Guest roamndav Posted March 8, 2006 Report Share Posted March 8, 2006 You can now 'virtually' drive Hwy 80 from the Vicksburg Bridge (I've added a photo due to thee popularity of the "Old Metal Bridges" threads)through Louisiana to San Diego! I've also finished the LOUISIANA driving directions, so you can grab my directions, grab the maps and know if that county road is old 80 or not! East Texas was a joy to explore and document for you. Abandoned and almost forgoten snippets of the old road are plentiful, often winding their way through woods and rural areas. Please feel free to peruse at your leisure. A direct link is here: http://bygonebyways.com/tx80-the_rest_of_tex.htm I hope you enjoy this effort. It may be some time now before I can expand this section any further. With me in Tucson and airfare getting so expensive, a planned trip into Mississippi this Fall is now out of the question...perhaps in the Spring if I get a good tax return! Enjoy, and happy exploring! Jeff in finally got some rain Tucson! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest David Willman alias Willy Posted March 9, 2006 Report Share Posted March 9, 2006 Rita, Great to hear, Rita. Rockies are in not in town this weekend, so it will be quieter city life but jumping downtown as it always does on the weekend. Take a canal ride on the river, Go west to See Red Rocks Ampitheater, you will probably see the "Cow Parade" if you are downtown, and the Shakespeare Festival is going on (Very well done I might add) Drive East and West Colfax Avenue which is US Hwy 40 and you will get some great neon and a great feel of Denver now and then, just east of the capitol on Colfax is newly replanted Tattered Cover Book Store, best book store in the West, in my opinion. ( I used to own a book store folks, so know what I am talking about) You just missed the International PGA Golf tourney and Grand Prix by a few days which is next weekend. So many things to do and see. The weather is getting a bit warmer for this weekend but will not be super hot like it was earlier. Check out this site for the weekends events in the City. http://www.denver.org/events/?app=search <http://www.denver.org/events/?app=search&a...ype=event&k ey=day&d=4&m=8&y=2006&month=8&year=2006&cat> &searchType=event&key=day&d=4&m=8&y=2006&month=8&year=2006&c at You all are invited to Denver and the Rockies anytime. Let me know if you want a guide if you are ever in town, group. Take Care, 66 Willy -----Original Message----- From: AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com [mailto:AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of keepitreal08628 Sent: Thursday, August 03, 2006 2:12 PM To: AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com Subject: [AMERICAN_ROAD] Report on trip to Cheyenne, WY and Estes Park, CO Let me say thanks to Brian Butko, BabyBoomerBob, and Dave "66 Willy" Willman, who responded back in January to my requests for suggestions of things to do in these two places. This was probably the top vacation of my life! Granted, while I am a "city" girl, there is something about the West that makes my heart jump...so just the sight of those western hats and boots, and gorgeous silver/turquoise jewelry, I was in heaven. We attended the big rodeo in Cheyenne three times. The terrain of the area is quite flat and treeless, and normally the population is small (compared to anyplace in NJ)...so even with the influx of people for the rodeo, there were absolutely no traffic jams or crowds (other than the 10,000 in the stadium). If you like rodeo, this is a wonderful one and I believe one of the oldest. After Cheyenne, we drove to Estes Park for 4 days...stayed at the Alpine Trail Ridge Inn, a modest motel..very clean...all the necessities...and especially nice staff. Would definitely stay there again, although there are many other choices. We went for a 2- hour trail ride at the National Park Gateway Stables (though there are several other choices as well), and it was simply the most delightful experience. Both husband and I are novices, though I have taken lessons...they matched us with just the right horses and we both did fine. No better way to view the Rockies! We also enjoyed a Wilderness Tour, which was a 3-hour ride to the top of one of the mountains in Roosevelt National Forest in an old Army Deutchenhaffer (sp?). WOW! They said it would be bumpy...and they weren't kidding! Great fun! They do these wilderness tours incorporating either breakfast or dinner too, but we didn't get there til Thursday and they only do the dinners on Mon., Weds. and Fri. Highly recommend! The WT office is located just off the intersection where the elk herd gathers. The shopping in Estes Park (as well as Cheyenne) was great! Prices are not bad. We couldn't believe that the public parking areas in EP were FREE!!!!! A small ice cream cone at Dairy Queen was only $1.89!!!! One store had large post cards in sepia tones of various legendary characters from the Old West (Buffalo Bill, Jesse James, Calamity Jane, etc.) for only 35 cents each!!! Gas was priced about the same as here. I found every single clerk/waitress along the way to be very pleasant--a few exceptionally so. Makes me shudder to think of the way some clerks and waitresses here (in NJ) are so abrupt and condescending. All in all, I really loved it! It happens that this weekend, I will be returning to spend 3 days in Denver...accompanying my daughter who will be attending a seminar. So now I will get to see city life in Colorado. Hee Haw! A trip on Rt. 66 is definitely in our future, as well as probably another vacation out West, perhaps a dude ranch. Then we'd like to see Savannah, and also someplace in Texas. After a week at the Jersey shore in September, we'll spend a week in Massachusetts in early October. Husband retired the end of June--I'm loving it! Rita in Trenton Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Chris Posted March 9, 2006 Report Share Posted March 9, 2006 A friend in another group pointed this one out. Looks like a beautiful place. . . (sold to developers) One Last Ride! Don't miss the farewell season of The Myrtle Beach Pavilion Amusement Park. For almost 60 years, it has been the heart of Myrtle Beach – helping the area develop into the popular vacation destination it is today. http://tinyurl.com/n2c5j http://www.mbpavilion.com/ http://www.petitiononline.com/mbpav/ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myrtle_Beach_Pavilion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Russell S. Rein Posted March 9, 2006 Report Share Posted March 9, 2006 Scott, The link for the NPS story under "News" doesn't work. Regards, Russell Russell S. Rein, ypsi-slim 522 Maulbetsch Ave. Ypsilanti, MI 48197 734-669-7534 days-work, 734-434-2968 cell-home On Mon, 15 Aug 2005 03:54:32 -0000 "Scott Piotrowski" <rt66prods@yahoo.com> writes: Thanks to a good friend of mine and Julie's, my website (www.66productions.com) is finally (almost) fully operational once again. We've made some major site readjustments, including a means by which I can update the necessary pages (news, appearances) myself, which will be a huge benefit. (At this point, the only page not up yet is the "photography" page, which we are still trying to set up.) If anyone who ventures that way finds any errors / problems, please email me OFF-LIST to let me know about them, so that I can look into a fix for it. Scott Piotrowski Director, 66 Productions Moderator, Historic Roads Preservation 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 Visit your group "AMERICAN_ROAD" on the web. 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 Dave Reese Posted March 9, 2006 Report Share Posted March 9, 2006 David, Did the Tattered Cover in LoDo close? I have spent many happy hours browsing there and going to talks by authors as well. A great store I have had the honor to visit often over the last 8 years. Too bad the Rockies are away as I did get to see Coors Field twice last year and it is a great place for baseball. I won't be getting to Denver or the Springs now that my son is out of the Academy, so we will visit him at Albuquerque's Kirkland AFB this October during the balloon festival. I already plan to drive to Sante Fe for a day, and visit the Unser Museum in Albuquerque, but any additional suggestions will be appreciated. Dave Reese Allentown PA Home of Brooklands Speedway and Cherrington Park http://www.geocities.com/brooklandsspeedway http://www.summerharmony.com Today in Auto History: 8.3.1938 The famous English circuit Brooklands hosted its final race on this day in 1938, ending the track's 32-year history. -----Original Message----- just east of the capitol on Colfax is newly replanted Tattered Cover Book Store, best book store in the West, in my opinion. ( I used to own a book store folks, so know what I am talking about) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Denny Gibson Posted March 9, 2006 Report Share Posted March 9, 2006 I got my email with the password for the new forum today so I imagine everyone else did, too, or will soon. An account has been established with the same user ID you have for this e-group. Even without the password you can get in by requesting a password reset. That's what I did but it's kind of lonely over there. If you've been reading your American Road messages at the Yahoo web site, you won't have to change your habits too much. Just visit a different site ( http://americanroadmagazine.com/forum/ ) now and then. If you've been getting individual (like me) or digest messages sent to you, the forum will require a different mind set. Instead of having group postings magically appear in you mail box, you'll have to visit the forum from time to time to see what's happening. You can subscribe to specific topics and get email notification of postings to those topics and/or request that you be notified of posting to threads you've participated in but you'll generally have to be a bit more proactive. This e-group will continue for awhile and is a great place to bring up questions or problems about the forum. But it will eventually become "read only" and may some day vanish completely. Recent postings here would be right at home in the forum. PJ, Jan & Charlie, Rita, Willie, Chris, and Dave how about repeating your messages here as posts to the forum? It will help get things rolling and help with the transition. If you have problems or questions, just post them here the old fashioned way. I'm sure you'll get an answer and so will everybody else who isn't quite sure just what all this e-group to forum stuff really is. --Denny Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jennifer Posted March 9, 2006 Report Share Posted March 9, 2006 Thanks for your post Denny! We certainly appreciate the support and encouragement for the new forum. ADMIN: All members should now take note of the specific date which we will be disabling the Yahoo Group from further posts, which will be the evening of Wednesday, August 9th. The archived messages of the group will still be available here until we can migrate them to the new forum, but as of Wednesday evening, you should make new posts at the new forum. Thanks again Denny and hope to see everyone at the new forum! Jennifer --- In AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com, "Denny Gibson" <denny@...> wrote: > > I got my email with the password for the new forum today so I imagine > everyone else did, too, or will soon. An account has been established with > the same user ID you have for this e-group. Even without the password you > can get in by requesting a password reset. That's what I did but it's kind > of lonely over there. > > If you've been reading your American Road messages at the Yahoo web site, > you won't have to change your habits too much. Just visit a different site > ( http://americanroadmagazine.com/forum/ ) now and then. If you've been > getting individual (like me) or digest messages sent to you, the forum will > require a different mind set. Instead of having group postings magically > appear in you mail box, you'll have to visit the forum from time to time to > see what's happening. You can subscribe to specific topics and get email > notification of postings to those topics and/or request that you be notified > of posting to threads you've participated in but you'll generally have to be > a bit more proactive. > > This e-group will continue for awhile and is a great place to bring up > questions or problems about the forum. But it will eventually become "read > only" and may some day vanish completely. Recent postings here would be > right at home in the forum. PJ, Jan & Charlie, Rita, Willie, Chris, and Dave > how about repeating your messages here as posts to the forum? It will help > get things rolling and help with the transition. If you have problems or > questions, just post them here the old fashioned way. I'm sure you'll get an > answer and so will everybody else who isn't quite sure just what all this > e-group to forum stuff really is. > > --Denny > Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest David Backlin Posted March 9, 2006 Report Share Posted March 9, 2006 No passwords here. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Denny Gibson" <denny@dennygibson.com> To: "AMERICAN_ROAD" <AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Thursday, August 03, 2006 9:48 PM Subject: [AMERICAN_ROAD] A funny thing happened on the way to the forum. >I got my email with the password for the new forum today so I imagine > everyone else did, too, or will soon. An account has been established with > the same user ID you have for this e-group. Even without the password you > can get in by requesting a password reset. That's what I did but it's kind > of lonely over there. > Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Guest Chetnichols@aol.com Posted March 9, 2006 Report Share Posted March 9, 2006 Hi gang, I am writing a piece that is about the Lincoln Highway. Is there an e-site where I can go to review it's complete path? Chet Nichols Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Chetnichols@aol.com Posted March 9, 2006 Report Share Posted March 9, 2006 Thanks Denny..... Chet In a message dated 9/27/04 10:22:21 AM, denny@dennygibson.com writes: > http://www.lincolnhighwayassoc.org/ > Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Kevin C. Redden Posted March 9, 2006 Report Share Posted March 9, 2006 Well folks, just saw this in the Maysville Ledger Independent (http://www.maysville-online.com/). I knew you'd be interested in it. <B>Span refurbished: Simon Kenton Memorial Bridge is ready to carry on</B> The Simon Kenton Memorial Bridge is named for the explorer who brought civilization to the area in the 18th century, but it has developed a history of its own since its opening Nov. 25, 1931.... http://maysville-online.thimblemedia.com/a...;articleid=9302 Keep on trucking, and keep the smokeys off your tail! Kevin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Kevin C. Redden Posted March 9, 2006 Report Share Posted March 9, 2006 --- In AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com, "Bob Reynolds" <roustabout@s...> wrote: > --- In AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com, "Kevin C. Redden" > <kcredden@k...> wrote: > > Hi folks: > > > > I'm a long-time lurker, and when Babyboomerbob posted that the > Simon > > Kenton Bridge was opened again, I went out and got photos. Finally > got > Kevstah! What a groovy surprise! Welcome to the group! It's good > to see the old bridge back in service. You know, I've been > thinking. A road trip along US 52 in either direction from Aberdeen > would be wonderful. All those old river towns along the Ohio River > with all that neat architecture... Hey B! You know I never saw this, till just now. But then, my mail at the time was on the fritz, so I should have snooped around and see if anything I missed was on here . Yeah, I joined up about a week before I posted; the bridge was the catalist for me to do just that . Yes, a road trip would indeed be great. I've had some desire to go around Lewis Co., around the Ohio. Places like Trinity, Concord, Sand Hill, Rome station (or Rome, I can't remember which is in Ohio, and which is in Lewis Co., Ky. . These old tiny towns there are indeed 'undiscovered country' even though I lived all my life in Lewis Co. I've always had an interest in these tiny river towns. Ones that have no real road going to them, and seem to be frozen in time. May be worth looking into! > You know, maybe...just maybe... once I'm home from Duluth, and if > there's not too much damage to the house from the remnants of > Frances and Ivan, I just might have time to catch up on my > travelogue write ups. I'm so dreadfully behind:( You know I can't wait to see them Post quickly now! Once I get all this stuff off my back, I've been thinking of a post here, about something that I've always been thinking about. Aligement communities. LIke the ones I showed you on the AA the last time you was here. Another idea is my interests in historical iron furances. Do you know that unlike historical covered bridges, and buildings, there isn't any real list of these? And they're dissipearing too? I know of only a few myself. TTYS! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Alex Burr Posted March 9, 2006 Report Share Posted March 9, 2006 I'll have to take that route again and cross the river at Maysville. Last time I went over it was in 1956 - on my way to Memphis. Came down 22 to Washington Court House, then south on 62, over the bridge and 68 thru Lexington and over to Russellville, where I picked up 79 to Memphis. Long years ago, for sure. Hudsonly, Alex B --- "Kevin C. Redden" <kcredden@kevinredden.name> wrote: > --- In AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com, "Bob Reynolds" > <roustabout@s...> > wrote: > > --- In AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com, "Kevin C. > Redden" > > <kcredden@k...> wrote: > > > Hi folks: > > > > > > I'm a long-time lurker, and when Babyboomerbob > posted that the > > Simon > > > Kenton Bridge was opened again, I went out and > got photos. Finally > > got > > Kevstah! What a groovy surprise! Welcome to the > group! It's good > > to see the old bridge back in service. You know, > I've been > > thinking. A road trip along US 52 in either > direction from Aberdeen > > would be wonderful. All those old river towns > along the Ohio River > > with all that neat architecture... > > Hey B! You know I never saw this, till just now. But > then, my mail at > the time was on the fritz, so I should have snooped > around and see if > anything I missed was on here . Yeah, I joined up > about a week > before I posted; the bridge was the catalist for me > to do just that . > > Yes, a road trip would indeed be great. I've had > some desire to go > around Lewis Co., around the Ohio. Places like > Trinity, Concord, Sand > Hill, Rome station (or Rome, I can't remember which > is in Ohio, and > which is in Lewis Co., Ky. . These old tiny towns > there are indeed > 'undiscovered country' even though I lived all my > life in Lewis Co. > > I've always had an interest in these tiny river > towns. Ones that have > no real road going to them, and seem to be frozen in > time. May be > worth looking into! > > > You know, maybe...just maybe... once I'm home from > Duluth, and if > > there's not too much damage to the house from the > remnants of > > Frances and Ivan, I just might have time to catch > up on my > > travelogue write ups. I'm so dreadfully behind:( > > You know I can't wait to see them Post quickly > now! Once I get all > this stuff off my back, I've been thinking of a post > here, about > something that I've always been thinking about. > Aligement communities. > LIke the ones I showed you on the AA the last time > you was here. > Another idea is my interests in historical iron > furances. Do you know > that unlike historical covered bridges, and > buildings, there isn't any > real list of these? And they're dissipearing too? I > know of only a few > myself. > > TTYS! > > > > > _______________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Declare Yourself - Register online to vote today! http://vote.yahoo.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Denny Gibson Posted March 9, 2006 Report Share Posted March 9, 2006 If you haven't been there already, here's a starting point: http://www.lincolnhighwayassoc.org/ --Denny -----Original Message----- From: [mailto:Chetnichols@aol.com] Sent: Monday, September 27, 2004 1:06 PM To: AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com Subject: [AMERICAN_ROAD] Lincoln Highway..... Hi gang, I am writing a piece that is about the Lincoln Highway. Is there an e-site where I can go to review it's complete path? Chet Nichols Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest egyptianzipper@aol.com Posted March 9, 2006 Report Share Posted March 9, 2006 In a message dated 9/14/05 11:06:04 PM Eastern Daylight Time, gyrfal@juno.com writes: Three are still gas stations, selling under the Sinclair brand. ==================================================================== And it's still called Sinclair? With the dinosaur? There used to be a joke that if you took the "c" out of Sinclair, you'd have a house of ill repute (Sin Lair). I've noticed that Pure stations are starting to make a comeback here in Virginia. There is a house near me, on Business Route 460 outside Pearisburg, that obviously used to be a gas station. It has the telltale overhanging roof supported by two pillars in front. The owners have put a "no trespassing" sign in front of the house. I wonder if it's because people still stop there looking for gas? Tom Hoffman Pearisburg VA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Rudyard Welborn Posted March 10, 2006 Report Share Posted March 10, 2006 Actually, the Arch across the Mo. Ark border welcomes folks entering Arkansas and Missouri, depending on what direction you were going ("Entering Missouri" is engraved at the top on one side; "Entering Arkansas" is engraved on the other side)...it prompted construction of a plethora of gas stations, making it the per square foot gasoline station capital of the U.S. Its biggest downfall was that it was not built with a thought that roads might get wider...this is why the Arch at the Southern end of Mississippi Co. AR was torn down...I think that TCB enterprises owns the property on both sides of the arch, and there is a wide gravel area on the left side of the road which allows folks to avoid the Arch if necessary..the good thing is that it was built in the middle of nowhere, so hopefully there won't be any need or planning to tear it down any time soon....Tsingtao, Kip (who will be passing under that there Arch with the mizzuz enroute to the King Biscuit Blues Festival 8-10)... ----- Original Message ----- From: "Alex Burr" <hester_nec@yahoo.com> To: <AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Sunday, September 26, 2004 7:08 PM Subject: Re: [AMERICAN_ROAD] Dixie Highway Landmark Listed in National Register > While not exactly a welcoming arch, tho it could be > considered as one, is the arch over U S 61 on the > Arkansas/Missouri state line. > > Hudsonly, > Alex B > --- drivetheost <drivetheost@yahoo.com> wrote: > > > > > The 1926 Stuart Welcome Arch, spanning the Dixie > > Highway in Jensen > > Beach, Florida was recently listed in the National > > Register of > > Historic Places. > > > > Constructed to celebrate Martin County?s founding, > > the arch also > > welcomed tin can tourists traveling down the popular > > Dixie Highway. > > The Stuart structure is thought to be the last > > welcome arch standing > > in Florida. > > > > Welcome arches, once commonly found across the > > United States, are > > today exceedingly rare. Exceptions include a dozen > > or so welcome > > arches found along US 99 in California?s Central > > Valley. > > > > Interestingly, many communities are reintroducing > > the welcome arch > > concept as part of the their Main Street > > redevelopment plans. Examples > > of these new gateways include the shiny steel and > > neon arch over Route > > 66 in Albuquerque and the retro Streamline arch > > welcoming westbound > > traffic along El Centro, California?s Main Street, > > the Old Spanish Trail. > > > > Now I am curious to how many welcoming arches > > survive along old named > > auto trails and US highways?? > > > > John W. Murphey > > Drivetheost.com > > http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/swautotrails/ > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Declare Yourself - Register online to vote today! > http://vote.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 > > > > > Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Patsy Terrell Posted March 10, 2006 Report Share Posted March 10, 2006 Sinclair stations still exist, complete with dinosaur logo. There are a few that have the large fiberglass dinosaurs outside the stations. There are two in Salina, KS one along I-70 and one along Crawford. The one on !-70 is mounted on their sign so you can easily see it as you drive by. There's also one in Colorado Springs, as far as I know - there was years ago. There's one in St. Louis on Butler Hill Road. I'm sure there are others. There are other Sinclair stations that do not have a dino that are still in business. There's one in Kansas City along I-70 near Grain Valley/Blue Ridge - somewhere in that vicinity. Patsy http://www.patsyterrell.com for blog, art, cookbook reviews, and more "The hottest places in Hell are reserved for those who, in times of great moral crisis, maintain their neutrality." Dante Alighieri Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest David Backlin Posted March 10, 2006 Report Share Posted March 10, 2006 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Patsy Terrell" <patsyterrell@yahoo.com> To: <AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Thursday, September 15, 2005 11:04 PM Subject: Sinclair was: Re: [AMERICAN_ROAD] Phillips 66 stations > Sinclair stations still exist, complete with dinosaur logo. > > There are other Sinclair stations that do not have a dino that are still > in business. There's one in Kansas City along I-70 near Grain Valley/Blue > Ridge - somewhere in that vicinity. > I know of at least two Sinclairs in NW Arkansas... neither has a "Dino". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Denny Gibson Posted March 10, 2006 Report Share Posted March 10, 2006 I rarely even enter a movie theater and probably haven't done so on an opening day since the first Star Trek movie a couple of decades back. But, after work yesterday, I headed directly to a showing of Cameron Crowe's Elizabethtown. You'll know why soon. Ron Warnick has mentioned the movie at http://www.route66news.org (That's not why I went:-) and there are plenty of reviews spread around the net. They're mixed but seem more negative than positive. There is a road trip in it but it is only the last 15-20 minutes of the movie. Once it starts it gets to some good roadside attractions including the round barn on Sixty-Six in Arcadia. The trip begins when Orlando Bloom opens the book of maps and music CDs that Kirsten Dunst has prepared for him and folks who watch closely will get a glimpse of Route 66 on the book's cover. The photo used on the cover is the one of the "sidewalk" section near Miami, OK, that appears on the home page of my website and it appears for a good portion of one second. Woohoo!! Denny Gibson Cincinnati, OH www.DennyGibson.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest big_ugly_mich@yahoo.com Posted March 10, 2006 Report Share Posted March 10, 2006 Sounds mighty like the work of the Teamsters to this union slob. --- In AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com, "Pat B." <roadmaven@a...> wrote: > > Hey all....Hopefully they'll find the nut taking target practice at > cars on I-44 in Bourbon before the start of next year's Mother > Roading. Be careful out there! > http://www.indystar.com/articles/8/189114-7938-103.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest rwarn17588 Posted March 10, 2006 Report Share Posted March 10, 2006 From the Quay County Sun newspaper: La Cita to stop serving William Thompson Karen Manning and Sharon McCauley, owners of La Cita Mexican Restaurant, a Route 66 icon for the past nine years, said the restaurant will serve its last meal Oct. 31. Manning said she is sad the business is closing. "We are not closing due to lack of customers," said Manning. "We just have some business problems that we are not able to overcome at this time." La Cita's owners do not own the restaurant building. Steve Whittington, of Clovis, is the building's owner. He could not be reached for comment. Manning said she was grateful to the many customers who came through La Cita's doors in search of Mexican fare. "I want to thank all of our customers. The locals have been so true to us," she said. "Everybody prayed for me when I was sick and that's something I will always remember." Manning did not want to comment as to the exact nature of the problems the business was facing. "All I can say is that we made the decision to close in the past week," she said. "It's up in the air as to what we will do next, but we are closing the business." Kim Vaughn, a Lowe's Grocery Store employee, said she frequently directed tourists to La Cita. "People would come in the store and ask me where they could get a good Mexican meal," said Vaughn. "I always sent them to La Cita." Virginia Wright, director of the Tucumcari/Quay County Chamber of Commerce, said she was shocked at the news of La Cita's closing. "La Cita is an icon and a tradition on Route 66," said Wright. "I've eaten there frequently and always enjoyed their food and hospitality." Wright said it may be time for local businesses and organizations to come together and discuss ways to prevent business closings in Tucumcari. "I'm not sure how we are going to turn this trend around," said Wright. "Perhaps the chamber of commerce and the economic development board can get together to keep these small businesses going. We do need to open greater communication between businesses and organizations that can offer assistance, so we can keep these businesses open. Two other restaurants, Dean's and Megan's, have closed recently. Local resident Stephanie Vargas said it is a disturbing trend. "It seems like every time we get a new business in town, then two or three businesses close down," said Vargas. "I used to go to La Cita every week. I really liked their food and they were really friendly." Manning seemed proud of the food served at La Cita. "We were a popular place to eat," said Manning. "In addition to Mexican food, we served steaks, shrimp, hamburgers and sandwiches. We had a really good business for these nine years." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jennifer Posted March 11, 2006 Report Share Posted March 11, 2006 Let's hope that since the owners have said their business was good, maybe someone will buy the place and operate it. Jennifer --- In AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com, "rwarn17588" <rwarn17588@y...> wrote: > > From the Quay County Sun newspaper: > > La Cita to stop serving > William Thompson > > Karen Manning and Sharon McCauley, owners of La Cita Mexican > Restaurant, a Route 66 icon for the past nine years, said the > restaurant will serve its last meal Oct. 31. Manning said she is sad > the business is closing. > > "We are not closing due to lack of customers," said Manning. "We > just have some business problems that we are not able to overcome at > this time." La Cita's owners do not own the restaurant building. > Steve Whittington, of Clovis, is the building's owner. He could not > be reached for comment. Manning said she was grateful to the many > customers who came through La Cita's doors in search of Mexican > fare. "I want to thank all of our customers. The locals have been so > true to us," she said. "Everybody prayed for me when I was sick and > that's something I will always remember." > > Manning did not want to comment as to the exact nature of the > problems the business was facing. "All I can say is that we made the > decision to close in the past week," she said. "It's up in the air > as to what we will do next, but we are closing the business." Kim > Vaughn, a Lowe's Grocery Store employee, said she frequently > directed tourists to La Cita. > "People would come in the store and ask me where they could get a > good Mexican meal," said Vaughn. "I always sent them to La Cita." > > Virginia Wright, director of the Tucumcari/Quay County Chamber of > Commerce, said she was shocked at the news of La Cita's closing. "La > Cita is an icon and a tradition on Route 66," said Wright. "I've > eaten there frequently and always enjoyed their food and > hospitality." Wright said it may be time for local businesses and > organizations to come together and discuss ways to prevent business > closings in Tucumcari. "I'm not sure how we are going to turn this > trend around," said Wright. "Perhaps the chamber of commerce and the > economic development board can get together to keep these small > businesses going. We do need to open greater communication between > businesses and organizations that can offer assistance, so we can > keep these businesses open. > > Two other restaurants, Dean's and Megan's, have closed recently. > Local resident Stephanie Vargas said it is a disturbing trend. "It > seems like every time we get a new business in town, then two or > three businesses close down," said Vargas. "I used to go to La Cita > every week. I really liked their food and they were really > friendly." > Manning seemed proud of the food served at La Cita. > "We were a popular place to eat," said Manning. "In addition to > Mexican food, we served steaks, shrimp, hamburgers and sandwiches. > We had a really good business for these nine years." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Rudyard Welborn Posted March 11, 2006 Report Share Posted March 11, 2006 Truly sad news...last time there Quinn, Natalie and I had a fantabulous meal and a great time with Jane, Johnnie Meyer and Jeff Meyer...I will admit that my taste for mexican food is limited but they had a Steak Quesadilla that was to die for...this place has way too much cool-ness to just sit there and die! Hopefully it will be revived soon...Tsingtao, kip ----- Original Message ----- From: "rwarn17588" <rwarn17588@yahoo.com> To: <AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Wednesday, October 27, 2004 3:33 PM Subject: [AMERICAN_ROAD] Bad news -- La Cita in Tucumcari to close > > > From the Quay County Sun newspaper: > > La Cita to stop serving > William Thompson > > Karen Manning and Sharon McCauley, owners of La Cita Mexican > Restaurant, a Route 66 icon for the past nine years, said the > restaurant will serve its last meal Oct. 31. Manning said she is sad > the business is closing. > > "We are not closing due to lack of customers," said Manning. "We > just have some business problems that we are not able to overcome at > this time." La Cita's owners do not own the restaurant building. > Steve Whittington, of Clovis, is the building's owner. He could not > be reached for comment. Manning said she was grateful to the many > customers who came through La Cita's doors in search of Mexican > fare. "I want to thank all of our customers. The locals have been so > true to us," she said. "Everybody prayed for me when I was sick and > that's something I will always remember." > > Manning did not want to comment as to the exact nature of the > problems the business was facing. "All I can say is that we made the > decision to close in the past week," she said. "It's up in the air > as to what we will do next, but we are closing the business." Kim > Vaughn, a Lowe's Grocery Store employee, said she frequently > directed tourists to La Cita. > "People would come in the store and ask me where they could get a > good Mexican meal," said Vaughn. "I always sent them to La Cita." > > Virginia Wright, director of the Tucumcari/Quay County Chamber of > Commerce, said she was shocked at the news of La Cita's closing. "La > Cita is an icon and a tradition on Route 66," said Wright. "I've > eaten there frequently and always enjoyed their food and > hospitality." Wright said it may be time for local businesses and > organizations to come together and discuss ways to prevent business > closings in Tucumcari. "I'm not sure how we are going to turn this > trend around," said Wright. "Perhaps the chamber of commerce and the > economic development board can get together to keep these small > businesses going. We do need to open greater communication between > businesses and organizations that can offer assistance, so we can > keep these businesses open. > > Two other restaurants, Dean's and Megan's, have closed recently. > Local resident Stephanie Vargas said it is a disturbing trend. "It > seems like every time we get a new business in town, then two or > three businesses close down," said Vargas. "I used to go to La Cita > every week. I really liked their food and they were really > friendly." > Manning seemed proud of the food served at La Cita. > "We were a popular place to eat," said Manning. "In addition to > Mexican food, we served steaks, shrimp, hamburgers and sandwiches. > We had a really good business for these nine years." > > > > > > > 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 Tom Posted March 11, 2006 Report Share Posted March 11, 2006 This group doesn't seem to be too active, so maybe I'll try to start soemthing here. Here are six motel listings for Emporia VA from one of those coupon books you find on the interstate: Best Western: $52.95 Hampton Inn: 58.00 Days Inn: 44.95 Fairfield by Marriott: 59.00 Comfort Inn: 45.00 Red Carpet Inn: 27.99 Based on the info given, which motel has the notation "All Ground Floor Rooms?" The Red Carpet. Which is ironclad proof of Tom's Law, which reads: The more you pay for a room, the further you'll have to walk from your car. Isn't this sort of backwards? Don't things normally increase in price as they become more convenient? A house that costs 100,000 in the boonies may cost 300,000 if it's in a city. But the exact opposite seems to be true with motels. When I travel, I always look for an old fashioned mom and pop, where you can park right in front of your door. After all, they don't call it LUGgage for nothing. I also like the idea of having my vehicle right there, where I can keep an eye on it. When I was a kid in the 60s (yeah I'm old as dirt LOL), my family always stayed at motels like this. The only motel chain I ever use is Motel 6. All the rest are ripoffs so far as I'm concerned. As long as the plumbing and the a/c (or heat, depending on the season) work, I'm happy. If there are rough looking characters hanging around, though, I'll go elsewhere. I also need to say that I'm not physically handicapped in any way, and am quite capable of climbing stairs, etc. I simply resent being charged more money for the privilege of doing so. Tom Hoffman Pearisburg VA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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