Guest Pat B. Posted July 12, 2006 Report Share Posted July 12, 2006 Welcome, Risa! Jennifer told me of your project and from all of us at American Road, THANK YOU for choosing our forum to search for candidates. We are over 1,000 members strong and I'm confident you'll find what you're looking for. And as a side note for our members, I encourage all of you in the age group Risa's looking for to get in touch with her and tell her your stories. From what I've been told of the project, it is going to be VERY memorable! Pat Bremer American Road Yahoo Group Moderator --- In AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com, "familytripcast" <risat@l...> wrote: > > TLC and DISCOVERY CHANNEL are looking for fabulous, charismatic > families to RETAKE a road trip they took when they were young... > > Are you in your 20's or 30's? > > Did you do road-tripping with your family while you were growing up? > > Did your family take home movies? > > If this fits you and your family please send me an email telling me a > little bit about yourself (and your family) and I will get back to you > as soon as I can. I would love to hear your stories! > Attach a photo if you have one of any and all members... > > Talk soon. Thanks so much. > > risa tanania > casting director, FAMILY TRIP > familytripcasting@g... > Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Mike Ward Posted July 12, 2006 Report Share Posted July 12, 2006 Besides the mention of the Hampton Hotels award on the inside cover of the January 1995 issue of Smithsonian Magazine, those who have the issue should turn to page 38 for the monthly column, "This Month in History". It mentions (check this out, Emily) that January 2005 is the 90th anniversary of the patent being awarded to Georges Claude for an "electrified, neon-filled, luminescent tube". Here's a link to that page on the web -- http://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian/...05/history.html<http://www .smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian/issues05/jan05/history.html> but those who read it there will miss the best part about this little snippet of history. The picture chosen to depict this anniversary is none other than Albuquerque's very own 66 Diner! Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jennifer Posted July 12, 2006 Report Share Posted July 12, 2006 I'd like to also welcome you, Risa! To add to Pat's message to our members, I heard from Risa after she found our website, Road Trip Memories. I don't know if Pat and I will fit the requirements for recreating a family roadtrip, but in order to help Risa in her quest, I referred Risa to our wonderful membership base, and that perhaps some of you might be interested in being considered for this opportunity. Since many of you may also be members of other road-related Yahoo Groups, you might spread the word on those groups as well (if appropriate to do so in those groups)...we might see you on a TV show someday! Jennifer Bremer American Road Yahoo Group Moderator http://www.roadtripmemories.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Yamanoor Srihari Posted July 12, 2006 Report Share Posted July 12, 2006 I didn't see the attachment. However, given the subject of the message, it might be appropriate to add my experience. My car skid on ice and the car crashed at 1:10am into a cattlefield fence. I had to stay in the car all night. There was almost no passing traffic on the rural 295 near Alturas, and I suffered frost bites and near hypothermia making the half hour walk to help (from a very nice lady, who let me into make phone calls, feeling safe because of her large dogs I guess, lol). So, there is the other kind of problem, you have in crashing in rural areas, especially if traveling alone. Srihari On 12/18/05, Don Hatch <roaddog_rt66@yahoo.com> wrote: > I hope these attached messages go through. I am fairly new at this > computer thing and still learning. I have many miles to go, but not a short > time to get there, to paraphrase a popular road song from a popular movie. > By the way, how many of you got a speeding ticket upon leaving the movie > "Smoky and the Bandit"? > > Just a note of caution to you fellow road warriors. I find a real big > problem revolves around those that don't share the sense of beauty on the > backroads and get impatient if I'm driving the speedlimit or even a little > below. I get tailgated and gestured before a fast pass is made. This is > sometimes dangerous. I do pull over and let them pass whenever possible. > > Some friends who marvel at my disdain for interstates, inquire about > truck problems on those two lane highways. You do encounter them, but, > fortunately not as often as on an interstate. (That is, unless you're on > US-54 which from Tucumcari, NM, to Kansas is like a mini-interstate.) > Actually, I have a far bigger problem with farm machinery. Want to talk > about slow-mo! But these are relatively easy to pass compared to trucks. > > Keep on Down that Two Lane Highway. -- RoadDog > > Note: forwarded message attached. > > __________________________________________________ > 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 > > > > > > > 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. > > ________________________________ > -- http://www.yamanoor.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Mark Posted July 12, 2006 Report Share Posted July 12, 2006 Adam, I haven't done any researching of California trails but interesting you should ask. In August I was in the LA area and I went to Barney's Beanery. When I was reading info on their web page to give myself some historic references before I arrived, I did read what was Rt.66 in that area(Santa Monica Blvd) was also an Indian trail. Of course it doesn't surprise me but I didn't know it for a fact until then. I don't know if and when I'll be doing any looking into California's trail history but if I do, I'll make a post. I am going back to the LA area for about 9 or 10 days in Jan/Feb so maybe I'll be inspired at that time ) Regards, Mark Buric --- adamghost@aol.com wrote: > Mark...I've been doing similar research specific to > California. Have you > done any research for the road out here, or just in > the midwest? > > <<Thanks for linking your new info Dave. I've been > doing some of my own research on Route 66; the > reason > it became in 1926 as we now know(and the latter > alignments) and the pre existing trails that help > established it. > >> > __________________________________________________ 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 Jim Ross Posted July 13, 2006 Report Share Posted July 13, 2006 Hey Bobby, I don't know of any mom & pop motels in the downtown OKC area, and wouldn't recommend staying in them in any case. The downtown hotels are a bit pricey, but there are some nice chain motels east of downtown along I-40 in the Del City / Midwest City area. They would be about 10-15 minutes from the Cox Convention Center. Hope this helps. Jim R. ----- Original Message ----- From: <AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com> To: <AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Friday, December 31, 2004 5:32 AM Subject: [AMERICAN_ROAD] Digest Number 606 > > > There are 3 messages in this issue. > > Topics in this digest: > > 1. Re: GPS Advice > From: laurelrk66@aol.com > 2. Thanks > From: "jim conkle" <jim@cart66pf.org> > 3. OKC motels > From: Bob Worley <bwcobra15@yahoo.com> > > > ________________________________________________________________________ > ________________________________________________________________________ > > Message: 1 > Date: Thu, 30 Dec 2004 07:48:39 EST > From: laurelrk66@aol.com > Subject: Re: GPS Advice > > In a message dated 12/29/2004 4:16:12 PM Central Standard Time, > bwcobra15@yahoo.com writes: > > > > EXCELLENT recommendation! Now I have somewhere to start! Thank you thank > > you ... > > ...are you back in the frozen northeast? You know my son is still stationed > > in Groton, although he's home in Texas with us right now for the holidays... > > > > I'm glad you were able to use all that GPS stuff, Bob. It looked like more > information than I could ever digest, so I'm glad I was given my GPS as a gift > and didn't have to do the research. I think mine is a pretty inexpensive one, > but it meets my needs. Back when we were into trans-Atlantic sailboat > racing, we had a very high-tech one which I managed to learn, too. No, I'm not > back in Connecticut. I'm very settled in Tulsa and love it. Closer to Route > 66, y'know! > > Laurel > > > > > > > > > ________________________________________________________________________ > ________________________________________________________________________ > > Message: 2 > Date: Thu, 30 Dec 2004 08:35:38 -0800 > From: "jim conkle" <jim@cart66pf.org> > Subject: Thanks > > Kip & Drew, thanks for your comments. It was because of folks like you that > made this possible. I also forgot to add Kevin and Jaimie & Bill who also > were a part of the Caravan. Also the announcement is on the inside cover of > this months issue of the Smithsonian Magazine. > > > > Now I have known that snail mail can take a long time but did you notice > that I first sent out that announcement on November 30 and then again on > December 1 and it just got posted on the E-Groups. Where has it been all > this time? The internet has been acting a little strange the last few > months, anyone else notice it? > > > > Hope that 2004 has been a good year for all of you and that 2005 will be > even better. > > > > Happy New Year > > > > James M. Conkle > > Executive Director & Chairman of the Board > > California Route 66 Preservation Foundation > > P O Box 290066 > > Phelan, CA 92329-0066 > > 760 617 3991 cell > > 760 868 3320 > > 760 868 8614 fax > > jim@cart66pf.org > > www.cart66pf.org > > > > > --- > Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > Version: 6.0.733 / Virus Database: 487 - Release Date: 8/2/2004 > > > > > > > > ________________________________________________________________________ > ________________________________________________________________________ > > Message: 3 > Date: Thu, 30 Dec 2004 11:17:41 -0800 (PST) > From: Bob Worley <bwcobra15@yahoo.com> > Subject: OKC motels > > Hey Roadies, > > I just found out we are going to Oklahoma City the weekend of January 22-23, > 2004 for a national cheerleading competition. We need a nice, clean > *inexpensive* motel near the Cox Convention Center - I-40 & Robinson Rd. > Some nice mom & pop place would be cool. Any recommendations? > > (maybe I can find my way with my new GPS ) > > Thank ya ~ thank ya > > LoneStarBob > > > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > The all-new My Yahoo! - Get yours free! > http://my.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! 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Guest David Barrett Posted August 1, 2006 Report Share Posted August 1, 2006 Thanks Russell, from a UK lover ( and occasional user ) of this interesting route. Regarding Route 66; over here we have a magazine called "Classic American", mainly aimed at UK lovers of American cars, but including bikes and American lifestyle generally. One of their contributors, Richard Truesdell, has submitted an article with pictures of his travels along this route. The January edition covers Tulsa to Tucumcari. Magazines such as this and your group postings keep my wife and I yearning for our next trip! In the meantime we drive our '84 Corvette as many times as the weather allows to compensate! Dave Barrett. Dave Barrett. --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - You care about security. So do we. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Denny Gibson Posted August 1, 2006 Report Share Posted August 1, 2006 I'm sure many have sorted it out but thought I'd post a stripped down version of the link for any who had difficulties. http://www.hamptonlandmarks.com Got my vote in! -----Original Message----- From: jim conkle [mailto:jim@cart66pf.org] Sent: Wednesday, January 19, 2005 8:59 PM To: Route66@Yahoogroups. Com; AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups. Com Subject: [AMERICAN_ROAD] Need your vote!! Well folks once again the fate of a project is in your hands. As most of you know Hampton won the Smithsonian award for 2004 and with it came a prize of $20,000.00. They are going to put the funds into a project that the public can vote on. Check out their web site HYPERLINK "http://www.hamptonlandmarks.com/"www.hamptonlandmarks.com One of the sites is the Admiral Twin Drive In, Tulsa, OK. The voting takes places between Jan 19th & Mar 31st. I am not sure if it works the same way as the voting did with the Smithsonian site but if it does you will be able to vote once a day. Let’s keep those funds on Route 66. Just as we did with Laurel’s Penguin and the Smithsonian voting, share this information with as many of your friends as you can. So Get Out The Vote. Any questions let me know. James M. Conkle Executive Director & Chairman of the Board California Route 66 Preservation Foundation P O Box 290066 Phelan, CA 92329-0066 760 617 3991 cell 760 868 3320 760 868 8614 fax jim@cart66pf.org www.cart66pf.org --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.733 / Virus Database: 487 - Release Date: 8/2/2004 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest rudkip@sbcglobal.net> Posted August 1, 2006 Report Share Posted August 1, 2006 ...also love the "warm, friendly service" you receive at the Rendevous (which is part of its "charm")...I never could "warm up" to their ribs, though; always thought they were awfully dry--maybe just me... ...just off Beale Street is the Rock and Soul museum, which is quite a treat--and not too far away, in the old Lorraine Motel building (where Dr. King was shot) is the National Civil Rights Museum...fascinating stuff; equally fascinating (if she is still around), camped out on the sidewalk across from the museum, you'll find the last person evicted from the Lorraine Motel before it became the National Civil Rights Museum...Tsingtao Kip ----- Original Message ----- From: "rwarn17588" <rwarn17588@yahoo.com> To: <AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Saturday, January 07, 2006 10:58 AM Subject: [AMERICAN_ROAD] Re: Memphis (was: US-79, US-61, & some Old 66) > Two things that haven't been mentioned that you should visit in Memphis: > > -- The Charles Vergos Rendezvous barbecued ribs in downtown. Some > hardliners say it's not barbecue. But it's got spicy dry rub and > plenty of sauce on the side. I say it's barbecue. And it's wonderful. > It's a piece of Memphis history that's been going strong since the > 1940s. http://www.hogsfly.com/ > > -- I like A. Schwab's Dry Goods Store on Beale Street. It's been there > since 1876 (!!!) and sells everything from cooking gear to hats to > voodoo powder. It's the real thing; working-class Memphis still goes > there to buy stuff. > > Ron Warnick > Tulsa, OK > www.route66news.org > > --- In AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com, "Harmon" <harmon@m...> wrote: > > > > Our daughter worked at the Ryman while she was in school in Memphis; > tours of it are very popular. > > > > I'd like to suggest another Memphis musical "icon" that could be > visited. (I can't resist.) Try Graceland. Top-of-the-line kitsch, > with apologies to Elvis fans everywhere. I grew up with Elvis' music > in the 50s and 60s and like (some of) it to this day, but I'm not the > fanatic some are. (How, then, do I happen to know that Elvis would > have been 71 this Sunday?) It's a fun visit, and Sun Studios will > have an additional significance after a visit. I'll caution you (as I > did my wife when we were there): Be careful about making irreverent > remarks while there; to some fans Graceland is Mecca/Jerusalem/Bethlehem. > > > > No music involved, but a visit to the Peabody Hotel is cool, if > you're there at the time the ducks parade to the lobby fountain. Mud > Island had been closed for a while; I don't know if it's been > reopened. And if it's your bag, Memphis has several remarkable > museums. We spent a week in Memphis a couple of years ago, and we > have yet to go back to catch the rest of it. > > > > Bob Harmon > > > > > > > Visit our homepage at: http://www.mockturtlepress.com > > To subscribe to AMERICAN ROAD magazine, PHONE TOLL-FREE 1-877-285-5434 WITH YOUR ORDER TODAY! > Or send payment to: Mock Turtle Press, PO Box 3168, Lynnwood, WA 98046-3168 > SUBSCRIPTION RATES: > 1 year (4 issues) for $15.95 > (save $3.85 off the newsstand price!) > 2 years (8 issues) for $27.95 > (save $11.65 off the newsstand price!) > > > For questions about the list, contact: AMERICAN_ROAD-owner@yahoogroups.com > > To SUBSCRIBE to this group, send an email to: AMERICAN_ROAD-subscribe@yahoogroups.comTo POST a message via e-mail, send it to: AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Denny Gibson Posted August 1, 2006 Report Share Posted August 1, 2006 Not visiting the Civil Rights Museum was my one failure on this last trip. With that exception, I believe I've been to every place mentioned in this thread and enjoyed them all. On this last trip, my targets in the city were the Civil Rights Museum, the Rock & Soul Museum, and the Gibson Guitar factory but I only made two of the three. Oh well, that's another reason to go back - as if I needed one. "I've seen the bright lights of Memphis And the Peabody ...er, I mean... Commodore Hotel" and I'm ready to see 'em again. --Denny > -----Original Message----- > From: [mailto:rudkip@sbcglobal.net] > Sent: Sunday, January 08, 2006 8:46 AM > To: AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com > Subject: Re: [AMERICAN_ROAD] Re: Memphis (was: US-79, US-61, & some Old > 66) > > > ...also love the "warm, friendly service" you receive at the Rendevous > (which is part of its "charm")...I never could "warm up" to their ribs, > though; always thought they were awfully dry--maybe just me... > > ...just off Beale Street is the Rock and Soul museum, which is quite a > treat--and not too far away, in the old Lorraine Motel building (where Dr. > King was shot) is the National Civil Rights Museum...fascinating stuff; > equally fascinating (if she is still around), camped out on the sidewalk > across from the museum, you'll find the last person evicted from the > Lorraine Motel before it became the National Civil Rights > Museum...Tsingtao > Kip > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "rwarn17588" <rwarn17588@yahoo.com> > To: <AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com> > Sent: Saturday, January 07, 2006 10:58 AM > Subject: [AMERICAN_ROAD] Re: Memphis (was: US-79, US-61, & some Old 66) > > > > Two things that haven't been mentioned that you should visit in Memphis: > > > > -- The Charles Vergos Rendezvous barbecued ribs in downtown. Some > > hardliners say it's not barbecue. But it's got spicy dry rub and > > plenty of sauce on the side. I say it's barbecue. And it's wonderful. > > It's a piece of Memphis history that's been going strong since the > > 1940s. http://www.hogsfly.com/ > > > > -- I like A. Schwab's Dry Goods Store on Beale Street. It's been there > > since 1876 (!!!) and sells everything from cooking gear to hats to > > voodoo powder. It's the real thing; working-class Memphis still goes > > there to buy stuff. > > > > Ron Warnick > > Tulsa, OK > > www.route66news.org > > > > --- In AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com, "Harmon" <harmon@m...> wrote: > > > > > > Our daughter worked at the Ryman while she was in school in Memphis; > > tours of it are very popular. > > > > > > I'd like to suggest another Memphis musical "icon" that could be > > visited. (I can't resist.) Try Graceland. Top-of-the-line kitsch, > > with apologies to Elvis fans everywhere. I grew up with Elvis' music > > in the 50s and 60s and like (some of) it to this day, but I'm not the > > fanatic some are. (How, then, do I happen to know that Elvis would > > have been 71 this Sunday?) It's a fun visit, and Sun Studios will > > have an additional significance after a visit. I'll caution you (as I > > did my wife when we were there): Be careful about making irreverent > > remarks while there; to some fans Graceland is > Mecca/Jerusalem/Bethlehem. > > > > > > No music involved, but a visit to the Peabody Hotel is cool, if > > you're there at the time the ducks parade to the lobby fountain. Mud > > Island had been closed for a while; I don't know if it's been > > reopened. And if it's your bag, Memphis has several remarkable > > museums. We spent a week in Memphis a couple of years ago, and we > > have yet to go back to catch the rest of it. > > > > > > Bob Harmon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest jim conkle Posted August 1, 2006 Report Share Posted August 1, 2006 Thanks Bob, great idea of sharing the info with other Drive In fans. James M. Conkle Executive Director & Chairman of the Board California Route 66 Preservation Foundation P O Box 290066 Phelan, CA 92329-0066 760 617 3991 cell 760 868 3320 760 868 8614 fax jim@cart66pf.org www.cart66pf.org --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.733 / Virus Database: 487 - Release Date: 8/2/2004 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest jim conkle Posted August 1, 2006 Report Share Posted August 1, 2006 Good news, you can vote everyday. More if you have more then one e-mail address. We will not know the total votes till after the deadline of March 31st. Anna we are in the process of getting the correct photo up for the Snow Cap, once again thanks for bringing that to our attention. Please remember to vote each and everyday. Thanks James M. Conkle Executive Director & Chairman of the Board California Route 66 Preservation Foundation P O Box 290066 Phelan, CA 92329-0066 760 617 3991 cell 760 868 3320 760 868 8614 fax jim@cart66pf.org www.cart66pf.org _____ From: jim conkle [mailto:jimconkle@verizon.net] Sent: Wednesday, January 19, 2005 5:59 PM To: Route66@Yahoogroups. Com (route66@yahoogroups.com); AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups. Com (AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com) Cc: Brad Nickson (brad@thenicksons.net); David Knudson (); Dean Walker (matalbot@usd404.org); Debra Hodkin (); Delbert & Ruth Trew (barbwiremuseum@centramedia.net); Dennis Karlstad (dennis@custombusinessvideo.com); Diana Janas (); Emily Priddy (Sundayjohn66@mac.com); Glen Duncan (); Guy Randall (grandall@canyoncountry.net); Hank Hallmark (); Helen Baker (bakerhab@aol.com); Jaimie (Calamityjaimie@earthlink.net); Jim Ross (); Joy Avery (javery@tums.org); Kaisa Barthuli (); Kathy Anderson (ka@gallowaywallace.com); Ken Turmel (); Laurel Kane (laurelrk66@aol.com); Marian Clark (); Marti Edwards (martiworld@aol.com); Michael Taylor (); Michael Wallis (WALLIS66@aol.com); Mike Hickey (); Rick Schmigle (route66@webzone.net); Thomas Repp (); Tommy Pike (furyon66@earthlink.net) Subject: Need your vote!! Well folks once again the fate of a project is in your hands. As most of you know Hampton won the Smithsonian award for 2004 and with it came a prize of $20,000.00. They are going to put the funds into a project that the public can vote on. Check out their web site www.hamptonlandmarks.com One of the sites is the Admiral Twin Drive In, Tulsa, OK. The voting takes places between Jan 19th & Mar 31st. I am not sure if it works the same way as the voting did with the Smithsonian site but if it does you will be able to vote once a day. Let’s keep those funds on Route 66. Just as we did with Laurel’s Penguin and the Smithsonian voting, share this information with as many of your friends as you can. So Get Out The Vote. Any questions let me know. James M. Conkle Executive Director & Chairman of the Board California Route 66 Preservation Foundation P O Box 290066 Phelan, CA 92329-0066 760 617 3991 cell 760 868 3320 760 868 8614 fax jim@cart66pf.org www.cart66pf.org --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.733 / Virus Database: 487 - Release Date: 8/2/2004 --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.733 / Virus Database: 487 - Release Date: 8/2/2004 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Ken - Posted August 2, 2006 Report Share Posted August 2, 2006 Ron, I used to drive that all the time when I lived in Fulton. Most of the old road does exist through that area. It keeps jumping from one side of the new road to the other. About half way from Fulton to New Bloomfield the old road veers away to the east a little and there is an old one lane bridge back there that is kinda neat. Also, just before you get to Jeff City, there is a road that runs between the highway and the airport. That's old 54 and old 63 comes in at the airport exit from the west. The old cement is still there where they merged together. On the other side of the river, behind the State Archives is a street that goes up to the river and there is the old upright posts for the old bridge across the Missouri River. It is really narrow. Not sure I would have like to drive across that one. From there on down to the Lake of the Ozarks the new road was built on top of the old road. You can tell which side was the old road because it is hillier and doesn't always stay with the newer lanes. Did you take the BR54 through Lake Ozark? I love that route over the dam. Really cool just before sunset. You missed the old bridge over the Niangua branch. It very narrow and always ended up with an 18-wheeler coming the other way. Anyhow, it's a cool road to drive and very scenic (at least through the Ozarks). Ken Glenpool OK ----- Original Message ----- Date: Mon, 06 Feb 2006 20:05:15 -0000 From: "rwarn17588" Subject: U.S. 54 Recently, I took a trip on U.S. 54 from western Illinois to eastern Kansas. Here is a Web site that shows plenty of photos from the trip -- and hopefully some travel and lodging ideas. http://rwarn17588.wordpress.com/us-54/ Yes, it's my Route 66 site. But I don't think anyone will mind if I include some other roadie material. Ron Warnick Tulsa, OK www.route66news.org -- ___________________________________________________ Play 100s of games for FREE! http://games.mail.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Denny Gibson Posted August 2, 2006 Report Share Posted August 2, 2006 OK, I'm a little slow but I finally got around to checking out the trip. Good stuff. I've mentally recorded the Weaubleau Cabins as a place to stay if I ever get the chance. That is, if I don't have to pronounce it correctly to get a room. Denny Gibson Cincinnati, OH www.DennyGibson.com > -----Original Message----- > From: rwarn17588 [mailto:rwarn17588@yahoo.com] > Sent: Monday, February 06, 2006 3:05 PM > To: AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com > Subject: [AMERICAN_ROAD] U.S. 54 > > > Recently, I took a trip on U.S. 54 from western Illinois to eastern > Kansas. > > Here is a Web site that shows plenty of photos from the trip -- and > hopefully some travel and lodging ideas. > > http://rwarn17588.wordpress.com/us-54/ > > Yes, it's my Route 66 site. But I don't think anyone will mind if I > include some other roadie material. > > Ron Warnick > Tulsa, OK > www.route66news.org > > Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest brownwho63 Posted August 2, 2006 Report Share Posted August 2, 2006 My wife and I lived in Pittsfield when we were kids and the photos are of very familiar "icons." My uncle owned the Green Acres Motel and I used to cut grass there and do some landscaping for a whopping $.75 per hour when I was in grade school. (Don't remember anything about a movie photo.) The Cardinal Inn (we referred to it as The Bird) was a hangout for every kid who could get there. A constant parade of cool cars drove through the lot. Lots of burnt rubber out front on old 36/54. Spent lots of weekend afternoons at the Zoe and, later, lots of memorable evenings at the Clark Drive In. The bridge at Louisiana is still a narrow experience. Lots of memories....Bliss --- In AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com, "rwarn17588" <rwarn17588@...> wrote: > > Recently, I took a trip on U.S. 54 from western Illinois to eastern > Kansas. > > Here is a Web site that shows plenty of photos from the trip -- and > hopefully some travel and lodging ideas. > > http://rwarn17588.wordpress.com/us-54/ > > Yes, it's my Route 66 site. But I don't think anyone will mind if I > include some other roadie material. > > Ron Warnick > Tulsa, OK > www.route66news.org > Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Denny Gibson Posted August 2, 2006 Report Share Posted August 2, 2006 I finally looked this over, too. I had seen the Mississippi trip report before (I WILL stay at the Shack Up Inn someday.) but the Arkansas stuff was new. I was a little surprised that I recognized some of that trip. I've only been to Arkansas a couple of times but the last time included Alma. It was while on a caravan that used the Alma High School as a staging area. After that we drove some really cool roads. We started on US-64 (A highlight was the Red Hat Society waving us through Ozark.) but I'm not sure about the rest of the route. We visited a car museum at Petit Jean park so we somehow got to AR-154 but I don't recall how. Plus, thanks for the nice mention in your intro. Denny Gibson Cincinnati, OH www.DennyGibson.com > -----Original Message----- > From: Alex Burr [mailto:hester_nec@yahoo.com] > Sent: Monday, February 06, 2006 3:32 PM > To: AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com > Subject: Re: [AMERICAN_ROAD] U.S. 54 > > > 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. > > Everybody have a great day. > > Hudsonly, > Alex Burr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Keith Posted August 2, 2006 Report Share Posted August 2, 2006 Hello, I'm a documentary photographer and filmmaker, living in Uniontown, Pa.(U.S. Route 40). I have spent countless hours driving to destination on two lane highways, by-passing the Interstate for years. I may take a little longer, but I arrive in a much better frame of mind and have the opportunity to photograph, meet people and explore tasty treats along the way. I moved back to my hometown last spring to re-photograph the coal & steel towns of southwestern Pennslyvania, an area where I had done extensive work during the 60s & 70s. Best, Keith (currently in Philadelphia editing a film about Cuba) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Denny Gibson Posted August 2, 2006 Report Share Posted August 2, 2006 Thanks for the US-61 shots. That's a road on my "to do" list although I'll admit to being more interested in the warmer and more musical sections around Memphis. I'm semi-familar with that bridge near Guilford. It was moved there in 1960 and did actually cross water before that (in case you were thinking that Hoosiers lack basic bridge placement skills:-) Crawfordsville has the worlds only operationl rotary jail which (I think) is worth a look if you're ever there with some idle time. --Denny P.S. Some jail stuff: http://www.dennygibson.com/rt66fest03/day0...ex.htm#section6 -----Original Message----- From: Bob Reynolds [mailto:roustabout@starband.net] Sent: Saturday, February 19, 2005 6:02 PM To: AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com Subject: [AMERICAN_ROAD] Duluth Vacation, Part 1--Getting up there Sorry for being so long is getting this posted. I was hoping to get my own web page so I wouldn't be clogging the newsgroup's bandwidth with all my pictures. But now I have the next best thing, a photopage on Webshots. The pictures noted here are found at http://community.webshots.com/user/babyboomerbob . Enjoy! The first day of our trip found us barrelling up the interstate toward Indiana. Now every trip has at least *one* total surprise. Susan spotted our first one as we took a shortcut on Ind. 1 from the Cincinatti bypass to I-74. A covered bridge in the little town of Guilford <Guilford Covered Bridge>. Here Susan also took a picture of me at the wheel of our minivan, Jack (named for Jack Kerouac:) <BabyBoomerBob>. We stopped for lunch in Batesville, IN, where we found a neat old movie theater <Batesville, IN>. The first day ended uneventfully in Crawfordsville. The second day was pretty dull until we reached our day's destination, LaCrosse, WI. I had been here before, but there were some things I wanted to share with Susan. So after we got checked in, we went out exploring. The first place I took her was Pettibone Park, on an island in the Mississippi River. We crossed the bridge over the main river channel <LaCrosse Bridge> and took a leisurely drive around in the park. I was surprised to see a second bridge under construction. >From what I could see, I figure the new bridge will be a companion, rather than a replacement for the old one. There's certainly enough traffic to warrant a second bridge. Susan was very happy with me when I showed her this neat old gazebo near the river bank <Gazebo>. Next, we headed for Grandad Bluff, a high cliff overlooking the city. <Grandad Bluff 01> I timed the drive so we could see the sunset there. The weather was mostly cloudy, but the sun shone through a hole in the clouds, prompting Susan to call the effect the "Eye of Sauron" We stood side by side, watching the sun go down, then spent the next half hour or so talking with some of the local folks. I'm not sure I'd want to spend the winter there, but Susan found herself loving LaCrosse as much as I do. Susan looked in the phone book before we left and found a place called Rudy's Drive-in, located on WI 16 (formerly US 16). We headed down there for supper and found a 50's style drive-in, complete with roller skating waitresses:) The one thing lacking was piped in oldies. But Susan made sure we were prepared:) She had included a CD of late 50's rock and roll, so we sat and ate and listened to some great sounds:) <Rudy's Drive-in 01 and 02> It was a magical evening for us and as we drove back to the motel, Susan said, "We'll always have LaCrosse." One thing we did not see in LaCrosse was the paddlewheeler the Julia Belle Swain, that Tim Steil mentioned in his book "Highway 61 Revisited". Just a quick note about it. It used to be docked in Chattanooga and gave folks rides up and down the Tennessee River back in the 70's. That is, until the city fathers slapped an exorbitant docking fee on the owners. Well, they told the city to take a hike and sailed off to Peoria. How the boat got to LaCrosse, I don't know, but it was, IMHO, a good move. The third day found us doing an actual road trip, following, as much as possible, US 61 and its former alignments from Lacrosse to Duluth. Thanks to my Delorme disc, I was able to find a number of older pieces of highway <Old 61 01> which got us off the four lane for a while. We took a short side excursion when we got to Winona, going up to Garvin Heights Overlook for a panoramic view of town, including a chain of lakes that is what's left of an older alignment of the Mississippi River:)<Winona> Just before St. Paul, we crossed the Mississippi River again at Hastings and stopped to get a couple of pictures <Hastings, MN and Hastings Bridge>. Just north of Forest Lake, the present US 61 terminates, heading west just long enough to reach I-35. We, of course, kept heading due north, following a series of county and state roads almost to Cloquet. It was on this stretch that we found a few neat signs <Motel 01 and 02; Bar 01>. Also, Susan spotted yet another little piece of older alignment which I had missed:) <Old 61 02, 03> You know, it's probably a good thing I'd been up this way before. Otherwise, I might have followed what I thought was a particularly narrow piece of old road and only found out afterwards I was on a snowmobile trail:) Eventually, we had to get on I-35, and we chose to head on to our motel and crash. And then we headed into some really nasty fog: ( What a reception for us:) It took us a while to find our motel and when we did, Susan took an instant disliking to it. It was three stories on the side of a hill, with no elevator. She has an arthritic hip which makes climbing difficult. We decided to look for another motel the next day. But that's for part 2:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Denny Gibson Posted August 2, 2006 Report Share Posted August 2, 2006 Welcome to the group, Keith. I passed through Uniontown last summer and plan to again this year sometime. I've stopped twice at the nearby Searight's Tollhouse but haven't found it open yet. I think I was too early last year but consoled myself with breakfast at the Route 40 Diner up the road. Does your Cuba film include Havana-Santiago road trips in well maintained 1950s Detroit iron? Denny Gibson Cincinnati, OH www.DennyGibson.com > -----Original Message----- > From: Keith [mailto:wkmpellucid@mac.com] > Sent: Wednesday, February 08, 2006 9:40 AM > To: AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com > Subject: [AMERICAN_ROAD] new Member > > Hello, > > I'm a documentary photographer and filmmaker, living in > Uniontown, Pa.(U.S. Route 40). > I have spent countless hours driving to destination on two > lane highways, by-passing the Interstate for years. I may > take a little longer, but I arrive in a much better frame of > mind and have the opportunity to photograph, meet people and > explore tasty treats along the way. > > I moved back to my hometown last spring to re-photograph the > coal & steel towns of southwestern Pennslyvania, an area > where I had done extensive work during the 60s & 70s. > > Best, > > Keith > > (currently in Philadelphia editing a film about Cuba) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest rwarn17588 Posted August 2, 2006 Report Share Posted August 2, 2006 Yeah, I hit many of the old alignments when I could. I missed the one in Jeff City because I wasn't sure where it was. But I was able to find the old alignments in New Bloomfield and other small towns. And following the old Route 66 rule of exploration, I hit the "business" routes when I saw them. So, yes, I indeed went over that bridge at Lake Ozark. Didn't get a good picture of it, though. That's what's great about two-lane roads ... like the Weaubleau Motel, you're never sure what you'll find until you get on them. They're undiscovered by tourism guidebooks and the Internet search engines. BTW, I averaged 58 miles per gallon in my trip west. Would've gotten higher, except the headwinds were strong. Ron Warnick Tulsa, OK www.route66news.org --- In AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com, "Ken -" <dancewithyou@...> wrote: > > > Ron, > I used to drive that all the time when I lived in Fulton. Most of the old road does exist through that area. It keeps jumping from one side of the new road to the other. About half way from Fulton to New Bloomfield the old road veers away to the east a little and there is an old one lane bridge back there that is kinda neat. Also, just before you get to Jeff City, there is a road that runs between the highway and the airport. That's old 54 and old 63 comes in at the airport exit from the west. The old cement is still there where they merged together. On the other side of the river, behind the State Archives is a street that goes up to the river and there is the old upright posts for the old bridge across the Missouri River. It is really narrow. Not sure I would have like to drive across that one. From there on down to the Lake of the Ozarks the new road was built on top of the old road. You can tell which side was the old road because it is hillier and doesn't always stay with the newer lanes. Did you take the BR54 through Lake Ozark? I love that route over the dam. Really cool just before sunset. You missed the old bridge over the Niangua branch. It very narrow and always ended up with an 18-wheeler coming the other way. Anyhow, it's a cool road to drive and very scenic (at least through the Ozarks). > > Ken > Glenpool OK > > > ----- Original Message ----- > Date: Mon, 06 Feb 2006 20:05:15 -0000 > From: "rwarn17588" > Subject: U.S. 54 > > Recently, I took a trip on U.S. 54 from western Illinois to eastern > Kansas. > > Here is a Web site that shows plenty of photos from the trip -- and > hopefully some travel and lodging ideas. > > http://rwarn17588.wordpress.com/us-54/ > > Yes, it's my Route 66 site. But I don't think anyone will mind if I > include some other roadie material. > > Ron Warnick > Tulsa, OK > www.route66news.org > > > > -- > ___________________________________________________ > Play 100s of games for FREE! http://games.mail.com/ > Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest senorchispas Posted August 2, 2006 Report Share Posted August 2, 2006 Greetings to Kieth from West Texas - years ago (1970's), when I was stationed @ Aberdeen Proving Grounds, I was fortunate to explore the parts of US 40 that meandered along the Maryland coastal area - I was staying in an attic apartment in an old federal period home in the picturesque town of Havre de Grace. I miss the old Aberdeen Diner and the Blue Plate Specials. Bill Sparks a. k. a. Senor Chispas --- In AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com, "Denny Gibson" <denny@...> wrote: > > Welcome to the group, Keith. > > I passed through Uniontown last summer and plan to again this year sometime. > I've stopped twice at the nearby Searight's Tollhouse but haven't found it > open yet. I think I was too early last year but consoled myself with > breakfast at the Route 40 Diner up the road. > > Does your Cuba film include Havana-Santiago road trips in well maintained > 1950s Detroit iron? > > Denny Gibson > Cincinnati, OH > www.DennyGibson.com > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Keith [mailto:wkmpellucid@...] > > Sent: Wednesday, February 08, 2006 9:40 AM > > To: AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com > > Subject: [AMERICAN_ROAD] new Member > > > > Hello, > > > > I'm a documentary photographer and filmmaker, living in > > Uniontown, Pa.(U.S. Route 40). > > I have spent countless hours driving to destination on two > > lane highways, by-passing the Interstate for years. I may > > take a little longer, but I arrive in a much better frame of > > mind and have the opportunity to photograph, meet people and > > explore tasty treats along the way. > > > > I moved back to my hometown last spring to re-photograph the > > coal & steel towns of southwestern Pennslyvania, an area > > where I had done extensive work during the 60s & 70s. > > > > Best, > > > > Keith > > > > (currently in Philadelphia editing a film about Cuba) > Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest egyptianzipper@aol.com Posted August 2, 2006 Report Share Posted August 2, 2006 In a message dated 2/8/06 1:15:49 PM Eastern Standard Time, senorchispas@yahoo.com writes: I miss the old Aberdeen Diner and the Blue Plate Specials. ===================================================================== Is that the same one called the New Ideal Diner? It was right across the street from the Aberdeen train station. In the early eighties, country singer Ricky Scaggs recorded a song called Highway 40 Blues. Listening to the lyrics, I was unable to determine whether he meant US 40 or I-40. Tom Hoffman Pearisburg VA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest W. Keith McManus Posted August 2, 2006 Report Share Posted August 2, 2006 Bill, I should be in Uniontown this summer. The film I'm editing was shot in Santiago de Cuba. No road trip from Havana, sorry. Let me know when you will be in the area this summer. Best, Keith On Feb 8, 2006, at 1:07 PM, senorchispas wrote: > Greetings to Kieth from West Texas - years ago (1970's), when I was > stationed @ Aberdeen Proving Grounds, I was fortunate to explore the > parts of US 40 that meandered along the Maryland coastal area - I was > staying in an attic apartment in an old federal period home in the > picturesque town of Havre de Grace. I miss the old Aberdeen Diner and > the Blue Plate Specials. > > Bill Sparks > a. k. a. Senor Chispas > > > > --- In AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com, "Denny Gibson" <denny@...> > wrote: >> >> Welcome to the group, Keith. >> >> I passed through Uniontown last summer and plan to again this year > sometime. >> I've stopped twice at the nearby Searight's Tollhouse but haven't > found it >> open yet. I think I was too early last year but consoled myself with >> breakfast at the Route 40 Diner up the road. >> >> Does your Cuba film include Havana-Santiago road trips in well > maintained >> 1950s Detroit iron? >> >> Denny Gibson >> Cincinnati, OH >> www.DennyGibson.com >> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: Keith [mailto:wkmpellucid@...] >>> Sent: Wednesday, February 08, 2006 9:40 AM >>> To: AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com >>> Subject: [AMERICAN_ROAD] new Member >>> >>> Hello, >>> >>> I'm a documentary photographer and filmmaker, living in >>> Uniontown, Pa.(U.S. Route 40). >>> I have spent countless hours driving to destination on two >>> lane highways, by-passing the Interstate for years. I may >>> take a little longer, but I arrive in a much better frame of >>> mind and have the opportunity to photograph, meet people and >>> explore tasty treats along the way. >>> >>> I moved back to my hometown last spring to re-photograph the >>> coal & steel towns of southwestern Pennslyvania, an area >>> where I had done extensive work during the 60s & 70s. >>> >>> Best, >>> >>> Keith >>> >>> (currently in Philadelphia editing a film about Cuba) >> > > > > > > > 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 > > > > > > > W. Keith McManus -documentary filmmaker -complete location DVCPRO package http://www.keithmcmanus.com 724.317.9843 (Verizon cell) "Dans les champs de l'observation le hasard ne favorise que les esprits prepares" -Louis Pasteur 1822 - 1895 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest W. Keith McManus Posted August 2, 2006 Report Share Posted August 2, 2006 Denny... On Feb 8, 2006, at 12:32 PM, Denny Gibson wrote: > Welcome to the group, Keith. > > I passed through Uniontown last summer and plan to again this year > sometime. > I've stopped twice at the nearby Searight's Tollhouse but haven't > found it > open yet. I think I was too early last year but consoled myself with > breakfast at the Route 40 Diner up the road. > > Does your Cuba film include Havana-Santiago road trips in well > maintained > 1950s Detroit iron? > > Denny Gibson > Cincinnati, OH > www.DennyGibson.com W. Keith McManus -documentary filmmaker -complete location DVCPRO package http://www.keithmcmanus.com 724.317.9843 (Verizon cell) "Dans les champs de l'observation le hasard ne favorise que les esprits prepares" -Louis Pasteur 1822 - 1895 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Dave Reese Posted August 3, 2006 Report Share Posted August 3, 2006 Keith, Welcome to the group. I really liked the photography on your web site. Thanks for sharing, and I look forward to hearing more from you. Dave Reese Allentown PA Home of Brooklands Speedway and Cherrington Park http://www.geocities.com/brooklandsspeedway http://www.summerharmony.com Today in Auto History: 2.8.1917 Glenn H. Curtiss unveils his Autolandplane, probably the world’s first roadable airplane, at the Pan-American Aeronautic Exposition in New York City Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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