Guest rwarn17588 Posted July 3, 2006 Report Share Posted July 3, 2006 I've started a new page on www.route66news.org called "Route 66 Properties for Sale." I know folks ask from time to time what's available so they can start their own business on the Mother Road. This page will come up on search engines. Route 66 News is getting about 6,000 hits a month and growing. So I figure this would be a good clearinghouse of properties for sale. This is where you come in. If you know of a property for sale, let me know. Get me the address and realtor's number, if you can. You can peruse the site now at: http://rwarn17588.wordpress.com/route-66-p...rties-for-sale/ Check 'em out. See if there's anything I'm missing. Ron Warnick Tulsa, OK www.route66news.org Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Arizona Reporter Posted July 3, 2006 Report Share Posted July 3, 2006 The Winslow Movie Theatre (formerly The Rialto Theatre) on Kinsley across from the Standin' on the Corner Park is for sale. Alan Affedlt is handling the sale. He is also the owner of the La Posada Hotel He can be reached at 928.289.4366 Winslow Movie Theatre 115 Kinsley Ave Winslow, AZ 86047 theatre phone; 928.289.4100 theatre webpage: www.azreporter.com/winslowtheater photos of the theatre: http://www.azreporter.com/arizona/pix/winslow_theater.shtml -- James Good - Managing Editor Arizona Reporter: Arizona's Internet NewsWire http://www.azreporter.com/?-arizona-buzz Newsroom #: 928.289.0626 e-mail: newsroom@azreporter.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bugo Posted July 3, 2006 Report Share Posted July 3, 2006 --- In AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com, Alex Burr <hester_nec@...> wrote: > > Hi Ron, > > Great trip report - and a great web site. > > If anybody's interested I took my Back Yard Road Trips off the web log I had it on and put it on a site called FreeWebs. Planning on putting my road trips over there. At the moment I'm working on a trip I took across Arkasas back in January 2004 - I've got it about half done. The Memphis to Clarksdale trip my daughter and I took while I was in Memphis is here. > > http://www.freewebs.com/yankeetraveller/ > > Links are at the top of the page - I havn't even started the 2nd part of my Arkansas Ramble. Been busy working on scanning Hudson stuff since I got back from Memphis last week. What is the URL for the Hudson site? I'm an old car nut, and I especially like 'rare' cars, like the Hudson. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest R. Droz Posted July 3, 2006 Report Share Posted July 3, 2006 In areas of unstable or swampy ground, the rails often were on the best drained / highest / smoother ground. -- ____________________________________________________________________ Happy Motoring! _._._._.____~__ Robert V. Droz ( us98@earthlink.net ) [____________][___ U.S. Highways : From US 1 to (US 830) [________/____[_|__ http://www.us-highways.com/ ()() ()() () Route Logs - Standard Oil - Highway Makeover - Pics - Maps - Whatnot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest thehinge@magpage.com> Posted July 3, 2006 Report Share Posted July 3, 2006 Phaedra, I have a place....well it's more of an event. Ever heard of Merlefest? It's a music festival held in memoriam to Doc Watson's late brother, Merle. It takes place the last weekend of April in North Wilkesboro, NC. on US 321. It's about fifty miles west of Winston-Salem. So it runs from April 27th until April 30th, 2006. Go to www.merlefest.org for more details and the list of musicians....some are country-ish, but most are firmly rooted in Bluegrass. I'm going next month....sweeet!!! And I live near Philadelphia, Pa. Matt Smallwood On Tue, 07 Mar 2006 01:59:02 -0000 "Bob Reynolds" <roustabout@starband.net> wrote: > > > > > --- In AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com, phaedra muirhead > <fairyphaedra@...> wrote: > > > > hey everyone! i just joined the group, and i'm > excited to start > reading bits and pieces of everyone's adventures. i > am planning a > trip down south in may, and i haven't seen my first > glimpse of these > places i've always imagined. i have a real thing > for southern > culture....or at least my ideas about it! every > time i read a book or > see a movie that's set in some small southern town i just > feel so > captivated and inspired to find those kind of places on > the real > earth! I don't know at all where i'm going yet, i'm > hoping to get > some advice. if you've spent a lot of time down > south, and there are > places you think have that magic i'm talking > about.....please email > me! i need guidance! i love bluegrass and gospel > and horses and most > of all friendly happy faces. > > thanks for any help you can offer!!! > > phaedra > > Welcome Phaedra! As a native and lifelong resident > of Tennessee, I > think I can point you toward a few nice places. > > I see you are a horse lover. Well, the best place > for horses is > Kentucky Horse Park, north of Lexington, KY. The > state has preserved > a working horse farm and has added venues for shows and > races. > http://www.kyhorsepark.com/ > > A little ways south of that is Renfro Valley, KY, home of > the Renfro > Valley Barn Dance. In the heyday of radio, > the show was broadcast > all over the south, featuring the best in country, > bluegrass and > gospel. http://www.renfrovalley.com/ > > Closer to my neck of the woods is Rugby, TN. The > town was created as > a place where landless British gentry could try their > hand at building > a new life in America. The community wasn't > succeessful, but they > left some neat Victorian homes and buildings. > http://www.historicrugby.org/ > > Hope this helps! > > BabyBoomerBob > > > > > > > > > > > > > > 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 > > > > > > > > > > > > > SPONSORED LINKS > > > > > Business finance course > > > Business to business finance > > > Small business finance > > > > > Business finance consultant > > > Business finance schools > > > Business finance schools > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > 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. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 Bob Reynolds Posted July 3, 2006 Report Share Posted July 3, 2006 --- In AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com, phaedra muirhead <fairyphaedra@...> wrote: > > yes yes....deep south....south....i guess i want to see more than just the deep south. i definately want to go to kentucky, and georgia, and tennessee, and alabama, and mississippi, and north carolina....probably not everywhere on this trip though! i'm really open to everyone elses guidance. > Here's another suggestion. Check out message # 2889 (5-11-05) for an article and links about Virginia's "Crooked Road", a new tour route connecting the state's musical heritage sites (the Stanley Brothers, the Carter Family, the Galax Old Time Fiddlers' Convention, the 1927 Bristol recording sessions, etc.). And if you want a sample of a good southern radio station before you even leave home, go to www.wdvx.com This is a Knoxville, TN station with a radius of maybe 60 miles that, thanks to the internet, can be accessed globally. It's mostly bluegrass, but you're liable to find most any kind of southern music, especially at night. Happy Motoring, BabyBoomerBob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Denny Gibson Posted July 3, 2006 Report Share Posted July 3, 2006 It's a detail that doesn't affect the music one way or the other but I believe Merle was Doc's son, not brother. I've never attended the MerleFest but it's another event on my "to do" list. --Denny > -----Original Message----- > From: [mailto:thehinge@magpage.com] > Sent: Tuesday, March 07, 2006 2:44 AM > To: AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com > Subject: Re: [AMERICAN_ROAD] Re: help me find the greatest places in the > deep south!!!! > > > Phaedra, > > I have a place....well it's more of an event. Ever heard > of Merlefest? It's a music festival held in memoriam to Doc > Watson's late brother, Merle. It takes place the last > weekend of April in North Wilkesboro, NC. on US 321. It's > about fifty miles west of Winston-Salem. So it runs from > April 27th until April 30th, 2006. > > Go to www.merlefest.org for more details and the list of > musicians....some are country-ish, but most are firmly > rooted in Bluegrass. I'm going next month....sweeet!!! > And I live near Philadelphia, Pa. > > Matt Smallwood Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest JWM Posted July 3, 2006 Report Share Posted July 3, 2006 Proprietor of MO Route 66 Landmark Dies Lebanon, MO- Down the street from the famed Munger Moss Motel sits Wrink's Food Market, a simple buff brick building shaded with a metal awning. Owned and operated for years by Glenn E. Wrinkle, Wrink's was a place where Paul Harvey said "you could still get a bologna sandwich for 99 cents." Born on Route 66, Wrinkle, a congenial proprietor, loved to chat with locals and Route 66 travelers alike, who dropped in for a Coke or a candy bar. Wrinkle died March 16, at the age of 82. Cherish your longtime roadside business owners; tell them you appreciate their business. JWM, drivetheost.com Longtime business owner dies: Glenn Wrinkle had owned Wrink's Market for 55 years By LDR Staff Glenn E. Wrinkle, longtime Lebanon and Route 66 businessman, died Wednesday in St. John's Hospital-Springfield. He was 82. He was born Jan. 1, 1923, at Hazelgreen, to G.E. and Laura (Carter) Wrinkle. When he was 6, his family moved to Lebanon, where they operated the Jefferson Hotel & Cafe. On Dec. 12, 1946, he married Katie Mizer. He was the owner and operator of Wrink's Food Market for 55 years. He established the business in his father's vacant building on Route 66 in 1950. The business and Wrinkle were featured in various magazines and newspapers as one of the oldest business owners on Route 66. During World War II, he served three years in the Pacific. He was a longtime member of First United Methodist Church in Lebanon and the Route 66 Association of Missouri. Services will be Saturday at the First United Methodist Church. http://www.lebanondailyrecord.com/articles...news/news06.txt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Alex Burr Posted July 3, 2006 Report Share Posted July 3, 2006 I almost forgot one of THE preimier "deep south delta" sites - Juniors Juke Joint. Lot's of great travel trips on this one - http://www.deltablues.net/ Tune in, sit back and enjoy a look at the Mississippi Delta area thru the eyes of a fellow who's been there, done that. Hudsonly, Alex B rudkip@sbcglobal.net wrote: I don't even have to look at his website to tell you that Alex has a fine knowledge of the delta...if you ever want to take a trek through a major part of american music history--the blues--highway 61 between Memphis and Clarksdale--with a side trip on 49 North to Helena AR, situs of the preeminent FREE blues festival in the country (usually the 2nd weekend in October), the Arkansas Blues and Heritage Festival, and another side trip down 49 South out of Clarksdale to Tutweiler, MS, situs of the final resting place of Sonny Boy Williamson, and the place that WC Handy allegedly "discovered" the blues, is a trek worth taking...and Clarksdale MS has so much to offer (and some of the finest people you will ever meet) as well...enjoy the ride and have some grits and country cured ham on the way! And don't forget the snack of choice, RC Cola and Moon Pie! Tsingtao Kip ----- Original Message ----- From: "Alex Burr" <hester_nec@yahoo.com> To: <AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Monday, March 06, 2006 3:04 PM Subject: Re: [AMERICAN_ROAD] help me find the greatest places in the deep south!!!! > Hi Phaedra, > > Not, perhaps, deep south, but here's my site with a Route 61 road trip between Memphis and Clarksdale recently taken and a cross-Arkasas road trip taken a while back. > > http://www.freewebs.com/yankeetraveller/ > > (Use the links at the top) > > > Hudsonly, > Alex B > > > phaedra muirhead <fairyphaedra@yahoo.ca> wrote: > hey everyone! i just joined the group, and i'm excited to start reading bits and pieces of everyone's adventures. i am planning a trip down south in may, and i haven't seen my first glimpse of these places i've always imagined. i have a real thing for southern culture....or at least my ideas about it! every time i read a book or see a movie that's set in some small southern town i just feel so captivated and inspired to find those kind of places on the real earth! I don't know at all where i'm going yet, i'm hoping to get some advice. if you've spent a lot of time down south, and there are places you think have that magic i'm talking about.....please email me! i need guidance! i love bluegrass and gospel and horses and most of all friendly happy faces. > thanks for any help you can offer!!! > phaedra > > > --------------------------------- > Share your photos with the people who matter at Yahoo! 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Guest brownwho63 Posted July 3, 2006 Report Share Posted July 3, 2006 Today's St. Louis Post-Dispatch contains an interesting article about Mesker store fronts that still exist in some small blue highway towns. I had never heard of them until I read the story but will make it a point to look for them in the future. Here's the Post link....Bliss http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/news/stor...scitycounty/sto ry/708B65445B2033EC8625712A001FEE5D?OpenDocument Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest brownwho63 Posted July 3, 2006 Report Share Posted July 3, 2006 The link I listed in my previous post doesn't work. Try the one below to connect with the Post's home page. Look for the Mesker article just below the casino pic and click on the headline....Bliss http://www.stltoday.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Rudyard Welborn Posted July 3, 2006 Report Share Posted July 3, 2006 One factor is the number of bridges across the Mississippi...Route 66 was rerouted as the Municipal, then the Chain of Rocks, then the MLK/Veterans, then the Poplar St. Bridge were constructed ...secondly, as I understand it, the multitudinous reroutings between 1926-1932 (when Manchester was Route 66) was a temporary route that was in place while they constructed Watson Rd...just a couple of the many possible thoughts regarding this topic...following ANY of the old highways (40,50,61,66, or 67) through St. Louis means following a lot of changes! Tsingtao, kip ----- Original Message ----- From: "rlb0267" <rlb0267@yahoo.com> To: <AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Tuesday, March 30, 2004 8:11 AM Subject: [AMERICAN_ROAD] Re: St. Louis > --- In AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com, Jim Ross <pathfinder66@e...> > wrote: > > A number of years ago I wrote a feature article in that other > magazine on the alignments through STL. It was called "Escape From > St. Louis." As the title suggests, that tangle of routings is enough > to make your head spin. > > > > Jim R. > > Jim, > > I'm curious about the subject in general and one route in particular. > First, the general. Were the number of alignment changes (including > various City, Alt and Byp routes) on U.S. highways in St. Louis > abnormally high compared to other metros? Why so much jockeying > around? Are there resources other than old maps (which may or may not > be very accurate) which you use to research these obscure changes? > > I'm personally interested in knowing more about U.S. 50's alignments. > When did it change from Manchester Road and what is now Missouri 100 > to multiplexing with U.S. 66 through Pacific? Can't remember if it > was here or somewhere else, but I thought I read a reference to an > early 66 also being on Manchester before its alignment moved to > Watson Road and through Pacific. Is that accurate? > > I'm also curious about U.S. 50's Mississippi River crossing changes. > What bridges in what years. I've seen various maps with various > bridges serving the main line, but don't have a good overview or time > line. > > Obviously, answer as much or little of this as you want. (Same is > true for anyone else who wants to jump in.) I'm just babbling my > curiousities out loud; I don't expect to get an entire article > reprint at no charge. > > Rick > > > > > 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 rwarn17588 Posted July 3, 2006 Report Share Posted July 3, 2006 Well, considering you're being pretty non-specific, I have this advice: -- Get out your atlas, see what old U.S. highways go through those states and drive them. You'll get a much better flavor of the South on the old two-lane roads than on the interstates. -- Chances are, your atlas will designate scenic highways, with a dotted line or something like that. Drive them. In Tennessee, U.S. 64 looks very promising, as it's a scenic highway through much of the state. Personally, I like Oxford, Miss., Memphis, Tenn., Knoxville, Tenn., Montgomery, Ala. Don't care for Atlanta much because the traffic is murder. Ron Warnick Tulsa, OK www.route66news.org --- In AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com, phaedra muirhead <fairyphaedra@...> wrote: > > yes yes....deep south....south....i guess i want to see more than just the deep south. i definately want to go to kentucky, and georgia, and tennessee, and alabama, and mississippi, and north carolina....probably not everywhere on this trip though! i'm really open to everyone elses guidance. > Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Albert Pratts Posted July 3, 2006 Report Share Posted July 3, 2006 Set your VCRs or DVRs...for upcoming episodes of Modern Marvels on The History Channel: Overseas Highway Airs on Monday, March 6 at 1:00pm ET Airs on Monday, March 6 at 7:00pm ET Paving America Airs on Tuesday, March 7 at 1:00pm ET Airs on Tuesday, March 7 at 7:00pm ET George Washington Bridge Airs on Wednesday, March 8 at 1:00pm ET Airs on Wednesday, March 8 at 7:00pm ET Chesapeake Bay Bridge & Tunnel Airs on Thursday, March 9 at 1:00pm ET Airs on Thursday, March 9 at 7:00pm ET Also, later in the month: Mackinac Bridge Airs on Tuesday, March 21 at 10:00am ET Airs on Tuesday, March 21 at 4:00pm ET The World's Longest Bridge (Akashi-Kaikyo Suspension Bridge) Airs on Tuesday, March 21 at 11:00am ET Airs on Tuesday, March 21 at 5:00pm ET Lake Pontchartrain Causeway Airs on Tuesday, March 21 at 12:00pm ET Airs on Tuesday, March 21 at 6:00pm ET Ice Road Truckers Airs on Saturday, March 25 at 11:00pm ET Albert Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Shellee Graham Posted July 3, 2006 Report Share Posted July 3, 2006 Hey folks, Just wanted to let you know that my friend MR. ESLEY HAMILTON Was awarded the Missouri Alliance for Historic Preservation's Rozier Award. Yes indeed. Governor Matt Blunt presented Missouri Preservation?s most prestigious award, The Rozier Award, to Esley on February 23 in the State Capitol Rotunda in Jefferson City, MO. (Click http://www.preservemo.org/2005%20Preservat...r%20Awards.html for photos and highlights from the event.) Twelve Honor Award Recipients were recognized. Governor Matt Blunt presented Missouri Preservation?s most prestigious award, The Rozier Award, to Esley Hamilton of St. Louis. Hamilton was honored for his life work and achievements in historic preservation. Following comments by Esley Hamilton, other award winners were presented awards by the legislators from their respective districts. I am proud of Esley and all the great work is has done and continues to do for us here in Missouri. And I also wanted to mention that Esley wrote the nomination for CORAL COURT MOTEL that was accepted to the State and National Register of Historic Places, back in 1989. Again, CLICK on http://www.preservemo.org/2005%20Preservat...r%20Awards.html and scroll down past the photographs and you will see a nice write-up about Esley Hamilton and all the wonderful contributions he has made. Mr. Hamilton has worked as a preservation historian for the St. Louis County Parks and Recreation Department for 28 years. YAY ESLEY! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest aarthoog Posted July 3, 2006 Report Share Posted July 3, 2006 Thanks for the info, Helen. I also joined their newsletter. Aart Hoogenboom --- Bakerhab@aol.com wrote: > I know that most of you are into on road vs. > off road driving, but a free map > is a free map. > > Helen Baker > > "Free Government Electronic Newsletter Shares > Information and Fun on Natural > Resources and Land Management in California" > (BLM California news release, > 3/12/2004) > The free and fun to read electronic newsletter > "Newsbytes" is offering > subscribers a color wall map of California > lands at no cost with its 150th-issue > celebration on March 30, 2004. The BLM, a > federal agency, publishes the weekly > e-newsletter from its state office in > Sacramento. > http://www.ca.blm.gov/news/2004/03/nr/SOne...ytes_150th.html > > > > > FREE OFFER - California Map > To commemorate the 150th issue of the Bureau of > Land Management News.bytes, > we are offering a free 36- by 32-inch color > wall map of California, depicting > public and private lands. Follow this link and > fill out the form online to > request one. (Only one to a customer, please.) > http://www6.ca.blm.gov/forms/newsbytes/issue150/ > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been > removed] > > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Finance Tax Center - File online. File on time. http://taxes.yahoo.com/filing.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jim Ross Posted July 3, 2006 Report Share Posted July 3, 2006 Phaedra, This sounds like a great trip idea, though one outing will not even get close to capturing all the great sights and the flavor of life there. With Tennessee and Kentucky, you're talking more about the Mid-South (nothing wrong with that!), while for the deep South, think about Baton Rouge, Gulfport, Mobile, etc. The drive along the coast through Biloxi, etc. is great. Florida has so much to see it's a trip in itself, though I highly recommend the Salvador Dali museum in St. Pete and of course the Tamiami Trail in south Florida, where you will see gators in the wild all along the route. While you're in Loosie-anna, don't forget to pick up some Hogshead Cheese--heh heh. Jim R. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Alex Burr Posted July 3, 2006 Report Share Posted July 3, 2006 In Memphis - U S 64 east. Suggestion here is to take I-40 out of town out to Lakeland, Exit 20 - go south about 3, 4 miles or so to 64 and hang a left headed east. There isn't much of note on 64 between Memphis and Lakeland, except the 4-screen drive-in next to I-240/I-40. 64 from there to Lakeland is wonderful - if you like watching housing developments being built. Hudsonly, Alex B rwarn17588 <rwarn17588@yahoo.com> wrote: Well, considering you're being pretty non-specific, I have this advice: -- Get out your atlas, see what old U.S. highways go through those states and drive them. You'll get a much better flavor of the South on the old two-lane roads than on the interstates. -- Chances are, your atlas will designate scenic highways, with a dotted line or something like that. Drive them. In Tennessee, U.S. 64 looks very promising, as it's a scenic highway through much of the state. Personally, I like Oxford, Miss., Memphis, Tenn., Knoxville, Tenn., Montgomery, Ala. Don't care for Atlanta much because the traffic is murder. Ron Warnick Tulsa, OK www.route66news.org --- In AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com, phaedra muirhead <fairyphaedra@...> wrote: > > yes yes....deep south....south....i guess i want to see more than just the deep south. i definately want to go to kentucky, and georgia, and tennessee, and alabama, and mississippi, and north carolina....probably not everywhere on this trip though! i'm really open to everyone elses guidance. > 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 SPONSORED LINKS Business finance course Business to business finance Small business finance Business finance consultant Business finance schools Business finance schools --------------------------------- 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. --------------------------------- A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort. --------------------------------- Yahoo! Mail Use Photomail to share photos without annoying attachments. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest roaddog_rt66 Posted July 4, 2006 Report Share Posted July 4, 2006 Have you ever been cruising down the road and seen a really great road or street name? The good folks at Mitsubishi Motors just had a contest in which 2,500 readers submitted their favs. The top five were Clinton and Fidelity intersection in Houston Lonesome and Hardup intersection in Albany, Ga. Divorce Court in Heather Highlands, Pa. Farfrompoopen Road in Tennessee and number one, Psycho Path in Traverse City, Mi. Go to www.The CarConnection.com and search wacky names for the article. I should mention that Farfrompoopen Road gets you to Constipation Ridge. Hhhhmmmmmm. Personally, I really liked Clinton and Fidelity. One of my favorites is No Name Road, going out to No Name Pub on No Name Key in the Florida Keys. Watch out for those Key Deer. Perhaps one or two of you have an interesting road that you've seen? Keep on Down that Road with the Weird Name. --RoadDog Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest roaddog_rt66 Posted July 4, 2006 Report Share Posted July 4, 2006 I first read about the Mesker building facades back in December when I came across an article by Darius Bryjka from the Illinois Historic Preservation Agency. Enterprising businessmen knew a good deal when they saw it and those along railroads purchased whole building fronts from the Mesker brothers. The article listed several hundred that have been identified in Illinois, including the towns of Carlinville, Dwight, Edwardsville, Elkhart, Girard, Lincoln, Pontiac, Staunton, and Virden, all located on Rt. 66. You can view the article and complete Illinois list as well as ways to identify a Mesker at: www.gotmesker.com I also found some interesting company history at http://www.umsl.edu/~whmc/guides/whm0331.htm Does anyone else know anything about the Meskers? Done got Meskered. Just one more thing to look for while keeping on Down that Two Lane Highway. --RoadDog --- In AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com, "brownwho63" <brownwho63@...> wrote: > > Today's St. Louis Post-Dispatch contains an interesting article about > Mesker store fronts that still exist in some small blue highway > towns. I had never heard of them until I read the story but will make > it a point to look for them in the future. Here's the Post > link....Bliss > > http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/news/stor...uiscitycounty/s to > ry/708B65445B2033EC8625712A001FEE5D?OpenDocument > Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Mike Ward Posted July 4, 2006 Report Share Posted July 4, 2006 In Cave Creek, Arizona, there are the two streets Ho Road and Hum Road. And, of course, they intersect, allowing people to say they are at the "Ho Hum" intersection. Mike Ward ----- Original Message ----- From: roaddog_rt66<mailto:roaddog_rt66@yahoo.com> To: <mailto:AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Tuesday, March 07, 2006 5:48 PM Subject: [AMERICAN_ROAD] Where's This Place Called Lonely Street? Have you ever been cruising down the road and seen a really great road or street name? The good folks at Mitsubishi Motors just had a contest in which 2,500 readers submitted their favs. The top five were Clinton and Fidelity intersection in Houston Lonesome and Hardup intersection in Albany, Ga. Divorce Court in Heather Highlands, Pa. Farfrompoopen Road in Tennessee and number one, Psycho Path in Traverse City, Mi. Go to www.The CarConnection.com and search wacky names for the article. I should mention that Farfrompoopen Road gets you to Constipation Ridge. Hhhhmmmmmm. Personally, I really liked Clinton and Fidelity. One of my favorites is No Name Road, going out to No Name Pub on No Name Key in the Florida Keys. Watch out for those Key Deer. Perhaps one or two of you have an interesting road that you've seen? Keep on Down that Road with the Weird Name. --RoadDog 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 SPONSORED LINKS Business finance course<http://groups.yahoo.com/gads?t=ms&k=Bu...=Business+f inance+course&w2=Business+to+business+finance&w3=Small+business+finance&w4=Busin ess+finance+consultant&w5=Business+finance+schools&w6=Business+finance+schools&c =6&s=184&.sig=hKyq8vmBshHiprwDbrhHoQ> Business to business finance<http://groups.yahoo.com/gads?t=ms&k=Bu...nce&w1=Busi ness+finance+course&w2=Business+to+business+finance&w3=Small+business+finance&w4 =Business+finance+consultant&w5=Business+finance+schools&w6=Business+finance+sch ools&c=6&s=184&.sig=8akn1HuTuB_h9FTVmNsDbA> Small business finance<http://groups.yahoo.com/gads?t=ms&k=Sm...=Business+f inance+course&w2=Business+to+business+finance&w3=Small+business+finance&w4=Busin ess+finance+consultant&w5=Business+finance+schools&w6=Business+finance+schools&c =6&s=184&.sig=RfE0BUkDCd4ntuKrNQ5g5g> Business finance consultant<http://groups.yahoo.com/gads?t=ms&k=Bu...ltant&w1=Bu siness+finance+course&w2=Business+to+business+finance&w3=Small+business+finance& w4=Business+finance+consultant&w5=Business+finance+schools&w6=Business+finance+s chools&c=6&s=184&.sig=nJKO4-7txV6PQuWxom3YKg> Business finance schools<http://groups.yahoo.com/gads?t=ms&k=Bu...amp;w1=Business +finance+course&w2=Business+to+business+finance&w3=Small+business+finance&w4=Bus iness+finance+consultant&w5=Business+finance+schools&w6=Business+finance+schools &c=6&s=184&.sig=2Gv_cqwjtL0LMzV-V6L7Sw> Business finance schools<http://groups.yahoo.com/gads?t=ms&k=Bu...amp;w1=Business +finance+course&w2=Business+to+business+finance&w3=Small+business+finance&w4=Bus iness+finance+consultant&w5=Business+finance+schools&w6=Business+finance+schools &c=6&s=184&.sig=2Gv_cqwjtL0LMzV-V6L7Sw> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ YAHOO! GROUPS LINKS a.. Visit your group "AMERICAN_ROAD<http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AMERICAN_ROAD>" on the web. b.. To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: AMERICAN_ROAD-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com<mailto:AMERICAN_ROAD-unsubscribe@yahoo groups.com?subject=Unsubscribe> c.. Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service<http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/>. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest rudkip@sbcglobal.net> Posted July 4, 2006 Report Share Posted July 4, 2006 Congrats to Mr. Hamilton...I donned my Coral Court T-Shirt to the City Museum today (which has an aquarium that is really cool)...at least 3 people stopped me to say that they loved the shirt and miss the ol CC--advised them of your website...Tsingtao Kip ----- Original Message ----- From: "Shellee Graham" <SHELLEE66@EARTHLINK.NET> To: "Critical Mass Egroup" <criticalmass@yahoogroups.com>; "American Road Egroup" <AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com>; "Roadside Egroup" <roadside@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Saturday, March 19, 2005 10:29 AM Subject: [AMERICAN_ROAD] ESLEY HAMILTON Hey folks, Just wanted to let you know that my friend MR. ESLEY HAMILTON Was awarded the Missouri Alliance for Historic Preservation's Rozier Award. Yes indeed. Governor Matt Blunt presented Missouri Preservation?s most prestigious award, The Rozier Award, to Esley on February 23 in the State Capitol Rotunda in Jefferson City, MO. (Click http://www.preservemo.org/2005%20Preservat...r%20Awards.html for photos and highlights from the event.) Twelve Honor Award Recipients were recognized. Governor Matt Blunt presented Missouri Preservation?s most prestigious award, The Rozier Award, to Esley Hamilton of St. Louis. Hamilton was honored for his life work and achievements in historic preservation. Following comments by Esley Hamilton, other award winners were presented awards by the legislators from their respective districts. I am proud of Esley and all the great work is has done and continues to do for us here in Missouri. And I also wanted to mention that Esley wrote the nomination for CORAL COURT MOTEL that was accepted to the State and National Register of Historic Places, back in 1989. Again, CLICK on http://www.preservemo.org/2005%20Preservat...r%20Awards.html and scroll down past the photographs and you will see a nice write-up about Esley Hamilton and all the wonderful contributions he has made. Mr. Hamilton has worked as a preservation historian for the St. Louis County Parks and Recreation Department for 28 years. YAY ESLEY! 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 Chet Nichols II Posted July 4, 2006 Report Share Posted July 4, 2006 I produced a documentary on the Mackinac Bridge back in 80's....they work on it constantly...once it is re-painted they start all over....with t he same paint...... Funny stuff....scary when you're shooting those guys hanging over the water.... Chet On 3/7/06 10:01 AM, "Albert Pratts" <apratts@comcast.net> wrote: > > Set your VCRs or DVRs...for upcoming episodes of Modern Marvels on > The History Channel: > > Overseas Highway > Airs on Monday, March 6 at 1:00pm ET > Airs on Monday, March 6 at 7:00pm ET > > Paving America > Airs on Tuesday, March 7 at 1:00pm ET > Airs on Tuesday, March 7 at 7:00pm ET > > George Washington Bridge > Airs on Wednesday, March 8 at 1:00pm ET > Airs on Wednesday, March 8 at 7:00pm ET > > Chesapeake Bay Bridge & Tunnel > Airs on Thursday, March 9 at 1:00pm ET > Airs on Thursday, March 9 at 7:00pm ET > > Also, later in the month: > > Mackinac Bridge > Airs on Tuesday, March 21 at 10:00am ET > Airs on Tuesday, March 21 at 4:00pm ET > > The World's Longest Bridge (Akashi-Kaikyo Suspension Bridge) > Airs on Tuesday, March 21 at 11:00am ET > Airs on Tuesday, March 21 at 5:00pm ET > > Lake Pontchartrain Causeway > Airs on Tuesday, March 21 at 12:00pm ET > Airs on Tuesday, March 21 at 6:00pm ET > > Ice Road Truckers > Airs on Saturday, March 25 at 11:00pm ET > > Albert > > > > 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 rwarn17588 Posted July 4, 2006 Report Share Posted July 4, 2006 Emily and I went to Tulsa last week. Part of the reason was we wanted to do some Route 66 driving. Another reason was we wanted to test a newer car I purchased. My old car was a 1996 Saturn SL1. It served me well for 123,000 miles and still got about 38 miles to the gallon. But I saw a 2000 Honda Insight with just 15,000 miles on it for less than $10,000. So I jumped at the chance. One of the big reasons I bought the Insight was it gets more miles per gallon than any car on the road today. With gas prices going steadily up this summer -- and they'll keep rising because OPEC announced today it's going to cut production -- it seemed like it's one way to save money. In my small way, I can help reduce our nation's dependence on foreign oil -- especially from those who seem to have been chummy with the terrorist groups who attacked us Sept. 11, 2001. I also live in the St. Louis area, which is notorious for air pollution. Since the Insight's emissions are next to nothing, I figured this was another way to help. The Honda Insight is a a gas-electric hybrid. It's a wonderfully engineered little machine, but the gist is it's a three-cylinder gasoline engine that gets an assist from a big battery in the back. The battery is charged by motion of the car, especially when going downhill or coasting. The battery also recaptures energy from using the brakes. You don't plug it in -- ever. The idea behind the hybrid is to use the electric boost to get the car moving, then the gas engine takes over. I explained it to my dad that it's like pushing a big hay wagon -- it's hard to get started, but once you're rolling, it's pretty easy to maintain speed. The Insight largely works in the same way. I'll cut to the chase -- on Interstate 44 to and from Tulsa, the Insight averaged 62 miles a gallon. Those were impressive numbers when one factors in a nasty head wind one of those days. On Route 66 from Tulsa to the Kansas state line, it averaged 71 miles a gallon. The Insight's not perfect. It seats only two (although the leg room is terrific), and the cargo area might be small for some. The ride's a bit noisy (although not compared to the Saturn) and a little less forgiving than other cars. But it a ton of amenites, like A/C, power windows, antilock brakes, keyless entry, alarm system, etc. If the Insight isn't for you, there are other gas-electric hybrids that are out there, including the Honda Civic Hybrid and the Toyota Prius. Both of them are four-doors, and the 2004 Prius in particular improves on the technology that Honda introduced. The Civic Hybrid gets about 50 miles a gallon, and the Prius gets about 60. Ford is coming out with a hybrid SUV later this year, and so is Honda Accord. Everyone from the Bush Adminstration to Greenpeace have been touting hydrogen fuel-cell technology as the next new wave for cars. But those type of vehicles are at least a decade away. After driving one of these gas-electric beauties, I'd say the future is already here. And I can drive 66 and not worry as much about how much I pay at the pump -- which, in my book, is a good thing. Ron Warnick Belleville, IL P.S.: We had a terrific meal at the Happy Burger restaurant in Sapulpa and a cheap but excellent breakfast at the Diamond Cafe, also in Sapulpa. Ditto for Ollie's Station in Tulsa, where you can eat while watching toy electric trains go overhead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest sundayjohn66 Posted July 4, 2006 Report Share Posted July 4, 2006 --- In AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com, <rudkip@s...> wrote: > Congrats to Mr. Hamilton...I donned my Coral Court T-Shirt to the City > Museum today The City Museum? Raise your hand if you're jealous. (Emily raises hand....) If you capped your day with a big ol' Dutchman's Delight, I don't want to know about it. Emily, who loves Tulsa dearly but misses St. Louis every now and then, mostly on those sunny afternoons that are just made for climbing the MonstroCity and hanging out in front of Ted Drewes' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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