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I love those google maps that are customized with the push

 

pins, too John. I'm a member of a beer lover's site,

 

ratebeer.com, also. One member has made this exhaustive

 

map of pubs/beerbars/breweries/beer sellers for some

 

metropolitan areas. Very handy when one's in a new city and

 

wants a good beer.

 

 

 

Here's the thing...how much user friendly can a map get

 

than having a brief description of locations that pop up

 

over the map? It's a stroke of genius, I think. If the

 

code writer that invented this type of map for google isn't

 

getting rich, there is no justice in the world.

 

Generations will thank him/her.

 

 

 

Matt Smallwood

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

On Thu, 23 Mar 2006 02:10:15 -0800 (PST)

 

Alex Burr <hester_nec@yahoo.com> wrote:

 

>

 

>

 

>

 

> Hi John,

 

>

 

>   Now that's cool, tho I do find the multiplicity of

 

> "push pins" a little confusing - but, what the

 

> hey,

 

> I'm nearly 70 so even simple things get confusing now

 

> and again.  LOL

 

>

 

>   I, myself use FreeWebs - my site for road travels

 

> is

 

> at http://www.freewebs.com/yankeetraveller/ .

 

>

 

>   Looking forward to more of your trips.  Safe

 

> travels.

 

>

 

> Hudsonly,

 

> Alex B

 

>

 

>

 

> --- John Sullivan <xploreusa@yahoo.com> wrote:

 

>

 

> > Well, the future has finally arrived for me.

 

> >   

 

> >   I never got into starting and

 

> maintaining my own

 

> > road/travel website; blogging was always on the back

 

> > burner; my photographic images are either not yet

 

> > developed or buried in boxes or albums; and, the

 

> > precious few notes I've scribed, well, who knows to

 

> > where those have scattered exactly.

 

> >   

 

> >   For years it seems, I've had a keen eye

 

> out for a

 

> > simple, yet robust solution for my desire to

 

> > document past, and potential, roadtrips and other

 

> > explorations. At the end of such a long journey, I

 

> > believe I have finally found the treasure.

 

> >   

 

> >   It is called CommunityWalk (

 

> www.communitywalk.com

 

> > ) and I am having a blast creating fantastic

 

> > multifaceted maps of my travels! Real and imagined.

 

> > It's just as great for making notes of where you

 

> > want to go in the future.

 

> >   

 

> >   Now, this area of "informational,

 

> interactive, and

 

> > engaging" mapping is definitely a rising star

 

> in the

 

> > Web 2.0 arena, so I'm sure there will be many

 

> > enhancements to the technology. Not to mention the

 

> > many developers who will push forward a wave of

 

> > competing sites. I like the website I've mentioned,

 

> > but if anyone is aware of others, let us know.

 

> >   

 

> >   Check out the first map I've completed:

 

> >

 

> >   Central North Carolina Roadtrip Loop

 

> >   http://www.communitywalk.com/map/3332

 

> >   

 

> >   

 

> >   Cheers,

 

> >   John

 

> >   

 

> >   p.s. Sorry for the crossposting if

 

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Guest David G. Clark

Hi, Steve:

 

 

 

In Illinois, the Route 66 historic signs are fully under the control

 

of IDOT. The program was originally developed through a study done by

 

a firm named Barton & Aschman, and there was input into placement with

 

the Illinois Association, but maintenance and replacement is solely an

 

IDOT function. The same will be true of the initial placement of the

 

Scenic Byway signs.

 

 

 

Dave Clark

 

 

 

--- In AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com, Steve Varner <parsa9@...> wrote:

 

>

 

> Many old roads have placed brown Historic Route signs

 

> of one type or another along US highways and auto

 

> trails.

 

>

 

> If you were involved in placing the signs I'd love to

 

> hear from you. I'm now on the signage sub-committee of

 

> the Old Highway 80 Committee here in San Diego County.

 

> I don't think we need to reinvent the wheel since so

 

> many other areas have done this. I know that US101 and

 

> US395 have been signed in certain areas of San Diego

 

> County, and that Route 66 has such signs in most

 

> states.

 

>

 

> I'd like to know if the signs were placed by the state

 

> DOT, or by local governments. I'd also like to know

 

> how the signage was funded. What happened in

 

> California to get the brown Historic Route 66

 

> directional signs placed in Califonia along the

 

> Interstate freeways (the ones that tell you where to

 

> exit to get on 66)?

 

>

 

> Also, since US 80 in San Diego County has carried at

 

> least eight old auto trails that I know of, how have

 

> people on auto trail committees worked to get those

 

> trails signed?

 

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I just got "Sally" and "Lightning McQueen"!!!!

 

 

 

 

 

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six different racers:

 

Sally

 

Luigi

 

Doc Hudson

 

Mater

 

Sheriff

 

Lightning McQueen

 

Approximate size: 2.25" - 3"

 

Made of Plastic

 

 

 

Offer available while supplies last. Actual item may vary

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--- In AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com, "shhazam" <cavano@...> wrote:

 

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> This group likes to find the little scenic road; but, there are also

 

> some major highways that are beautiful to ride too.

 

 

 

Not to mention that some major highways are old two laners widened,

 

and even remarked with Interstate or main highway markers.

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Guest Lulupic66@aol.com

In a message dated 4/23/06 4:36:14 PM Central Daylight Time,

 

big_ugly_mich@yahoo.com writes:

 

 

 

 

 

> I hear it from a fairly reliable source (meaning one I wouldn't risk any

 

> money betting on it's info, but would get curious enough to ask this

 

> group) that the movie CARS has a sort of sub theme about getting your

 

> kicks on Route 66. What do you think?

 

 

 

 

 

It is based about a fictional town named "Radiator Springs"

 

The Pixar people spent 2 weeks on RT 66 along with Michael Wallis as their

 

tour guide.

 

The premise of the movie is a Nascar vehicle that is not street legal

 

travels cross country and yes you will see things that are on 66. Michael is

 

doing

 

the voice of the Sheriff a 49 Mercury I believe,, The voices of Paul Newman (

 

who brought a clip with him when he was on Jay Leno last week Bonnie Hunt does

 

a character who persoanlity is loosly based on Dawn Welch who owns the Rock

 

Cafe in Stroud. Cheech Marin is doing (natch) the voice of a "low rider'

 

The story is not about the destination but the "journey"

 

The premiere is going to be at a South Caralina Nascar Track in the very

 

near future.

 

It opens nationwide June 9 in a theater near you.

 

The toys are ready to go. There is going to be tie in with McDonalds. It

 

looks like I am going to be eating a lot of Happy Meals! LOL

 

There is also going to be a promotion with Kellegs with the cars being in

 

the cearel boxes.

 

It is going to be a really big deal

 

Hope this helps,

 

from a very

 

: "excited"

 

Lulu

 

 

 

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I hear it from a fairly reliable source (meaning one I wouldn't risk any

 

money betting on it's info, but would get curious enough to ask this

 

group) that the movie CARS has a sort of sub theme about getting your

 

kicks on Route 66. What do you think?

 

 

 

I'll enjoy it even if it turns out to be a rumor, as I'm a MAJOR Disney

 

aficionado.

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Guest jim conkle

Morning,

 

 

 

We are going to have a preservation action meeting at Rod's in Arcadia

 

Saturday June 3 at 10 AM. We invite you all to attend and spend a few hours

 

getting signatures on a petition to save Rods.

 

 

 

Manny Romero the owner will provide everyone lunch. So bring your family,

 

friends and fellow roadies out for this important event. We only need a few

 

hours of your time and the more folks that show up the more impact we will

 

make and signatures we will collect.

 

 

 

PLEASE MARK YOUR CALENDAR JUNE 3rd. Let Glen Duncan at

 

gduncan@earthlink.net know if you will be attending. We will have fun and

 

make a major difference to this cause.

 

 

 

Thanks

 

 

 

James M Conkle

 

CEO

 

Route 66 Preservation Foundation

 

Preservation Historic Roads & Corridors

 

P O Box 290066

 

Phelan, CA 92329-0066

 

760 617 3991

 

760 868 8614 fax

 

760 868 3320

 

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Guest Anne Margo Langston

Well, when I go to Fremont, I mostly stay with my parents. But I'll

 

ask my family if they know anything about the motels.

 

 

 

Anne

 

 

 

--- In AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com, "ronilynnj" <ronilynnj@...>

 

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> Hi,

 

>

 

> We will be heading to Fremont (sprint car race) in the near future

 

and

 

> was wondering if anyone has ever stayed at the Old Orchard or any of

 

> the other motels in the area?

 

>

 

> Many Thanks,

 

> Roni

 

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Barney's Beanery Opens Hip but Traditional Roadhouse In Hip but Traditional

 

"Old Town" Pasadena

 

05-22-2006

 

 

 

Building on a Legendary Image of Late Nights & Duct Taped Booths New Colorado

 

Blvd. Venue is the 3rd Beanery on Famed Route 66

 

 

 

Pasadena, Calif. aˆ“ May 19, 2006 - Barney's Beanery, the venerable

 

roadhouse/famed celebrity hangout -- and 3rd oldest restaurant in Los Angeles --

 

will

 

open the doors this Memorial Day weekend to a third Beanery in the heart of Old

 

Town Pasadena, at 99 East Colorado Blvd.

 

 

 

The newest Barney's Beanery is a near replica of the original West Hollywood

 

Beanery's rowdy atmosphere aˆ“ complete with road signs, hanging movie and music

 

mementos, candy colored booths and a ceiling of battered old license plates.

 

The food, as always, will be pure American comfort, with breakfast served at

 

all hours: world famous burgers, pizza, burritos and their claim to fame, "The

 

Second Best Chili in Los Angeles."

 

 

 

"Old Town has grown into such a great night life center that we're thrilled

 

to be bringing the Barney's Beanery tradition to this location," said David

 

Houston, co-owner of the restaurant. "The Beanery has been welcoming hungry and

 

thirsty travelers off this road for nearly a century now. Putting another

 

roadhouse on Route 66 (Colorado Blvd.), makes it even that much more exciting,"

 

said Houston.

 

 

 

The newest venue is housed in a three-story circa 1890 brick building, part

 

of the original turn-of-the-century architecture along Colorado Blvd. Inside,

 

the meandering bar and multiple dining areas can seat 250, including random

 

lounging spots in the mezzanine and upstairs rooms. And for gamers, five pool

 

tables dot the landscape.

 

 

 

Diners entering the cavernous bar first run head-on into a huge psychedelic

 

bus from Bristol, England, which is covered in swirls of brightly colored paint

 

with clusters of flower-child designs. In a step back in time to the 60s, the

 

double-decker bus has been painted by art students Tony Blasi and Chad

 

Sommers from the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena. Rebuilt to seat

 

dinners

 

at boutique tables inside the bus allow diners to take in the raucous roadhouse

 

atmosphere through giant sightseeing windows.

 

 

 

The original West Hollywood Beanery has been long known for its history as a

 

gathering place beginning with early glamour days stars like Greta Garbo and

 

Clark Gable, and later counterculture musicians like Jim Morrison, Janis Joplin

 

and Jimi Hendrix. The West Hollywood venue is still going strong with

 

regulars like Drew Carey, Adam Sandler, Johnny Depp and Quentin Tarantino, and a

 

slew

 

of notables that reads like Jay Leno's nightly guest list.

 

 

 

The newest venue follows the success of Barney's Beanery in Santa Monica's

 

Third Street Promenade, which began serving food and libations in September of

 

2004.

 

 

 

When the doors open in Pasadena, Barney's Beanery will offer the same mega

 

menu of 700 items that defies the latest diet trends and refuses to change. To

 

quench thirsts, Barney's Beanery boasts a choice of close to 200 imported and

 

domestic beers with 40 available on tap.

 

 

 

Because time does march on, however, the new venue will have pumped up the

 

amp age on user-friendly technology by strategically placing a host of

 

television screens throughout the eating area, bar and upstairs and downstairs

 

pool

 

area. This way, no one will miss "the catch," a slam dunk, or that amazing slide

 

home. Just as in the previous two sites, a colorful drop-lamped interior

 

provides subdued lighting, creating the ambiance for a very casual meal with

 

friends and/or watching almost any kind of sport or event that satellites can

 

beam

 

in.

 

 

 

The original restaurant, which opened in the 1920s, is located at 8447 Santa

 

Monica Blvd. in West Hollywood. Barney's Beanery, Santa Monica, is located at

 

1351 3rd Street, just off of Santa Monica Blvd. on the Third Street Promenade.

 

All three restaurants' hours are Monday through

 

 

 

Friday 11:00 a.m. to 2 a.m.; Sat from 9 a.m. to 2 a.m.; and Sunday 9:30 a.m.

 

to 2 a.m.

 

 

 

Barney's Beanery gets its name from the original depression era restaurant in

 

West Hollywood when it used to serve its mainstay aˆ“ an affordable plate of

 

beans - to customers on Route 66.

 

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Guest medic978

I've been traveling to Hawaii on business recently (going back next

 

month) and have to comment on the greeat drivers there. They actually

 

use turn signals, will let you merge without trying to cut you off, and

 

are generally very friendly. What a wonderful experience. Wish we

 

could export that Aloha Spirit to the mainland.

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Guest brownwho63

While doing the IL 66 annual motor tour a couple of weeks ago, we

 

cruised up to Dwight and stopped at the restored Standard station in

 

Odell. One of the U.S. 40 tin can tourists was doing some 66

 

exploring. You can see the photo in my Bliss Blue Highways album at:

 

 

 

http://finance.ph.groups.yahoo.com/group/A...hotos/view/7720

 

?b=13

 

 

 

Bliss

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Guest Edward Mayer

Recently received the Summer 2006 issue.

 

 

 

While I've not yet had the time to read much of it I was struck by the

 

wonderful photo on page 25 of actor Joseph Jefferson portraying Rip.

 

 

 

This provides stirring proof for the old adage "a picture is worth a

 

thousand words".

 

 

 

Ned

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According to the online "bios" (

 

http://www.tincantourists.com/hnr/bios/index.htm pg. 9 ), that's Don Boehme

 

who's not too far from his home in Oak Park, IL.

 

 

 

--Denny

 

 

 

-----Original Message-----

 

From: brownwho63 [mailto:brownwho63@yahoo.com]

 

Sent: Friday, June 23, 2006 7:38 AM

 

To: AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com

 

Subject: [AMERICAN_ROAD] Tin Can Tourist

 

 

 

 

 

While doing the IL 66 annual motor tour a couple of weeks ago, we

 

cruised up to Dwight and stopped at the restored Standard station in

 

Odell. One of the U.S. 40 tin can tourists was doing some 66

 

exploring. You can see the photo in my Bliss Blue Highways album at:

 

 

 

http://finance.ph.groups.yahoo.com/group/A...hotos/view/7720

 

?b=13

 

 

 

Bliss

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Hey - it's time for slim's heart-o'-the-summer Lincoln

 

Highway E-Newletter. Just got back from a combo

 

business-pleasure trip in Austin, TX perhaps the BBQ

 

capital of the world. Frequent road trip navigator Terry

 

"Pops" Silver joined me on the Texas Barbeque Trail to

 

Elgin, Taylor, Lockhart and Luling, where we sampled

 

the finest hand made smoked sausage known to man,

 

and quite a few Shiner Bocks. Find out more about it

 

at: http://www.texasbbqtrail.com/index.php

 

 

 

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There's still time to register for the Indiana Lincoln Highway

 

Symposium - Building Tourism from an Old Road, to be

 

held July 28th and 29th in South Bend. Highlights include a

 

walking tour of downtown South Bend (where the Lincoln

 

and Dixie Highways cross), a chance to meet author Brian

 

Butko ( http://www.brianbutko.com/lh.html ), and artist

 

Mary Ann Michna ( http://maryannmichna.com/ ) a tour of

 

the new relocated Studebaker Museum

 

(http://www.studebakermuseum.org/ ), a car show

 

sponsored by Zolman Tire, many presentations covering

 

road related preservation projects, and lots of good will.

 

The symposium is sponsored by the Indiana Chapter of the

 

Lincoln Highway Association, Indiana Division of Historic

 

Preservation and Archaeology, Historic Landmarks

 

Foundation of Indiana, Indiana Center for History,

 

Studebaker National Museum and Indiana Main Street.

 

Everyone is welcome. There is a complete schedule of

 

events at the Indiana LHA web page:

 

http://www.indianalincolnhighway.com/

 

There are links for the registration form, and to register

 

on-line at signmeup.com. There are some scholarships

 

available which only require that you pay for meals, so

 

please contact Jan Shupert-Arick if you are even

 

considering attending, or for more information at:

 

260-471-5670 or janshupert@yahoo.com

 

Hope to see you there!

 

 

 

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Coming soon - Thursday thru Saturday, August 10-12,

 

2006 the Lincoln Highway Buy-Way Yard Sale returns.

 

This year's Lincoln Highway garage sale expands from Ohio

 

thru Indiana - over 500 miles! There are many events, and

 

a complete listing can be found at:

 

http://www.historicbyway.com/buywaylocations.html

 

There will be a special postal cancellation at 39 post offices

 

across Ohio, more info and a link to the locations is at:

 

http://xrl.us/pbp3

 

More info can be found at the Ohio Lincoln Highway

 

Historic Byway home:

 

http://www.historicbyway.com/index.html

 

I will be adding more information regarding Indiana LH

 

Buy-Way sites within the next few days at:

 

http://www.indianalincolnhighway.com/

 

 

 

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A Japanese couple, Toshio and Hiroko Koshimizu, have

 

toured the entire Lincoln Highway this year, and have

 

created an amazing web-site with slide shows covering

 

the entire route. Takes about two hours to view the

 

entire trip - and it's worth it - a wonderful resource

 

including documentation of many of the concrete markers.

 

Each link takes you to a page with a link to start the slide

 

show. At the second page click the green arrow button to

 

begin:

 

* NY&NJ http://snipurl.com/tncq

 

* PA http://snipurl.com/tncr

 

* WV&OH http://snipurl.com/tncu

 

* IN http://snipurl.com/tncw

 

* IL http://snipurl.com/tncx

 

* IA(1) http://snipurl.com/tncy

 

* IA(2) http://snipurl.com/tncz

 

* NE(1) http://snipurl.com/tnd0

 

* NE(2) http://snipurl.com/tnd2

 

* WY(1) http://snipurl.com/tnd3

 

* WY(2) http://snipurl.com/tnd4

 

* UT http://snipurl.com/tnd5

 

* NV(1) http://snipurl.com/tnd7

 

* NV(2) http://snipurl.com/tnd8

 

* CA http://snipurl.com/tnda

 

LH Trip Highlights: http://snipurl.com/tndb

 

1928 Concrete Markers: http://snipurl.com/tndf

 

At their home page they have links for other pages

 

they have created to document other road trips

 

including Route 66, Yellowstone Highway, and Old

 

US 80: http://koshi-net.com/driving/

 

 

 

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From Public Radio's Weekend America comes,

 

Road Trip, "Pack your bags and gas up the tank.

 

Weekend America kicks off its summer road trip

 

series on the Lincoln Highway, America's first

 

coast-to-coast road. Amanda Aronczyk, Weekend

 

America's East Coast editor, begins the journey in

 

Times Square, New York City, where the highway

 

starts. With a 1924 edition of "The Complete

 

Official Road Guide of the Lincoln Highway" in tow,

 

she looks for vestiges of the old route. We will

 

continue the road trip throughout the summer

 

on the show. The next leg picks up in the Midwest."

 

July 1, Part 1(scroll down for Road Trip & click the

 

Listen and gallery links, and notice the LHA and

 

Patrice Press links, yea!):

 

http://xrl.us/pbnn

 

July 15, Part 2 (at the very bottom):

 

http://xrl.us/pbnu

 

to be continued throughout the summer............

 

 

 

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

 

 

 

The truck convoy celebrating the 50th anniversary of the

 

Interstate system received lots of coverage, here's some

 

links to explore:

 

NCTV.com features day by day videos, a blog and lots

 

of links:

 

http://ncntv.org/events/060629/default.cfm

 

A symbol of trucking's pioneer - the Wingfoot Express

 

has joined the convoy:

 

http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/060615/clth027.html?.v=59

 

A story from Modern Tire Dealer:

 

http://xrl.us/od8z

 

Another story from eTrucker.com:

 

http://www.etrucker.com/apps/news/article.asp?id=53853

 

A press release on businesswire.com:

 

http://xrl.us/od84

 

From MercuryNews.com:

 

http://xrl.us/od88

 

From the Reno Gazette Journal:

 

http://xrl.us/od9e

 

From the University of Wyoming News:

 

http://www.uwyo.edu/news/showrelease.asp?id=8860

 

From KansasCity.com:

 

http://xrl.us/pbp4

 

NPR's Living on Earth has an audio archive of their

 

story on the convoy:

 

http://xrl.us/od9n

 

From the Chicago Tribune:

 

http://xrl.us/od9o

 

From the Washington Post with a pic of the Zero Mile

 

Marker:

 

http://xrl.us/od9v

 

From PilotOnline.com:

 

http://xrl.us/pbj9

 

WNDU TV 16 News in South Bend:

 

http://www.wndu.com/news/062006/news_51014.php

 

From PennLive.com:

 

http://xrl.us/pbks

 

"Brother Road: from AutoWeek:

 

http://xrl.us/pbkw

 

From NPR, National Public Radio, Talk of the Nation:

 

a miniseries in six parts, here's a link to the main page

 

http://xrl.us/pbmm - Highway System at 50:

 

(click each page, and the Listen link at the top)

 

Many of these articles mention the Lincoln Highway, and

 

offer their own interesting slant on things. I am

 

disappointed that the Lincoln Highway Association was

 

not mentioned.

 

 

 

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

 

 

 

The LHA Conference in 2007 will explore the little known

 

LH Colorado loop and will be hq'd in Fort Morgan, CO.

 

From the FortMorganTimes.com:

 

http://xrl.us/pbok

 

 

 

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

 

 

 

Historic Ligonier PA House tour sponsored by the

 

Lincoln Highway Heritage Corridor

 

http://xrl.us/od8e

 

 

 

A Review of Kevin Kutz's Lincoln Highway,

 

a new book featuring his drawings and paintings,

 

published by Stackpole Press, from PennLive.com:

 

http://xrl.us/pbot

 

 

 

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The Lincoln Highway Bed & Breakfast, built in 1946,

 

is now open in Van Wert, OH - from the

 

timesbulletin.com:

 

http://xrl.us/pbmv

 

and visit their website:

 

http://www.lincolnhighwaybedandbreakfast.com/

 

 

 

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LAPORTE, Ind. – The Indiana Department of

 

Transportation (INDOT) today announced it has awarded

 

nearly $20 million in Transportation Enhancement Program

 

(TEP) funds statewide. Each year, the Federal Highway

 

Administration (FHWA) sets aside funds that states award

 

to develop and build projects that enhance the existing

 

transportation system. Indiana’s Transportation

 

Enhancement Program allows funding for transportation

 

projects to expand beyond the traditional accommodations

 

for cars, trucks, buses and transit. In addition, TE projects

 

expand transportation opportunities to a broader range of

 

users. All TE projects include a required 20-percent local

 

match to demonstrate a strong local commitment to the

 

project. Transportation Enhancements are transportion-

 

related activities that strengthen the cultural, aesthetic and

 

environmental aspects of the nation’s inter-modal

 

transportation system. TEP funds finance a wide range of

 

nontraditional projects including the restoration of historic

 

transportation facilities, bike and pedestrian facilities,

 

landscaping and scenic beautification and mitigation of

 

water pollution from highway runoff.

 

Valparaiso Downtown Streetscape: A $625,000 award

 

will allow the City of Valparaiso to revitalize the historic

 

Lincoln Highway Corridor (State Road 130). The project

 

includes new sidewalks, streetlights, traffic signals,

 

benches, bicycle racks, trash receptacles and street

 

trees in a two-block area of the downtown corridor.

 

(This project will include Lincoln Highway signs,

 

reproduction concrete posts, and one recently donated

 

real concrete post.)

 

 

 

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

 

 

 

From the MidWeekNews.com - Mooseheart

 

just keeps on working:

 

http://xrl.us/pbm6

 

and checkout my Mooseheart pages at:

 

http://www.lincolnhighway.info/page6.html

 

(click on "more" to navigate thru the site)

 

 

 

Plan's to expand the Glidden Homestead on the LH

 

in Dekalb, IL from the Daily-Chronicle.com

 

http://xrl.us/pboo

 

 

 

A new group is formed in DeKalb to lead the

 

Lincoln Highway corridor revitalization efforts,

 

from the Daily-Chronicle.com:

 

http://xrl.us/pbop

 

 

 

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

 

 

 

Sandii Huemann-Kelly has posted the LHA Cedar Rapids

 

"post-conference" update at:

 

http://xrl.us/od9h

 

 

 

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

 

 

 

Dawson County Historical Museum in Lexington, NE

 

is a destination:

 

http://xrl.us/od8i

 

 

 

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

 

 

 

According to the Reno Gazette Journal, Lincoln Highway

 

signs unceremoniously appeared in Dayton, NV:

 

http://xrl.us/od9t

 

 

 

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

 

 

 

Historic Summit Garage in Altamont on the LH

 

still standing:

 

http://www.tracypress.com/local/2006-06-09-Historic.php

 

 

 

Mel's Drive-In on the LH, a PDF (pages 1 & 7) from the

 

Berkeley Daily Planet:

 

http://xrl.us/pbk2

 

 

 

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

 

 

 

A New York Times book review of Robert Sullivan's new

 

book - Cross Country, Fifteen Years and 90,000

 

Miles on the Roads and Interstates of America With

 

Lewis and Clark, a Lot of Bad Motels, a Moving Van,

 

Emily Post, Jack Kerouac, My Wife, My

 

Mother-in-Law, Two Kids, and Enough Coffee to Kill

 

an Elephant, from International Herald Tribune:

 

http://xrl.us/pbo8

 

 

 

From NPR, National Public Radio, Weekend Edition -

 

On the road with the Sterns (Road Food) - 12 meals a day:

 

http://xrl.us/pbk5 (click the Listen link at top, and check

 

out the road food links at the bottom)

 

 

 

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

 

 

 

The Gilmore Car Museum near Kalamazoo, MI has a new

 

exhibit: Alice Ramsey - Cross Country Road Trip, here's

 

their press release:

 

Gilmore Car Museum honors Alice Ramsey, the first

 

women to drive cross-country in an automobile.

 

Hickory Corners, MI

 

 

 

One of the newest exhibits at the Gilmore Car Museum,

 

in Hickory Corners, MI., honors the role Alice Ramsey had

 

in automotive history as the first woman to drive across the

 

country. From the time the automobile first appeared in the

 

United States in the late 1890s, several only dreamt of

 

making a transcontinental trip in the "new fangled

 

contraption." With less than 150 miles of paved roads in the

 

entire nation-most of which were located in the east-and the

 

horse and buggy being the norm of transportation, a cross

 

country trip didn't seem like a realistic endeavor. That was,

 

until 1903 when Dr. Horatio Nelson Jackson, on a whim

 

and a fifty-dollar bet, started his journey across the Untied

 

States. Departing San Francisco in a 20 horsepower Winton

 

Touring car, Jackson endured unpredictable weather, getting

 

lost, flat tires, and nonexistent roads. Sixty-three days later,

 

he arrived in New York City, making Jackson the first

 

person to successfully drive an automobile across the country.

 

In 1909, the Maxwell Motor Company challenged

 

22-year old Alice Ramsey, a housewife and mother from

 

Hackensack, NJ., to repeat Jackson's record breaking trip in

 

an effort to persuade more American women to take up

 

driving. Alice accepted the challenge and on June 9th, 1909,

 

she and three woman companions-none of whom drove-left

 

New York in a Maxwell touring car and headed for San

 

Francisco. Up until this time, only two-dozen automobiles-

 

all of which had been driven by men-had successfully made

 

the drive across the nation since Jackson's infamous 1903

 

trip. At that time, women were discouraged from driving,

 

suggesting that simply riding in a car was dangerous for them.

 

Some doctors actually warned of "Automobile Face," which

 

was said to cause a perpetually opened mouth, resulting in

 

sinus trouble. Ramsey was determined to prove them wrong.

 

Fifty-nine days and 3,800 miles later, she and her team

 

arrived in San Francisco, making Alice the first woman to

 

drive across the United States.

 

The Gilmore Car Museum is celebrating this historic event

 

with its newest exhibit, which recreates a scene from an

 

original 1909 photo offering a glimpse into the driving

 

conditions and hardships that early automotive pioneers faced.

 

The life-sized diorama depicts Alice Ramsey and her traveling

 

companions as they dealt with a broken axle on their 1909

 

Maxwell. Museum Advisory Committee member and author

 

of "The Kalamazoo Automobilist," David Lyon and his wife,

 

Jane, first presented the concept for the exhibit last year and

 

have worked tirelessly to see it come to completion. This new

 

exhibit, funded in part by Kalamazoo Auto Restorers Club,

 

MotorCities National Heritage Area, and AAA of Michigan,

 

provides a unique look at women's role in automotive history.

 

Alice Ramsey's courage and determination certainly inspired

 

countless women, and for that, she holds the honor as the first

 

woman inducted into the Automotive Hall of Fame.

 

"In Utah we hit a prairie dog hole in the road with such

 

force that a tie bolt came out of the tie rod connecting the front

 

wheels. Down went the front end, wheels spread-eagled,

 

breaking the spring seat over the front axle. We had a pilot car

 

with us and driver Frank Irving went back to Orr's ranch where

 

they had a forge and we were able to make temporary repairs.

 

In spite of everything, we finally made it across Nevada arriving

 

near midnight at the Riverside Hotel in Reno."

 

Alice Ramsey 1909

 

The Gilmore Car Museum opens for its 40th season on

 

May 1 and is open daily from of 9:00 A.M. to 5:00 PM and

 

until 6 PM on weekends, through the end of October. Located

 

in the heart of west Michigan, the museum is midway between

 

Kalamazoo, Grand Rapids, and Battle Creek, on M-43 and

 

Hickory Road. To learn more about the Gilmore Car Museum

 

visit: www.GilmoreCarMuseum.org.

 

The Gilmore Car Museum is a 501©3 Non-profit, Educational

 

and Historic Preservation Foundation incorporated under the

 

laws of the State of Michigan. While you are there be sure to

 

check out their Ypsilanti inspired 1948 Tucker. The Gilmore is

 

also the repository for the Tucker Automobile Club of America's

 

Historical Collection.

 

 

 

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Ebay Auctions:

 

 

 

A real photo postcard of Ezra Meeker at the Old Oregon

 

Trail Restaurant reached $198.46:

 

http://xrl.us/pbqb

 

 

 

The highly desired linen postcard of Dunkel's Gulf Station

 

on the LH in Bedford, PA brought $152.30:

 

http://xrl.us/pbqc

 

 

 

A real photo postcard of the gas station at the Log Cabin

 

Tourist Camp on the LH in Wooster, OH closed at $70.99

 

(aarrgghh - I forgot to bid on this!)

 

http://xrl.us/pbqd

 

 

 

A set of four vintage real photo postcards of Carroll,

 

Iowa attracted 14 bids and brought $142.50:

 

http://xrl.us/pbqg

 

 

 

A worn real photo of Budd's on Sideling Hill on the LH

 

in PA brought $56:

 

http://xrl.us/pbqj

 

 

 

A real photo postcard of Ezra Meeker with his Oregon

 

Trail rig at Silverton, OR brought $102.50:

 

http://xrl.us/pbqh

 

 

 

Two shield-shaped (not embossed) US 8 and US 141

 

signs from Michigan closed at $322.88:

 

http://xrl.us/pbqk

 

 

 

An embossed shield-shaped US 6 sign from Colorado

 

brought $838:

 

http://xrl.us/pbqm

 

 

 

The elusive 1913 LHA Booklet by Engineer Frank Trego,

 

Lincoln Highway Route, Road Conditions and Directions,

 

essentially the 1st LH guide, attracted 18 bids and

 

closed at $340.99 (I've only seen this once before):

 

http://xrl.us/pbqo

 

 

 

Some stole a complete set of the Keystone Geography

 

set of the Lincoln Highway stereoscope views when

 

the auction it closed after 11 bids at $139.50 (These

 

real photo stereoview typically bring $5 - $10 each,

 

and whole sets which are rare should add a premium):

 

http://xrl.us/pbqq

 

 

 

A water-transfer souvenir decal of the Grandview Ship

 

Hotel on the LH in PA attracted 12 bids and closed at

 

$91.03 (Is this a new decal record?):

 

http://xrl.us/pbqr

 

 

 

A printed black and white postcard interior view of the

 

famed Ariston Restaurant on Rt 66 in Litchfield, IL

 

closed at $62:

 

http://xrl.us/pbqs

 

 

 

A very nice real photo postcard of the Sierra Tavern

 

in Truckee, CA brought $179.26:

 

http://xrl.us/pbqt

 

 

 

A 1909-1910 Pierce - Arrow Motor Car Co Instruction

 

Booklet attracted 12 bids and closed at $4,045 - whoa!

 

http://xrl.us/pbqu

 

 

 

A medallion from a 1928 Lincoln Highway concrete

 

marker attracted 20 bids and closed at $255:

 

http://xrl.us/pbqv

 

 

 

A straight-thru porcelain LH sign from the California

 

State Automobile Association, with noted flaws

 

was won by a noted sign collector at $705:

 

http://xrl.us/pbqw

 

 

 

A real photo postcard of Lookout Point Hotel at

 

Emigrant Gap, CA brought $66:

 

http://xrl.us/pbqx

 

 

 

A 1922 Pikes Peak Ocean to Ocean map booklet

 

(1/2 of a set - the other booklet covers place

 

descriptions, lodging, etc.) brought $102.50:

 

http://xrl.us/pbqz

 

 

 

A scarce real photo view of the Hill Crest Gas

 

Station at Tulls Hill on the LH in PA closed at

 

$112.99 after 16 bids:

 

http://xrl.us/pbq2

 

 

 

An older real photo postcard of a gas station

 

in Hooker, MO (which I assume is near Devil's

 

Elbow - Route 66) brought only 4 bids and

 

closed at $282.45:

 

http://xrl.us/pbq3

 

 

 

Another one of those cast iron toy US 30 signs

 

showed up and closed at $40.66:

 

http://xrl.us/pbq4

 

 

 

Hey folks - that's all for now. Try to stay cool -

 

hey you're already pretty cool if you're readin'

 

this.

 

 

 

yer pal,

 

 

 

ypsi-slim

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Toshio,

 

 

 

What a wondeful look at our country thru the eyes of

 

a visitor from abroad.

 

I recognize some of the places - having driven most

 

of 30, over the years, between New Jersey and Iowa.

 

Thank you for the great views.

 

 

 

Hudsonly,

 

Alex Burr

 

 

 

 

 

--- Toshio Koshimizu <t-koshi@nona.dti.ne.jp> wrote:

 

 

 

> My wife and I drove up all the way of Lincoln

 

> Highway from New York

 

> to San Francisco on last June.

 

> Although we missed several famous landmarks, we

 

> could visit and see

 

> many landmarks and attractions.

 

> We also could find a lot of 1928 Concrete Lincoln

 

> Highway Markers.

 

> We took thousands of photos. I made slide shows of

 

> selection of those

 

> photos and posted on the net. URLs are as follows:

 

>

 

> * Highlights http://koshi-

 

> net.com/driving/slide/LH00Highlights/index.htm

 

> * 1928 Markers http://koshi-

 

> net.com/driving/slide/LH00Markers/index.htm

 

> * NY&NJ

 

>

 

http://koshi-net.com/driving/slide/LH01-02NY-NJ/index.htm

 

>

 

> * PA

 

> http://koshi-net.com/driving/slide/LH03PA/index.htm

 

> * WV&OH

 

>

 

http://koshi-net.com/driving/slide/LH04-05WV-OH/index.htm

 

>

 

> * IN

 

> http://koshi-net.com/driving/slide/LH06IN/index.htm

 

> * IL

 

> http://koshi-net.com/driving/slide/LH07IL/index.htm

 

> * IA(1)

 

> http://koshi-net.com/driving/slide/LH08IA1/index.htm

 

> * IA(2)

 

> http://koshi-net.com/driving/slide/LH08IA2/index.htm

 

> * NE(1)

 

> http://koshi-net.com/driving/slide/LH09NE1/index.htm

 

>

 

> * NE(2)

 

> http://koshi-net.com/driving/slide/LH09NE2/index.htm

 

>

 

> * WY(1)

 

> http://koshi-net.com/driving/slide/LH10WY1/index.htm

 

>

 

> * WY(2)

 

> http://koshi-net.com/driving/slide/LH10WY2/index.htm

 

>

 

> * UT

 

> http://koshi-net.com/driving/slide/LH11UT/index.htm

 

> * NV(1)

 

> http://koshi-net.com/driving/slide/LH12NV1/index.htm

 

>

 

> * NV(2)

 

> http://koshi-net.com/driving/slide/LH12NV2/index.htm

 

>

 

> * CA

 

> http://koshi-net.com/driving/slide/LH13CA/index.htm

 

>

 

>

 

> I would very appreciate if I can hear your comments.

 

>

 

>

 

>

 

>

 

>

 

 

 

 

 

A positive attitude may not solve all your problems,

 

but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort.

 

 

 

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--- In AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com, "Toshio Koshimizu" <t-

 

koshi@...> wrote:

 

>

 

> My wife and I drove up all the way of Lincoln Highway from New

 

York

 

> to San Francisco on last June.

 

> Although we missed several famous landmarks, we could visit and

 

see

 

> many landmarks and attractions.

 

> We also could find a lot of 1928 Concrete Lincoln Highway

 

Markers.

 

> We took thousands of photos. I made slide shows of selection of

 

those

 

> photos and posted on the net. URLs are as follows:

 

>

 

> * Highlights http://koshi-

 

> net.com/driving/slide/LH00Highlights/index.htm

 

> * 1928 Markers http://koshi-

 

> net.com/driving/slide/LH00Markers/index.htm

 

> * NY&NJ http://koshi-net.com/driving/slide/LH01-02NY-NJ/index.htm

 

> * PA http://koshi-net.com/driving/slide/LH03PA/index.htm

 

> * WV&OH http://koshi-net.com/driving/slide/LH04-05WV-

 

OH/index.htm

 

> * IN http://koshi-net.com/driving/slide/LH06IN/index.htm

 

> * IL http://koshi-net.com/driving/slide/LH07IL/index.htm

 

> * IA(1) http://koshi-net.com/driving/slide/LH08IA1/index.htm

 

> * IA(2) http://koshi-net.com/driving/slide/LH08IA2/index.htm

 

> * NE(1) http://koshi-

 

net.com/driving/slide/LH09NE1/index.htm

 

> * NE(2) http://koshi-net.com/driving/slide/LH09NE2/index.htm

 

> * WY(1) http://koshi-net.com/driving/slide/LH10WY1/index.htm

 

> * WY(2) http://koshi-net.com/driving/slide/LH10WY2/index.htm

 

> * UT http://koshi-net.com/driving/slide/LH11UT/index.htm

 

> * NV(1) http://koshi-net.com/driving/slide/LH12NV1/index.htm

 

> * NV(2) http://koshi-

 

net.com/driving/slide/LH12NV2/index.htm

 

> * CA http://koshi-net.com/driving/slide/LH13CA/index.htm

 

>

 

> I would very appreciate if I can hear your comments.

 

>

 

Toshio,

 

Domo Arrigato for a splendid visit along the Lincoln Highway. It

 

brought back many good memories of our trip in 2003.

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Guest Bob Reynolds

--- In AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com, "Toshio Koshimizu" <t-koshi@...>

 

wrote:

 

>

 

> My wife and I drove up all the way of Lincoln Highway from New York

 

> to San Francisco on last June.

 

> Although we missed several famous landmarks, we could visit and see

 

> many landmarks and attractions.

 

> We also could find a lot of 1928 Concrete Lincoln Highway Markers.

 

> We took thousands of photos. I made slide shows of selection of those

 

> photos and posted on the net.

 

>

 

> I would very appreciate if I can hear your comments.

 

>

 

That's a wonderful collection of photos! Thanks for sharing!

 

Since I live in the southern part of the US, I'm always amazed at the

 

amount of brick paving found in states like Ohio and Nebraska. We

 

simply don't have very much of that down south:)

 

 

 

I absolutely loved the pictures of the signs for the Seedling Mile

 

School. What a cool name!

 

 

 

 

 

Happy Motoring,

 

 

 

BabyBoomerBob

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Guest Jim Michalek

I made a post in the database section about my church's upcoming Corn

 

and Chicken Roast. Check it out and I hope to see some of you there.

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Guest Veronica Jablonski

Very nice pictures, how long did it take you to do the drive? Did you have a set

 

schedule of trying to drive so many miles a day?

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Guest cottondrop@aol.com

Wow thanks for the Studebaker museum link, my first car back in 1961 was a

 

1960 Studebaker Lark with a flathead 6, the price was 300 dollars, lol my

 

liablity insurance for a 16 year old young man cost more per year than the car

 

cost.

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Guest Toshio Koshimizu

This is Toshio Koshimizu,

 

I would like to thank all members who gave me warm comments

 

and/or kind suggestions..

 

 

 

to Veronica,

 

The followings are our schedule and driving distance for each day:

 

June 5 (Mon) Tokyo - New York (NY) - Newark(NJ) 57 miles

 

6 (Tue) Newark - Trenton(NJ) - Paradise(PA) 157 miles

 

7 (Wed) Paradide - Lancaster(PA) - Greenburg(PA) 228 miles

 

8 (Thur) Greenburg - Chester(WV) - Wooster(OH) 196 miles

 

9 (Fri) Wooster - Upper Sandusky(OH) - Fort Wayne(IN) 213 miles

 

10 (St) Fort Wayne (stay) 31 miles

 

11 (Sun) Fort Wayne - South Bend(IN) - Shererville(IN) 194 miles

 

12 (Mon) Shererville - Rocchelle(IL) - Clinton(IA) 195 miles

 

13 (Tue) Clinton - Cedar Rapids(IA) - Marshalltown(IA) 192 miles

 

14 (Wed) Marshalltown - Ames(NE) - Omaha(NE) 225 miles

 

15 (Thur) Omaha (stay) 39 miles

 

16 (Fri) Omaha - Grand Island(NE) - Lexington(NE) 276 miles

 

17 (Sat) Lexington - North Platte(NE) - Sidney(NE) 231 miles

 

18 (Sun) Sidney - Cheyenne(WY) - Laramie(WY) 180 miles

 

19 (Mon) Laramie - Medicine Bow(WY) - Rock Springs(WY) 255 miles

 

20 (Tue) Rock Springs - Evanston(WY) - Salt Lake City(UT) 201 miles

 

21 (Wed) Salt Lake City (stay) 92 miles

 

22 (Thur) Salt Lake City - Tooele(UT) - Wendover(UT) 239 miles

 

23 (Fri) Wendover - Ely(NV) - Eureka(NV) 246 miles

 

24 (Sat) Eureka - Fallon(NV) - Sparks(NV) 249 miles

 

25 (Sun) Sparks - Donner Pass(CA) - Sacramento(CA) 166 miles

 

26 (Mon) Sacramento - Vallejo(CA) - San Francisco(CA) 120 miles

 

27 (Tue) San Francisco (stay) 46 miles

 

28 (Wed) San Francisco - 15 miles to Airport

 

29 (Thur) - Tokyo

 

Total 25 days, 4,043 miles

 

 

 

Veronica Jablonski Wrote:

 

Very nice pictures, how long did it take you to do the drive?

 

Did you have a set schedule of trying to drive so many miles a day?

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Wow, you got a one year old car in 1961 for $300?! What was it's

 

price new? I thought that even cheap cars at that time would have run

 

in the $1200-$1500 range. --sw

 

 

 

 

 

--- In AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com, cottondrop@... wrote:

 

>

 

> Wow thanks for the Studebaker museum link, my first car back in 1961

 

was a

 

> 1960 Studebaker Lark with a flathead 6, the price was 300 dollars,

 

lol my

 

> liablity insurance for a 16 year old young man cost more per year

 

than the car cost.

 

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Hi all.

 

Thanks for allowing me to join your group.

 

Just wanted to say hello and give a quick little introduction.

 

My name is Missy, my hubby is in the Wyoming National Guard based in

 

Laramie, we have 4 kids and while he is finishing his last year on his

 

contract, the kids and I are living near Luke AFB in Arizona.

 

 

 

I was really pleased to see the post regarding the Lincoln Highway.

 

When we moved to Wyoming we crossed Sherman Peak coming from Cheyenne

 

on our way to Laramie and my kids about had a heart attack when we hit

 

the peak to see the gigantic statue of Abraham Lincoln glaring down on

 

them! LOL

 

 

 

Looking forward to more great pictures and trips as shared by the

 

group!

 

Have a blessed week everyone.

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