Guest Chetnichols@aol.com Posted July 13, 2004 Report Share Posted July 13, 2004 Unkle Conkle, I am now living in your neighborhood. I've moved to Beverly Hills and working as an Executive Creative Director for a 3D production studio....we should do lunch in Santa Monica sometime after the holidays.... Chet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest John Murphey Posted July 13, 2004 Report Share Posted July 13, 2004 Hi Becky, Thanks for sending Andrew Montgomery's "On the Road." I look forward to reading it this winter break. In the e-mail below you asked for input on what readers would like to see in "American Road." Working at the New Mexico State Historic Preservation Office with groups like the NPS Route 66 Corridor Preservation Program and corresponding with other old highways organizations, I am struck by how rapidly our roadside architectural legacy is being demolished and lost. Just here in New Mexico,dozens of classic Route 66 gas stations, trading posts, motels, and neon signs have been demolished and/or irrevocably changed in the last few years. The problem is typically educational - the local landowner does not have an appreciation and/or see the value in preserving the resource. And, the passing roadie or concerned local citizen does not know there are local, state and national preservation programs that can assist with historical designation, grants, loans and tax credit incentives to preserve the endangered resource. What I am asking of "American Road" is to consider preparing a brief historic roads preservation primer , educating the reader on some of the basic tools for preserving highways and roadside resources. I know you are not an advocacy group, but we are fast approaching a critical point where the balance of our historic roadside environment will be gone. Another related suggestion is to launch a column similar to the National Trust's "Preservation" magazine's "Transitions." Each issue the column features around ten historic resources that have either been "lost," "threatened," "saved," and/or "restored." I can see something similar to this being highly educational to the roadie community by alerting folks of endangered properties and providing knowledge on how other communities or groups have saved or restored their roadside landmarks. Thanks for your consideration. John W. Murphey New Mexico State Historic Preservation Office Drive the Old Spanish Trail! www.drivetheost.com ps. the last issue of "American Road" I received was Vol . II No. 3 --- beckyrepp <becky@mockturtlepress.com> wrote: > HOLIDAY GREETINGS FROM AMERICAN ROAD! > > Winter is almost upon us, for some of us it is > already here. Once > your holiday shopping is done, you can curl up with > a hot > chocolate and a copy of AMERICAN ROAD and plan your > summer road trip--or your WInter sun break! The > Winter 04 issue > will give you lots of sun-seeking ideas. It is now > in the mail and > on its way to those of you that subscribed before > October 15 (it > should arrive in mailboxes in the next few weeks). > If you > subscribed after that date, your copy will be mailed > at the end of > December. > > IN THIS AMERICAN ROAD E-NEWSLETTER: > > -HAMPTON HOTELS' SAVE-A-LANDMARK PROGRAM NAMED > AS WINNER OF THE > SUSTAINABLE TOURISM AWARD FOR PRESERVATION > > -AMERICAN ROAD TWO-LANE TRIVIA > > -WHO'S DRIVING? > > -AMERICAN ROAD YAHOO GROUP > > -ARE YOU SEARCHING FOR A HOLIDAY GIFT? > > -OKLAHOMA ROUTE 66 ASSOCIATION SUCCESSFUL IN > SEEKING OKLAHOMA SCENIC BYWAY NOMINATION. > > -WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU > > -ARE THERE ANY SPECIFIC HISTORIC HIGHWAYS OR AUTO > TRAILS THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO READ ABOUT IN > AMERICAN ROAD? > > -MANY THANKS TO THE ADVERTISERS IN AMERICAN ROAD > > -PARK PLACE: YOUR CURBSIDE CALENDAR > > -RENEWALS > > ---------- > > -HAMPTON HOTELS' SAVE-A-LANDMARK PROGRAM NAMED > AS WINNER OF THE > SUSTAINABLE TOURISM AWARD FOR PRESERVATION > > In our last e-newsletter you read about the nominees > for the > SUSTY for Preservation. This award is given annually > to a > person, company, or institution that supports > preservation or > restoration of historic or culturally significant > entities. The > recipient must demonstrate a clear connection > between their > endeavors and tourism. There were three nominees for > the > SUSTY--one of them was Hampton Hotels' > Save-A-Landmark > Program. For those of you that voted, you made a > difference! > Hampton Hotels' Save-A-Landmark Program won the > SUSTY for > Preservation award! You've read about their projects > in > AMERICAN ROAD. To date, they have refurbished 19 > landmarks > in North America spending almost $1 million. > > One of Hampton's notable projects included > refurbishing a > larger-than-life Santa! The World's Largest Santa > Claus > (standing 48-feet-tall and > 33-feet-wide) was originally built for the 1962 > Seattle World's > Fair and was relocated next to the world famous > Santa Claus > House in North Pole, Alaska. Hampton reports that > "giving Santa > a makeover in the St. Nick of Time - December 2000 - > was no > small feat." Restoring the statue required building > a nearly 60- > foot-high tent around the figure, heating it to > nearly 50 degrees in > below zero temperatures (paint doesn't stick in cold > weather > conditions) and using 10 gallons of red, 5 of white > and 3 gallons > of black paint." > > So, a hearty "Ho-ho-ho and way to go!" to Hampton > from > AMERICAN ROAD! > > For background on the finalists, log on to > http://www.sustainabletourismawards.com/.. > > > AMERICAN ROAD TWO-LANE TRIVIA > > The FIRST person to respond to me via e-mail with > the correct > answer to the trivia question below wins the 1st > AMERICAN > ROAD denim cap made available to the public (This > six-panel, > relaxed fit cap with adjustable self-fabric back and > brass-colored > buckle-snap fastener and grommet is perfect to wear > everyday > or wear for those special cruises and car rallies. > Retail value > $12.95). > > Ready, set, go! > > Trivia Question: Popeye is 75 years old this year. > Name at least > one city in America that has a statue of the salty > sailor along its > American roadside? > > (Hint: One of them is the birth city of Popeye's > creator, Elzie > Crisler Segar. You'll find the answers in AMERICAN > ROAD vol. 2, > issue 3) > > > WHO'S DRIVING? > > Look for a new contest in our next issue of AMERICAN > ROAD. > Readers will be asked to send in the name of the > individual > who's image is positioned in the driver's seat of > the automobile. > All correct answers received will be placed in a > drawing. One > name will be drawn from the hat immediately before > the next > issue goes to press. The winner will receive the > prize. The prize > in the Winter 04 issue is a complete set of the > AMERICA'S > BYWAY SERIES (published by Mobil Travel Guide) that > retails for > $67.80. > > *Special thanks to the above sponsor of the AMERICAN > ROAD > WHO'S DRIVING CONTEST! > > > ***CLASSIFIEDS (Buying, selling, trading? 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Guest Chris Posted July 13, 2004 Report Share Posted July 13, 2004 Fracksville, PA . . .You're right there by Bellefonte. A tick more than an hour from Harry'sburg. Hey if you roll into State College, don't mistake the State Penn for Penn State! heh heh . . . Grab a sandwich when you fuel up at Sheetz! . . . Chris --- In AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com, "Alex Burr" <hester_nec@y...> wrote: > Holiday Greetings. > > U S 11 ROAD TRIP CANCELLED DUE TO SNOW.. > > However, that said - we did drop off I-81 in Buchanan, VA, and > followed 11 south to the town, to get something to eat. That took > up about 2 miles of 11 - getting back to 81 took about 10 miles > going south on 11 - what a great slalom race course!!! We've talked > about curvy roads - this qualifies in spades. > > Trip from Maine to Memphis took 22 hours over 3 days of terrible > weather. At one point, the first day, we messed up, missing 33 > south from E. Stroudsburg to Reading. So we went west on I-80 to I- > 81 and south. At one point traffic was reduced to 35 mph in driving > snow - at that point it was nearly 4PM so we decided to call it a > day in Fracksville, PA, - about an hour north of Harrisburg. Such > is life. > > Perhaps we will be able to cover U S 11 thru Virginia on the way > back to New England the end of January - weather permitting. > > Y'all have a wonderful Christmas - maybe everybody will get some > of those old highway guide books in your stockings. > > Hudsonly, > Alex B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest roadmaven Posted August 1, 2004 Report Share Posted August 1, 2004 Chris, I see the padoga rising above the treeline every morning when I leave for work...I live in the housing addition on the west side of the speedway. We're the only court in that addition, so if you can find Winton Ct. on the viewer, we're the 2nd driveway on the right as you'd drive in the court. If you (or anyone on the list) makes it out here to a race, let me know & I'll set you up a parking spot at the house. I don't charge for parking, unlike the $20 per car others down the street charge. It's just a 10 minute walk to the gate in Turn 4. Regards, Pat in Speedway --- In AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com, "Chris" <stoneynb@y...> wrote: > Wow that's cool! Naturally the race fan in me, I zoomed right into the pagoda > at the speedway. I like how they are able to overlay street graphics too. . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Denny Gibson Posted August 1, 2004 Report Share Posted August 1, 2004 I haven't attended a 500 since the IRL took over and I'm pretty sure that one F1 race there was enough but... I do get to IRP once or twice a year for SCCA races so maybe sometime I can buy you a beer at the Union Jack & you can point me to some old chunks of US-40. --Denny --- In AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com, "roadmaven" <roadmaven@a...> wrote: > Chris, > I see the padoga rising above the treeline every morning when I > leave for work...I live in the housing addition on the west side of > the speedway. We're the only court in that addition, so if you can > find Winton Ct. on the viewer, we're the 2nd driveway on the right as > you'd drive in the court. If you (or anyone on the list) makes it out > here to a race, let me know & I'll set you up a parking spot at the > house. I don't charge for parking, unlike the $20 per car others down > the street charge. It's just a 10 minute walk to the gate in Turn 4. > > Regards, > > Pat in Speedway > > --- In AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com, "Chris" <stoneynb@y...> wrote: > > Wow that's cool! Naturally the race fan in me, I zoomed right into > the pagoda > > at the speedway. I like how they are able to overlay street > graphics too. . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Frank Brusca Posted August 2, 2004 Report Share Posted August 2, 2004 My favorite aerial tool is Earth Viewer. I've uploaded two samples of what the tool's high resolution photos look like. They're in the photo section of the Yahoo! Groups web site. You can download the viewer and sign up for the service at www.keyhole.com. Frank Brusca -----Original Message----- From: Chris [mailto:stoneynb@yahoo.com] Sent: Wednesday, January 07, 2004 9:57 PM To: AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com Subject: [AMERICAN_ROAD] Re: Aerial Photography Wow that's cool! Naturally the race fan in me, I zoomed right into the pagoda at the speedway. I like how they are able to overlay street graphics too. . . Here's one I use. Recently traced a former trolley route near my home. Any rail nuts in the group? Looking for info on the Princeton Traction Company of Trenton, NJ area. . . http://terraserver.homeadvisor.msn.com/default.aspx Anywho, this is great fun. You can't see garbage cans on the curb, but I can spot the umbrella open on the picnic table! ...Chris Just Think! http://www.geocities.com/stoneynb/ --- In AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com, roadmaven@a... wrote: > Hi folks....First let me preface this note by saying it's not for everyone. > You may find it interesting if you're into old road alignments & such. > > Recently I was doing some research on my city/county's website to find some > info on zoning and property line info for a garage I'll hopefully have in my > backyard in the next couple of years. They have this very cool "General Data > Viewer" that shows various politcal maps, zoning maps, transportation maps, and > aerial photography. The aerial photos are amazing. There are various sets of > photos (covering the entire county, ie, Indianapolis) that range in dates from > 1937 through 2003. I checked out the 2003 photos tonight (recently added to > their photo lineup) and the detail is incredible. I zoomed in on my house and it > must've been taken on a Friday since I can see my trash cans sitting at the > curb! > > I've found this site extremely valuable in doing research on old highway > alignments through Indianapolis, mainly some sections of US 40/National Road on > the west side of town. I've also had a couple of old postcards of an > "Emerichsville Bridge", which crossed the White River somewhere in Indianapolis in the > early 20th century. Unfortunately the postcards never showed exactly where it > was. But thanks to research on the map series from 1937 & 1956, I located where > the bridge crossed, which was about 5 minutes east of me. > > So you folks who live in a major metro area might want to check your own > city/county's websites to see if they offer a similar feature. It's not only good > for identifying old alignments, but it also identifies where an old motel, > diner, etc. once stood. > > Here's a link to the site: > http://arcimsnt1.indygov.org/prod/GeneralViewer/viewer.htm > > It's a little tricky to use at first, but the key is to use the two > drop-downs on the left side of the screen. That and the zoom feature are your best > friends! > > Regards, > > Pat B. > Speedway, IN > http://roadtripmemories.com > > > Visit our homepage at: http://www.mockturtlepress.com To subscribe to AMERICAN ROAD magazine, PHONE TOLL-FREE 1-877-285-5434 WITH YOUR ORDER TODAY! Or send payment to: Mock Turtle Press, PO Box 3168, Lynnwood, WA 98046-3168 SUBSCRIPTION RATES: 1 year (4 issues) for $15.95 (save $3.85 off the newsstand price!) 2 years (8 issues) for $27.95 (save $11.65 off the newsstand price!) For questions about the list, contact: AMERICAN_ROAD-owner@yahoogroups.com To SUBSCRIBE to this group, send an email to: AMERICAN_ROAD-subscribe@yahoogroups.comTo POST a message via e-mail, send it to: AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com Yahoo! Groups Links To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AMERICAN_ROAD/ To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: AMERICAN_ROAD-unsubscribe@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 brownwho63 Posted August 2, 2004 Report Share Posted August 2, 2004 Yeah, highway 79 to Clarksville will usually produce the largest number of eagles for viewing. The locks at Clarksville attract them by the dozens and they seem to delight in sitting in the trees on the IL side between snacks. The Winfield area also has several (turn right onto a county road just after crossing the steel truss bridge) but we usually cruise to Grafton because, well, we just like to cruise to Grafton and the eagles are a huge bonus....Bliss --- In AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com, "Rudyard Welborn" <r.Welborn@w...> wrote: > That sounds like a great trip...my Dad used to love driving up 79 to > Clarksdale to see the Eagles up there--there were apparently a lot of them! > Also the Lock and Dam North of St. Charles by Winfield (which I think you > access from 79) usually has a bunch of Eagles, too...see ja next > Saturday...Tsingtao, Kip > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "brownwho63" <wefly66@e...> > To: <AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com> > Sent: Saturday, February 07, 2004 5:20 PM > Subject: [AMERICAN_ROAD] Eagles > > > > Man, oh man....What a great day trip we took today! Cruised the new > > Monte Carlo up IL 100 from Alton, IL to Grafton and points north to > > check out the eagles "fishing" on the river. Saw many, many of them > > and we were just in awe of their grace and beauty. Turned east onto > > IL 16 and cruised into Jerseyville, then turned west onto IL 109 back > > into Grafton. Stopped at Sengers' bar on the downtown strip and shot > > the breeze with a couple of other roadies from St. Charles. They're > > Harley people but also have a '68 454 Impala and a '37 Chevy with a > > small block. He (didn't exchange names) rebuilds the cars himself. > > Turns out we have visited several of the same saloons in Missouri > > (she bills him as knowing every bar in Missouri) but we were able to > > tell them about Shady Jack's in Villa Ridge and the Elbow Inn in > > Devils Elbow. Thoroughly enjoyed shooting the breeze with true > > roadies. > > > > We stopped at the Chain of Rocks Bridge on the return trip and walked > > out to the new scenic overlook. That's a very scary place, by the > > way, and one that I don't really care to walk on. It's a VERY long > > way to the water. Saw one lone eagle coasting around before we had > > to give it up in favor of the warm car.....Bliss > > > > > > > > > > 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@y... POST a message via e-mail, send it > to: AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > > > Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jim Conkle Posted August 2, 2004 Report Share Posted August 2, 2004 Hello all you roadies. We are getting down to the wire on our DC trip to promote our beloved road. If you remember last month the decision was made to not caravan with my motor home but to fly instead. I have not heard back from anyone else that they are going or wanted information on what we were trying to accomplish. Guy will be adding the final chapter to our Caravan story with photos and text of our visit to DC. That along with reporting back to all the states associations, the Federation, American Road & Route 66 Magazines and to the e-group members, the details of our successful trip some how everyone will get the full report. Now how do I know that the trip will be a success? For all the work that has been done leading up to the actual trip the word is coming back to us that we have succeeded in making many folks aware of our campaign and needs for more funding. Which was and is our goal for doing the whole event in the first place? We have made every effort to make contact with all the associations and to spread the word that this project was going on. We wanted this to be a joint effort with everyone that wanted to attend, adding their voices and be included in what ever way possible given the chance. The following is the list of folks going and/or supporting our campaign: Going to DC Supporting Illinois Missouri International Jeff LaFollette Tommy Pike National Historic Route 66 Federation, David Knudson Patty Kuhn Emily Priddy Route 66 E-Group Norwegian Route 66 Association Route 66 Canadian Route 66 Association Michael Wallis New Mexico Swa Frantzen Johnnie Meier Texas Diana Hutton Oklahoma Tulsa Event California Glen Duncan Steve Henthorn Jim Conkle Documenter & Official Photographer Guy Randall (also Texas) We have not heard back from the state associations in Arizona, Kansas or Oklahoma. So if any of you have contact with them, please get someone on their board this information. We want very much to show a united front when we speak to folks in DC. Also if there are any other groups or people that should be included that we have left out or forgotten please forward this on to them and let me know who to contact. We do not have much time left so this needs to be a priority if we are to add letters and names to our presentations. James M. Conkle CEO Route 66 Preservation Foundation P O Box 290066 Phelan, CA 92329-0066 760 617 3991 cell 760 868 3320 760 868 8614 fax jim@cart66pf.org www.cart66pf.org Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest roadmaven Posted August 2, 2004 Report Share Posted August 2, 2004 Laurel, If it's not too late, be sure to take some digitals of any activity at the Ranch and post them in the Files or Photos section. I think anyone who's ever been to Buffalo Ranch in the past or has had a bite to eat at the Dairy Ranch recently would appreciate it. Pat in Speedway http://www.theroadmaven.com/images/OK01-15.JPG --- In AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com, laurelrk66@a... wrote: > In a message dated 2/18/2003 4:22:51 PM Central Standard Time, > americanroad@m... writes: > > > > And Laurel: Is there some way you can contact Betty and make sure she > > is getting the pieces of the Ranch she believes she is getting before > > the wrecking ball hits? I don't know how many people she has on hand to > > help her tote things, and I want to make sure this demolition doesn't > > cause her any more grief. > > > > Thomas, > > That's all been taken care of. First of all, Betty happens to be a longtime > friend of the new owner, and he admires and cares very much for her. I have > NO doubt that she'll be able to keep everything she wants from Dairy Ranch > with no interference from him whatsoever. He told me a number of times how > happy he is to be able to give the items to Betty. Secondly, my ex- husband > and Betty's son Stacey are planning to help Betty get the big signs off the > roof within the next day or two (maybe even today... I'm not sure). I'll run > by there tomorrow and see what's happening at the site. > > Wow, isn't that the truth about the limeade? That was the best liquid > refreshment on the Route, hands down, at least in my opinion. > > Thanks, Thomas, for being so supportive of those of us who must watch this > transition between the old and the new at close range. As a relative > newcomer to Afton, the demolition isn't going to be as emotional for me as it > will be for Betty. She's a true Route 66 icon and a wonderful lady. She > thinks the world of you, too. > > We'll keep you posted! > > Laurel > > > Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest roadmaven Posted August 2, 2004 Report Share Posted August 2, 2004 My apologies for any of you who happened to receive an unfavorable message on the list today. I've removed and banned that person and deleted the message, but some of you may have seen it before I had a chance to act. Again, sorry about that. Pat Bremer List Host Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Bob Worley Posted August 3, 2004 Report Share Posted August 3, 2004 --- mike shadman <mike_shadman@yahoo.com> wrote: > Bob, I just join this group. What route went over the bridge, if any? Can > you give me more details? > > George Here is the entire text of the article -- answer is Hwy 83. History buffs look to save bridge that almost doomed Bonnie and Clyde 12:50 PM CST on Friday, February 6, 2004 By BRIAN ANDERSON / Dallas Web Staff It’s the Texas bridge that almost did what dozens of lawmen couldn’t – end the crime spree of Bonnie and Clyde. Now, the historic truss bridge spanning the Salt Fork of the Red River is on the Texas Department of Transportation’s most-wanted list. “That bridge means a lot to the people of Collingsworth County,” said Darwin Lankford, a bridge engineer with the transportation department’s Childress office. “It means a lot to us, but it’s a liability to us, too.” State officials say the Panhandle bridge must undergo extensive – and expensive – repairs or it faces demolition. However, residents are forming their own posse to chase down the dollars needed to save the historic span. Washed out Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow, along with Barrow’s brother Buck, were no doubt keeping a sharp lookout for the law the night of June 10, 1933, as they raced along what is today U.S. 83 north of Wellington, Texas. They should have been watching the road. Floodwaters had washed out the bridge ahead, but the outlaws failed to realize the approaching danger. Their car careened over the embankment. Bonnie became pinned in the wreckage and suffered severe burns to her legs. Historic Wellington, Inc. Inspections on the bridge have determined it to be in worse shape than originally thought. From their home on a nearby bluff, farmer Sam Pritchard and his family witnessed the accident. They helped pull Bonnie to safety and took her to their home, where the outlaws held them at gunpoint. Responding to reports of an accident, the county sheriff and another lawman arrived at the Pritchard home, only to become hostages themselves. Using the sheriff’s car, the outlaws fled to Oklahoma with the captive officers, eventually releasing them unharmed. Expensive repairs More than 70 years later, state officials fear motorists cruising over the old crash site could meet a similar fate. “Sooner or later, it’s going to fall over,” Lankford said of the bridge, explaining that the structure’s crumbling concrete deck and lead-based paint pose significant danger. According to Lankford, state officials had hoped to bypass the old bridge with a new $2 million structure for carrying automobile traffic across the river. The old bridge, which has been listed in the National Register of Historic Places, was to be preserved and converted for pedestrian access at a cost of $400,000 to $500,000 in federal highway money, the same amount that would have been spent to demolish it. However, subsequent inspections have determined the bridge is in far worse shape than initially thought and renovations actually would cost closer to $1 million. With a $500,000 projected shortfall, officials admit that demolition seems a far more likely fate. “There’s no doubt that the bridge can be fixed up,” Lankford said. “It’s just a matter of who’s going to pay for it.” Bridging the gap The three-span bridge, built in 1939 as part of a federal works program, isn’t the same structure from which Bonnie and Clyde took their Red River plunge, though it stands near the former location of its wooden predecessor. A historical marker nearby recounts the harrowing events of 1933, and the splintered ruins of the Pritchard farmhouse remain a few hundred yards away. Also Online Bonnie and Clyde: Reality less romantic than outlaw legend “From very early childhood, I heard about Bonnie and Clyde going through there,” said Wes Reeves, an Amarillo communications consultant who grew up in Wellington. “It all happened right about there where the bridge is. People always associate Bonnie and Clyde with the bridge.” For that reason, Reeves and his nonprofit group, Historic Wellington, Inc., are organizing to save the bridge from the wrecking ball. On Thursday, the National Trust for Historic Preservation awarded the group a grant to hire its own experts to examine the endangered bridge’s condition. “We want them to do an independent study and come to our own conclusions,” Reeves said. Though demolition contracts were tentatively scheduled for this summer, Lankford said his office is willing to delay those plans while preservationists work to win grant funding. A point of pride Beyond its role in the Bonnie and Clyde saga, the bridge over the Salt Fork also holds significance as one of the state’s few remaining truss bridges, Reeves said. The design, which uses a steel framework constructed above and over the roadway, fell out of favor with state engineers long ago. But at the time of its construction, the bridge represented modern innovation to the rural residents of Wellington. “The closest thing we had to industrial was cotton gins,” Reeves said. “It was kind of a coming of age for the county. It’s always been a point of pride.” E-mail briananderson@dallasnews.com -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Online at: http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dw.../020604dnwebbon nieclydebridge.88995df5.html __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Finance: Get your refund fast by filing online. http://taxes.yahoo.com/filing.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Rudyard Welborn Posted August 3, 2004 Report Share Posted August 3, 2004 That sounds like a great trip...my Dad used to love driving up 79 to Clarksdale to see the Eagles up there--there were apparently a lot of them! Also the Lock and Dam North of St. Charles by Winfield (which I think you access from 79) usually has a bunch of Eagles, too...see ja next Saturday...Tsingtao, Kip ----- Original Message ----- From: "brownwho63" <wefly66@earthlink.net> To: <AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Saturday, February 07, 2004 5:20 PM Subject: [AMERICAN_ROAD] Eagles > Man, oh man....What a great day trip we took today! Cruised the new > Monte Carlo up IL 100 from Alton, IL to Grafton and points north to > check out the eagles "fishing" on the river. Saw many, many of them > and we were just in awe of their grace and beauty. Turned east onto > IL 16 and cruised into Jerseyville, then turned west onto IL 109 back > into Grafton. Stopped at Sengers' bar on the downtown strip and shot > the breeze with a couple of other roadies from St. Charles. They're > Harley people but also have a '68 454 Impala and a '37 Chevy with a > small block. He (didn't exchange names) rebuilds the cars himself. > Turns out we have visited several of the same saloons in Missouri > (she bills him as knowing every bar in Missouri) but we were able to > tell them about Shady Jack's in Villa Ridge and the Elbow Inn in > Devils Elbow. Thoroughly enjoyed shooting the breeze with true > roadies. > > We stopped at the Chain of Rocks Bridge on the return trip and walked > out to the new scenic overlook. That's a very scary place, by the > way, and one that I don't really care to walk on. It's a VERY long > way to the water. Saw one lone eagle coasting around before we had > to give it up in favor of the warm car.....Bliss > > > > > Visit our homepage at: http://www.mockturtlepress.com > > To subscribe to AMERICAN ROAD magazine, PHONE TOLL-FREE 1-877-285-5434 WITH YOUR ORDER TODAY! > Or send payment to: Mock Turtle Press, PO Box 3168, Lynnwood, WA 98046-3168 > SUBSCRIPTION RATES: > 1 year (4 issues) for $15.95 > (save $3.85 off the newsstand price!) > 2 years (8 issues) for $27.95 > (save $11.65 off the newsstand price!) > > > For questions about the list, contact: AMERICAN_ROAD-owner@yahoogroups.com > > To SUBSCRIBE to this group, send an email to: AMERICAN_ROAD-subscribe@yahoogroups.comTo POST a message via e-mail, send it to: AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anthony Poole Posted August 3, 2004 Report Share Posted August 3, 2004 Howdy, folks!! Looks like this egroup is growing by leaps and bounds!! I wanted to take some time and thank everyone that we met during Thunder on 66 back in August, 02. We all had a great time-but the run was scheduled into too few days to really enjoy the trip-and the people. So-I took the lessons of the run-and the constructive criticism I received from you folks-to help with planning the trip for 05. With that year being the 50th Anniversary of the Thunderbird, I'm working with Ford Motor Company to promote the trip as a celebration of the Bird. We're taking 21 days to make the trip this time-averaging 200 miles per day, with the longest day being 249 miles and the shortest being 170. We're receiving registrations already-the group will be broken up into smaller groups so that we don't hit all at once at any stop. I won't know final numbers until December, 04-but we have about 40 already. Anyone who wants a copy of the CD showcasing our first run, just send me an email and I'll get one out to you. Happy Motoring!! Tony Poole Cedar Valley Thunderbirds Here's a small sampling of the stories we have to tell from 02: I should tell you about our little misadventure when we left Afton. We decided to bypass Tulsa, so we hopped over to the nearest Tollway entrance. We found the entrance, and I started accelerating hard up the ramp-just as Deb hollers that I needed to get a ticket at the dispenser. By then it's too late for us and the 6 cars that followed. So we all pulled over, and tried to figure out how to get tickets for 7 cars. Roger went down and started jumping up and down on the trigger plate-and was promptly told by Bruce that since he didn't weigh 2000lbs, that there was no way that would work. Finally we figured out that one car, backing up and moving over the plate would get one ticket for each car. All the while, we had some locals watching us with amusement. We finally get the tickets we need-and we head off towards Tulsa when Roger realizes he hadn't gotten a ticket for himself- fortunately he was able to grab one, and we headed towards Foyil, Claremore and the Seaba Station. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Clif Eggers Posted August 3, 2004 Report Share Posted August 3, 2004 Good job Pat -Clif --- "roadmaven <roadmaven@aol.com>" <roadmaven@aol.com> wrote: > My apologies for any of you who happened to receive > an unfavorable > message on the list today. I've removed and banned > that person and > deleted the message, but some of you may have seen > it before I had a > chance to act. Again, sorry about that. > > Pat Bremer > List Host > > __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Tax Center - forms, calculators, tips, more http://taxes.yahoo.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Shellee Graham Posted August 3, 2004 Report Share Posted August 3, 2004 Hey folks, Just wanted to let you Know about the upcoming performances MARCH 25 - 28TH at Washington University... What?s the play called? Kid Peculiar at the Coral Court Motel. O N S T A G E Thursday, March 25 Opening Night 8 p.m. Performing Arts Department Production. Kid Peculiar at the Coral Court Motel. Andrea Urice, dir. (Also 8 p.m. March 26 & 27, 2 p.m. March 27 & 28.) Cost: $12, $8 for seniors, students, WUSTL faculty & staff. Mallinckrodt Student Center, A.E. Hotchner Studio Theatre. 935-6543. written by Carter W. Lewis, playwright-in-residence, Washington University, St. Louis This synopsis was sent to me, in a personal email message (not as a press release): The play centers on a meeting between an estranged mother and son at the CORAL COURT MOTEL. Madeline, a high-powered administrator For the Commission on Presidential debates, lives in DC but is in St. Louis for the 1992 debates held at Washington University. Her 17- year-old son, Stamp, lives in St. Louis with Madeline's mother, but they come together every year at the Coral Court for their annual visit. The reason: Stamp was conceived at the Coral Court on Madeline's prom night. They lived together on and off, but Madeline's burgeoning career and several husbands led her further and further away from her son, and all they have left is this yearly get-together at the Coral Court. On this particular meeting that the play captures, however, resentments are played out and secrets shared, and their relationship is changed unalterably. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Just recently I found out that my book was a big inspiration for the play, so I was quite happy about that. Also, some of my photographs will be used for the play?s publicity. Thanks for reading. Shellee Graham Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Alex Burr Posted August 4, 2004 Report Share Posted August 4, 2004 It is often said that good things are worth waiting for!!!! We await with breathless anticipation. LOL Hudsonly, Alex B --- roadmaven <roadmaven@aol.com> wrote: > Greetings and Happy Easter to one & all! Has it > already been 6 1/2 > months since this list was created? My, how time > certainly flies. > We're currently at 99 members, and we haven't even > had the first > issue in our hands! Some of you may have forgot, but > the reason we're > here is because of AMERICAN ROAD magazine. So with > that in mind, I'm > here to inform you the first issue has gone to press > and will begin > its journey through the US Postal Service on April > 28! For a sneak- > peak at the cover of Numero Uno, check out our > updated Yahoo Groups > page at: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AMERICAN_ROAD/ I'm > sure most > of you have already subscribed, but if not, it's not > too late to get > that first issue in your mailbox. Info for > subscribing is as follows: > > 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!) > > Some of you have mentioned to us in the past about > the lack > of "traffic" (i.e., messages) in our list. This is > to be expected > since there hasn't been an issue circulating. > However, I fully expect > membership in our group to combust next month when > the first issue > hits the public. And with increased membership we'll > also see more > stories, news, and facts hit the list. Hang in > there...it'll be worth > it! > > Pat & Jennifer Bremer > List Hosts > > > __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? The New Yahoo! Search - Faster. Easier. Bingo http://search.yahoo.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Pat B. Posted August 4, 2004 Report Share Posted August 4, 2004 Normally we don't announce new members to the list, but today I'd like to tell you all about a member who signed up today. His name is Manoj Patel. Manoj's parents purchased the Wigwam Motel (#7) in Rialto, CA recently and have performed a miracle with it. As many of you Route 66 travelers out there know, the Wigwam in Rialto was recently a "rent by the hour" dive that was a prime candidate to have a date with a bulldozer, as is the fate with so many of the historic motels on Route 66. As I'm sure Manoj will shortly introduce himself to the list, he can tell you more of what the Wigwam is now like since his parents have purchased it. Even though Route 66 has lost many (and is on the verge of losing more) historic motels, the save of the Wigwam is a great source of hope for those interested in the preservation of our highway icons. I can't help but think of how the salvation of Wigwam #7 mirrors that of Wigwam #2 in Cave City, KY and the work Ivan John has done there. Congrats Manoj!! Pat Bremer American Road Yahoo Group Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest big_ugly_mich@yahoo.com Posted August 4, 2004 Report Share Posted August 4, 2004 Maybe we can make reservations via the list? --- In AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com, "Pat B." <roadmaven@a...> wrote: > Normally we don't announce new members to the list, but today I'd > like to tell you all about a member who signed up today. > > His name is Manoj Patel. Manoj's parents purchased the Wigwam Motel > (#7) in Rialto, CA recently and have performed a miracle with it. As > many of you Route 66 travelers out there know, the Wigwam in Rialto > was recently a "rent by the hour" dive that was a prime candidate to > have a date with a bulldozer, as is the fate with so many of the > historic motels on Route 66. > > As I'm sure Manoj will shortly introduce himself to the list, he can > tell you more of what the Wigwam is now like since his parents have > purchased it. Even though Route 66 has lost many (and is on the verge > of losing more) historic motels, the save of the Wigwam is a great > source of hope for those interested in the preservation of our > highway icons. I can't help but think of how the salvation of Wigwam > #7 mirrors that of Wigwam #2 in Cave City, KY and the work Ivan John > has done there. Congrats Manoj!! > > Pat Bremer > American Road Yahoo Group Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest jerrymc66 Posted August 4, 2004 Report Share Posted August 4, 2004 Alex B, I really enjoyed your memories of your Uncle Prescott...he sounds like he was quite a neat uncle. I can sympathise with the loss of childhood keepsakes...all my mid-late 60s Marvel comics (given to me by a comic-book reading uncle) went in the trash many decades ago! Like you, I searched out much of them (mostly thru reprints). A road trip to CA at age 15...wow! Thanks again, Jerry ----- Original Message ----- From: <AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com> To: <AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Saturday, April 19, 2003 2:45 AM Subject: [AMERICAN_ROAD] Digest Number 83 > > 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 > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > There is 1 message in this issue. > > Topics in this digest: > > 1. American Treasures Lost > From: "hester_nec" <hester_nec@yahoo.com> > > > ________________________________________________________________________ > ________________________________________________________________________ > > Message: 1 > Date: Fri, 18 Apr 2003 20:21:51 -0000 > From: "hester_nec" <hester_nec@yahoo.com> > Subject: American Treasures Lost > > I was sitting here today looking at a 1930's road map of > Kentucky/Tennessee and I thought of my Uncle Prescot. I hadn't > thought about my mothers brother, Uncle Prescott, in a long, long > time - to busy with todays hustle and bustle, I suppose. Now, I know > this isn't really a "road" story - but the open highway is in here, > along with everything else. So, if you want to travel with me a > little way, read on - if memories bore you, then stop here. > > But it was Uncle Prescott who instilled in me the urge to find out, > in a manner of speaking, what was over the hill and far away. He was > a traveling salesman from sometime in the 1930's to the early 60's - > when the interstate system started building he had the foresight to > realize, quite vocally, this new system would turn road trips into a > mindless rush to nowhere. > > I remember when I was, oh, 10, 11, maybe even 9, Uncle Prescott > came by - during the summer months he brought his wares - I don't > recall now just what it was he sold, but I think it was beads and > baubles - probably what today would be called Junque (note the > spelling)or maybe antique - to Maine and New England. This one trip > he brought me what can only be called a "Magic" box - a box filled > with road maps of the 1930's and 1940's - this would have been right > after WWII. How he plied his trade during the war years I do not > know. But I do know he did arrive in Maine every year around the 1st > part of June - even during the war years. > > It was Uncle Prescott who, much to my mothers dismay, planted the > idea of THE TRIP to California that my friend and I, at the age of 15 > (don't try this today, kids) made. I remember also another time not > long after the magic box he brought another - with several albums > filled to bursting with post cards. I know for a time he operated > out of St. Louis, so he must have had a western route, because there > were road maps clear out to CA and the post card albums also had > cards from those states in addition to those in the east. > > As an aside I also had quite a collection of aircraft recognition > cards from the war years I got from one of my relatives. Yes, Uncle > Prescott turned me into a pack rat - that is one thing I've retained. > > It was easier for kids back then - we had what kids today seem to > have lost. A sense of imagination. I could sit and listen to Uncle > Prescotts stories of his travels and I could see the sun setting on > distant hills with an old highway winding thru them. With this thing > called imagination I could put together a few pieces of wood, and > sail it in a nearby pond - and I had the clipper ships ARIEL or CUTTY > SARK, maybe Donald McKay's LIGHTENING - whatever we wanted. > > So what happened to my marvelous collection - I left home in > October 1955 after joining the Navy. I came home on boot leave 3 > months later to find mother had put away my "childish" things - in > the nearest trash can. A very familiar situation. All was gone - my > aircraft recognition cards, my magic boxes that took me to so many > places and gave me a sense of wanderlust, many things I had > accumulated during my childhood years. Well, Mother, the joke is on > you - I've got some of it back thru a medium called "ebay!!!!!" > > So, in a sense, this long winded post is a thank you to my Uncle > Prescott who taught me that you can dare to be adventurous. Let's > see, if alive today he'd be around 105, 106 or so. I last saw him at > the age of 80 at his apartment in Philadelphia. Sad to say he and > Aunt Isabelle, who had patiently put up with his wanderings for years > (Uncle Prescott would have been, in the 1950's, called a beatnick - > he was a little ahead of his time), were living in a rather rundown > neighborhood and quite literally afraid to leave their home unless it > was necessary. Sad turn of affairs. > > Thanks Uncle, for everything I probably shouldn't be, but are glad I > am!!! > > Hudsonly, > Alex B > > > > > ________________________________________________________________________ > ________________________________________________________________________ > > > > Your use of Yahoo! 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Guest Glenn Posted August 5, 2004 Report Share Posted August 5, 2004 I'm in Nevada & received it 5 days ago. There doesn't seem to be a pattern. Maybe your mailman is a road enthusiast! Glenn Adams glenninvegas@juno.com http://www.lasvegasregion.com --- "Mike Ward" <flyboy1946@hotmail.com> wrote: They need to make their way west. I live in Arizona and still haven't gotten my copy yet! Mike Ward ----- Original Message ----- From: Alex Burr To: AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, May 19, 2003 4:02 PM Subject: Re: [AMERICAN_ROAD] Re: I got mine Oh goodie - they are making their way east!!!! Hudsonly, Alex B --- "C.A.Ruth" <twolane23@usadatanet.net> wrote: > Have faith Alex - I am in Western NYS and mine came > today! Chock full > of goodies it is too! > > Carol > > > > Alex Burr <hester_nec@y...> wrote: > > > Still waiting in New England - but we ARE at the > end > > of the delivery road. I think the postal service > is > > still using horses up this way. Same thing with > the > > Hudson auto club publication I get - the standing > joke > > in the club is, when I get my copy, I let the > editor > > know. Then he knows everybody else has theirs. > LOL > > > > Good things come to those who wait!! > > > > Hudsonly, > > Alex B > > > > --- Bobby Worley <bwcobra15@y...> wrote: > > > Well I got mine on Saturday, and the only > thing I > > > am disappointed about is > > > the *#&$@&!@!!! USPS delivered it soaking wet, > then > > > dried, then wadded into a > > > pulp, then crammed into my little 2"x3" > community > > > metal mailbox... the first > > > 20 pages are all stuck together and unreadable > !!!! > > > > > > GGGRRRRR!!!!! > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ===== > > > > > > ______________________ > > > Bob & Anneliese Worley > > > Cedar Hill, Texas > > > www.Worley-World.com > > > www.Advocare.com - We Build Champions > > > > > > > > > __________________________________ > > > Do you Yahoo!? > > > The New Yahoo! Search - Faster. Easier. Bingo. > > > http://search.yahoo.com > > > > > > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor > > > > > > 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!? > > The New Yahoo! Search - Faster. Easier. Bingo. > > http://search.yahoo.com > > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? The New Yahoo! Search - Faster. Easier. Bingo. http://search.yahoo.com Yahoo! Groups Sponsor 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. 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 laurelrk66@aol.com Posted August 5, 2004 Report Share Posted August 5, 2004 Well, here's a possible reason why some of you haven't received your copies yet. They're all being sent to me! Just kidding, but I DID get three copies in the mail today. Oops! I think I know where the problem lies, but I'll work it out with the Mock Turtle folks in a private email. Meanwhile, as far as I'm concerned, it's impossible to get too much of a good thing! Laurel Kane Afton, OK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Alex Burr Posted August 5, 2004 Report Share Posted August 5, 2004 He also likes my Hudson club magazine too. And maybe my U S Route 40 (George Stewart) book. Hudsonly, Alex B --- Glenn <glenninvegas@juno.com> wrote: > > I'm in Nevada & received it 5 days ago. There > doesn't seem to be a pattern. Maybe your mailman is > a road enthusiast! > > > Glenn Adams > glenninvegas@juno.com > http://www.lasvegasregion.com > > --- "Mike Ward" <flyboy1946@hotmail.com> wrote: > > They need to make their way west. I live in Arizona > and still haven't gotten my copy yet! > > Mike Ward > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Alex Burr > To: AMERICAN_ROAD@yahoogroups.com > Sent: Monday, May 19, 2003 4:02 PM > Subject: Re: [AMERICAN_ROAD] Re: I got mine > > > Oh goodie - they are making their way east!!!! > > Hudsonly, > Alex B > > --- "C.A.Ruth" <twolane23@usadatanet.net> wrote: > > Have faith Alex - I am in Western NYS and mine > came > > today! Chock full > > of goodies it is too! > > > > Carol > > > > > > > > Alex Burr <hester_nec@y...> wrote: > > > > > Still waiting in New England - but we ARE at > the > > end > > > of the delivery road. I think the postal > service > > is > > > still using horses up this way. Same thing > with > > the > > > Hudson auto club publication I get - the > standing > > joke > > > in the club is, when I get my copy, I let the > > editor > > > know. Then he knows everybody else has > theirs. > > LOL > > > > > > Good things come to those who wait!! > > > > > > Hudsonly, > > > Alex B > > > > > > --- Bobby Worley <bwcobra15@y...> wrote: > > > > Well I got mine on Saturday, and the only > > thing I > > > > am disappointed about is > > > > the *#&$@&!@!!! USPS delivered it soaking > wet, > > then > > > > dried, then wadded into a > > > > pulp, then crammed into my little 2"x3" > > community > > > > metal mailbox... the first > > > > 20 pages are all stuck together and > unreadable > > !!!! > > > > > > > > GGGRRRRR!!!!! > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ===== > > > > > > > > ______________________ > > > > Bob & Anneliese Worley > > > > Cedar Hill, Texas > > > > www.Worley-World.com > > > > www.Advocare.com - We Build Champions > > > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________ > > > > Do you Yahoo!? > > > > The New Yahoo! Search - Faster. Easier. > Bingo. > > > > http://search.yahoo.com > > > > > > > > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups > Sponsor > > > > > > > > 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!? > > > The New Yahoo! Search - Faster. Easier. Bingo. > > > http://search.yahoo.com > > > > > > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > The New Yahoo! Search - Faster. Easier. Bingo. > http://search.yahoo.com > > Yahoo! Groups Sponsor > > > > 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. > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been > removed] > > > > Visit our homepage at: > http://www.mockturtlepress.com > > === message truncated === __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? The New Yahoo! Search - Faster. Easier. Bingo. http://search.yahoo.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Alex Burr Posted August 5, 2004 Report Share Posted August 5, 2004 Was wandering thru my daughters web site the other night and noted that she posted our father/daughter vacation pictures of our trip to South Dakota. Not a really true "road" trip as we sprinkled interstates in with the old highways. But you might want to take a look - if so the web site is: http://groups.msn.com/Rambles/shoebox.msnw Click on "Great Western Adventure. We did cover some of the old roads tho: US 61 West Memphis-New Madrid; north of St. Jo, MO we took US 71 to Maryville (wrong turn north of St. Jo) and then US 136 back to I-29. In South Dakota; US 14A from Sturgis down thru Deadwood and Lead to US 85 to Newcastle, WY for lunch with a friend of mine; then south on 85 to US 18 over to Hot Springs, SD, south on 385 to Chadron, NE, east on US 20 to Valentine, for an overnight. Next day it was US 83 south to North Platte and then the interstate east to visit the Air Force SAC museum in Ashland, NE, winding up the day back in St. Joseph for a tour of the Pony Express museum and an overnight stay. NOTE: We both were wide awake at 4am so decided to leave Valentine early. Trucking south toward N. Platte on 83 we met about 6 or 8 cows rambling north in the southbound lane. Not soemthing to make your day when it's dark out - and it is dark out there on the high plains at night. But we spotted them in time and were able to slow down enough so not damages incured. From St. Jo we went south to Kansas City and then US 71 on down to Carthage, stopping in Nevada to tour a neat museum and in Carthage we visited a civil war museum and then on down the road a little outside Carthage the civil war battlefield. Leaving Carthage, we decided to stay on the old roads - and wound up on what is now MO 96 - but is actually old US 66. We finished our trip that day, picking up US 60 to Willow Springs (nice place to eat there) and then US 63 down into Arkansas to Jonesboro. They are in the process of bringing I-55 up the old US 63 as I-155. It's up to Jonesboro at the moment. I suppose eventually it may run all the way to Springfield, MO, and another grand old highway will be buried in the name of progress. Hudsonly, Alex B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Ron McCoy Posted August 5, 2004 Report Share Posted August 5, 2004 An interesting read from down under: New Zealand Herald - Auckland,New Zealand ... This character-filled landmark within whistle-blow of the Santa Fe rail line and just off Route 66 has hosted any number of famous characters, living and dead. ... http://tinyurl.com/3agmq Ron Tulsa, OK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Larry Kinsey Posted August 6, 2004 Report Share Posted August 6, 2004 Ken, Here is the link to the Essex Post Office that I took in May, 2000. Larry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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