Guest roamndav Posted August 12, 2005 Report Share Posted August 12, 2005 Mark, if it makes you feel any better, I've added to it to my 'suggested' gifts list to my sister who has drawn my name for Christmas this year. I wasn't aware of this great poster, so if I don't get it for Christmas, I think you can count on at least one more coming down Tucson way in the near future! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Bob Worley Posted August 13, 2005 Report Share Posted August 13, 2005 The grand opening of the new Galaxy Drive-in Theatre on Friday, December 17th was a grand success! The box office was scheduled to open at 6:00pm, and when I arrived at 6:15pm the line of cars and trucks was already two lanes wide on the drive-in property, and backed up a quarter mile on the service road! Everyone was moving slowly and patiently into the two open screen fields. Attendants greeted each vehicle at the driveway entrance and instructed patrons which line to enter and the FM frequency for their chosen screen. Two local TV station crews were onsite filming the activities and interviewing the owners and patrons for broadcast later on the evening news. I called my sister and asked her to record the broadcasts on local Dallas-Ft Worth stations channel 4 (FOX) and channel 11 (CBS). After paying my admission at the box office (two new features for $6.00 – what a deal!) I proceeded to find a parking spot for screen 2. As I approached the field, the first thing I noticed was the wonderful sound of oldies rock & roll tunes emanating from all of the vintage drive-in speakers covering both screen fields, and filling the crisp cool winter air! Those classic metal drive-in speakers and poles really add a special touch to this drive-in that really took me back to the old days. The next thing I noticed was the line of customers already queued up to enter the snack bar from both entrances. It was definitely going to be a busy night! I found a prime spot to park right on the centerline of the field, next to the two columns of lighted speaker poles, which serve to mark a walking path up the center of the field from the snack bar and restrooms. I then left to check out the snack bar activity. I was relieved to see that the concrete sewer tanks between the snack bar and field #3 were finally covered up. The Ellis county sewer inspectors have had a very casual attitude toward getting onto the site to inspect the tanks, which was a major reason for the opening being delayed so long. The owners finally had had enough waiting and planned to open, covered tanks or not. Well, the inspectors arrived Friday, gave it their rubber stamp of approval and the dirt started moving. The bobcat was working the dirt right up to the box office opening. The grounds around the snack bar and the driving paths were a little bumpy, but I was told the dirt moving machinery would be back the next day to finish the job. I peeked in the snack bar and saw that co-owner Marsha Murray and employee Brent Jones were frantically working the snack bar counter, serving up hamburgers, cheeseburgers, hot dogs, corn dogs, nachos, popcorn, cotton candy, soft drinks, and more. The line of patrons extended out the door so I decided I would eat later. I figured I would skip the first feature, SpongeBob SquarePants, so I could see how the opening night activities were proceeding. By this time it was about 6:45 and the movies were supposed to start at 7:00, so I headed to the projector room for Screens #1 and #2 - The two local TV reporters and cameramen were roaming around filming various events and interviewing patrons. They then came into the projector booth to watch owner Martin Murray turn on the projector for the first night of movies at the Galaxy Drive-in. From our elevated view we could see a steady stream of headlights still lined up behind the ticket booth and down the service road, so Martin decided to delay the start time until every car was in a field. He opened the PA microphone and made an announcement to all patrons that the movies would be starting a few minutes late, but that there was still plenty of time to make it to the snack bar and grab some tasty treats. It was so cool to hear the announcements coming out drive-in speakers on both fields, and also over the FM broadcast! Martin’s enthusiasm for operating drive-ins really showed as he made announcements throughout the night. They were always fun, entertaining, and informative – but never at inappropriate times during the movies. Then at approximately 7:25pm Martin made another announcement that it was “showtime!” - he hit the switch for Screen #1, starting the feature presentation of Polar Express. The field lights for screen #1 automatically faded down to dark, the film started spooling through the projector and the movie started to a packed field. A few minutes later he started the projector for screen #2 showing SpongeBob SquarePants. The field lights for screen #2 dimmed out and SpongeBob was dancing across the 80’ screen! After watching, and sometimes participating in the construction of this drive-in theatre over the past 18 months it was finally operating! (Screen #3 is not being used at this time, although it is ready to go. It will be opened in a few weeks with two more features after the new employees are trained and ready to handle the expanded business volume). After the movies started I roamed around observing the operations, and even helped out in the snack bar for a while. I was very impressed with the smoothness of the operations even on opening night. Of course there were some minor inconveniences, but there were no major incidents. The new restrooms and plumbing all worked great, even being run at maximum capacity most of the night, as it appeared. The lines at the restrooms were never very long, even for the ladies side, which is important for any successful drive-in! My only disappointment was observing the behavior of some patrons – the Galaxy snack bar provides a self-serve soft drink system – when you purchase your food and drink you get a new empty drink cup. The soft drink dispensers are right behind the customer after they pay at the register, so they can fill their cup with their beverage of choice before they exit the building. Well, I observed several patrons coming back in the EXIT ONLY doors and refilling their drinks without paying. I hope that future patrons will stop this behavior – or maybe some new “No Refills, Please” signs are in order. Well, before the second feature started I made my way though the snack bar line and got a cheeseburger, corn dog and a Dr Pepper and headed back to my truck. I hung a drive-in speaker in my window and turned up my FM radio for the full audio effect, and sat back to watch “Limeny Snickets’ Series of Unfortunate Events” and enjoy my food. It was all delicious! I could really make a pig of myself at this place. Anyway, the movie projection on the screen was brilliant, the sound quality fantastic, and I just got lost in the movie. Before I knew it the movie was over and Martin was back on the audio thanking everyone for coming, asking everyone to please careful leaving the field, and to watch out for little kids and to be safe driving home. I was in no hurry to leave, so I walked back to the snack bar to check things out (and I had another delicious cheeseburger! Uuggh!). One thing I had noticed earlier in the night was that there were no trash receptacles on the fields; they hadn’t had a chance to put them out yet. Since there was over 800 cars in attendance this opening night, I was pleasantly surprised to see that the fields were practically free of any trash on the ground! It took the crews maybe all of five minutes to pick up the place. Amazing, considering the snack bar was never empty all night long! Well, this is the end of my very-long-winded review. Please come visit the Galaxy Drive-in if you get the chance, you won’t be disappointed! They are now open seven nights a week (except this Friday, Christmas Eve). I created a new "Opening Night" photo album on www.galaxydriveintheatre.com - check it out at: http://www.galaxydriveintheatre.com/gallery/opening Enjoy, Bob Worley - LoneStarBob __________________________________________________ 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 September 1, 2005 Report Share Posted September 1, 2005 Just wanted to say thank you sir re: your faith in my memory regarding treks in the deep south...got your message regarding Bennett Spring; I am going to call Bennett Spring Motel tomorrow again and see if Don Fink at the 66 Park can assist...maybe they can accomodate us...more later...Tsingtao, kip ----- Original Message ----- From: "brownwho63" <wefly66@earthlink.net> To: <AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Monday, January 19, 2004 9:23 AM Subject: [AMERICAN_ROAD] Re: U S 63, 70 co-alignment > My 1950 Rand McNally shows U.S. 63 angling southeast from the Mammoth > Spring entry point to West Memphis where it intersects with U.S. > 70/79. At that point, 63 disappeared. U.S. highways 51, 61, 64, 72, > and 78 were the other U.S. highways entering and leaving Memphis. My > 1943 State Farm Atlas shows the same routing. A 1980 Rand McNally > shows 63 intersecting with I-55 in the Gilmore/Turrell area north of > Memphis and then disappearing. If Kip, southern Missouri good 'ole > boy and blue highway traveler of legend, sez I-55 carried no 63 > markers, it must be so....Bliss > > --- In AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com, "Rudyard Welborn" > <r.Welborn@w...> wrote: > > I looked at a newer atlas and found, suprising to me, that 63 goes > on at > > least to w. Memphis..at least till 1970...I will tell you, however, > that > > there was no 63 signage on I-55 south of where it intersects with > 55, which > > is the route the atlas has 63 travelling...the signage was 55/61 to > Marion, > > where 64 joined the foray...then in West Memphis it picked up 70 and > > 79...Tsingtao, Kip > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Alex Burr" <hester_nec@y...> > > To: <AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com> > > Sent: Sunday, January 18, 2004 10:05 PM > > Subject: Re: [AMERICAN_ROAD] Re: U S 63, 70 co-alignment > > > > > > > U S 63 was run into Memphis in the 1930's and > > > continued such until it was discontinued in 1999. > > > Probably at that time it was co-signed west on I-40 to > > > AR 11, U S 70 and whatever down into LA. Doesn't make > > > much sense - but that's Arkansas for you, as my > > > daughter says (she's married to an Arky, so should > > > know!! LOL) > > > > > > Hudsonly, > > > Alex B > > > > > > --- Rudyard Welborn <r.Welborn@w...> > > > wrote: > > > > Just to thorw my two cents in: the 1955 Rand McNally > > > > Atlas has U.S. 63 > > > > following 61 into Memphis but it looks like it ends > > > > right after crossing the > > > > river. That did not last; I recall going to Memphis > > > > with my parents > > > > starting in the late 60's and by that time 63 ended > > > > at the intersection with > > > > I-55. The extension into Louisiana is a relatively > > > > new concoction; it comes > > > > extremely close to Memphis but appears to veers west > > > > at W. Memphis before > > > > its trek south. A fairly old map of Ark that I have > > > > has 61 following the > > > > path of what is now SR77 through Jericho, Marion and > > > > into W. Memphis; in > > > > light of the fact that 77 starts right where 61 > > > > enters onto I-55, that makes > > > > sense. You need to continue your 61 trek into > > > > Mississippi; it will take you > > > > to Clarksdale and through the land of the Delta > > > > Blues...when in Memphi > > > > remember 1) ham is country cured; 2) cornbread is > > > > not sweet, and 3) tea > > > > is...Tsingtao, Kip > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > From: "Bob Reynolds" <roustabout@s...> > > > > To: <AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com> > > > > Sent: Saturday, January 17, 2004 5:36 PM > > > > Subject: [AMERICAN_ROAD] Re: U S 63, 70 co-alignment > > > > > > > > > > > > > --- In AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com, "Alex Burr" > > > > <hester_nec@y...> > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > I was posting some of the pictures I took of > > > > my recent road trip > > > > > > across U S 64 and U S 70 and realized one of > > > > them is a bit flaky, > > > > > to > > > > > > say the least. It was taken about a mile east > > > > of Hazen (going by > > > > > > the state route 11 sign tacked onto the bottom > > > > of the sign post in > > > > > > the photo) and indicates 70 and 63 run together > > > > at this point - > > > > > > however, if one looks closely at a highway map > > > > of Arkansas U S > > > > > > 63 does NOT run thru this area!!! In fact the > > > > maps show 63 ends > > > > > at > > > > > > I-55 (except for a possible old alignment now > > > > listed as AR 77 > > > > > > running down toward Memphis). > > > > > > > > > > > > Anybody figure this one out?? > > > > > > > > > > The 2003 Rand McNally road atlas indicates > > > > this is, in truth, > > > > > the new alignment of US 63. It follows I-55 south > > > > from Gilmore, AR, > > > > > then west with I-40 to AR 11 through Hazen and > > > > south to Stuttgart. > > > > > Then it coaligns with US 79 to Pine Bluff. From > > > > here, it follows AR > > > > > 15 though Warren to Eldorado. Finally it follows > > > > US 187 to Ruston, > > > > > LA. > > > > > > > > > > Arkansas has had a number of realignments > > > > over the past few > > > > > years, including the creation of US 412 and the > > > > extension of US 49 > > > > > north from Brinkley to Piggot. 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Guest big_ugly_mich@yahoo.com Posted September 1, 2005 Report Share Posted September 1, 2005 All this time I thought it was a misspelling of the old Ford Galaxie 500. Shows what I know, huh? I remember my old powder blue station wagon. What fun to flip the back seat back rather than pitch a tent or check into a motel. Coolest land based boat I ever had. My wife has a Plymouth Voyager, but it's not the same. . . In AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com, "Ken" <thelandrunner@y...> wrote: > Hi Dave, > > Space travel has no roads. That's why it's called "space" travel. > Therefore, space shuttles have no ultimate "roadtrip". > Space travel, as we know it, has orbital paths not associated > with "roads", as we know them. (Maybe our in house astronomer can > expand on that). Although, space travel could possibly be considered > the ultimate travel mode exerience, I am content to prefer a > helicopter ride over the Grand Canyon. > > You lost me in your post. Concerning the ET message, you first > mention: "I found it to be the most interesting thing I have seen > here in a long time." > Then near the end of your post you mention: "It was not offensive as > far as I can tell, it just wasted our valuable time." > > Well, which is it? Can you please expand? > > Thumperly, > a landrunning space cowboy > > > > --- In AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com, drivewdave@a... wrote: > > > > so you changed the policy because of the strange message > > about extra-terrestrials, I found it to be the most > > interesting thing I have seen here in a long time. > > > > much more interesting than going over the old road atlases > > to try and guess which highway went where. > > > > much more interesting than a restaurant review, > > what somebody had for breakfast. > > > > the come-ons for online dating and other scams did not > > warrant such a response, maybe you just got fed up. > > > > seems to me like traveling throughout the galaxies > > would be the ultimate 'road trip' but you know me, > > I happen to like freeways so what do I know. > > > > the other scams that show up here occasionally > > do not bother me much, they are annoying but > > trivial. > > > > So you think you have a problem, like a friend of mine said > > if you want to see somebody who has a problem go to Mexico, > > what you have is fine tuning. > > > > maybe what our hosts found annoying was how the > > message went on and on and did not seem to go anywhere > > > > It was not offensive as far as I can tell, it just wasted > > our valuable time. > > > > I think the new policy is an overreaction to weirdness > > > > and one more thing, just ask yourself 'what if?' > > as in what if it were true. > > > > and while I am on a rant, I concluded at an early age, > > at least in single digits, that road maps lie and cannot > > be trusted. All of your talk of old road atlases is > > lost on me, you are just shouting in the wind. > > > > like in all the detective stories, there is no substitute > > for a man on the ground or in a library. > > If you want to find out where that road went go to > > the library and look it up. > > > > what I mean about road maps lie is how the scale is too > > great and there is not enough detail, they only show you > > the general trend. If you look at the 15 minute series > > maps of the USGS you can get probably as much information > > as you need, the road atlases are just too gross. > > > > Actually I am wrong (again) you can locate alignments > > such as in Memphis on the inset city maps, just > > remember that like many other products maps > > are often obsolete by the time they are produced. > > > > I can remember where I was when I became disillusioned > > with maps, we were driving back from a day at Mt. Rainier > > and going through the Nisqually canyon below Elbe, the > > road is very twisty and I looked at the gas station map > > to see where we were and the map showed the road > > as parallel to the river which was a big simplification. > > You can go to your old road atlas and look it up, my > > MCMLXXXVI AAA atlas shows it as WA 7 between Alder > > and La Grande. > > > > the copyright MCMLXXXVI is for the 1987 edition, already obsolete. > > > > seems to me like banning the alien messages is not very friendly, > > since we are all adults here maybe be can handle a little weirdness > > not and then. I get more offended by what comes over the TV > > > > have a nice day, Dave > > > > PS let's have more 'strange messages' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest big_ugly_mich@yahoo.com Posted September 1, 2005 Report Share Posted September 1, 2005 Sorta like Doc Brown in <i>Back to the Future</i>. Roads? Where we're goin' we don't NEED. . . roads. --- In AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com, "Ken" <thelandrunner@y...> wrote: > Hi Dave, > > Space travel has no roads. That's why it's called "space" travel. > Therefore, space shuttles have no ultimate "roadtrip". > Space travel, as we know it, has orbital paths not associated > with "roads", as we know them. (Maybe our in house astronomer can > expand on that). Although, space travel could possibly be considered > the ultimate travel mode exerience, I am content to prefer a > helicopter ride over the Grand Canyon. > > You lost me in your post. Concerning the ET message, you first > mention: "I found it to be the most interesting thing I have seen > here in a long time." > Then near the end of your post you mention: "It was not offensive as > far as I can tell, it just wasted our valuable time." > > Well, which is it? Can you please expand? > > Thumperly, > a landrunning space cowboy > > > > --- In AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com, drivewdave@a... wrote: > > > > so you changed the policy because of the strange message > > about extra-terrestrials, I found it to be the most > > interesting thing I have seen here in a long time. > > > > much more interesting than going over the old road atlases > > to try and guess which highway went where. > > > > much more interesting than a restaurant review, > > what somebody had for breakfast. > > > > the come-ons for online dating and other scams did not > > warrant such a response, maybe you just got fed up. > > > > seems to me like traveling throughout the galaxies > > would be the ultimate 'road trip' but you know me, > > I happen to like freeways so what do I know. > > > > the other scams that show up here occasionally > > do not bother me much, they are annoying but > > trivial. > > > > So you think you have a problem, like a friend of mine said > > if you want to see somebody who has a problem go to Mexico, > > what you have is fine tuning. > > > > maybe what our hosts found annoying was how the > > message went on and on and did not seem to go anywhere > > > > It was not offensive as far as I can tell, it just wasted > > our valuable time. > > > > I think the new policy is an overreaction to weirdness > > > > and one more thing, just ask yourself 'what if?' > > as in what if it were true. > > > > and while I am on a rant, I concluded at an early age, > > at least in single digits, that road maps lie and cannot > > be trusted. All of your talk of old road atlases is > > lost on me, you are just shouting in the wind. > > > > like in all the detective stories, there is no substitute > > for a man on the ground or in a library. > > If you want to find out where that road went go to > > the library and look it up. > > > > what I mean about road maps lie is how the scale is too > > great and there is not enough detail, they only show you > > the general trend. If you look at the 15 minute series > > maps of the USGS you can get probably as much information > > as you need, the road atlases are just too gross. > > > > Actually I am wrong (again) you can locate alignments > > such as in Memphis on the inset city maps, just > > remember that like many other products maps > > are often obsolete by the time they are produced. > > > > I can remember where I was when I became disillusioned > > with maps, we were driving back from a day at Mt. Rainier > > and going through the Nisqually canyon below Elbe, the > > road is very twisty and I looked at the gas station map > > to see where we were and the map showed the road > > as parallel to the river which was a big simplification. > > You can go to your old road atlas and look it up, my > > MCMLXXXVI AAA atlas shows it as WA 7 between Alder > > and La Grande. > > > > the copyright MCMLXXXVI is for the 1987 edition, already obsolete. > > > > seems to me like banning the alien messages is not very friendly, > > since we are all adults here maybe be can handle a little weirdness > > not and then. I get more offended by what comes over the TV > > > > have a nice day, Dave > > > > PS let's have more 'strange messages' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest roadmaven Posted September 1, 2005 Report Share Posted September 1, 2005 Back here on Earth, Ford is bring back the "Five Hundred" in 2005: http://www.nctd.com/sneakpreview.cfm?ReviewID=47 --- In AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com, big_ugly_mich@y... wrote: > All this time I thought it was a misspelling of the old Ford Galaxie > 500. Shows what I know, huh? > > I remember my old powder blue station wagon. What fun to flip the > back seat back rather than pitch a tent or check into a motel. > > Coolest land based boat I ever had. My wife has a Plymouth Voyager, > but it's not the same. . . > > In AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com, "Ken" <thelandrunner@y...> wrote: > > Hi Dave, > > > > Space travel has no roads. That's why it's called "space" travel. > > Therefore, space shuttles have no ultimate "roadtrip". > > Space travel, as we know it, has orbital paths not associated > > with "roads", as we know them. (Maybe our in house astronomer can > > expand on that). Although, space travel could possibly be > considered > > the ultimate travel mode exerience, I am content to prefer a > > helicopter ride over the Grand Canyon. > > > > You lost me in your post. Concerning the ET message, you first > > mention: "I found it to be the most interesting thing I have seen > > here in a long time." > > Then near the end of your post you mention: "It was not offensive > as > > far as I can tell, it just wasted our valuable time." > > > > Well, which is it? Can you please expand? > > > > Thumperly, > > a landrunning space cowboy > > > > > > > > --- In AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com, drivewdave@a... wrote: > > > > > > so you changed the policy because of the strange message > > > about extra-terrestrials, I found it to be the most > > > interesting thing I have seen here in a long time. > > > > > > much more interesting than going over the old road atlases > > > to try and guess which highway went where. > > > > > > much more interesting than a restaurant review, > > > what somebody had for breakfast. > > > > > > the come-ons for online dating and other scams did not > > > warrant such a response, maybe you just got fed up. > > > > > > seems to me like traveling throughout the galaxies > > > would be the ultimate 'road trip' but you know me, > > > I happen to like freeways so what do I know. > > > > > > the other scams that show up here occasionally > > > do not bother me much, they are annoying but > > > trivial. > > > > > > So you think you have a problem, like a friend of mine said > > > if you want to see somebody who has a problem go to Mexico, > > > what you have is fine tuning. > > > > > > maybe what our hosts found annoying was how the > > > message went on and on and did not seem to go anywhere > > > > > > It was not offensive as far as I can tell, it just wasted > > > our valuable time. > > > > > > I think the new policy is an overreaction to weirdness > > > > > > and one more thing, just ask yourself 'what if?' > > > as in what if it were true. > > > > > > and while I am on a rant, I concluded at an early age, > > > at least in single digits, that road maps lie and cannot > > > be trusted. All of your talk of old road atlases is > > > lost on me, you are just shouting in the wind. > > > > > > like in all the detective stories, there is no substitute > > > for a man on the ground or in a library. > > > If you want to find out where that road went go to > > > the library and look it up. > > > > > > what I mean about road maps lie is how the scale is too > > > great and there is not enough detail, they only show you > > > the general trend. If you look at the 15 minute series > > > maps of the USGS you can get probably as much information > > > as you need, the road atlases are just too gross. > > > > > > Actually I am wrong (again) you can locate alignments > > > such as in Memphis on the inset city maps, just > > > remember that like many other products maps > > > are often obsolete by the time they are produced. > > > > > > I can remember where I was when I became disillusioned > > > with maps, we were driving back from a day at Mt. Rainier > > > and going through the Nisqually canyon below Elbe, the > > > road is very twisty and I looked at the gas station map > > > to see where we were and the map showed the road > > > as parallel to the river which was a big simplification. > > > You can go to your old road atlas and look it up, my > > > MCMLXXXVI AAA atlas shows it as WA 7 between Alder > > > and La Grande. > > > > > > the copyright MCMLXXXVI is for the 1987 edition, already obsolete. > > > > > > seems to me like banning the alien messages is not very friendly, > > > since we are all adults here maybe be can handle a little > weirdness > > > not and then. I get more offended by what comes over the TV > > > > > > have a nice day, Dave > > > > > > PS let's have more 'strange messages' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest jenniferrt66 Posted September 1, 2005 Report Share Posted September 1, 2005 --- In AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com, big_ugly_mich@y... wrote: > Sorta like Doc Brown in <i>Back to the Future</i>. > > Roads? Where we're goin' we don't NEED. . . roads. This is a good way to relate this thread to the list after all...in Back to the Future II, highways were replaced with skyways as vehicles underwent hover conversions, and of course, the same thing with the Jetsons! Are we looking at this technology someday?? I wonder! I always wanted a flying car, and if I could press a button and make it fold itself down into a suitcase, all the better. Jennifer P.S. At least, I wish I had a Jetsons Food-a-Rac-a-Cycle so I wouldn't have to cook. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Mike Gassmann Posted September 2, 2005 Report Share Posted September 2, 2005 Begin forwarded message: > > > any ideas? please reply to sarahluckp@earthlink.net > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: SARAH PEARSON > To: submit@recentpast.org > Sent: Friday, January 07, 2005 6:08 PM > Subject: re: journalist seeking info fast > > Hello, > > I am a journalist who is under very quick deadline to find about 10 > newly renovated hip motels for Budget Travel Magazine. I would > appreciate any help! I am sure the press will help the public > understand the need for preservation. > > thanks, > Sarah Pearson > > Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Russell S. Rein Posted September 2, 2005 Report Share Posted September 2, 2005 Sarah, The Lincoln Motor Court, Manns Choice, PA is a 1945 cabin camp on the Lincoln Highway that has been restored, and is the only motor court still in operation in Bedford County for overnight guests. It is open year round. http://www.bedfordcounty.net/lincoln/ You can still sleep in a Teepee in Cave City, KY. Wigwam Village no. 2 was part of a small chain from the '40s, has been restored and is still open. Each cabin is Teepee shaped with custom made furnishings. March 1 through November 30. http://www.wigwamvillage.com/ A classic Route 66 motel has been restored and is now operating under the Best Western banner. The Rail Haven is a must stay for Springfield, MO visitors and Route 66 cruisers: http://www.route66railhaven.com/ The Lincoln Court in Cheyenne is a restored cabin court on the Lincoln Highway run in conjuction with the Best Western Hitching Post next store. It has existedin one form or another since the '20s. It gets my highest recommendations. http://www.cheyenne.org/hotel_motel_map.asp Let me know if you need old post card images of these places. Russell Russell S. Rein, ypsi-slim 522 Maulbetsch Ave. Ypsilanti, MI 48197 734-669-7534 days-work, 734-434-2968 cell-home Begin forwarded message: > > > any ideas? please reply to sarahluckp@earthlink.net > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: SARAH PEARSON > To: submit@recentpast.org > Sent: Friday, January 07, 2005 6:08 PM > Subject: re: journalist seeking info fast > > Hello, > > I am a journalist who is under very quick deadline to find about 10 > newly renovated hip motels for Budget Travel Magazine. I would > appreciate any help! I am sure the press will help the public > understand the need for preservation. > > thanks, > Sarah Pearson > > 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 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest jim Posted September 2, 2005 Report Share Posted September 2, 2005 Hi Di, Guy and I were just talking on the phone about the DC trip and the success and fun we had. You were an important part of the group and it is folks like you and Dawn that the future success of the preservation of the road is assured. You will always be included in on any future projects we are involved in. Texas was well represented and you made a great impression to everyone on the team and those we had meetings with too. We thank you for the time and money you gave to this effort. You will meet many other roadies in Tulsa this coming June that will become your friends as well. Take care and see you on the road. James M. Conkle CEO Route 66 Preservation Foundation P O Box 290066 Phelan, CA 92329-0066 760 617 3991 cell 760 868 3320 760 868 8614 fax jim@cart66pf.org www.cart66pf.org _____ From: D Hutton [mailto:diana4992@mac.com] Sent: Saturday, February 21, 2004 8:59 AM To: Jim Conkle Cc: 'GH Randall'; Helen Baker; Michael Wallis; Marti Edwards; Steve Henthorn; ; Rockcafert66@aol.com; 'glen duncan'; ; 'Melissa OBrien'; route66@yahoogroups.com; AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com; Patricia L. Kuhn Subject: Re: DC Trip Howdy ya'll, I just want to add my sentiments. I feel honored to be included with this group. I truly enjoyed each of the individuals that I met on the Washington DC trip. Wow, what an impressive group! Thanks to each of you for making me feel welcome and for making me feel like one of the gang. It's the same feeling I got when I first met up with the Route 66 Caravan last May when Jim and Guy and a few others came through Texas. There was the warm welcome...an immediate acceptance. I appreciate the fun and kindness I received from each of you on this trip. You'll never know how much that means to someone who was that shy little kid alone on the playground. I love you, my roadie friends. Sincerely, Di On Feb 20, 2004, at 11:16 AM, Jim Conkle wrote: Good Morning to all our roadie friends, This will be short and a more detailed report to follow later. Our DC Caravan was a total success. For those that were there my deepest thanks to each of you for being there and your contributions to the success. Folks we could have not had a better group representing us in DC, then these super passionate people. Please give each of them a big hug when next you see them. What we accomplished in just a few short days is nothing short of unbelievable. Never before in modern day history of Route 66 or any other major road/corridor has such a group come together to push our cause to such a different group of folks in DC. Yes, Cyrus and others in their day did so and we were honored to continue that effort. Where they were working on getting the road started we were working to preserve what they accomplished. Even the weather was beautiful for us. And the Route 66 display at the Smithsonian brought tears to our eyes. I hope that each of the members of this illustrates group will also post their feelings. Guy will be putting all his photos and text on to our web site as the final chapter in the Caravan or is it the first chapter in the new movement? We accomplish what we set out to do and had great fun doing it. We are truly blessed to be a part of the Route 66 family and we want you our brothers and sisters to know that all of you were with us in sprit. What we learned, the people we met and the ideas/suggestion/support that was given to us is going to pay big dividends for all of us in the future. In fact, Glen Duncan and I will be going back to push our causes again in March as a part of the National Trust team, thanks to the generous offer and support of Hampton to cover our expenses. So while I am at the thanking of folks it is my great pleasure to tell all of you that the Caravan (where we started the petition signing), this past DC trip and the next ones have come about because Hampton started, supported and helped our cause. They too deserve a hug and our thanks. James M. Conkle CEO Route 66 Preservation Foundation P O Box 290066 Phelan, CA 92329-0066 760 617 3991 cell 760 868 3320 760 868 8614 fax jim@cart66pf.org www.cart66pf.org Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest jim conkle Posted September 2, 2005 Report Share Posted September 2, 2005 A few months ago Linda Drake from Texas brought to my attention that there was going to be a US Pavilion in Aichi Japan from April through September of this year. She had been trying to make contact with someone within the Texas group that was going to participate and was having no luck. So she asked me to get involved and see what I could come up with. I was very lucky and fortuned to locate a couple of very professional and nice young ladies in DC that were not only a part of the group organizing the Pavilion but were going to move to Japan for nine months to oversee the display. They became very interested and excited to hear what I had to share with them pertaining to Route 66. After doing some research and checking with the folks doing the design work for the US Pavilion they were going to try to make some changes to the murals and backdrops used in the Pavilion. It was too late to get listed or use photos in the brochures or flyers. I am very happy to report that they succeeded in adding the Route 66 logo and/or photos in a few areas. So if you are going to Aichi, Japan for the Worlds Fair this year be sure to stop at the US Pavilion. James M. Conkle Executive Director California Route 66 Preservation Foundation P O Box 290066 Phelan, CA 92329-0066 760 617 3991 cell 760 868 3320 760 868 8614 fax jim@cart66pf.org www.cart66pf.org --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.733 / Virus Database: 487 - Release Date: 8/2/2004 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jim Ross Posted September 2, 2005 Report Share Posted September 2, 2005 Nice work, Jim! There is no doubt in my mind that folks in Japan are getting more interested in Route 66 all the time. Photographer Hiroshi Hanamura told me recently that he may make it to the Rendezvous this year. Can't wait to see everybody in September. Jim R. ----- Original Message ----- From: jim conkle To: Route66@Yahoogroups. Com ; RT66Flagstaff@yahoogroups.com ; AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups. Com Cc: Akio Takeuchi ; Alton Garrett ; Bob Connor ; Brad Buller ; Brad Mitzelfelt ; Christopher B. Kearney ; Corky Coker ; Ernie Silvers ; Jim Ross ; Jo Ann Webb ; John McEnulty ; Juventino Gomez ; Kaisa Barthuli ; Melissa O'Brien ; Michael Taylor ; Michael Wallis ; Molly Brady ; Patricia Kuhn ; Rod Sorensen ; Rolla Queen ; Stephen Razo ; Steve Henthorn ; Thomas Repp ; Tori Walsh ; Trond Moberg Sent: Wednesday, February 09, 2005 2:06 PM Subject: Worlds Fair 2005 A few months ago Linda Drake from Texas brought to my attention that there was going to be a US Pavilion in Aichi Japan from April through September of this year. She had been trying to make contact with someone within the Texas group that was going to participate and was having no luck. So she asked me to get involved and see what I could come up with. I was very lucky and fortuned to locate a couple of very professional and nice young ladies in DC that were not only a part of the group organizing the Pavilion but were going to move to Japan for nine months to oversee the display. They became very interested and excited to hear what I had to share with them pertaining to Route 66. After doing some research and checking with the folks doing the design work for the US Pavilion they were going to try to make some changes to the murals and backdrops used in the Pavilion. It was too late to get listed or use photos in the brochures or flyers. I am very happy to report that they succeeded in adding the Route 66 logo and/or photos in a few areas. So if you are going to Aichi, Japan for the Worlds Fair this year be sure to stop at the US Pavilion. James M. Conkle Executive Director California Route 66 Preservation Foundation P O Box 290066 Phelan, CA 92329-0066 760 617 3991 cell 760 868 3320 760 868 8614 fax jim@cart66pf.org www.cart66pf.org --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.733 / Virus Database: 487 - Release Date: 8/2/2004 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest rudkip@sbcglobal.net> Posted September 3, 2005 Report Share Posted September 3, 2005 Awesome...Tsingtao Kip ----- Original Message ----- From: "jim conkle" <jim@cart66pf.org> To: "Route66@Yahoogroups. Com" <route66@yahoogroups.com>; <RT66Flagstaff@yahoogroups.com>; "AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups. Com" <AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com> Cc: "Akio Takeuchi" <akiort66@ybb.ne.jp>; "Alton Garrett" <Alton_Garrett@boxer.senate.gov>; "Bob Connor" <boconnor@americantravelcenter.org>; "Brad Buller" <Bbuller@ci.rancho-cucamonga.ca.us>; "Brad Mitzelfelt" <bmitzelfelt@bos.co.san-bernardino.ca.us>; "Christopher B. Kearney " <>; "Corky Coker " <corkyc@coker.com>; "Ernie Silvers" <>; "Jim Ross" <pathfinder66@earthlink.net>; "Jo Ann Webb" <>; "John McEnulty" <jmmcenulty@cgla.com>; "Juventino Gomez" <>; "Kaisa Barthuli" <kaisa_barthuli@nps.gov>; "Melissa O'Brien" <meliss0brien@yahoo.com>; "Michael Taylor" <>; "Michael Wallis" <WALLIS66@aol.com>; "Molly Brady" <>; "Patricia Kuhn" <pkuhn@illinoisroute66.org>; "Rod Sorensen" <rsorensen@ci.victorville.ca.us>; "Rolla Queen" <>; "Stephen Razo" <Stephen_Razo@ca.blm.gov>; "Steve Henthorn" <>; "Thomas Repp" <trepp@mockturtlepress.com>; "Tori Walsh" <>; "Trond Moberg" <info@route66.no> Sent: Wednesday, February 09, 2005 2:06 PM Subject: [AMERICAN_ROAD] Worlds Fair 2005 > > A few months ago Linda Drake from Texas brought to my attention that there > was going to be a US Pavilion in Aichi Japan from April through September of > this year. She had been trying to make contact with someone within the Texas > group that was going to participate and was having no luck. So she asked me > to get involved and see what I could come up with. > > > > I was very lucky and fortuned to locate a couple of very professional and > nice young ladies in DC that were not only a part of the group organizing > the Pavilion but were going to move to Japan for nine months to oversee the > display. They became very interested and excited to hear what I had to share > with them pertaining to Route 66. After doing some research and checking > with the folks doing the design work for the US Pavilion they were going to > try to make some changes to the murals and backdrops used in the Pavilion. > It was too late to get listed or use photos in the brochures or flyers. > > > > I am very happy to report that they succeeded in adding the Route 66 logo > and/or photos in a few areas. So if you are going to Aichi, Japan for the > Worlds Fair this year be sure to stop at the US Pavilion. > > > > > > James M. Conkle > > Executive Director > > California Route 66 Preservation Foundation > > P O Box 290066 > > Phelan, CA 92329-0066 > > 760 617 3991 cell > > 760 868 3320 > > 760 868 8614 fax > > jim@cart66pf.org > > www.cart66pf.org > > > > > --- > Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > Version: 6.0.733 / Virus Database: 487 - Release Date: 8/2/2004 > > > > > > > > > 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 Links > > > > > > > Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Ken Posted September 3, 2005 Report Share Posted September 3, 2005 Hi Pat! According to those directions of their day's itinerary, I'm not sure that even a free tourism map at the border will help them get to Amarillo's US 60 from south of I-40. Q:) Wasn't that the same highway that you and Jennifer recently traveled? God Bless. Ken --- In AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com, "Pat B." <roadmaven@a...> wrote: > These guys have really dropped the ball on this!! Check out the > route from OK City to Amarillo. Quick, someone send them a copy of > Here It Is, The Map Series! > > WEDNESDAY'S ROUTE - MARCH 24 > > From Oklahoma City, OK we will head West on State Highway 66 to US > 81 South. From US 81 South we will connect with State Highway 152 > West towards Texas. Once we enter the State of Texas we will connect > with US 60 into Amarillo. > > --- In AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com, "Pat" <roadmaven@a...> wrote: > > Hi all...There's a neat thing SPEED TV is doing the next couple of > > weeks. The host of their Tuesday night show "2 Wheel Tuesday" and > a > > partner are riding 50cc Yamaha Zuma scooters from Lowes Motor > > Speedway in Charlotte, NC to Fontana, CA. Their route takes them > > through OK City, Amarillo, Albuquerque, Flagstaff, up to Las > Vegas, > > and down into Fontana. Since these are illegal on the interstates, > > it's only logical which road they'll be on from OK City into > Arizona. > > A complete itinerary can be found at the SPEED website: > > http://speedtv.com/features/562/ > > > > Also, watch for updates Monday through Thursday night on > > SPEED's "Wind Tunnel with Dave Despain", 10-11pm EST. If any of > you > > business owners out there on 66 encounter them in the next two > weeks, > > let us know! > > > > Pat B. > > Speedway, IN > > http://roadtripmemories.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Ken Posted September 3, 2005 Report Share Posted September 3, 2005 Hi Bob! Adobe came America long before the 1400's. If my computer can handle it, I'd love to see the skills. Only Mike knows for sure! Q:) After dirtbiking today, I'm looking forward to joining in the clay. Ken --- In AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com, "Robert Droz" <us98@e...> wrote: > Yes, road fandom has spread, and fragmented into specialties. > I manage a group based on the US numbered highway system, to > preserve, celebrate and protect. > > In a baldfaced measure to gain new mwmbers, I scanned the earliest US > highway route logs from 1925 and 1927 into the Adobe PDF format. > > If you want to see them, you'll have to join. > > -- > Robert V. Droz > > http://www.us-highways.com > > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ushwys/join Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest JWM Posted September 3, 2005 Report Share Posted September 3, 2005 An announcement from the Route 66 Corridor Preservation Program.JWM, Drivetheost.com ROUTE 66 PRESERVATION WORKSHOP Monrovia, California September 13 and 14, 2005 Sponsored by: National Park Service Route 66 Corridor Preservation Program Why attend? Participants will learn from experts about standards, techniques, and tools for protecting and preserving travel related historic properties along Route 66. You will hear about available resources for preservation funding, about neon restoration, and road and bridge preservation. We will discuss how to rehabilitate historic properties for new uses, what the Secretary of Interior's Standards are all about, and find out how listing on the National Register can benefit property owners. We will discuss the importance of local zoning ordinances and preservation-friendly General Plans, and how such planning laws can benefit Route 66 related properties. Sessions will investigate best practices in working with local planners, commissions, councils, property owners, and community development organizations to forge cooperative strategies. Participants will also learn how to access links to technical assistance on preservation challenges at the local, state, and federal levels. Who is it for? The workshop is intended for professionals, advocates, and those who work, or plan to work, in preserving historic properties anywhere along Route 66. Attendees will include advocates from Route 66- related Associations, owners of historic properties along Route 66, members of city planning staffs, chambers of commerce, economic development offices, etc. Participation will be limited to 40 attendees and will be selected based on the information provided in your workshop application. A detailed schedule of the workshop is available at www.cr.nps.gov/rt66. Application Process To apply, download and complete the application form available at www.cr.nps.gov/rt66 and submit the hard copy to the Route 66 Corridor Preservation Program, National Park Service, P.O. Box 728, Santa Fe, NM 87504-0728. Deadline for application to the workshop is July 1, 2005. Two spaces for each Route 66 Association will be reserved to guarantee representation across Route 66. Participants will be expected to attend the entire workshop. Registration costs A registration fee of $150 will be required to participate in the workshop. Please make checks or money orders payable to the California Route 66 Preservation Foundation and include with your application to the address below. For more information, contact: Route 66 Corridor Preservation Program National Park Service P.O. Box 728 Santa Fe, NM 87504-0728 telephone: 505 988-6742 www.cr.nps.gov/rt66 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Dave Settle Posted September 3, 2005 Report Share Posted September 3, 2005 These guys have really dropped the ball on this!! Check out the route from OK City to Amarillo. Quick, someone send them a copy of Here It Is, The Map Series! WEDNESDAY'S ROUTE - MARCH 24 From Oklahoma City, OK we will head West on State Highway 66 to US 81 South. From US 81 South we will connect with State Highway 152 West towards Texas. Once we enter the State of Texas we will connect with US 60 into Amarillo Sirs On behalf of all the members, worldwide, of the Oklahoma State Route 152 Historical and Preservation Society, what do you mean "they dropped the ball" ? Respectfully, Dave in Binger Membership chairman, Recording secretary, and Historian, OSR 152 HPS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Alex Burr Posted September 3, 2005 Report Share Posted September 3, 2005 If SH 152 is prefered, why not just take it out of Ok City!!! Hudsonly, Alex B --- Dave Settle <ynotexcel@cox.net> wrote: > These guys have really dropped the ball on this!! > Check out the > route from OK City to Amarillo. Quick, someone send > them a copy of > Here It Is, The Map Series! > > WEDNESDAY'S ROUTE - MARCH 24 > > From Oklahoma City, OK we will head West on State > Highway 66 to US > 81 South. From US 81 South we will connect with > State Highway 152 > West towards Texas. Once we enter the State of Texas > we will connect > with US 60 into Amarillo > Sirs > On behalf of all the members, worldwide, of the > Oklahoma State Route 152 Historical and Preservation > Society, what do you mean "they dropped the ball" ? > Respectfully, Dave in Binger > Membership chairman, Recording secretary, and > Historian, OSR 152 HPS > > [Non-text portions of this message have been > removed] > > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Finance Tax Center - File online. File on time. http://taxes.yahoo.com/filing.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Scott Piotrowski Posted September 4, 2005 Report Share Posted September 4, 2005 Next month Julie and I are driving up the coast to Portland for the National Trust for Historic Preservation's conference on Preserving America's Historic Roads. We're picking it up around San Francisco, and we have 3-4 days to drive the rest of the way up. Neither of us have been up that stretch of road yet. Does anyone have any recommendations on camping locations, food stops, or other sites along the way that we could / should see? Largely we're going to just make it up as we go along, but I want SOME ideas ahead of time. Mostly, I need campsites (tent). Feel free to email me off-list if you know of something. Scott Piotrowski Director, 66 Productions www.66productions.com Moderator, Historic Roads Preservation http://groups.yahoo.com/group/historicroadspreservation/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Scott Piotrowski Posted September 4, 2005 Report Share Posted September 4, 2005 Next month Julie and I are driving up the coast to Portland for the National Trust for Historic Preservation's conference on Preserving America's Historic Roads. We're picking it up around San Francisco, and we have 3-4 days to drive the rest of the way up. Neither of us have been up that stretch of road yet. Does anyone have any recommendations on camping locations, food stops, or other sites along the way that we could / should see? Largely we're going to just make it up as we go along, but I want SOME ideas ahead of time. Mostly, I need campsites (tent). Feel free to email me off-list if you know of something. Scott Piotrowski Director, 66 Productions www.66productions.com Moderator, Historic Roads Preservation http://groups.yahoo.com/group/historicroadspreservation/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Dave Settle Posted September 4, 2005 Report Share Posted September 4, 2005 Hi Scott Since I don't know your e-mail add. I'll go public and let it apply to all the listers listening. You and I have only met once, Needles, Nov. 2001, the night of the Huge Hubcap Hubbub. I am a big tent fan myself but we would be very pleased if you and Julie would plan to stay a night with us here in Fortuna, the geographical center of the Redwoods. The tiny size of our lot would preclude setting up any but the smallest tent, but we do have two extra bedrooms, one with a queen size bed. If you hurried, which you won't, we are 5 hours N. of Frisco. Oop's, that's residual L.A. county coming out. It's an easy 2 day drive to Portland from here but 3 is better. Since you probably don't remember me a password is in order. Like maggieviv or maybe mcdavishan. Anyway, this will go for any of you out there who are in this area for whatever reason. We won't talk sports, gardening, politics, or even the latest movies. Please let us know your plans and we will put out the dog. Dave in Fortuna ynotexcel@cox.net ----- Original Message ----- From: Scott Piotrowski To: AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, March 21, 2004 6:26 PM Subject: [AMERICAN_ROAD] PCH Help Next month Julie and I are driving up the coast to Portland for the National Trust for Historic Preservation's conference on Preserving America's Historic Roads. We're picking it up around San Francisco, and we have 3-4 days to drive the rest of the way up. Neither of us have been up that stretch of road yet. Does anyone have any recommendations on camping locations, food stops, or other sites along the way that we could / should see? Largely we're going to just make it up as we go along, but I want SOME ideas ahead of time. Mostly, I need campsites (tent). Feel free to email me off-list if you know of something. Scott Piotrowski Director, 66 Productions www.66productions.com Moderator, Historic Roads Preservation http://groups.yahoo.com/group/historicroadspreservation/ 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 a.. To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AMERICAN_ROAD/ b.. To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: AMERICAN_ROAD-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com c.. Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest roamndav Posted September 5, 2005 Report Share Posted September 5, 2005 Assuming the best and we can obtain the sign, is there a plan for placing it on public display somewhere?? If there is, I'll gladly contribute a little... I've been burned by privately donating to a couple of projects that are now just in limbo or in private hands with apparently no plans to display items in public. > THE STANLEY COUR-TEL SIGN IS AGAIN WITHIN OUR REACH! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Russell S. Rein Posted September 6, 2005 Report Share Posted September 6, 2005 Hey Folks, Here's an interesting article on the Lincoln Highway National Park Service Study from an Iowa Perspective: (AP story from QCTimes.com [Quad City]) http://LH-Iowa-NPS.notlong.com Regards, ypsi-slim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Rudyard Welborn Posted September 6, 2005 Report Share Posted September 6, 2005 The plan is to get the sign and eventually display it at the Route 66 State Park in Eureka, MO (about 20 miles W. of St. Louis City)...they are working on a plan to display outdoor signs (we got the Arch Motel sign by St. Clair for that purpose)...in the event that doesn't work out we have a couple of contingency plans...bottom line: we have been trying to get this sign for a long time and it WILL go somewhere for present and future generations to see it...any donation will be appreciated...Thank you, Kip Welborn, Friends of the Mother Road, Inc. ----- Original Message ----- From: "roamndav" <roamndav@verizon.net> To: <AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Friday, May 21, 2004 2:00 PM Subject: [AMERICAN_ROAD] Re: Stanley Cour-Tel sign > Assuming the best and we can obtain the sign, is there a plan for > placing it on public display somewhere?? If there is, I'll gladly > contribute a little... > > I've been burned by privately donating to a couple of projects that > are now just in limbo or in private hands with apparently no plans to > display items in public. > > > > > THE STANLEY COUR-TEL SIGN IS AGAIN WITHIN OUR REACH! > > > > > 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 Bakerhab@aol.com Posted September 6, 2005 Report Share Posted September 6, 2005 May 09, 2005 04:00 AM US Eastern Timezone Auto Club: Follow Our Route 66 80th Anniversary Map Research Trip Online LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 9, 2005--The Automobile Club of Southern California has created a special Web page so members and the public can follow an Auto Club travel writer and Auto Club photographer on an 80th anniversary of Route 66 map research trip that will take 22 days to complete. The route's unique roadside eateries, historic motels, trading posts, ghost towns, scenic natural wonders and offbeat attractions will be served up in the Auto Club's Route 66 GreatestHits map to be published next year to pay tribute to the 80th anniversary of America's "Mother Road." The page, www.aaa-calif.com/travel/promo/campaign/route66.asp, describes the Auto Club's historic contribution to the creation of the route, biographies about Route 66 travel writer Dave Brackney of Whittier and Auto Club staff photographer Todd Masinter of Irvine, historic images from the Auto Club's Corporate Archives, photos from a previous Auto Club road trip in 2000, plus a map with the pair's route and daily itinerary. A unique feature of the trip is a Route 66 "geocaching" treasure hunt. Among the prizes are discount coupons, T-shirts and travel guides. Brackney and Masinter will begin their expedition in Chicago on May 17 and finish at the Santa Monica Pier, the western end point of Route 66, on June 7. Once under way, the interactive Web page will feature a daily journal with journal entries and photos sent in electronically from the road. Progress will be tracked on a map of the entire road. Members and the public also will be able to send their own special memories of Route 66, comments and questions about the trip to Brackney and Masinter via e-mail at Route66@aaa-calif.com. "This is a top-selling map that describes eateries, small towns, landmarks and the colorful Route 66 history," said Auto Club Editorial Director John Austerman. "Members will enjoy the travel journal from the road, in addition to the new map we release for the 80th anniversary." Hertz and Ford Motor Co. are sponsors of the vehicles that Auto Club representatives will traverse Route 66 in: a 2005 Ford Mustang coupe and Mustang GT convertible. Before the federal government took it over in 1927 and renamed it U.S. Route 66, the original transcontinental byway was called the National Old Trails Road. The Auto Club's signposting crew installed 4,000 directional signs between Los Angeles and Kansas City, Mo. Each GreatestHits map is $4.95 for Auto Club members and $7.95 for the public. Other titles include New Orleans, California Missions and Hollywood. The Auto Club plans to release a laminated map for Alaska this month and another for Boston in the fall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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