads that lead no where in particular. > > --Denny > If you have time enough for some mountain driving, you could take US 19 north of Atlanta up to Cherokee, N. C. Then US 441 across the Smokies to Knoxiousville. Pick up 25 W (Clinton Highway) and it will take you right by the airplane gas station. BabyBoomerBob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Denny Gibson Posted December 12, 2004 Report Share Posted December 12, 2004 After a quick look at the map, that US-41 idea shows some promise. Time permitting, I could hang on for a night in Nashville and I-65 north or otherwise cut out on I-75 at Chattanooga. Since I see the north end of US-25 from time to time. It's really only attractive if I could do the whole thing from Brunswick and that would take a fairly lengthy drive from Royston just to get started. -----Original Message----- From: Alex Burr [mailto:hester_nec@yahoo.com] Sent: Friday, November 12, 2004 1:47 PM To: AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [AMERICAN_ROAD] Georgia Road Ideas? Denny, U S 41 Hot-lanta to Choo Choo Town; U S 27 to Lexington (passes thru Daniel Boone National Forest) and on up to Cin City. Hudsonly, Alex B --- Denny Gibson <denny@dennygibson.com> wrote: > Looks like I'll be north east of Atlanta (Royston) next week and MAY > have some drive time. At least, a semi-leisurely drive back to > Cincinnati. US-25 passes near by so that is a possibility but wondered > what other ideas list members might have. Either a neat path that > leads toward Cincy or local cool sights on roads that lead no where in > particular. > > --Denny > Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Mike Ward Posted December 12, 2004 Report Share Posted December 12, 2004 A member of the roadmap group I belong to produced the map listed below. I figured it was worth a little "shameless non-self promotion" to pass along his offer to the group. I've had one on the wall of my map room for a couple of years and I refer to it quite a bit when I'm trying to track down the route of an old highway. Mike ----- Original Message ----- From: Mark Everhart To: Roadmaps Sent: Monday, November 24, 2003 5:37 PM Subject: RM: The Annual Shameless Plug: "Lost Highways" Yep, another year has rolled around! It's Christmas shopping season already! I'd just like to remind you once again of a great gift idea, if you're still looking: The "Lost Highways" poster! It remains probably the greatest Auto Trails Poster of the Motoring Era! It's historic. It's artistic. It's decorative (suitable for framing). It's just darned neat! Just ask any of the scores of people who own one - including a number of libraries, museums and universities. (And many thanks to my prior customers here!) Yes, I still have a few of these beauties left. (And, yes, I'm STILL in the red on this little labor of love. The good news is that after more than three years of plugging, I only have a couple dozen more to sell to finally break even!) SO: The RMCA/roadmaps-l member discount of 10% is back in effect! Keeping it simple, that makes it a grand total of $16.00 (postage & handling included) delivered to your mailbox First Class in a sturdy mailing tube! Idahoans need to add $0.81 sales tax, Canadians add $1.00, please. Throw in $2.25 more if you want the speed of Priority Mail. Just mention the code: "RMCA/R-L" in your order. PayPal, checks, or money orders accepted. If you want more than one (to the same address in the same tube), additional posters will be just $12.75 each. Orders received by me by Dec. 13 will be processed immediately and should arrive at your door in time for Christmas giving. You may view it at: http://www.users.qwest.net/~everhart/highways.htm OK, I'm done. Happy Holidays, everybody! Thanks for your attention! Mark Everhart 217 PayPal ID: everhart@qwest.net Mailing address: 9432 W. River Beach Ln., Boise, ID 83714 -- Mark R. Everhart Boise, Idaho See the "Lost Highways" Poster at: http://www.users.qwest.net/~everhart/highways.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest egyptianzipper@aol.com Posted December 12, 2004 Report Share Posted December 12, 2004 In a message dated 12/12/04 1:05:10 PM Eastern Standard Time, denny@dennygibson.com writes: On Saturday, I finished a two day drive from Georgia with a Smoky Mountain Christmas festival and passing through the Cumberland Gap to go with Friday's pass through Deals Gap. ==================================================================== Deal's Gap on 129? That road is SO weird. The curves gave me an upset stomach the one time I rode over it as a passenger. Driving it doesn't seem to bother me. On one side of the mountain is the Dragon, famous among motorcyclists for daredevil stunts. On the other side (NC), there's this place where you look down a ravine into a river. The river appears to be running backwards. LOL. And no, I wasn't smoking anything. Tom Hoffman Pearisburg VA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Denny Gibson Posted December 12, 2004 Report Share Posted December 12, 2004 On Saturday, I finished a two day drive from Georgia with a Smoky Mountain Christmas festival and passing through the Cumberland Gap to go with Friday's pass through Deals Gap. Pix & stuff at: http://www.dennygibson.com/ga122004 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Bob Reynolds Posted December 13, 2004 Report Share Posted December 13, 2004 --- In AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com, "Denny Gibson" <denny@d...> wrote: > On Saturday, I finished a two day drive from Georgia with a Smoky Mountain > Christmas festival and passing through the Cumberland Gap to go with > Friday's pass through Deals Gap. > > Pix & stuff at: > > http://www.dennygibson.com/ga122004 Oh my. If I had realized you were going through Tazewell, I would have recommended stopping by Rose's gas station. It's nicely restored, so I'm told. One thing I want to see there is a 1932 road map of Tennessee. there are a couple of things made conspicuous by their absence...the city of Oak Ridge and all the TVA lakes:) As for the old road through Cumberland Gap, I heard of the park service's plans to take up the old roadbed, so Susan and I went up there one weekend and shot videos of the whole stretch:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Denny Gibson Posted December 13, 2004 Report Share Posted December 13, 2004 With the road twisting and turning the way it does, I usually couldn't even guess which way a river was supposed to be running:-) --Denny -----Original Message----- From: [mailto:egyptianzipper@aol.com] Sent: Sunday, December 12, 2004 4:44 PM To: AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [AMERICAN_ROAD] Runnin' 'Round the Smokies - All Done In a message dated 12/12/04 1:05:10 PM Eastern Standard Time, denny@dennygibson.com writes: On Saturday, I finished a two day drive from Georgia with a Smoky Mountain Christmas festival and passing through the Cumberland Gap to go with Friday's pass through Deals Gap. ==================================================================== Deal's Gap on 129? That road is SO weird. The curves gave me an upset stomach the one time I rode over it as a passenger. Driving it doesn't seem to bother me. On one side of the mountain is the Dragon, famous among motorcyclists for daredevil stunts. On the other side (NC), there's this place where you look down a ravine into a river. The river appears to be running backwards. LOL. And no, I wasn't smoking anything. Tom Hoffman Pearisburg VA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Denny Gibson Posted December 13, 2004 Report Share Posted December 13, 2004 Good thinking on the videos. Robert Droz has some good still shots here: http://www.us-highways.com/cgap01.htm . I understand that it's all gone now. I had thought of doing a little more exploring but the weather wasn't really conducive to any out-of-car experiences. It's possible that, with more inviting weather, I might have stumbled on Rose's by myself but I didn't. December is not the ideal time for road trips:-) --Denny -----Original Message----- From: Bob Reynolds [mailto:roustabout@starband.net] Sent: Sunday, December 12, 2004 6:57 PM To: AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com Subject: [AMERICAN_ROAD] Re: Runnin' 'Round the Smokies - All Done --- In AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com, "Denny Gibson" <denny@d...> wrote: > On Saturday, I finished a two day drive from Georgia with a Smoky Mountain > Christmas festival and passing through the Cumberland Gap to go with > Friday's pass through Deals Gap. > > Pix & stuff at: > > http://www.dennygibson.com/ga122004 Oh my. If I had realized you were going through Tazewell, I would have recommended stopping by Rose's gas station. It's nicely restored, so I'm told. One thing I want to see there is a 1932 road map of Tennessee. there are a couple of things made conspicuous by their absence...the city of Oak Ridge and all the TVA lakes:) As for the old road through Cumberland Gap, I heard of the park service's plans to take up the old roadbed, so Susan and I went up there one weekend and shot videos of the whole stretch:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Russell S. Rein Posted December 13, 2004 Report Share Posted December 13, 2004 Someone is asking what was the longest road in the US in the past, and now? Anyone know? In the past - I'm thinking the Lincoln Highway. Now? ...maybe US 6 or 20 or 30? Whataya think? ypsi-slim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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