Guest Nicole Posted January 8, 2003 Report Share Posted January 8, 2003 Please forgive my ignorance....but where is 61? How far do you plan on going? Nicole --- In AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com, "airfrogusmc" <abphoto7@c...> wrote: > Nicole, > > Though I enjoy many old stretches of two lane pavement I too am > partial to the double 6's. I am starting to plan a 61 trip in the > fall and everyone here has been very helpful. Welcome.. > > Allen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest rt66roadologist@comcast.net Posted January 8, 2003 Report Share Posted January 8, 2003 Hi out there there is a AP ARTICLE that was released in the we hours of the morning about 130am.It was done by some one who was there wensday.I couldn't Email it out but most lickly it will be out there all weekend.I fould it in the Pentagraph go to pentagraph.com it was under top stories.One thing Like Michale says in his book ROUTE 66 IS EVER CHANGING.My thank go out the the BEELER FAMILY for all that thay have done for the ROAD AND THE Illinois ASSN AND HOSTING THE HALL OF FAME.Jeff Meyer The Original Roadologist &One of the PROUD COFOUNDER OF THE ROUTE 66 ASSN OF ILLINOIS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest rt66roadologist@comcast.net Posted January 8, 2003 Report Share Posted January 8, 2003 Hi every one, late last night about 1am AP relesed a article on the Dixie it was done wensday.I fould it on the Pantagraph web site (pantagraph.com)I could not mail it ok becuse it was a AP article I think.So look for this it should show up latter today and over the weekend.Also I would like to thank to beeler family for all thay have done for route66 and the Route66 Assn of Illinois and hosting the Hall Of Fame.Thanks Jeff Meyer THE ORIGINAL ROADOLOGIST & One of the CO FUNDERS of the Route 66 Association of Illinois. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jim Hunter Posted January 8, 2003 Report Share Posted January 8, 2003 You can see the article at Newsday.com http://www.newsday.com/news/nationworld/wire/.. Scroll down to Family Sells Famous Route 66 Truck Stop. The direct link to the article is: http://www.newsday.com/news/nationworld/wi...-stop,0,7613011. story?coll=sns-ap-nationworld-headlines Jim Hunter Photography Assignment - Stock - Fine Art 6300 Prairie Sage, NW Albuquerque, NM 87120 505-898-9039 http://www.jimhunter.com jim@jimhunter.com Remember, images are the primary vehicle of communicating in our culture. ----- Original Message ----- From: rt66roadologist@comcast.net To: route66 ; ill66 ; AMERICAN ROAD Sent: Friday, August 01, 2003 12:15 PM Subject: [AMERICAN_ROAD] DIXIE CLOSING AP ARTICAL Hi every one, late last night about 1am AP relesed a article on the Dixie it was done wensday.I fould it on the Pantagraph web site (pantagraph.com)I could not mail it ok becuse it was a AP article I think.So look for this it should show up latter today and over the weekend.Also I would like to thank to beeler family for all thay have done for route66 and the Route66 Assn of Illinois and hosting the Hall Of Fame.Thanks Jeff Meyer THE ORIGINAL ROADOLOGIST & One of the CO FUNDERS of the Route 66 Association of Illinois. Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ADVERTISEMENT 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.com To UNSUBSCRIBE from this group, send an email to: AMERICAN_ROAD-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com To POST a message via e-mail, send it to: AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest airfrogusmc Posted January 8, 2003 Report Share Posted January 8, 2003 Nichole, 61's Northern starting point is Forest Lake, Minn and its southern point is New Orleans. I'm still planning the trip so I haven't figured out if I'm starting in Minn or farther south. Time is a big deciding factor. If you haven't already check out some of my images fro the road that I dropped in a folder marked Allen More Stuff in the photo section. I'm sure I will find lots of interesting subject matter on the 61 trip. Allen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jim Hunter Posted January 8, 2003 Report Share Posted January 8, 2003 Here is another article that everyone might find interesting. This one is from Preservation Online at http://www.nationaltrust.org/magazine/ Here is a quote from the article: "Earlier this month, a colorful 36-foot RV completed a 66-day journey on 2,448-mile-long Route 66—from California to Chicago and back. " You can read the complete article at http://www.nationaltrust.org/magazine/news/index.htm Jim Hunter Photography Assignment - Stock - Fine Art 6300 Prairie Sage, NW Albuquerque, NM 87120 505-898-9039 http://www.jimhunter.com jim@jimhunter.com Remember, images are the primary vehicle of communicating in our culture. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Nicole Posted January 8, 2003 Report Share Posted January 8, 2003 Hi Allen- I'll bet you'll find a lot of interesting things too along the way. It's those geographical areas I don't take for granted anymore, that I would now appreciate to travel and explore in. I am from the midwest (Michigan) and was always fascinated with the west. I thought my "green" and lush surroundings along with the flatland were the absolute worst. I longed for rock, brown, sand, mountains, and exploring the west. I should not have been so hard on what the midwest/east has to offer, because now that I am not there anymore......I miss its beauty that I once seemed to overlook. I now live where it can't get any more brown. I guess if that's what I wanted.....I sure got it! We take off for the day and drive up Highway 68 into Kingman just so we can go see green in the Hualapai Mountains! (Not to mention that gives me a little time on Route 66!) I am happier out west.....but I also learned something, and that is all the roads, no matter where they are, are beautiful and have so much history, people, and experiences to offer. I am no longer biased to just any scenic road in Arizona and California.......I've learned to appreciate what the road has to offer anywhere. I look forward to learning from people in this group of their experiences all over the place on the road. Nicole --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free, easy-to-use web site design software Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest cuon66 Posted January 8, 2003 Report Share Posted January 8, 2003 FYI:Tim Steil journaled this drive on another (66) list & probably published his book on this highway drive. Kevin --- In AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com, "Nicole" <arizona66nms@y...> wrote: > Please forgive my ignorance....but where is 61? How far do you plan > on going? > > Nicole > > > Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Alex Burr Posted January 8, 2003 Report Share Posted January 8, 2003 Actually, if you want to get a little technical about the whole thing, U S 61 actually has it's origins, in the north, in Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada, and is signed as Ontario 61. Curiously, today between Duluth and the Canadian border it is, in the 2003 Rand McNally atlas, signed as MN 61, but MicroSoft Streets & Trips 2003 signs it as U S 61. Hudsonly, Alex B --- airfrogusmc <abphoto7@comcast.net> wrote: > Nichole, > > 61's Northern starting point is Forest Lake, Minn > and its southern > point is New Orleans. I'm still planning the trip so > I haven't > figured out if I'm starting in Minn or farther > south. Time is a big > deciding factor. > > If you haven't already check out some of my images > fro the road that > I dropped in a folder marked Allen More Stuff in the > photo section. > I'm sure I will find lots of interesting subject > matter on the 61 > trip. > > Allen > > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free, easy-to-use web site design software http://sitebuilder.yahoo.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ganderson35 Posted January 9, 2003 Report Share Posted January 9, 2003 We would like to point you to the latest online develpoment on the ongoing project between the Kansas State Historical Society and the American Diner Museum's research of the Valentine Diner Co. of Wichita, Ks. Click on the link below which should bring you to the latest developments of out research. If you have any additional information that you would like to share with us please email me. Kansas State Historical Society http://www.kshs.org/diners/index.htm Thank You, Gregg Anderson ganderson@americandinermuseum.org American Diner Museum www.americandinermuseum.org Kansas State Historical Society http://www.kshs.org/diners/index.htm A local company built some of the most unusual metal diners, and experts hope Wichitans have more information about them. By Beccy Tanner The Wichita Eagle Wichita-made eateries have fans all over "Uncle Bob" Hatter was having the chicken noodle special by himself in a booth. Walt Muller was sitting on a counter stool, glancing at the morning paper, carrying on about an article that said the electric company wants to pass tree-trimming costs on to Wichita customers. Parents with small children ate alongside elderly folks who had come in for a quick bite. During the Friday noon rush, about 70 customers crowded into Brint's Diner, a tiny metal building at Lincoln and Oliver. For nearly three decades, that building and thousands of other all- metal diners were mass-produced by Valentine Manufacturing in Wichita. Brint's is one of the last Valentine diners remaining and operating as a diner in Wichita. Valentine diners are among the more unusual diners, said Gregg Anderson, spokesman for the American Diner Museum in Providence, R.I. "This is a piece of the working man's history," he said. "They are community gathering places. What happens at them today is the same thing that happened when they were first built. You go to these diners to get the news of the day and have a great meal." The museum -- in conjunction with the Kansas State Historical Society in Topeka -- is looking for former employees of Valentine Manufacturing and of Valentine diners to gather information for a traveling exhibit still in the planning stages. "We care about diners manufactured everywhere," Anderson said. "But several museums and historical societies have acquired these Valentine diners, and we want to make the exhibit available to them for use as a fund-raising tool to restore diners." From 1938 to 1971, more than 2,000 Valentine diner units were manufactured and sold to buyers in every state but Washington. The company's founder was Arthur H. Valentine, a Wichita restaurant owner and promoter. He operated a hamburger stand until he came up with the idea to start manufacturing six-stool diners. In 1938, he opened his plant and employed six people at 1446 N. Barwise Ave. The most popular model of diner was the Little Chef, a 10-stool restaurant that retailed for $3,300. Potential buyers simply had to find a spot of land to put it on, build a foundation and hook up utilities. When Valentine died in 1953, the company went through a series of owners before it was purchased in 1959 by Byron and Robert Radcliff. They kept the Valentine name but moved the company to 1020 S. McComas Ave. and expanded it to include ice cream stores, liquor stores, portable dry-cleaning stations, ticket booths for turnpikes, and buildings for used-car lots and filling stations. By the 1960s, the old six- to 10-seat diners had been expanded to seat about 40 people. Anderson said what fascinates him most about the Valentines is how small they were in comparison with East Coast diners. "They could go in between buildings, on corners, almost anywhere," he said. Blair Tarr, curator of decorative arts for the Kansas State Historical Society, said Valentine diners are one of the most asked- about pieces of Kansas architecture. There is a replica of a Valentine diner in the society's museum in Topeka. The Historical Society hopes to document where the diners are now and how long they have been at their locations. "We think a lot of these diners ended up in small farm towns where the locals met to eat," Tarr said. "And that by now, people may not realize they even have a Valentine diner." Other Valentine buildings that still exist in Wichita include the Dyne-Quik at 1202 N. Broadway Ave., the former Such-A-Burger at 134 Hillside Ave. and Taco Nacho at 1227 S. Seneca St. Brint's Diner has been at the corner of Lincoln and Oliver since 1960. It's a modified double-deluxe diner that seats 70 people. Danny Dean has owned the diner with his wife, Tania, for the past three years. He says the success of the diner has been, and still is, high-quality food, low prices and good employees. "The diner is like a family reunion every day," he said. Bob Hatter agrees. "I started coming here about two years ago. My favorite is their pork chops," he said. "But they are always real friendly. You can sit down and enjoy your meal.... I bring my kids here on the weekends." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest tim steil Posted January 9, 2003 Report Share Posted January 9, 2003 hey kevin thanks for the PR i already sent allen and nicole a note for the rest of the folks....there is info at timsteil.com...under "take a trip" thanks tim ----- Original Message ----- From: cuon66 <oldroad@sbcglobal.net> To: <AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Friday, August 01, 2003 2:15 PM Subject: [AMERICAN_ROAD] Re: For Allen/US 61 > FYI:Tim Steil journaled this drive on another (66) list & probably > published his book on this highway drive. > > Kevin > > > > --- In AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com, "Nicole" <arizona66nms@y...> wrote: > > Please forgive my ignorance....but where is 61? How far do you plan > > on going? > > > > Nicole > > > > > > > > > > > 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.com > > To UNSUBSCRIBE from this group, send an email to: > AMERICAN_ROAD-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com > > To POST a message via e-mail, send it to: AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com > > > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ > > Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest airfrogusmc Posted January 9, 2003 Report Share Posted January 9, 2003 Kip, Thanks, I'm going to need all the help I can get so its all appreciated. If anyone know of a guide book or any other reading material that might help me retrace old two lane pavement plus all the personal experience and advise is much appreciated. Thnaks to all, Allen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Alex Burr Posted January 9, 2003 Report Share Posted January 9, 2003 Kip, William McKean's book, "Highway 61" is available thru www.amazon.com - http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/search-h...5740118-9039104 Hudsonly, Alex B --- Rudyard Welborn <r.Welborn@worldnet.ATT.net> wrote: > Tims site is probably the best "guide"...I dont > think that there are any > "guides" published for 61 right now (except McKeen's > book)--if anyone knows > of one, I would love to see it! When you get down > to the Delta of > Mississippi there is a book called "Blues > Travelling" that is well worth > securing...Tsingtao, Kip > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "airfrogusmc" <abphoto7@comcast.net> > To: <AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com> > Sent: Friday, August 01, 2003 9:35 PM > Subject: [AMERICAN_ROAD] Re: For Allen/US 61 > > > > Kip, > > > > Thanks, I'm going to need all the help I can get > so its all > > appreciated. If anyone know of a guide book or any > other reading > > material that might help me retrace old two lane > pavement plus all > > the personal experience and advise is much > appreciated. > > > > Thnaks to all, > > Allen > > > > > > > > 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.com > > > > To UNSUBSCRIBE from this group, send an email to: > > AMERICAN_ROAD-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com > > > > To POST a message via e-mail, send it to: > AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com > > > > > > > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to > http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ > > > > > > > > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free, easy-to-use web site design software http://sitebuilder.yahoo.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest airfrogusmc Posted January 9, 2003 Report Share Posted January 9, 2003 Thanks guys, That will be a definate read. I was bidding on a 1931 road atlas but lost it. Is most of the old road still driveable? Allen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest tim steil Posted January 9, 2003 Report Share Posted January 9, 2003 > WOrthy of note, in the north the original 61 paralelled I-35 (it is 261 or > 361 to Duluth...then it followed the North Shore to the canadian border > (that road is now SR 61)...until Tim's book is out, William McKeen's book > "Highway 61"is a pretty good travelogue of the Blues Highway...Tsingtao, Kip hey Kip and all: fyi....that piece of cheese MBI plans to publish is not really a turn by turn guide....as I explained to Jim Ross in an off list email...its more of a lot of "guy finds guitar player in bar on highway 61, shoots the breeze for a while, repeat" sort of affair. it aso features a photo of the MO/AR border arch by some guy named...um...Kip something or another tim > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "airfrogusmc" <abphoto7@comcast.net> > To: <AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com> > Sent: Friday, August 01, 2003 2:39 PM > Subject: [AMERICAN_ROAD] Re: For Allen/US 61 > > > > Nichole, > > > > 61's Northern starting point is Forest Lake, Minn and its southern > > point is New Orleans. I'm still planning the trip so I haven't > > figured out if I'm starting in Minn or farther south. Time is a big > > deciding factor. > > > > If you haven't already check out some of my images fro the road that > > I dropped in a folder marked Allen More Stuff in the photo section. > > I'm sure I will find lots of interesting subject matter on the 61 > > trip. > > > > Allen > > > > > > > > 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.com > > > > To UNSUBSCRIBE from this group, send an email to: > > AMERICAN_ROAD-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com > > > > To POST a message via e-mail, send it to: AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com > > > > > > > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ > > > > > > > > > > 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.com > > To UNSUBSCRIBE from this group, send an email to: > AMERICAN_ROAD-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com > > To POST a message via e-mail, send it to: AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com > > > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ > > Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest tim steil Posted January 10, 2003 Report Share Posted January 10, 2003 The American Diner Museum is ready to serve you, 24 hours a day. You can buy one if you want, or just find one near you. But most important, you can finally understand what they're saying to the folk behind the window when you order your eggs and hash. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alfozon66 Posted January 10, 2003 Report Share Posted January 10, 2003 Shellee, Great to hear that you will be in Kansas City. I look forward to seeing your exhibit, perhaps even coming by to see you speak. Larry Kinsey --- In AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com, Shellee Graham <SHELLEE66@E...> wrote: > September 30, 2003 > > Howdy folks, > > Just wanted to let you know that my touring photo exhibit "RETURN TO ROUTE > 66: > Photographs from the Mother Road," will be in Kansas City, Missouri from > October 19 - December 7, 2003. > > I will also be doing a talk there on Saturday, October 25th. (I'll be > nervous > enough so don't worry about making the talk - No, it will be a nice slide > show of many Route 66 images, some in the show, some not.). > > Here's the schedule for the next 15 months, hopefully, it will be in your > "hood." If not, please consider a lovely 2-lane roadtrip to get there... > Hehe. > > Thanks and regards, > > Shellee Graham > (that Coral Court Motel gal > http://www.smithkramer.com/route66.html > > -------------------------------------------------------------------- ----- > "RETURN TO ROUTE 66: Photographs from the Mother Road" by Shellee Graham > -------------------------------------------------------------------- ----- > * 70 color and b/w photographs with accompanying text > * (Updated with newer photos and text on March 2003) > > October 19 - December 7, 2003 > KANSAS CITY PUBLIC LIBRARY > Kansas City, Missouri > > January 4 - February 22, 2004 > BOOTH WESTERN ART MUSEUM > Cartersville, Georgia > > > March 21 - May 9, 2004 > > (Open Date) > > June 6 - July 25, 2004 > MUSCATINE ART CENTER > Muscatine, Iowa > > August 22 - October 10, 2004 > EDMOND HISTORICAL SOCIETY > Edmond, Oklahoma > --------------------------------------------------------- > For more dates in 2005 -- 2006, check the > http://www.smithkramer.com/route66.html website > ----------------------------------------------- > Smith Kramer Fine Art Services, Kansas City, MO > Toll Free: (800) 222-7522 > email: skexhibit@s... > > > > Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Shellee Graham Posted January 10, 2003 Report Share Posted January 10, 2003 Hi Larry, Thanks for your message. I goofed up on the day of the talk in KC. The talk will be on Sunday, Oct. 26th at 3 pm. (I'm just not together yet, still fighting a cold in the 2nd week...) Hope you'll be able to catch the exhibit until December 7th. I'll double check on the dates too. Hehe. It couldn't hurt. Thanks and best regards, Shellee G. on 10/1/03 6:23 AM, alfozon66 at alf@mia.net wrote: > Shellee, > > Great to hear that you will be in Kansas City. I look forward to > seeing your exhibit, perhaps even coming by to see you speak. > > Larry Kinsey > > > --- In AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com, Shellee Graham <SHELLEE66@E...> > wrote: >> September 30, 2003 >> >> Howdy folks, >> >> Just wanted to let you know that my touring photo exhibit "RETURN > TO ROUTE >> 66: >> Photographs from the Mother Road," will be in Kansas City, Missouri > from >> October 19 - December 7, 2003. >> >> I will also be doing a talk there on Saturday, October 25th. (I'll > be >> nervous >> enough so don't worry about making the talk - No, it will be a > nice slide >> show of many Route 66 images, some in the show, some not.). >> >> Here's the schedule for the next 15 months, hopefully, it will be > in your >> "hood." If not, please consider a lovely 2-lane roadtrip to get > there... >> Hehe. >> >> Thanks and regards, >> >> Shellee Graham >> (that Coral Court Motel gal >> http://www.smithkramer.com/route66.html >> >> -------------------------------------------------------------------- > ----- >> "RETURN TO ROUTE 66: Photographs from the Mother Road" by Shellee > Graham >> -------------------------------------------------------------------- > ----- >> * 70 color and b/w photographs with accompanying text >> * (Updated with newer photos and text on March 2003) >> >> October 19 - December 7, 2003 >> KANSAS CITY PUBLIC LIBRARY >> Kansas City, Missouri >> >> January 4 - February 22, 2004 >> BOOTH WESTERN ART MUSEUM >> Cartersville, Georgia >> >>> March 21 - May 9, 2004 >>> (Open Date) >> >> June 6 - July 25, 2004 >> MUSCATINE ART CENTER >> Muscatine, Iowa >> >> August 22 - October 10, 2004 >> EDMOND HISTORICAL SOCIETY >> Edmond, Oklahoma >> --------------------------------------------------------- >> For more dates in 2005 -- 2006, check the >> http://www.smithkramer.com/route66.html website >> ----------------------------------------------- >> Smith Kramer Fine Art Services, Kansas City, MO >> Toll Free: (800) 222-7522 >> email: skexhibit@s... >> >> >> >> > > > > 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.com > > To UNSUBSCRIBE from this group, send an email to: > AMERICAN_ROAD-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com > > To POST a message via e-mail, send it to: AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com > > > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ > > Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bakerhab2003 Posted January 10, 2003 Report Share Posted January 10, 2003 This message is for anyone who will be in the vicinity of the Goffs Schoolhouse (Route 66 1926-1931 alignment) on the first weekend of any month from October, 2003 through June, 2004. You are invited to visit, or if you would like to spend the entire weekend and learn about the museum and cultural center, I would be happy to train you as a docent and provide lodging. Let me know. We are also, always looking for sojourners, people who would like to stay with us a little longer. For information on sojourner opportunities visit our website. www.MDHCA.org. Thanks, Helen Baker ----------------------------------------------------------------- From Helen Baker - Open House Coordinator - Goffs Schoolhouse Now that the heat of summer has passed or at least mostly, and we're entering our lovely fall season, it's time to think about a little R & R on the Island of Goffs. This weekend, October 4-5, we will resume our, first weekend of the month, October through June, open house schedule. I have ample volunteer opportunities for all abilities. Greeters at the schoolhouse are especially welcome. For those who prefer some other type of work, there are plenty of projects available throughout the grounds this weekend, as we are getting the property ready for our 24th. Annual Mojave Road Rendezvous on October 10-13. Please consider joining our growing volunteer ranks of open house veterans. As an added incentive to come out this weekend, you will be among the first to observe the newest additions to our open house bookbag of tools. I can't tell you what they are, since I don't know myself, but at, on, about, or approximately 8:30 AM on Saturday, Bill Fullerton is going to deliver some items, numbering twelve in all, to, as he told me, "make your operation appear more Professional. Sorta. Maybe. Perhaps. Well, a little bit at least. Hey it could happen." Having seen the quality of the work that Bill has done over the years at Goffs, I have no doubt that he's right, well sorta, maybe, perhaps, and that we are in for a treat, or is it a trick? You will only know if you are there at the appointed hour. Speaking of Bill's work, he just provided the schoolhouse with a beautiful oak cabinet to house the date nail collection and he created a custom made tool rack for the cookhouse. I am hoping that this fall will bring new volunteers to the schoolhouse, so that no one person or couple is overwhelmed by the open house schedule. I believe that each person that has helped so far has enjoyed the opportunity of sharing their love of Goffs with our visitors. If any of you are planning to come to Goffs this weekend, would you please let us know. Call me at home on 818-705-3930 or email me at bakerhab@a..., or after Thursday afternoon, call my cell phone 818- 667-3494, or send an email to Jo Ann at goffs@e... or call her on 760-733-4482. (Whew!) We'll also be resuming our tradition of having a potluck dinner on Saturday night. These impromptu debriefing sessions have brought forth many new ideas for how to better serve the visiting public. So while it would appear that we're just kicking back and shooting the breeze, we're actually still producing, or as Bill would say, well, sorta, maybe, perhaps. Remember one of the most exciting things about this dinner is that we don't coordinate the meal until that day, so this could just be our weekend to have all desserts, or not. I've said this before, but it is worth repeating, because it is a key element to our open house success; for those of you who would like to volunteer, but don't feel that you know enough about the schoolhouse or the artifacts, don't worry! With the booklet, Guide to the Goffs Cultural Center, it really is easy. You just need to welcome the visitors, have them sign the log book and then you can send them on their way about the schoolroom and the grounds, with the guide book. Of course you should try to answer any questions, if you can, and if there is a particular area or topic that you are more comfortable with, you could talk about that aspect of the center. See, it really is easy, you merely need to talk about what you know and like about Goffs, and you'll be fine. Remember, most of these folks have never been to the schoolhouse before, so try to imagine what it was like for you the first time that you visited, and go from there. You'll be surprised at how many easy questions the visitors will ask. For example, most visitors want to know how you got involved with the Association and the schoolhouse, and I know that you all have a story to tell about that! As I mentioned earlier, there is much ongoing work around the property. Working on these projects during an the open house weekend, allows volunteers, who are more comfortable laboring around the grounds, rather than greeting visitors, the opportunity to help complete, or begin, something, on the seemingly, never ending and always growing, 'projects in que' list. This type of activity has turned out to have an unexpected value for three reasons. One, it shows the visitors that Goffs is actually a living, working and growing museum, two, it provides for additional security around the property, and three, it has helped us complete an unusually large number of projects already this year. Just be prepared to have a few sidewalk superintendents, who nevertheless, will marvel at everything that has been accomplished on the property in the last thirteen years. Many of our new subscribers have come from these open house visitors, so be sure to tell them how much fun you're having digging holes and pouring concrete. Whether it's this weekend or another weekend before the open house season ends on June 6, 2004, please consider coming out and volunteering. You'll be glad that you did, I promise. Give us a call or send an email and join in the fun. Thank you, Helen Baker Open House Coordinator Goffs Schoolhouse Museum and Cultural Center Open the first weekend of the month October through June 9 AM to 5 PM 818-705-3930 (home) 818-667-3494 (cell) bakerhab@a... P.S. The Goffs Schoolhouse Exhibit at the San Bernardino Route 66 Rendezvous was a rousing success. Look for the story, tentatively titled, Part 1 - "An Odyssey of an Exhibit" and Part 2 - "Car Enthusiasts Meet History Head On," coming to a Mojave Road Report near you soon! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest roadmaven Posted January 11, 2003 Report Share Posted January 11, 2003 Evening folks! Since the list seems to be a little quiet, I thought I'd note our weekend cruise. A couple of weeks back at the Route 66 Fest in Springfield, IL, we had the chance to see Herman's Hermits at the sock hop. We also saw Herman himself, Peter Noone, in front of the hotel earlier that day. After they played that night, Jennifer & Amber went out to have him sign a t-shirt. Much to their surprise, he told Amber, "I remember you...you were hanging out in front of the hotel earlier with your folks. I've got a good memory!" Well, when he said that, we instantly became "Noonatics". So we took the opportunity this weekend to see them play again at the Paramount Theatre in Aurora, IL. After the show, we took Amber's t-shirt to him to sign again to see how good his memory really was. Well, he didn't say he remembered, but he talked with us for a minute about the Springfield show & how sick he & "the lads" were that night and how much better last night's show was. This guy is great to his fans. He knows what they want to hear when they come to his show & he doesn't disappoint. If the Hermits are ever in your area, by all means see the show. Once again, they were the best of the three acts there last night (The Grass Roots and Gary Puckett were the others). OK, what's the road trip content of this note? Well, we traversed a wide range of highways to & fro Aurora. We managed six US highways (52, 41, 24, 45, 30, 34), countless state highways, and unfortunately a couple of super slabs. The Arctic blast of cold weather entering the midwest greeted us last night after the show, as temps dropped to the mid-30's in the Chicago area. It didn't get much warmer today as it reached only 50-ish between Chicago and Indy. Tonight's forecasted low is (yikes!) 30! But it was a fun, short weekend. Not much to report from the highways other than some good fall colors coming into play here in the midwest. That's it from here folks... Pat in Speedway http://theroadmaven.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest rwarn17588 Posted January 12, 2003 Report Share Posted January 12, 2003 One of Route 66's most colorful characters, Larry Baggett of Jerome, Mo., died this spring. I verified his death just a few days ago, but it was obvious for some time he had passed away or had been put in a nursing home. A "For Sale" sign had been placed on his property in the late summer, and Ed Goodridge of Vernelle's Motel up the road had heard that he had died. Route 66ers may not know the name Larry Baggett, but you probably have seen his work. He lived behind his stone-and-concrete "Trail of Tears" archway and sculptures. This was just a few hundred feet west of the Jerome I-44 exit on Route 66 and mere feet from the ruins of the Stonydell swimming pool complex. The first time Emily and I encountered Mr. Baggett was about a year and a half ago. We drove up the steep gravel lane, admiring the sculptures, and circled around the front in an effort to get back on the road. A red-haired dog barked at us the whole time. I was about to go back down the lane when I saw a white-haired, robust-looking man waving. I rolled down the window, and he yelled affably, "Where you goin' in such a hurry?" He invited us into his house. We were there for the next three hours. As he guided us in, he showed us an enormous, fully enclosed hot tub he built. Then stepping inside, Emily and I suddenly knew that we had stumbled upon an eccentric genius. The walls were trimmed with cedar wood. The ceiling was covered with leather. The floor had been laid with native stone and concrete. Larry even used a tree as part of a load-bearing wall in the house. Larry later explained that he bought the property to build a campground as a future source of income for his wife. Larry, a former Sears & Roebuck employee, had two heart attacks and severe diabetes when he was in his 40s. He figured he wasn't going to live much longer, and he wanted fashion a way for his wife to care for herself. It turned out that Larry outlived his wife and stuck around for more than 30 years. He credited his improved health to Jerusalem artichoke, honey and cider vinegar. (We later saw his beehives on the far west end of the property.) Larry also indicated he went on a vegan diet, which no doubt also improved his health. Larry was a homespun mystic. He studied under a noted psychic, attended seminary for a while, and studied the Bible and astrology. He talked about spirits, witches and astral travel as casually as a farmer would talk about his crops. Born in Tennessee, his father and brothers were Ozarks craftsmen -- an ingrained skill that obviously came in handy with his construction techniques and sculpting. Larry said the Cherokee Trail of Tears went through his property, thus the tribute at the entrance. When he built his house, he heard a knocking on his front door almost every night. When he opened the door, no one was there. He was certain it wasn't a prankster because he owned a dog that barked at anything that moved, but the canine remained silent. Later, Larry ran into an old Cherokee, and he explained his knocking problem. Noting a retaining wall near his house, the Indian said that the spirits walking on the Trail of Tears were having trouble getting over the wall. If Larry would build steps that would allow the spirits to go over the wall, he said, the knocking would stop. Larry built the steps, and the knockings halted. We went back to visit Larry again less than a year later, and we were shocked by his appearance. His once-stout frame had become emaciated, and his feet had swollen and oozed sores -- grave signs that his diabetes had returned. He later told us that he had learned that Russians who lived to their 120s ate meat extensively, and he decided to emulate their diets. (We found out later that Larry had died of cancer; I think in his final days he wanted to enjoy that foods he had given up decades before.) Although he was obviously weak, Larry continued to regale us with his tales. Larry hardly left his easy chair the entire time, and when we bid adieu, we had the feeling this would be our last meeting. Unfornately, we were right. Last week, we explored Baggett's property. Even though there are a few leaks in the roof, it's amazing how well-built and conceived the house is. There is an entire second floor that would be ideal for bed-and- breakfast lodgings, and that big hot tub and a nearby grill that Larry built from odds and ends certainly would be enticing. There is a third level to which there is no access (apparently Larry took ill and wasn't able to finish stairs to it). But it looks like he was building a greenhouse and pigeon roost. And, of course, there are all the sculptures. Using the nearby spring that fed Stonydell, there is a sculpture of a man who endlessly pours water from his bucket. Nearby is a sculpture of Larry, waving to travelers passing on Route 66. Larry's place sits on 30 acres -- a lot of it on a bluff -- about 15 miles west of Rolla. The asking price is $105,000, but given the fact the housing market there is slow and the house needs some repairs, I would try to negotiate the price lower. Call Cindy Butler of Realty Executives at 573-308-4663. If I were a B&B entrepreneur and had a bit more money, I would jump at the chance to own this utterly unique Route 66 property. Maybe other folks on this list have the chance; I would hate to see this fantastic place die from neglect. Ron Warnick Belleville, IL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Ken Posted January 12, 2003 Report Share Posted January 12, 2003 Hi Nicole! I'm thinkin' the full moon nights next July. Most wonderful at the falls around midnight. Indeed. Plus, not hardly a need for a flashlight while walking there in the rays. Yep!, July is hot, but not knowing if you've ever swam under the Havasu Falls yet, the hot weather will be immediately be squashed by the cool creek at any time you choose. Right? Of course, ANY hike into or out of the canyon should commence at the first break of dawn, to be sensible. No prob! Good thing that the horses and helicopters leave later in the mornin'. Q:) Just wish the HavaSupai would allow me to bring 66Thumper someday. One never knows,... wishes and dreams DO come true. God Bless. Ken --- In AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com, Nicole <arizona66nms@y...> wrote: > Hi Ken- > > As far as dates go.....I personally don't know yet. I guess I did ask that question a little too soon. I'm going through a job change (Thank God, and FINALLY).......we'll see what happens in the next few months and I may have a better grasp on what I can get away with. I'm going to be dealing cards in Laughlin! A total change, but a change I need so badly, and it's going to be so much fun! (Not to mention the change in income too!) > > Please post of any new info (like I know you will Ken). Another question for you......July is obviously one of the hotter months in the Canyon, I wonder if it may be too risky to hike in due to the heat that time of year?? What do you think? I guess as long as I get going real early in the morning I should be ok, huh? > > And yes.....we must have some "coffee talk" bright and early at the Falls in July! I look soooo forward to it! Now that's living life! > > Also.....I was on a site (through google.com) that a guy set up telling about his hike to the falls....and the pictures I saw of Mooney Falls, with the chains and such, how awesome!! I'd do that in a heartbeat! That was the first time I'd actually seen pics of that, I've just heard about it and had a visual in my head of what it was like. I don't know if I can wait until July.....this wait is killing me already! > > Nicole > > > --------------------------------- > Do you Yahoo!? > The New Yahoo! Shopping - with improved product search > > Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Nicole Posted January 12, 2003 Report Share Posted January 12, 2003 Hi Helen! I can't believe Amboy is finally sold! Please keep us informed on the happenings......and do you have any info on the new owner?? This is going to be interesting! Nicole Bakerhab@aol.com wrote: It looks like Amboy has been sold. I can't wait to meet our new neighbors. Helen Baker Goffs Schoolhouse Museum Open House Coordinator LA TIMES > > > 30 November 2003 > > THE STATE > Desert Burg Looking Like a Hot Property Again > [unable to display image]The once-rollicking Route 66 town, later bypassed by the interstate, may be > sold, five years after two men bought the whole thing. > > By Louis Sahagun, Times Staff Writer > > AMBOY, Calif. (Pop. 7) aˆ” It's the quintessential tiny desert town half > pitched to nowhere on legendary Route 66, and it's about to be sold. Again. > > The 690-acre real estate package includes the 150-acre town, a 1940s-style > cafe, four operational gas pumps, a post office, a church, 28 motel rooms, > public restrooms and two dirt runways, all framed by stark volcanic mountain > ranges and barren vistas about 150 miles east of Los Angeles. > > After a year and a half on the market, the whole thing may go for roughly > $1,395,000, according to Rob McManus, estate director for Dilbeck Realtors, who > is brokering the deal for the town owned by celebrity photographer Timothy > White and his business partner, Walt Wilson. > > White and Wilson, who bought the San Bernardino County burg for an > undisclosed amount five years ago, originally listed it in July at $1.9 million. > > But top bids failed to break the million-dollar mark aˆ” perhaps, McManus > said, because the nation went to war in the middle of a marketing campaign that > featured advertising brochures, magazine articles, newspaper listings and an > EBay online auction. > > Prospects brightened this month with the arrival of separate offers by > Californians who say they want to preserve the town that McManus described as "a > charming relic, straight out of the 1940s and in good working condition." > > "I'm not allowed to reveal much information about the negotiations, other > than that the terms and conditions should work," he said. "But it's going to be > interesting drawing up an appropriate contract because there is no template > for this kind of transaction." > > In a telephone interview from his New York studio, White said, "I'm very > excited." > > "But while we're ready to move on and turn it over to another caretaker," he > said, "it's kind of tough, because we're emotionally involved in this > property. It's a very spiritual place, and a piece of American history." > > Founded by miners in 1858, Amboy blossomed into a rowdy 24-hour town of 500 > people when Route 66 was paved in the 1920s. The construction of Interstate > 40 about 10 miles north in 1972, however, reduced traffic in the hamlet to a > trickle. Amboy became a symbol of a bygone era and, as real estate agents like > to say, "a town at the threshold of potential." > > These days, it survives as a tourist stop between Palm Springs and Las Vegas > aˆ” a stretch of about 180 miles aˆ” and a popular locale for movies, > commercials and photo shoots. > > White, 48, was on a motorcycle trip when he first saw Amboy. > > "I was captivated by the light, the location, the peeling paint, the > stainless steel cafe interior, the old-fashioned gas pumps. It seemed as though time > had stopped in 1951," he recalled. "Then I noticed the 4-foot-by-5-foot > hand-painted 'For Sale' sign. We didn't want anyone else to ruin the place, so we > bought it." > > "I feel real good about the new offers," he added, "because I think they are > serious and their intentions are the same as ours. We didn't want it > bastardized or modernized." > > Meanwhile, Wilson, 51, Amboy resident and the town's general manager, keeps > busy fixing up his motel rooms and grilling hamburgers, hot dogs and BLTs at > Roy's Cafe, a Route 66 landmark. > > "It doesn't get too lonely," he said. "After all, Las Vegas is not that far > away." > > Yahoo! Groups SponsorADVERTISEMENT 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!) 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Guest cuon66 Posted January 12, 2003 Report Share Posted January 12, 2003 Yes. Amboy has been sold. Boots has been sold. It's status is up in the air, it doesn't look good. The Boots has not been discussed as much or as recent here. Both of these are being actively discussed on the Route 66 yahoogroup that some of you left months ago. Frankly, any efforts to help save the Boots or any business on 66 or other old roads is somewhat fragmented by not reading posts on both of these & other lists. It's time to put egos, hurt feelings & editoral differences aside & all work to keep working together before we lose all these businesses to razing & being replaced by corporate businesses. BTW, nowhere on the main page for this yahoogroup does it state anything about preservation. Pretty much states: " Here you can pull up a table and swap stories, history and facts about America's great historic U.S. highways. On this list, you will be in the company of many of the leading road historians, authors, artists and photographers in the nation. Our journey is ongoing. And you never know whom you might meet. So join Executive Editor Thomas Repp..." I rest my case, Kevin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Nicole Posted January 12, 2003 Report Share Posted January 12, 2003 Information can be found on either group.....and I find it much easier to belong to just one. I prefer this group to the old for more than one reason.....and there are many different ways to obtain information we want or need. So Helen, or anyone else....please do post of any Amboy information you may have in the future! Thanks! Nicole In AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com, "cuon66" <oldroad@s...> wrote: > Yes. Amboy has been sold. > > Boots has been sold. It's status is up in the air, it doesn't look > good. The Boots has not been discussed as much or as recent here. > > Both of these are being actively discussed on the Route 66 yahoogroup > that some of you left months ago. > > Frankly, any efforts to help save the Boots or any business on 66 or > other old roads is somewhat fragmented by not reading posts on both of > these & other lists. > > It's time to put egos, hurt feelings & editoral differences aside & > all work to keep working together before we lose all these businesses > to razing & being replaced by corporate businesses. > > BTW, nowhere on the main page for this yahoogroup does it state > anything about preservation. Pretty much states: > > " Here you can pull up a table and swap stories, history and facts > about America's great historic U.S. highways. On this list, you will > be in the company of many of the leading road historians, authors, > artists and photographers in the nation. Our journey is ongoing. And > you never know whom you might meet. > > So join Executive Editor Thomas Repp..." > > I rest my case, > > Kevin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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