Guest Mike Ward Posted September 8, 2005 Report Share Posted September 8, 2005 Mike, What you're thinking about happened on Christmas Eve 1944 at the Papago Park POW camp a little east of Phoenix. Not very close to Route 66 but a very interesting story indeed. Mike ----- Original Message ----- From: Michael Laskowski<mailto:pontiacs@bellsouth.net> To: <mailto:route66@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Saturday, August 21, 2004 6:00 AM Subject: Re: [route66] 2006 Calendar Factoids for 80th Anniversary of Route 66 (fwd) How about this. WW2 things that happened on Route 66 or that it was involved in. The one thing that came to my mind was the German POW escape that happened somewhere in the southwest. I saw it on the History Channel awhile back. <mailto:rt66roadologist@comcast.net> wrote: >GOT FROM SHELL ABOUT THE CALENDAR > >-------------- Forwarded Message: -------------- >From: Shellee Graham >To: American Road Egroup >Subject: 2006 Calendar Factoids for 80th Anniversary of Route 66 >Date: Fri, 20 Aug 2004 16:03:11 +0000 > >Howdy folks, > >How'y'all doing today? It's Friday, so be happy. > >OK, here's the deal. Working on the factoids for the 66 calendar (2006). >I've got some good ones already as I have done extensive searching on the >internet, and in the books that I own. I've got a lady in Kansas who is >sending me some stuff via snail mail, so that's good. > >FACTOIDS, I still could use a few more for: > >ˆ January (teens), ˆ July (teens) and ˆ December (teens). > >Does that make sense? I am at the point where I could use some good facts >with the month, day and year for those days/months and more from the states >of ˆ KANSAS, ˆ ILLINOIS or ˆ NEW MEXICO. > >I've added up how many I have from each state, and some months need more >dates but I want to be aware of having too many from one state. For example, >I ended up with a lot from Oklahoma. So I don't need any more from that >state unless it's just fantastic. > >Thank you for your kind assistance. > >Your pal - >the Coral Court gal, > >Shellee Graham >STL, MO > > > > > > >Get your kicks on the Route 66 Mailing List! > >You can find our homepage at- http://www.westgoenterprises.com/66/index.html<http://www.westgoenterprises.com/ 66/index.html> > >Questions about this list - "<mailto:route66-owner@yahoogroups.com>" >To Subscribe - send an eMail to "<mailto:route66-subscribe@yahoogroups.com>" >TO UNSUBSCRIBE - send an eMail to "<mailto:route66-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com> " > >Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > Get your kicks on the Route 66 Mailing List! You can find our homepage at- http://www.westgoenterprises.com/66/index.html<http://www.westgoenterprises.com/ 66/index.html> Questions about this list - "<mailto:route66-owner@yahoogroups.com>" To Subscribe - send an eMail to "<mailto:route66-subscribe@yahoogroups.com>" TO UNSUBSCRIBE - send an eMail to "<mailto:route66-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com> " Yahoo! Groups Links Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest thehinge@magpage.com> Posted September 8, 2005 Report Share Posted September 8, 2005 Wow, Mike.....that sounds like a great trip along the Ohio. How many miles would you think that is? Gotta be at least 550 miles from Liverpool to St. Louis along the rivers. I have heard that Madison, IN has a beautiful historic downtown. Jeffersonville, IN does, too....been to Jeffersonville a couple of years ago. The Historic Landmarks Foundation office in Jeffersonville was trying to sell their building over the last couple of years. Visit www.historiclandmarks.org and you might even see a couple homes in Indiana along the Ohio R. you might be interested in taking a tour through. If you're willing to travel north to French Lick, IN (that's right...Larry Bird's hometown)....try to take a take a tour of the West Baden Springs Resort. Only seen photos myself...but I want to do it soon. And I'm going to Illinois next month....I'm gonna do it. Matt Smallwood On Tue, 09 Aug 2005 01:41:27 -0000 "Mike Popovich" <huronscoot@yahoo.com> wrote: > Hi all. > I am new to the group. My family and I are going to > be doing the > Ohio River Scenic Byway trip and was wondering if anyone > knew of good > campgrounds (tenting) or any attractions along the way > that we should > not miss. We will be starting from East Liverpool and > ending at St > Louis. Any feedback will be appreciated. > > > > > > > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor > --------------------~--> > <font face=arial size=-1><a > href="http://us.ard.yahoo.com/SIG=12h46slvr/M=36...259.1493532/D=g roups/S=1707284507:TM/Y=YAHOO/EXP=1123600632/A=2889190/R=0/SIG=10r90krvo/*http:/ /www.thebeehive.org > ">Put more honey in your pocket. (money matters made > easy) Welcome to the Sweet Life - brought to you by One > Economy</a>.</font> > --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> > > > 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 > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- Web mail provided by NuNet, Inc. The Premier National provider. http://www.nni.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest egyptianzipper@aol.com Posted September 8, 2005 Report Share Posted September 8, 2005 In a message dated 8/8/05 11:58:26 PM Eastern Daylight Time, stokerk@ticon.net writes: I remember crossing a bridge that sounds almost like the one that you are talking about. ==================================================================== One of Dean Koontz's best books is Twilight Eyes. In it, the protagonists visit an ugly, rundown small industrial city which I believe to be based on Johnstown PA. He paints a vivid picture of the city in March, 1964: steel mills and railroad yards belching smoke, snow that's turned black, and unpainted rundown houses. But what made it really stand out was when they drove over a bridge like that to cross a dirty, polluted river. It made the scene so real. Tom Hoffman Pearisburg VA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Mike Stidham Posted September 8, 2005 Report Share Posted September 8, 2005 That sounds like either the Eads Bridge or the McKinley Bridge. Both have undergone significant remodeling since then (actually, more like REBUILDING!) due to the decrepit condition of both. The Eads, I know, was a toll bridge; so I suspect that's what you were on at the time. ----- Original Message ----- From: ken To: AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, August 08, 2005 10:49 PM Subject: Re: [AMERICAN_ROAD] Re: Those old metal bridges! John you rekindled an old forgotten memory of mine, Forgotten until now that is! I remember crossing a bridge that sounds almost like the one that you are talking about. It was in St.Louis Mo. Somewhere north of the Arch. In the fall of 1986 I crossed over from the Illinois side to St. Louis in a straight truck loaded with furniture for delivery for area stores. I tell ya what! I had one hand on the door lever & watched for places to jump to if anything were to give way. I can't believe that I paid to cross that ole thing! I thought that I was taking a short cut..........Whew! Some short cut. I can't remember what was shaking more, Me or the Bridge! The farther out over the water I had gotten, The more she (the bridge) shook! I look back now & just can't help but laugh! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest egyptianzipper@aol.com Posted September 8, 2005 Report Share Posted September 8, 2005 In a message dated 8/9/05 8:29:37 PM Eastern Daylight Time, rudkip@sbcglobal.net writes: Falstaff was "decommissioned" by Pabst on April 14, 2005...( ==================================================================== I must have seen a million "Old Style" beer signs in Illinois, mid 1980s. Tom Hoffman Pearisburg VA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Chris Posted September 8, 2005 Report Share Posted September 8, 2005 Have any of you downloaded Google Earth? It is really a fun way to do some vicarious road trips. Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Chris Posted September 9, 2005 Report Share Posted September 9, 2005 Is this the bridge you are talking about? I found the picture on the Library of Congress American Memory site... http://tinyurl.com/ap4du Chris --- In AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com, John W <ipilot66@y...> wrote: > Any of you oldtimers remember the old bridge between > Memphis and West Memphis?? I remember crossing it MANY > times--old route 70. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest John W Posted September 9, 2005 Report Share Posted September 9, 2005 Thanks Chris, it sure is!! I crossed it soooo many times. That picture doesn't really show where the car lane is. If you have ever crossed it, you can spot the out-riggers on the outside of the main structure, one lane only. I promise you after 60 years, I still remember like it was today!!! Thanks, again, John W., ipilot66 --- Chris <homiechris2000@yahoo.com> wrote: > Is this the bridge you are talking about? I found > the picture on the > Library of Congress American Memory site... > http://tinyurl.com/ap4du > > Chris > > --- In AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com, John W > <ipilot66@y...> wrote: > > Any of you oldtimers remember the old bridge > between > > Memphis and West Memphis?? I remember crossing it > MANY > > times--old route 70. > > > __________________________________________________ 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 Chris Posted September 9, 2005 Report Share Posted September 9, 2005 That is neat, I am glad it is the same bridge. No, I have never crossed it, but it sure looks like a cool bridge. I wish the outrigger part showed up better. I lived in Portland Oregon until I was 10 and the bridges across the Willamette River there were taught in grade school (at that time, many moons ago). We had to memorize each one and the order they were in, lol, I can't imagine schools still do that! But that was when we were also taught that we could avoid the effects of a nuclear attack by ducking underneath our school desks! Chris --- In AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com, John W <ipilot66@y...> wrote: > Thanks Chris, it sure is!! I crossed it soooo many > times. That picture doesn't really show where the car > lane is. If you have ever crossed it, you can spot the > out-riggers on the outside of the main structure, one > lane only. I promise you after 60 years, I still > remember like it was today!!! Thanks, again, John W., > ipilot66 > > --- Chris <homiechris2000@y...> wrote: > > > Is this the bridge you are talking about? I found > > the picture on the > > Library of Congress American Memory site... > > http://tinyurl.com/ap4du > > > > Chris > > Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest egyptianzipper@aol.com Posted September 9, 2005 Report Share Posted September 9, 2005 In a message dated 8/9/05 10:07:37 PM Eastern Daylight Time, homiechris2000@yahoo.com writes: Now that is a bridge I am glad I never was on! ==================================================================== Or the Silver Bridge over the Ohio that collapsed in December, 1967. The bridge was not built for heavy trucks, and there was a light at one end that backed traffic up onto the bridge. Well, that night there was one truck too many and the bridge fell. They never did find all the bodies. My grandfather worked for the firm that designed the bridge. He used to write my dad letters on graph paper. He might have been an engineer, but more than likely was just a draftsman. Tom Hoffman Pearisburg VA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Bob Reynolds Posted September 9, 2005 Report Share Posted September 9, 2005 --- In AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com, <rudkip@s...> wrote: > Oh now, these old majestic stretches arent scary...some are just a > challenge...the Bridge in Memphis is as much a challenge getting to it (with > all the road construction) as it is crossing it... Sadly, I never got to ride across the Harrahan Bridge in Memphis. The first time I visited Memphis was in 1955 when I was 6 years old. The present Memphis-Arkansas Bridge had just opened and my uncle drove us all across just so we could say we'd been in Arkansas. But I can imagine that it was a quite scary trip, especially when a big steam locomotive was crossing at the same time, showering sparks all over the wooden road bed. In fact, I read the the roadbed *did* catch fire once, back in 1922. The heat warped the rails so badly they had to replace the track as well as the roadbed. What I *do* remember is when Chattanooga's Walnut Street Bridge was still open to traffic. It also had a wooden roadbed, and I can remember what a scary racket it made when mom drove me across:) The scaredest I've been on a bridge was the time I was in Mobridge, SD and drove across the US 12 bridge there. The problem was the wind. Lots of it! I had a time holding my little Mazda in the road. I breathed a sigh of relief when I made it across, then remembered I had to cross it again to get back to town:) Oh well, such a bridge was well worth the scare:) Happy Motoring, BabyBoomerBob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest rudkip@sbcglobal.net> Posted September 9, 2005 Report Share Posted September 9, 2005 Schlitz does...Falstaff was "decommissioned" by Pabst on April 14, 2005...(ironically enough Pabst is now based in San Antonio TX, home of the former Pearl Brewery; Falstaff is listed as being brewed by the Pearl Brewery in Wisconsin, home of Pabst). if you want to know more about "The Choicest Product Of The Brewer's Art" than you ever did, go to www.Falstaffbrewing.com. Tsingtao Kip ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Backlin" <us71@sbcglobal.net> To: <AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Tuesday, August 09, 2005 8:35 AM Subject: Re: [AMERICAN_ROAD] Re: Falstaff Signs > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Brian and Kerri Wolters" <brianwolters@cebridge.net> > To: <AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com> > Sent: Tuesday, August 09, 2005 8:18 AM > Subject: [AMERICAN_ROAD] Re: Falstaff Signs > > > > --- In AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com, "Brian and Kerri Wolters" > > <brianwolters@c...> wrote: > >> Hello! > >> > >> I often see old Falstaff beer signs in towns along good US highways. > >> Does anyone have a picture of a few of these? Especially the one with > >> the man with a flattop haircut and a foaming mug. > >> > > > > After thinking about it, I belive that was a Schlitz sign I am looking > > for... > > > > Does either brand still exist?? > > > > > 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 9, 2005 Report Share Posted September 9, 2005 36 days to the Rendezvous 36 days to go Cross one off and what have you got/ San Bernardino Route 66 Rendezvous, September 15-18, 2005 www.route-66.org International Route 66 Festival To Feature Authors & Artists The International Route 66 Festival comes to San Bernardino this year as a part of the 16th Annual Stater Bros. Route 66 Rendezvous Presented by Firestone Sept. 15-18. The Festival is held every year in a different city along the historic Route 66 Highway and will be available for fans and spectators on the steps of City Hall all four days of the Rendezvous. The festival will feature Route 66 roadies and preservationists from across the United States as well as many authors, artists, craftspeople and Route 66 associations and museums all celebrating the Mother Road. One of the featured artists at the festival is author Marian Clark, the author of aˆ?The Route 66 Cookbook: Comfort Food From the Mother Road.aˆ? Clarkaˆ™s book, the only culinary guide to the aˆ?Mother Road,aˆ? features over 250 recipes from stops along the Mother Road including U Drop Inn, Pig Hip Restaurant and Yippie Yi Yo CafA©.Other authors that will be attending the international festival include Drew Knowles, author of the aˆ?Route 66 Adventure Handbookaˆ? and Michael Lund, author of aˆ?Route 66 Kids.aˆ?As part of the festival, the National Route 66 Federation will also be hosting the John Steinbeck Awards Luncheon, to honor the individuals and groups who strive to preserve the Route 66 Highway. Get In A Route 66 State of Mind By Visiting The "Route 66 Expo" At "D" and 3rd. Street New this year to the Stater Bros. Route 66 Rendezvous Presented by Firestone is the Route 66 Expo with a variety of Authors, Artists and Route 66 memorabilia. Below is a brief description of some of the Authors and Artists that will be at this year's event. Make sure you visit the Turnaround area in front of City Hall to "Get your Kicks" during the Route 66 Rendezvous. Kathy Anderson, Author & Photographer Kathy Anderson is a photographer, video producer, writer, director, and editor. In 1993, she joined the Oklahoma Route 66 Association while producing and shooting the video "Cruisin' OK Route 66." From 1995 till January 2001, she served as Secretary of the Oklahoma Route 66 Association. In 2001 she became President. In 2003, she stepped down from the presidency in order to spend more time on Anderson Productions, her side business. Today she is still a member of the Oklahoma Route 66 Association as well as a Friend of the Oklahoma Route 66 Museum in Clinton and the National Historic Route 66 Federation.Over the years, Kathy has penned articles for Route 66 Magazine and the National Historic Route 66 Federation. She has also collaborated with Jim Ross and Jerry McClanahan of Ghost Town Press in 1998 to co-produce aˆ?Bones of the Old Roadaˆ? aˆ“ a decidedly different approach to Route 66 videos. Marian Clark, Author So what is on the menu for dinner tonight? How about some great food from Route 66. If you had one of Marian Clark's cookbooks, ROUTE 66 COOKBOOK, Deluxe edition or THE MAIN STREET OF AMERICA COOKBOOK, you would be sure to get that meal off to an unforgettable start, while she transports you on new adventures. Marian has combined her love for traveling Route 66 with a passion for good food, to create these cookbooks, that make any seasoned travel expert envious. She offers an all-American menu of good food from gifted cooks and has enriched the books with memorable stories from eateries, food festivals, bed and breakfasts and hometown cooks that bring Route 66 right into your kitchen. Starting near Navy Pier on Lake Michigan in Chicago, Illinois, down through Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, and ending near Santa Monica pier on the California coast, you will want to check out every one of these recipes. John Hockaday, Author & Photographer Buckthorn Publishing was born from a love of the local history of Route 66 and the area of Cajon Pass - the gateway between the east and Southern California. John and Sandy Hockaday had a keen interest in this history and collaborated in collecting histories of this region. Meeting with some of the original pioneers and their children, these 1st hand accounts are incorporated with material from extensive research and original photos to form the most interesting and unique perceptions of the colorful history that has shaped Southern California. Sandy has gone on to join the pioneers, but John continues to bring his unique, original American style to the new publications. Drew Knowles, Author Drew is a photographer and writer with insatiable interests in ruins, ghost towns, cemeteries, automobilia, and Route 66. His Route 66 work in particular enjoys wide appeal. Drew's photography has been exhibited in the state Route 66 museums of Texas and Oklahoma, and approximately one hundred of his photographic works are on permanent display at the MCI Communications facility in Springfield, Missouri. Drew is the author of the Route 66 Adventure Handbookaˆ”a revolutionary guide to the Mother Roadaˆ”and a member of the Texas Photographic Society, the Society for Commercial Archaeology, and the National Historic Route 66 Federation. Crocodile Lile, Collectibles Crocodile Lile has been traveling Route 66 since he was a little kid. In 1947 his parents took him on his first road trip on the Mother Road. Though he doesnaˆ™t remember much about that first trip the spirit of the open road profoundly affected him. Today Crocodile Lile and Cheryl, his road companion and partner have logged many, many miles with their Harley on Americaaˆ™s highways and byways but their Route 66 jaunts remain their favorite. In fact Crocodile is the President of the Texas Old Route 66 Association and is featured in Michael Wallis and Marian Clarkaˆ™s new book, aˆ?Hogs on 66aˆ?. To say the highway is in his blood is an understatement. His business is all about the open road too aˆ“ Crocaˆ™s Clocks, Biker Leather Care, Conchos, Snaps and just plain cool Rt. 66 Gear. Mike Lund, Author Michael Lund grew up in Rolla, Missouri, a small town along Route 66. He also went to school at Washington University in St. Louis, near such famous Route 66 landmarks as the Coral Court Motel and Ted Drewes Frozen Custard. Now teaching composition and literature at Longwood University in Virginia, he is chronicling a generation of Midwesterners who came of age in the 1960s shaped by the mythology of America's Main Street. He is the author of the Route 66 Novel Series, which consists of six books of fiction: Growing Up on Route 66 (2000), Route 66 Kids (2002), A Left-hander on Route 66 (2003), Miss Route 66 (2004; also available as an audio book), Route 66 Spring (2004), and Route 66 to Vietnam (2004). A seventh novel, Route 66 Chapel , is scheduled for publication in late 2005. Jerry McClanahan, Author & Artist Jerry McClanahanaˆ™s fascination with Route 66 dates back to family summer vacations during the Sixties, where he viewed the fading glory of Americaaˆ™s Main Street from the back seat of a Ford Fairlane. The interstate highway system had all but taken over by 1981, when Jerry began extensively photographing, mapping and researching what was left of the old highway. Back then, Route 66 seemed to be dying. Numerous articles eulogized the old highway, but no modern guides to the Route existed. His goal being to experience as much of the old road as possible, Jerry perused old maps and books in a quest for the old alignments, and searched every interstate interchange, line of old poles, and hint of abandoned right of way for elusive old 66. Jerry is currently working on new projects featuring his art and photography. Besides painting Route 66 scenes and icons of his own choosing, Jerry also does specially commissioned artwork featuring the special cars of collectors depicted in vintage Route 66 settings, and especially enjoys restoring classic Route 66 businesses to their former glory on paper or canvas. Pete Morris, Artist I have been thinking about painting a series of watercolors of Route.66 for at least 15 years, but have only begun in earnest this past year. I've produced about 20 scenes thus far and am doing one every couple of weeks. The Mother Road has a strong emotional appeal to me related to a road trip my family took back in 1957. It is still vivid in my mind. Jim Ross, Author Jim Ross has been a disciple of Route 66 since the days of the television series. He has spent years exploring, photographing, and documenting the evolution of America's Mother Road and its intricate web of routings. As a preservationist, he has worked to save the highway from needless destruction. In 2001 he was named the 4th recipient of the prestigious John Steinbeck Award for preservation as well as being inducted into the Oklahoma Route 66 Hall of Fame. Ross is co-creator and publisher of "Here It Is! The Route 66 Map Series;" author of "Oklahoma Route 66;" co-producer of the video "Bones of the Old Road;" co-founder of "American Road" magazine; author of dozens of highway-related articles; lecturer / consultant; roadside culture photographer. Akio Takeuchi, Author I fell in love with this highway after watching the TV series "route 66" in my youth and dreamed of one day traveling it. Thirty years later, my dream came true, when I rode the Route for the very first time in 1994. Since then, I have traveled on Route 66 eight times and it grows to the ninth on this trip. I am filled with a strange and fantastic feeling whenever I traveled on The Mother Road. The atmosphere is unlike that of any other highway. She is a living thing, a real mother, loved and respected by the people who live along her. I have traveled all across America, but have never experienced the feeling I get on Route 66 anywhere else. So, I keep coming back to her, because of her magic. Published in 2001-- "The Mother Road & The Native Road of America". It was mainly written in Japanese. NEW; Scheduled to publish in September, 2005-- "The Tropic of Route 66 : The travel on Route 66 & the side trips from Route 66". It was written in English and Japanese. Ken Turmel, Artist Noted landrunner and postmark artist, KEN TURMEL, accumulated over 28,600 miles of cross-country travel in order to acquire all of the special commemorative "pictorial postmarks" on Route 66, that were officially issued by the U.S. Postal Service during that time period. Many of these postmarks are no longer available. One post office in particular, in Cadiz, CA. has already closed down, and its postmark is now lost in time. It is very possible that more post offices will close their doors in the future. This was the historic importance of capturing all of the Route 66 postmarks onto one piece of art, during the last years of the 1900's. Each post office on the route has confirmed to the artist that "66 and More..." was the first of its kind ever, to come into their office. Mike Ward, Collector I first became interested in Route 66 in the 1950s when I traveled the route with my parents. I lived in Illinois and our vacations always involved going to see relatives and friends who lived in Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico, Arizona and California. So we naturally used Route 66 to get there. I renewed my interest in Route 66 when I moved to Arizona in 1982, courtesy of the United States Air Force. In the early 1990s I realized that there was quite an interest being shown, from people all over the world, in Route 66. As I had always had a great interest in road maps, as they proved to be free souvenirs from my childhood travels, I realized I could combine my interest in Route 66 as well as my interest in road maps by using them as historical reference material. I have provided scans of many maps and post cards in my collection to a number of people doing research for books and magazine articles. The majority of my collection of Route 66 material is in road maps and post cards. I currently have approximately 6000 road maps, road atlases and guidebooks, and approximately 1500 Route 66-related postcards. I also have a small collection of menus from Route 66 businesses as well as brochures, pamphlets and guides from Route 66 attractions. I also have managed to acquire close to 50 books related to Route 66. Additional Artists & Authors Shellee Graham, Photographer Postcards from the Road Laurel Kane, Artist Jack Schmitt, Artist Mustangs on Route 66 Bob Waldmire, Artist Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Chris Posted September 9, 2005 Report Share Posted September 9, 2005 I am sure you all have heard about the failure of the Tacoma-Narrows Bridge in Nov. 1940... http://www.civeng.carleton.ca/Exhibits/Tac...Smith/photos.ht ml Now that is a bridge I am glad I never was on! Chris --- In AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com, "Bob Reynolds" <roustabout@s...> wrote: > --- In AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com, <rudkip@s...> wrote: > > Oh now, these old majestic stretches arent scary...some are just a > > challenge...the Bridge in Memphis is as much a challenge getting to > it (with > > all the road construction) as it is crossing it... > > > Sadly, I never got to ride across the Harrahan Bridge in Memphis. The > first time I visited Memphis was in 1955 when I was 6 years old. The > present Memphis-Arkansas Bridge had just opened and my uncle drove us > all across just so we could say we'd been in Arkansas. > > But I can imagine that it was a quite scary trip, especially when a > big steam locomotive was crossing at the same time, showering sparks > all over the wooden road bed. In fact, I read the the roadbed *did* > catch fire once, back in 1922. The heat warped the rails so badly > they had to replace the track as well as the roadbed. > > What I *do* remember is when Chattanooga's Walnut Street Bridge was > still open to traffic. It also had a wooden roadbed, and I can > remember what a scary racket it made when mom drove me across:) > > The scaredest I've been on a bridge was the time I was in Mobridge, SD > and drove across the US 12 bridge there. The problem was the wind. > Lots of it! I had a time holding my little Mazda in the road. I > breathed a sigh of relief when I made it across, then remembered I had > to cross it again to get back to town:) Oh well, such a bridge was > well worth the scare:) > > Happy Motoring, > > BabyBoomerBob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Bakerhab@aol.com Posted September 9, 2005 Report Share Posted September 9, 2005 I apologize if any of you get this more than once, I'm using several different lists in the effort to make sure that no one is missed. Here's my final (maybe) message to the Exhibitors and attendees of the San Bernardino Route 66 Rendezvous and the Route 66 EXPO, before the big event starts next week. The information included is mostly based on questions from the peanut gallery, so here goes, in no particular order: See you in a few, Helen Baker Each exhibitor will receive an exhibitor's packet put together by Debra, the SBCVB, and me. Some, but not all of the items it will include (because we're still working on it) are: 1. wristband(s) for free admission to the NOS Exhibit Grounds. 2. A list of businesses in the area in case you forgot something, this will have everything from hardware stores to banks to grocery stores, and any other types of business that we think you might be interested in. Let me know if there is any type of establishment that you're interested in, and I'll add it to the list. I'll print the list on Tuesday 9/13, so get any requests to me before then. 3. A Rendezvous program. 4. Information on street closure times. 5. A map 6. Etc, etc., etc. I've had a good response to the request for Authors to participate in the Bookin Down Route 66 2005 event at the San Bernardino County libraries. We've been able to schedule seven library talks/book signings leading up to and during, the Rendezvous. If any of you artists, authors or roadies are interested in giving a talk, or doing a book signing, before, during or after, the Rendezvous, let me know and I'll tell the library lady, Robin Hoklotubbe, easy for you to say. I've invited Robin to join us for the Wigwam gathering, she said she'd try, because, it sounded like we just had too much fun! Talkers and signers so far are: Marian Clark, Michael Lund, Drew Knowles, Scott Piotrowski, and Mike Ward, with some doing two appearances. I will publish a Rendezvous week schedule via email and to the Route66 yahoogroup, of everything that we have scheduled, so far, starting with Saturday, September 10 and through Sunday, September 18. The activities listed will be those that someone in our Route 66 community is involved in, may want to attend, or is already signed up to attend. I'll also include the days and hours that the Museums on Route 66, on your way to, and home from, the Rendezvous are open. I will also publish a matrix that includes information of who's coming, when, for how long, where they're staying, what they're attending, etc., so that if you need to find someone, you'll know where to start looking. The information that I have on the matrix was surrendered willingly, for the most part. I do not have the goods on everyone, because some of you didn't send it to me, that's okay, it wasn't mandatory. I believe that the deadline has passed to get on Mike Ward's cell phone list, but I do know that the lists that he's providing have room for write-ins. We will try our best to keep you serviced with water during the EXPO, but I'd recommend that you have a little ice chest, with some non alcoholic drinks in your booth, just in case. There is no alcohol allowed on the streets during the Rendezvous. There are gated beer gardens, where alcohol may be purchased, but it must be consumed there. We have arranged to have members of the Rotary Club available to provide booth relief, when you need to take a pause for the cause, or anything else. I've also had a lot of roadies ask if they could help out at the Expo area. Headquarters for the EXPO area will be at Debra Hodkin's booth. She is set up at the top of the horseshoe, right in the middle of the turnaround. Her booth is the place to go if you need help, if you want to help, if you just want to set a spell, if you want to buy a Route 66 shot glass, or just ask a question, someone there will have the answer, or be willing to make one up. If you need to reach me at any time during the Rendezvous, because I'll be all over the place, my cell number is 818-983-5965. I will also monitor FRS Channel 14, and someone at Debra's booth will always have my 20. That's CB talk for location. If you've contacted me to arrange for lights and/or cords, you're covered. If I have not heard from you, then I assume that you've taken care of those things yourself. We have at least six big street lights in our area, but booth lights will be needed. It gets dark here about 7 PM. For those of you who asked if wireless Internet access is available at the EXPO area, it is not available. We are under going a change (for the better) in our weather, and we expect that it will continue through the Rendezvous. This is good, as we have been experiencing temperatures above 100 degrees and humidity around 11%, with fire danger warnings. Next week we are expecting highs in the high 80's with some morning dampness, not rain, but dew, and lows in the mid 50's. Bring a light jacket. Remember, southern California is a desert, and once the sun goes down, it cools off. For daytime hours, don't forget your hat and your sunscreen, and remember that the dress code is California Casual. Aloha Shirts and shorts are the norm. Due to liability issues, we are not allowed to have animals in our booths. I'm sorry if they are your children, but that's the rule. Conversely, you will see some spectators at the Rendezvous with animals, you'll probably even see several people walking around with birds on their shoulders, go figure. This is not discrimination towards any of the Rendezvous exhibitors, so don't try to make me feel guilty about the rule. By the way, as a participant in the Route 66 EXPO, you are considered a sponsor of the Rendezvous, this doesn't get you any special privileges, except pride of ownership, and the exemption from purchasing a city business license. We assume that all of you who regularly do business, already have, the appropriate resale license. For those of you who may want to hang photos, paintings, pictures, etc., the canopy walls are vinyl, unless you ordered mesh, then they're mesh. I assume that the canopies have metal framing from which to hang 'S' hooks or similar devices. Although, I, and the SBCVB have done a lot of advertising for you already, I'd strongly recommend that you send me a press release about your appearance at the Rendezvous, and I'll send it out for you. I'd also recommend that you send a release to your local paper, either before the Rendezvous, after, or both, something along the lines of, "Oklahoma Artist to exhibit at Route 66's largest event," or "Oklahoma Artists returns from sellout appearance." You get the picture. I will send out any releases that you send to me, I promise. Thank you Ken, for sending me yours already. Just in case anyone is still unsure about this, you may sell your association products, books, artwork, crafts, there is no discrimination of any Route 66 associated product at the EXPO. This open rule may be different from past or future years, but that's California, for you. We want to welcome everyone. The more the merrier. It's probably too late for any of you to ship your materials to California, instead of slepping them yourself, but if you have a need to do this, let me know ASAP and I'll give you an address, local to the Rendezvous. There will be an Internet cafe set up in the Cruisin Hall of Fame Building, the Dome, at the NOS event center, they will preprogram Route 66 links, and I've been asked to provide some good sites, know any? I'm starting with the links on the Route66 egroup. For those of you who want to know if you can make any changes to your exhibit material's order, have you seen the Capital One commercial? No, nada, nyet, non, no way, but talk to me about it when you get here, and we'll see. I can't guarantee that all 500,000 spectators at the Rendezvous will walk by your table, but maybe you could expect to see somewhere between 3-10% of them. Are they buyers? Who knows? Hope so. TV and Radio spots advertising the Rendezvous, have been running for the last several weeks, and even though our EXPO only covers about 200 yards of the 5 mile event, our participation in the Rendezvous has been given an abundant amount of the air time. All of this is courtesy of the San Bernardino Convention & Visitors Bureau, by the way. Additionally, the confirmation notice that went out to all the car registrants included a half page on our EXPO, and I've seen a full page color announcement of our EXPO around town, those of you whose picture is on it, will want a souvenir copy. Who's on it? You'll know in a few days. We're in the process of setting up print and video interviews for you during the event, and we have an oldies radio station, KOLA, broadcasting from the street in front of the EXPO area. I hope to get every one of you at least introduced to their listening audience during the Rendezvous, and if the sound is too loud, I'm sure that you will know how to handle the issue. I'm not anticipating that, but forearmed is forewarned, or somesuch. Some of you have asked if you can start to set up on Wednesday, September 15. No, event construction is still going on then, however you are welcome to visit the exhibit area to get a feel for the set up. In fact, I encourage you to come to the EXPO area, check out the parking facilities and the grounds, so that when you come on Thursday to set up, you'll be familiar with the layout. Debra and I plan to be at the EXPO doing some fine tuning until late in the afternoon on Wednesday, so stop by and say hi, and we'll give you a tour. And, if you have tables or chairs or substantial display stands, of the type that you will leave in your booth, throughout the entire event, you may drop those off with us. While you're downtown, why not try out Molly's for lunch, it's on the corner of D and Court Street, just a half block north of the EXPO, Blue Plate Specials and breakfast all day. Many of you have asked about the schedule for Thursday, September 15. It is a hectic day and somewhat confusing. You may begin setting up your exhibit anytime on Thursday, Debra will be there to check you in, point you towards your booth and answer questions. The official opening of the Rendezvous is at 5:30 with a Kick Off Ceremony from 5:30pm-6:00pm, Downtown, at the Court Street Square (The Sun Stage). This area is just a few hundred yards west of our EXPO area. Immediately following the kick off, is the Welcome Reception from 6:00pm-7:30pm in the Valencia room at NOS Events Center. There are several options for the exhibitors on Thursday. 1.) You can set up and open anytime, even before the official kick off. 2.) You can wait to set up and open until after the reception, or, 3.) You don't set up at all on Thursday. We prefer that you take option one or two. If you choose to set up prior to the reception, and you want to go to the reception, which I think that you should, after all it's to welcome YOU, Jo Ann Webb has arranged to have four Chamber of Commerce fellows stand guard at the EXPO. With them there, you would still have to do some minimal wrapping or covering of your booths. If you'll remember from my previous letter, I said that, you can drive to the EXPO area and offload before 5:30 PM on Thursday, so that's an advantage of Option 1. If you set up after the reception, you'll need to park in the structure and cart your materials in. If any of you have questions about this, please ask me when you see me. It's difficult to explain some of the logistics of the Rendezvous, since you haven't experienced it before, and although Thursday is our slowest day, it's still big. We've provided information previously on security, and overnight storage options, so I won't repeat them, except to say that we will do the best that we can to help you with storage, and that common sense must prevail. We will have a room at the Radisson available to you for R & R during the Rendezvous, if you need to take a break, rest, or have a cold one. It will save you a trip to your hotel. The room is courtesy of Jim Conkle. The key will be available at Debra's booth. My husband, Harry, is managing the Downtown RV Park, if you have a trailer that you wish to store in a secure lot, he's the man to see. The park is at 2nd. and Arrowhead right on the cruise route, so street closure hours do apply. You'll have street closure information in your exhibitor's packet. Harry collects State Quarters, and we don't see many from the Philadelphia mint, so if you have any stamped P, that you don't need, bring them along and he'll buy them from you, at face value, of course. I collect full longneck bottles of Leinenkugels Original. All contributions gratefully accepted. Gas prices and availability. We got the gas, if you got the money. Actually our prices are dropping off after the Labor Day gouge. Prices around San Bernardino are running in the mid $2.80's range. A word of warning. Fill up before you leave Arizona. It may not be much cheaper than in San Bernardino, but I can guarantee that it will be, a lot cheaper than in Needles, which is traditionally $.50 to $1.00 higher than any other southern California city. If you are coming in on the interstate, your last Arizona station is at Arizona Exit 9. If you are coming in from Oatman, gas will be cheaper if you head north on I 95 towards Bullhead City. There is also an ARCO at I 95 and 227, that usually has lower prices. To access either of these options, you'll have to take the fork to the right as you leave Oatman. If you take the left fork, you'll end up in Topock and the Junction of I 40 at Arizona Exit 1. If you get to Needles and didn't fill up, don't worry, you can get to the ARCO station fairly easily by exiting and going to the right at J Street, turn left at Front Street, and then right at K Street. You'll drive then under a really cool railroad undercrossing. DO NOT try this in a motorhome. Better yet, get off at Broadway and wind your way along Front Street to El Garces and the Needles Museum, which are between F and G Streets on Front Street. By now, you all know about the gathering at the Wigwam, on Wednesday, September 14. Be there or be square. I'm going to ask Mike for a little time at the mike on Wednesday at the Wigwam gathering to give you a little update, and I'll be available to answer questions then too. We plan to intersperse Artists & Authors booths with State Associations booths, for both coverage and interest. Oftentimes, spectators will quickly walk by the booths which are grouped together with merchandise for sale, to get to the free stuff. Especially, if the merchandise looks pricey. This is a fact, and it has nothing to do with value. State Associations aren't limited to offering free stuff. You can bring, and sell your state commemoratives too. Just bring lots of give away stuff to sucker em in. I mean, attract the public. When planning your exhibit, think bright, colorful eye catching booths - remember you want to attract buyers to your booth and tourists to your state. Your job is not only to educate the traveling public, but it is also to seduce them to Route 66. Dress your booth to attract, but keep it professional. As a possible addition, think about having a video about Route 66 attractions in your state, playing in your booth. A 13" TV/VCR player work's well. People have to get close and then you can talk to them. That goes for you authors too, are you selling a video, why not show it? Since you have electricity, how about a string of lights for your booth? Maybe chili peppers, or pink Cadillacs. They're classy and professional aren't they? Okay, so they're kitschy, but so is Route 66, so there you go! The tents that are offered this year will provide a standard and professional look to our village, as well as protection from the sun. Flags, and flag strings might be a nice touch. Debra Hodkin has offered to bring the tall flags that she uses at the Mother Road Museum in Barstow. They'll brighten up the area and attract attention. The theme that we've used in our advertising this year is, 'Get in a Route 66 State of Mind by visiting the Route 66 EXPO at D and 3rd. Street.' The other aspect that we're playing up (don't you just love being used?) is the International flavor of the Rendezvous visitors. So far we have Belgium, Canada, Japan, Australia and Norway represented. Please wear your E-Group badge during the Rendezvous so that everyone knows where your heart lies. If you are traveling from Needles between 9 and 4, stop in at the Goffs Schoolhouse Museum, they've promised that the gates will be open. Besides taking the cutoff to Goffs will save on gas, because you don't have to chug up the Needles Hill on I 40, at least that's what McJerry told me. If you run into trouble in the desert call my friend Ray Kath, he lives in Essex at 110651 National Trails Hwy, and his phone number at home is 760-733-4325, his cell is 562-884-7517. He'll have a refrigerator full of Pepsi's and water. Have a safe trip all you travelers, I'm envious of that experience, and we'll see you in a few days. Please, please, please, call me or send me a post if you have any questions. Helen A. Baker Secretary California Route 66 Preservation Foundation 5004 Enfield Avenue Encino, California 91316 818-705-3930 (home) 818-983-5965 (cell) bakerhab@aol.com www.cart66pf.org Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Pat B. Posted September 9, 2005 Report Share Posted September 9, 2005 Here are some responses on him from the roadsideamerica.com site: Marblehead, OH - Jacque the Pizza Man There is what appears to be a Muffler Man outside of the East Harbor State Park on the way to Marblehead, OH. When I first moved to the area in the early 80s, he stood at the ready with a giant pizza box, blue jacket, white "sailor" cap and a big smile. Then for a number of years he laid on the ground (apparently napping). Now he heralds the entrance to a trailer park. Its hard to be certain if he is a true Muffler Man, his hands were amputated at some point, probably to hold that pizza! [Folerjo, 12/08/1997] Marblehead, OH - Jacque the Pizza Man Jacque, the statue seen at Marblehead, on Lake Erie, was born in Mansfield in the early 1970s. He stood in front of Jacque's Roast Beef restaurant right on the edge of the street, on Rt 42. Jacque's large arms and hands hung over the street. I remember that my husband was involved in writing a sign ordinance for the city. Apparently Jacque was deemed dangerous to passing traffic, and he quickly relocated to the Lake Erie area. I remember seeing him for years laying in the backyard of a house. [Carol Pierce, 09/08/1998] Shelley, if you live near the area, I'd suggest hitting some of the local dining spots where the old-timers eat. Usually the locals are your best bet to getting such answers. Regards, Pat B. --- In AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com, Bakerhab@a... wrote: > Does anyone know any history, details, etc. about the Muffler Man statue > "Handless Jacques" on Rte. 163 in Marblehead, OH. All I know is that he is > privately owned, but the Marblehead Visitor's Bureau offered no help. I > would possibly like to use some information about him in my Master's thesis, > but am hitting dead ends. Any info would be greatly appreciated. Thanks! > > Shelley Cordone > > "Consequences, schmonsequences, as long as I'm rich." Daffy Duck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Bakerhab@aol.com Posted September 9, 2005 Report Share Posted September 9, 2005 September 20, 2004 1930 Nash Heads North to Canada Brian McKay and his Dust Bowl Refugee are heading home to Victoria, BC after a long and successful sojourn in the US. While here, Brian and the old girl, traveled the full length of Route 66, from Chicago to Santa Monica, making the historic trip in a whizzing 49 days. Brian ended his stay in the US with a tour de force showing at the San Bernardino Route 66 Rendezvous last weekend. Brian and his 1930 Nash were the undisputed hit of the rendezvous. He was assisted by his sister Louise, the Lady in Red, at the most popular exhibit in the Cruisin' Hall Of Fame history. Everyone wanted to meet Brian and hear about his historic trip. One of the reasons why Brian's 1930 Nash was so popular, was because, unlike the shiny cars that were roped off, it was okay, in fact, you were encouraged, to touch the Nash. Children especially found the car and the story of his trip enjoyable, and their parents didn't have to keep saying, "Don't Touch!" I had a chance to talk to Brian about his summer on Route 66 and he said something very interesting. He said that when he started out, his trip was about the road, but shortly into it, he realized that it was really about the people. Brian has said from the beginning that he did not plan to write a book about his journey, but I hope he will reconsider during the long Canadian winter. Brian expects that his trip home to BC will take about 29 days and he's keeping his route a secret. Maybe 395, I asked, and he gave me a little smile. Whichever way he goes, he will surely be welcomed. Brian is a gentleman and an absolute joy to know. On behalf of the California Route 66 Preservation Foundation, the San Bernardino Convention & Visitors Bureau, San Bernardino Rendezvous Committee and the Cruisin' Hall Of Fame, have a safe trip home Brian and thanks for the memories. Helen A. Baker Secretary California Route 66 Preservation Foundation 5004 Enfield Avenue Encino, California 91316 818-705-3930 bakerhab@aol.com www.cart66pf.org Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Russell S. Rein Posted September 10, 2005 Report Share Posted September 10, 2005 Hi Folks, It's time for your Lincoln Highway Updates: "A former biker bar in Ligonier Township will be the new home of a tourist attraction devoted to the nation's first coast-to-coast highway. " The LH Heritage Corridor in PA marches on - Go Olga!! http://xrl.us/c57t " History runs through it--Resurrecting the Lincoln Highway" Daily Republic, Fairfield, CA: http://xrl.us/c57u Irwin, PA Revitalization Project: http://xrl.us/c57w The Sioux City Journal 9/14 or 15 had a great article on Cronk's Restaurant, Denison, IA but they charge $5.00 - $10.00 for one to 7 days access for their online articles (booo). Somebody get a copy. A short article about the giant Lincoln Bust at the I-80 Summit Rest area between Cheyenne and Laramie: http://xrl.us/c58d A rare article about Crescent, IA - a tiny LH town north of Council Bluffs. (Anyone have any postcards of Crescent?) http://xrl.us/c58e Crescent Part 2: http://xrl.us/c58i Plymouth, IN Courthouse restoration: http://xrl.us/c58h " Editor's note: This is the second part of a series on the historic Lincoln Highway/U.S. Route 40 in Solano County, CA"... http://xrl.us/c58k Scroll all the way down for a short PA LH road rally report http://xrl.us/c58m Van Becker sends the following Tom Lutzi Estate Auction report - as covered by Old Car Weekly 9/23/2004 issue: "Since I haven't heard from any other sources the results of Tom's 2-day auction, I'll briefly share some results as found in the Sept 23, 2004 issue of Old Cars Weekly. "One bidder paid $1000 each for the three concrete Lincoln Highway signposts, $1300 a piece for three porcelain signs, and $275 and $150 respectively for large and small medallions. The items are reportedly headed for a new museum in Lincoln." The 1937 Cord 812 Phaeton sold for $72,500. The 1937 Cord Beverly Sedan sold for $19,500. The Fascination experimental vehicle (1 of 5) sold for $75,000. I have no information on what the schoolhouse or the railroad caboose sold for. It looks as if that was a successful auction. Next week I will report on some recent LH ebay auctions. Your faithful servent in Ypsilanti, MI (Home of the Apex, B-24, Tucker, & Corvair) slim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Terry Posted September 10, 2005 Report Share Posted September 10, 2005 Planning a motorcycle road trip to Wisconsin. Would love to find, great curvey hard surfaced road and great fall colors, some lakes, water falls, quaint towns, good food...inexpensive lodging...(talk about a fantasy dream...)..Anyway, been paying attention to the Wisconsin Fall Colors report web page. Have heard Door County is good...Any suggestions, hints, tips,,,,heck..anyone want to join me??? Drop me an email..gwltd85@yahoo.com....thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest rwarn17588 Posted September 10, 2005 Report Share Posted September 10, 2005 During my travels with Emily last week, we found a well-kept and historic motel on Oklahoma Highway 51 in Wagoner, called the Indian Lodge. It's about an hour southeast of Tulsa. It has a few cabins with pull-in garages and a neat neon sign. The only bad part is the motel is closed during the winter months. You can read all about it on this Web site (with photos): http://www.indianlodge.net/ Also, a few weeks ago, Emily and I found a fine tavern/restaurant on U.S. 77 in Mulhall, about 45 minutes north of Oklahoma City. Lucille's is in an old stone bank building that was built around the turn of the century. Emily had a steak, and I had the fried chicken for supper, and both were excellent. Ron Warnick Tulsa, OK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Arizona Reporter Posted September 10, 2005 Report Share Posted September 10, 2005 City Blog: Winslow, Arizona http://www.azreporter.com/?itemid=116&catid=29 We hope to have a photo posted by the end of the week. -- James Good - Managing Editor Arizona Reporter @ azreporter.com 928.289.3309 or 1-866-484-3638 Arizona Reporter: Arizona's Internet NewsWire http://www.azreporter.com/?-arizona-news Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Alex Burr Posted September 10, 2005 Report Share Posted September 10, 2005 Hi Kip, Amazing what you can find on the internet - ran a google search and came up with: http://nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.co...ippi/state.html Scroll down to United States Highway Arch - says added 2001, along with some details. Hudsonly, Alex B --- Rudyard Welborn <r.Welborn@worldnet.ATT.net> wrote: > Alex, > > I am looking for information on our favorite Arch at > the Mo/Ark border...I > have been in touch with the Arkansas Highway Dept > and have gotten > information on when it was placed on the National > Register...if you have any > information or stories about the Arch, please let me > know...I was there a > couple of weekends ago, and the cracks don't look > like they have gotten any > bigger, and the guy I talked to at the Highway Dept > said there are no plans > to remove it at this time (there was some though > about removing it because > of its low height, requiring Trucks to go around > it).Tsingtao, Kip > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Alex Burr" <hester_nec@yahoo.com> > To: <AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com> > Sent: Monday, October 18, 2004 1:03 PM > Subject: Re: [AMERICAN_ROAD] AMERICAN ROAD TRIVIA > WINNERS > > > > > > I noted below that Motor Books International has > Tim > > Steil's book, Highway 61 Revisited, at a price of > > $29.95. Amazon.com sells same for $20.96, plus > > shipping - in my case added another $4. I had the > book > > in my mailbox about 4 days after ordering. > > > > I will add here it is a great book and should be > > high on any roadies "must read" list. Both > > informative and humourous - one of the photo > captions > > reads "Give a man a fish and he will eat for a > day. > > Give him a net and a six pack and you won't see > him > > most weekends until October. > > > > There also numerous period photos, such as the > > Missouri/Arkansas arch shown in 1950 beside a > current > > day photo. > > > > Hudsonly, > > Alex B > > > > --- Mike Ward <flyboy@roadmaps.org> wrote: > > > > > Looking at the other contest winners I feel like > I'm > > > in some lofty company (or at least with some > people > > > who sit and stare at a computer all day). > > > > > > Mike > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: > beckyrepp<mailto:becky@mockturtlepress.com> > > > To: > > > > > > AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com<mailto:AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com> > > > > > > Sent: Sunday, October 17, 2004 2:14 PM > > > Subject: [AMERICAN_ROAD] AMERICAN ROAD TRIVIA > > > WINNERS > > > > > > > > > > > > GREETINGS FROM AMERICAN ROAD! > > > > > > In this follow-up message to our e-newsletter > you > > > will find: > > > > > > Our Trivia Contest Winners! > > > > > > AMERICAN ROAD TWO-LANE TRIVIA (Question > > > #1)--WINNERS > > > > > > OUR FIRST PRIZE--"HIGHWAY 61 REVISITED", by > Tim > > > Steil > > > (Published by Motorbooks International, retail > > > price $29.95), > > > goes to: LAUREL KANE of Oklahoma. > > > > > > THE WINNER OF THE "AMERICA'S BYWAYS SERIES" > > > (Published by Mobil Travel Guide) is MIKE WARD > of > > > Arizona. > > > > > > THE WINNER OF "THE VAGABONDS" by Nicholas > > > Delbranco > > > (published by Time Warner Book Group, retail > price > > > $23.95) is > > > DENNY GIBSON of Ohio. > > > > > > IN THE 3RD SLOT WE HAD A TIE! So, thanks to > > > Motorbooks > > > International, John Murphey of New Mexico wins > a > > > copy of the > > > new book "ON THE ROAD: AMERICA'S LEGENDARY > > > HIGHWAYS," by Andrew Montgomery (retail price > > > $29.95). > > > > > > Congrats to our winners of the Two-Lane Trivia > > > question #1! > > > > > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been > > > removed] > > > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > > Do You Yahoo!? > > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam > protection around > > http://mail.yahoo.com > > > > > > > > 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 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ 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 10, 2005 Report Share Posted September 10, 2005 The sign is downright awesome! Tsingtao, Kip ----- Original Message ----- From: "rwarn17588" <rwarn17588@yahoo.com> To: <AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Thursday, October 21, 2004 12:58 AM Subject: [AMERICAN_ROAD] Cool stuff found recently in Oklahoma > > > During my travels with Emily last week, we found a well-kept and > historic motel on Oklahoma Highway 51 in Wagoner, called the Indian > Lodge. It's about an hour southeast of Tulsa. It has a few cabins > with pull-in garages and a neat neon sign. The only bad part is the > motel is closed during the winter months. > > You can read all about it on this Web site (with photos): > > http://www.indianlodge.net/ > > Also, a few weeks ago, Emily and I found a fine tavern/restaurant on > U.S. 77 in Mulhall, about 45 minutes north of Oklahoma City. > Lucille's is in an old stone bank building that was built around the > turn of the century. Emily had a steak, and I had the fried chicken > for supper, and both were excellent. > > Ron Warnick > Tulsa, OK > > > > > > > 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 Nittah Posted September 10, 2005 Report Share Posted September 10, 2005 Almost any road in NH is great. Franconia Notch and Lincoln gap are very pretty this time of year, also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jennifer Posted September 11, 2005 Report Share Posted September 11, 2005 Like my wedding pictures, it only took 2+ years to put them on the website. HERE IT IS! http://www.roadtripmemories.com/trips/honeymoon/index.htm Jennifer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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