ypsi-slim Posted March 31, 2007 Report Share Posted March 31, 2007 Hey Folks, Always late but worth waiting for - here's your Lincoln Highway E-newsletter: Lincoln Highway Association’s National Headquarters Opens The grand opening ceremony for the new national headquarters of the Lincoln Highway Association it scheduled for 1 P.M. Saturday, April 21, 2007. The offices are at 402 West Washington Street, South Bend, Indiana. The public it invited. This will be the headquarters for David L. Hay, the LHA’s first executive director. Hay brings solid academic credentials and a wide range of experience to his position. He earned an MBA from Northwestern University and a Ph.D. in American history from the University of Notre Dame. He has worked in fundraising, communications, and executive management in both the for-profit and non-profit worlds. “I am excited to be working for this great organization,” Hay said. “Is it rare to find the opportunity to combine one’s skills and passions, and it’s my good fortune to be able to do that here.” Hay said that highways embody his love of cars and the freedom to go where people want to go. “The Lincoln Highway continues to be a place where we can do just that,” he added. The LHA search committee was headed by President Bob Lichty. Others included Jan Shupert-Arick, LHA vice president; Olga Herbert, executive director of Pennsylvania’s Lincoln Highway Heritage Corridor and a member of the LHA board of directors; and Bill Arick, treasurer of the association’s endowment committee, which provided funds for the new position. Working with the LHA’s five-member executive committee and 15-member board of directors, Hay will conduct fundraising activities, planning, and projects with national focus. The association’s offices are in South Bend’s historic Remedy Building, also headquarters for the northern regional offices of the Historic Landmarks Foundation of Indiana. The telephone number is (574) 233-0393, and the e-mail address is hay.1@nd.edu. David writes, " We will be dedicating a replica concrete LH post at the event. There will also be classic cars, LH artifacts, the Trading Post mobile store, and other interesting activities. No RSVP is needed, and feel free to contact me at (574) 233-0393 for more information. This year's Lincoln Highway Association National (LHA) Conference in Fort Morgan, CO is a unique opportunity to explore the little known routing of the LH Colorado loop. The conference takes place from Monday, June 18 through Friday, June 22. There is a special pre-conference tour on Sunday June 17th, and a special post-conference tour on Friday afternoon on the 22nd. Read more about it, get your registration material, and download the conference brochure at the LHA home page: http://www.lincolnhighwayassoc.org/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Paul Gilger, Chairman of the Lincoln Highway Association Mapping Committee reports new mileage totals based on all alignments of the Lincoln Highway: "Total original 1914-1915 Lincoln Highway alignments: 3934.49 Total additional 1928-1930 realignments: 1371.15 Total additional intermediate realignments that were subsequently bypassed: 395.25 Total additional 1913 Proclamation Route alignments that were subsequently bypassed: 167.81 Grand Total For All Alignments: 5868.70 Obviously, the totals for each state may vary a couple of miles depending on the accuracy of the DeLorme program. Note that Utah and Ohio are only separated by a difference of 3.33 miles, and Pennsylvania and Iowa are only separated by a difference of 4.44 miles. But given today’s technology, this is as accurate as we can get. As you can see, there is a LOT more Lincoln Highway than the original 3389 miles. For what it’s worth, our grand total of 5868 miles minus our original route of 3389 miles equals a difference of 2479 miles. According to the website Wikipedia, Route 66 is 2448 miles long. Of course, Route 66 has its realignments too, but it’s interesting to note that our extra mileage is 31 miles longer than Route 66’s original road. Now that’s something we can ALL brag about. Go Lincoln! Best regards, Paul." ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Here's a great historic photography archive that I found - PhillyHistory, at http://www.phillyhistory.org It currently features 25,000 on-line images of Philadelphia dating back to the 19th century, with 2,000 more being added every month. The total archive includes 2 million. You can search by date, keyword, address or neighborhood. The results include a thumbnail and a brief caption. Click on the thumbnail for a details page which includes a larger picture, a map of the neighborhood, and the location of the photograph. You can also purchase copies. I did a search on keyword "Broad" and limited it between 1915 and 1930 and it came up with 212 photos including a bunch at the intersection of North Broad and Olney Sts. This site needs a lot more research - very impressive! Playwright Laura Conrad, Duncansville, PA has composed a musical about the S.S. Grandview Ship Hotel, that famous Lincoln Highway landmark in Bedford County. The musical will premiere at Old Bedford Village in June and is based on the S.S. Grand View Ship Hotel in the early 1930s. Read more about it at the Daily American: http://xrl.us/ve32 I wonder when the CD or DVD comes out? One man's attempt to save an historical school on the Lincoln Highway in Irwin, PA: http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/06355/747673-59.stm The Pittsburgh Tribune covered Brian Butko's presentation The Last Frontier: Driving Across America in the 1910s. http://xrl.us/vfkw ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Valparaiso, IN does it up right. Their streetscape improvement project included marking the Lincoln Highway with vinyl Lincoln Highway sign stickers on all street signs within the city route, Lincoln Highway banners downtown, and the placement of a Lincoln Highway marker with a new marble interpretative monument. The marker and monument were unveiled at a special ceremony on Lincoln's birthday, Monday, February 12th. I was on hand for the festivities with Lincoln Highway Association Vice-President Jan Shupert-Arick, and new Executive Director David Hay. I will be posting some pictures in a week or so on the Indiana Lincoln Highway Assoc Chapter website - www.IndianaLincolnHighway.com Read more about it at the Post Tribune: http://www.post-trib.com/news/254490,vlincoln.article and at NWI.com http://xrl.us/ve2c The Future Ligonier Alliance, Inc. is group of business and property owners in downtown Ligonier, IN. The purpose of this group is to create an interest in the revitalization and restoration of the downtown and surrounding area. Checkout their website at: http://www.futureligonier.org/index.html Plus there is a wonderful set of pictures of buildings in Ligonier, Patty Fisel's Goldsmith Hotel project, and many vintage postcard views: http://picasaweb.google.com/fought70/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The 2007 National Model A Restorers Club (MARC) Convention is being held in Joliet, IL this Spring - April 12 - 15. The theme is "Meet Us at the Crossroads." For more info check out the Joliet Region MARC website at: http://www.jolietmarc.org/ Illinois LHA Director Kay Shelton sends a reminder about Michael Wallis' new Lincoln Highway book: "The In July of 2007, Lincoln Highway: Coast To Coast Along Route 30—From Times Square to the Golden Gate by Michael Wallis and Pulitzer Prize winning photographer, Michael S. Williamson will be published. Wallis is the author of “Route 66” and is the voice of the “Sheriff” in the movie, “Cars.” Information about the book is available from the publisher at: http://www2.wwnorton.com/catalog/spring07/005938.htm and on Amazon.com. In conjunction with the book’s release, libraries in states along the route are invited to participate in a One Book, One Road program, linking readers in communities across the country. In early summer of 2007, the Illinois Chapter of the national organization, the Lincoln Highway Association, will develop a Web site with information about the Lincoln Highway and the book, with ‘book club’ discussion questions, recommended readings, handouts, and a calendar of events as dates are known. Some libraries in Illinois will be developing exhibits on the Lincoln Highway in late summer in conjunction with the community read. All interested libraries can use anything off Web site after its development and submit events to be added to the future calendar. Beginning in Times Square and ending in San Francisco, Michael Wallis and Michael S. Williamson will go on a coast-to-coast tour promoting their book, approximately July through September. The publisher is in the process of setting up dates and venues along Lincoln Highway for events with the authors. As those events are know, they will be added to the calendar. Libraries interested in possibly hosting an event with the authors are encouraged to contact Kay Shelton, State Director of the Illinois Lincoln Highway Association as soon as possible at: lincolnhighway2010@yahoo.com" More about Dekalb, IL's Lincoln Highway murals at: http://www.northernstar.info/articles/?id=35682 The Illinois and Iowa LHA Chapters will be having a joint meet on May 12, starting at 11:00 am at the LHA National Visitors Center in Franklin Grove, IL. More info can be found at: http://www.lincolnhighwayassoc.org/iowa/IAIL.html ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Jeff LaFollette, Iowa LHA Clinton County Consul reports: "DeWitt, IA has completed a year long project of street improvements through the downtown area and had a ceremony not only marking the completion of the project, but they also unveiled a plaque in the city park marking the junctions of former US 61 and US 30, marking the history of both highways with the Lincoln Highway as the main focus. Mike Kelly, Benton County Consul reports: "Youngville Café had another successful season. In addition to the regularly scheduled lunches and Farmers Market, they hosted a stop on the Antique Automobile Club of America’s founders Tour in May, a class reunion in August and the annual Apple Daze celebration in September. A reproduction Lincoln highway Marker was placed in the front yard and the original marker purchased last year was on display in the café. In October, the state of Iowa approved Youngville’s application for National Historic Register status and the application was forwarded to Washington D.C. for final approval." Breaking news - Youngville has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places. Yeh! It will reopen for the season on May 1st. Visit Youngville's website at: http://www.youngvillecafe.com/ From the Dunlap Reporter, (thru zwire.com) Lincoln Highway route OK'd by Council An article about the progress of the Lincoln Highway as part of the Iowa Scenic and Heritage Program: http://xrl.us/vez2 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Kemmerer Gazetteer on-line in February reports: "The Fort Bridger State Historic Site is seeking old photographs and information on the Lincoln Highway Motel (sometimes known as the Krusmark Property) in Fort Bridger. A grant is available to refurbish these historic buildings, but we want to make sure we are as accurate as we can be. If you have any photographs that you would let us make a copy of or any memories that you would like to share, please call Martha at 307-782-3842 or 307-787-3162." ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ West Wendover, NV was the site of a special Lincoln and Victory Highway dedication ceremony which included the placement of three reproduction Lincoln Highway cement markers. The March 16 activities included participation of Boy Scout Troup 140, and LHA members Rollin Southwell and George Clark. Read more about it and checkout some pics at: http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/3/prweb510160.htm ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Harley Owners Group - H.O.G. will include the Lincoln Highway as part of their Posse Ride: Great American Adventure, an 18-day cross-country journey July 13-30, 2007, a 3,200-mile trail through the heartland of the United States. Founded in 1983, the Harley Owners Group is the official riding club of the Harley-Davidson Motor Company. H.O.G. currently has more than 1 million members and more than 1,400 chapters worldwide, making it the largest factory-sponsored motorcycle organization in the world. H.O.G. rallies are held around the globe to celebrate Harley-Davidson motorcycle riding. http://xrl.us/ve3y Time Magazines archives are now on line at Time.Com. A search for "Lincoln Highway" revealed: Monday, Sept. 08, 1924, Caravan, "Starting from Plymouth, VT, proceeding through Northampton, Mass., and thence to Manhattan and over the Lincoln Highway to Los Angeles and San Francisco, a caravan of automobiles is scheduled to set out proselytizing for the Republican Party. The caravan proper is to be made of a small nucleus of cars that will cover the entire distance, but in each state a special escort, five to ten miles in length with floats, tractors, automobiles in line will help along the demonstration. Rallies will be held in the principal towns and the caravan will attempt a general jubilation and Republicanization from coast to coast." Monday, May. 25, 1925 - an article about a the dedication of a historic marker for Thomas Edison in Menlo Park, NJ: http://xrl.us/vezn November 26, 1918 - "Last week, President Coolidge officially "opened" the Atlantic Coastal Highway, a defensively strategic motor-road system composed of links otherwise named (viz., Boston Post Road, Lincoln Highway) and new links costing $100,000,000, connecting Calais, Me., and Key West, Fla. April 15, 1929 - an article about a sculpture exhibition at the Palace of the Legion of Honor at the Western Terminus of the Lincoln Hwy: http://xrl.us/vezt November 18, 1935 - Lincoln's Last Link, an article about a North Platte celebration of the paving of 28 miles in Nebraska which is claimed to be the last link in the Lincoln Highway! http://xrl.us/vezx ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Lincoln Highway Eats - OHIO: ypsi-slim's rules of the road - food try to eat at non-chain restaurants try all regional food try all non-chain real barbeque places (drive around back and look for wood, Thai places are a backup) you are allowed to eat fruit pie when on a road trip (even if you are diabetic, quest for rhubarb and marionberry) I'm pretty weak on stuff east of Ohio. When we had our Lincoln Highway Association (LHA) National Conference in Edison, New Jersey, we had lunch at an excellent brew pub in Times Square with good sausage sandwiches, which I believe was the Times Square Brewery, and now out of business. There was the Empire Diner in Edison, but I never had the chance to try it. Hopefully Brian Butko will come up with more ideas in New Jersey and Pennsylvania. What was the Pittsburgh brew pub where we had lunch at the LHA National Conference in Chester, WV? They had some of the best beer I have ever had, and very good German food. Regional Pennsylvania food includes the famous - Chicken and Waffles entree. I have an old real photo postcard of Hoge's Drive Inn at the intersection of old US 30 and SR 7 in East Liverpool, OH. I surprised to find this restaurant still open, but no longer a drive-in, a few years back. It features excellent home style food at very reasonable prices, and is worth seeking out. I believe Hoge's first opened in 1947 - so it must be pleasing the locals. It's a smoke-free family style restaurant. (Address, phone & map - http://xrl.us/u6v2 ) Lisbon, OH is a two diner town, but alas Crosser's Diner has been closed for some time. I always, though, try to stop at the other Steel Trolley Diner. Standard diner fare - good burgers and fries. There's a picture of this 1956 O'Mahoney Diner at: http://www.oh-diners.com/OH-D/steel_trolley.htm Ohio Magazine has honored them for making some of the best burgers in the state. (Address, phone & map - http://xrl.us/u6v4 ) Hanoverton, OH features the wonderful Spread Eagle Tavern. I have had both lunch and dinner here and both meals were excellent. They also offer lodging. Read more about this 19th century Inn at their website: http://www.spreadeagletavern.com/history.shtml They are open daily for lunch, and Thursday through Saturday for dinner. Hanoverton also has the Rt. 30 Cafe on 29957 Canal St., but I haven't had the chance to try it. Minerva, OH - I've driven by the Southern Inn many times but never had the occasion to stop there. It looks like it has been there for 50+ years. On the west side of Canton, OH, about 1/2 mile north of W. Tuscawaras on Whipple St. is Fano's Candies Nuts Ice Cream. Not just a candie and ice cream shop, Fano's offers breakfast's and lunch. Checkout their website for more info and menu: http://www.fanoscandynuts.com/ There is also a drive-in on Whipple that I haven't checked out yet, a couple of blocks further north of Fano's - Whipple Dari Drive-In. Esther Queneau writes, " Canton, OH - Heggy's Nut & Candy Shop is on the LH at 3200 Tuscarawas St. It serves some foods, too, and it's been a long-time business there." Massilon, OH has an outlet for Handel's Homeade Ice Cream at 3107 Lincoln Way E. For some reason this location is not listed at the company's website: http://www.handelsicecream.com/home/index.html I can confirm that the Massillon location is open. Massilon also has the Lincoln Highway Cafe at 121 Lincoln Way E. I hope to check it out next time I am in the area. Just south of the Lincoln Highway in Dalton, OH on SR 94 - Mill St is the Dalton Dariette. The Amish Heartland website, Here's the Scoop page, from Wooster, OH says, " The Dalton Dariette is pretty much an institution in eastern Wayne County. Since 1958, people have been driving to this nostalgic drive-in for ice cream, enjoying cones, sundaes, swirls and banana splits. Soft serve comes in chocolate, vanilla and a flavor-of-the-week, and hand- dipped hard ice cream comes in eight delicious flavors. The Dariette is also well-known for their made-to-order sandwiches, chicken, fish and homemade curly fries." West of Dalton, at the corner of US 30 and Kidron Rd., many local cheeses and the famous area Trail Bologna can be had at Shisler's Cheese House, Read more about it at: http://xrl.us/u6wu Just past Kidron Rd. and north on SR 57 - Wadsworth Rd is the town of Orville, OH, home of Smucker's. They have a retail store with an in-house bakery - Simply Smucker's, 333 Wadsworth Rd. http://www.jmsmucker.com/ Haven't made it yet to the Amish Door Restaurant in Wooster, OH but plan to check it out soon. Everything there is homemade. Read a review at: http://xrl.us/u6wr and checkout that giant apple fritter! Another place I am curious about is the Tulipan Hungarian Pastry shop at 122 S. Market St. Sherrick's Diner in Ashland, OH is no longer open as a restaurant but the building is still there and was open recently as a video rental, and as a Harley Davidson dealership. You can see an early matchbook and recent photo at the One Time Diners of Ohio website: http://www.geocities.com/cornwallace55/ohio.html (scroll down to Ashland County) Esther Queneau writes, " Ashland, OH - Lyn-Way Restaurant at 1320 Cleveland Ave. has good food but they are known in particular for their wonderful pies. The last I knew, they were $1.55 for a 1/6th slice, and they have a number of standard ones all the times, plus several specials each day. My favorites are the Buckeye (chocolate and peanut butter cream pie) and the Dutch Cherry (crumb crust on top). I don't recall that they have ever had either rhubarb or marionberry (they do have ground cherry on Thursdays, I think it is). Note: They wanted to name it Lin-Way but that name was already taken. Directions: Coming into Ashland from the east, take the Rte. 42 by-pass to the right to first stoplight at Middle Rowsburg Rd, turn left. - take it to the stop sign at Cleveland Ave., turn right - restaurant comes up fast on the left." Mansfield, OH features Porky's Drive-In since 1947, here's their website: http://porkysdrivein.com/porkysdrivein/ Mike Hocker reports, "Try Pop's Sweet Shoppe in Uptowne Galion, OH, but call me to meet for lunch! They make a HUGE pork tenderloin sandwich, have other homestyle lunches and dinners, and the place is like walking back in time to 1952...replete with white marble bar and stainless stools and backbar. (But it's been installed all Old-new in 2003 or 04)." Bucyrus, OH is known as the Bratwurst Capital of the USA, and has their Bratwurst Festival mid-August each year. Read more about it at Ohio Festivals and Events Assoc: http://www.ofea.org/view.php?fest_id=29 and at: http://xrl.us/u6xh Carle's Bratwurst, since 1929, has a retail store at 1210 East Mansfield St.; visit their website at: http://www.carlesbrats.com/ Another local manufacturer, Bratworks, offers a Drive-Thru retail outlet 574 S. Sandusky Ave. Checkout their website at: http://www.thebratworks.com/ I don't know if any local restaurants feature local brats. Mike Lester writes, " A place you missed in Bucyrus is Miller's Drive In. They have kind of short hours during winter, but in summer they have carhop service. I believe they make their own root beer. They also take part in the LH Garage sale with a souvenir mug." Millers is located on the LH at 1849 E Mansfield St: http://www.aroundrr.com/Cooking/otl/Bucyru....asp?id=millers One of the OH US 30 landmarks is the Steer Barn in Upper Sandusky, OH. The restaurant was fashioned from an 1897 barn, that later featured a Mail Pouch sign, and was renovated into a restaurant in 1965. Driven by it often, but never ate there. I believe it is only open for dinner. You can see some pictures at the Ohio Barn website: http://xrl.us/vf6g North of Upper Sandusky on SR 199 (Old US 23) and south of Carey, OH is the remnant of an old dutch mill shaped building. Anyone know what it is - gas station, restaurant, one-stop? Delphos, OH is the home of the now defunct Lincoln Highway Dairy. Collectors seek their various milk bottles and pogs. A photograph of one of their horse-drawn delivery wagons was made into a postcard a few years back. Balyeat's Coffee Shop in Van Wert, OH, open since 1923, is an excellent local family style restaurant featuring a great neon sign and fried chicken. They also cater events at the Marsh Hotel across the street, which was the original Lincoln Highway Control Station for Van Wert. You can see a picture of their sign, which you can send as a postcard, at the Ohio Lincoln Highway - National Scenic Byways photo page website: (photo no. 1) http://www.byways.org/browse/byways/52781/photos.html "Hamburg - pickle on top! Make your heart go flippity flop!" (Kewpie slogan) An earlier routing of the Lincoln Highway, and US 30 South, went through Lima, OH which always means stopping at the Kewpie, my number one place for burgers in the US. The Kewpie Hotel was an early hamburger franchise that started in Flint, MI and was later headquartered in Lima, OH, and at one point had 200 locations in the Midwest. The store in Lima, at 111 N Elizabeth St., is still open, and is an art deco shrine - you can see a picture of the outside here: http://www.kewpee.com/otherkewpees.php The inside is all black and white tile, and stainless steel. Besides their truly excellent hamburgers, they always have 5 - 10 kinds of pie. You are always allowed to eat pie when on a road trip. I recommend their rhubarb and lemon crunch. There is another Kewpie in Lima just off I-75 exit 125. The building is non-distinct but it still has the same great food. The Kewpie in Racine, WI is still open and has a great website at: http://www.kewpee.com/ There are also two Kewpie related burger places in Lansing, MI and the related Bill Thomas' Haloburger mini-chain in Flint, MI. I am interested in any Kewpie related collectibles anyone may have. There is also a great Mello-Creme Donut sign in Lima at their store on 822 S Metcalf St (which is the Dixie Highway). That's it for Ohio. I would be interested in hearing about any local non-chain restaurants along or near the Lincoln Highway in Ohio that I may not know about. Also - I am curious if there any restaurants along the Lincoln Highway in Ohio that offer a pork tenderloin sandwich. Also - I am always interested to hear about any barbeque and Thai restaurants. Next newsletter: LH Eats - Indiana. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dixie Highway news: Why this suddenly popped up on Time.com is sort of a mystery but perhaps they just recently provided access to their archive: "Monday, Oct. 19, 1925 Celebrating the completion of the Dixie Highway from Sault Ste. Marie to Miami, after ten years of labor by the Dixie Highway Association, a "motorcade" traveled southward over the highway last week, waving flags and making speeches." Well - I searched their archives and came up with this article about Ocala: http://xrl.us/vezc and another about Vandalia, OH - the intersection of the Dixie and National Highways, and the Amateur National Trapshooting Assoc.: http://xrl.us/vezf Anyone ever been to Coral Castle in Homestead, FL on the Dixie Highway? Looks like my kind of place. Check it out at: http://www.coralcastle.com/home.asp Norman Pepper fights to keep his giant catfish which advertises Pepper Tackle Shop on the Dixie Highway in Louisville, KY area, from the Courier-Journal.com: http://xrl.us/ve2j ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Auction News: One of the biggest and best postcard auctions takes place this spring at Lyn Knight Auctions, Overland Park, Kansas, Wednesday and Thursday, May 23-24, 2007. The auction features uncirculated advertising linen postcards from the Curt Teich company archives, and postcards from the decedent estate of Jane Pepper - 40 year collector. You can get more information, and bid online after April 15 at: http://www.lynknightauctions.com/ Ebay auctions: A porcelain 5" Goodrich Tourist license plate tag closed at $68.80: http://xrl.us/tzha A 1914 - 1925 diary of Alice Gehant” of Ashton Illinois was popular drawing 13 bids and closed at $169.50. The description implies that the diary included a 1914 Lincoln Highway trip. No pics but more trip description at: http://xrl.us/vf7p A Lincoln Highway concrete marker medallion drew 25 bids before closing at $213.65: http://xrl.us/vf7q A water-transfer souvenir tourist decal of a ski scene at Donner Pass brought $29! http://xrl.us/vf7s A real photo postcard of Chamber's Wayside Inn, gas station in Essex, CA on Route 66 closed at $113.61: http://xrl.us/vf7v A 1927 Official State Highway road map of Arizona in fair condition only surprisingly closed at $334 (spite bidding?) http://xrl.us/vf7x A souvenir pennant from the S.S. Grand View Ship Hotel brought $35.21. A collection of 163 flattened match covers from Route 66 business closed at $224.72: http://xrl.us/vf7z A 1913 Hamilton's California Tour Book only attracted two bids but brought $152.50: http://xrl.us/vf72 A round porcelain Goodrich school safety guide post sign brought $312.55: http://xrl.us/vf77 A Breezewood, PA 14 unit motel sold under Ebay's Make An Offer provisions at $175,000. Many pics still available: http://xrl.us/vf8a I missed bidding on this wonderful chrome postcard of the Buckeye Sinclair Gas Station at the intersection of US 30 and SR 9, Hanoverton, OH. It closed at $22.72: http://xrl.us/vf8b A mining Doctor's 1920+ photo album from Ely, NV was popular attracting 18 bids and closing at $797.98. Pics are down but further description is available at: http://xrl.us/vf8d A 1923 National Park-To-Park Highway map brought $99.88: http://xrl.us/vf8e A real photo view of Fred's Place, south out of Lake Tahoe on US 50 brought $153.51: http://xrl.us/vf8g A water-transfer souvenir decal of the Pennsylvania Turnpike was very popular attracting 32 bids and closing at $97.66! http://xrl.us/vf8i A banged-up Lincoln Highway marker medallion failed to meet it's reserve price, only attracting bids up to $75.99: http://xrl.us/vf8j A real photo postcard of the Lake Tahoe Country Club brought $160.82: http://xrl.us/vf8m A real photo postcard of the Lookout Point Hotel at Emigrant Gap, CA closed at $54.77: http://xrl.us/vf88 A wonderful set of 32 glass negatives of the construction of the Holland Tunnel seemed a real bargain at $105.05: http://xrl.us/vf89 A porcelain radiator badge from the Denver Auto Club closed at $108.50: http://xrl.us/vf9a Another banged-up Lincoln Highway marker medallion failed to attract any interest when listed with an opening bid of $400, or when later listed with an opening bid of $199.99: http://xrl.us/vf9b A 1929 Marland Oil road map of Oklahoma closed at $103.98: http://xrl.us/vf9d A similar Marland Oil Kansas map brought $75. A 1934 Official State Highway map of Michigan was popular attracting 12 bids and closing at $66: http://xrl.us/vf9e A 1937 one went for $39: http://xrl.us/vf9z A 1931 one closed at $59: http://xrl.us/vf76 A circa 1910 real photo postcard of the First National Blank in Dunlap, IA surprisingly closed at $224.50: http://xrl.us/vf9g A circa 1920 real photo postcard of a snowbound Gaynor's Lunch wagon, location unknown, was still desirable and closed at $202.50: http://xrl.us/vf9i A 1938 The Story Of Howard Johnsons booklet went for $47.45: http://xrl.us/vf9j A linen advertising postcard for Miller's Cafeteria in Fort Wayne brought $37.87: http://xrl.us/vf9m A nice 1920 real photo postcard of downtown Bourbon, off the 1928 Indiana Lincoln Highway route, closed at $54: http://xrl.us/vf9o A 1930 Official State Highway map of New Mexico brought $113.61: http://xrl.us/vf9p A real photo if the Auto Park Camp on the National Hwy in Cumberland, MD closed at $63.75: http://xrl.us/vf9r This old Texaco strip map booklet of the Lincoln Highway is always popular. This one drew 19 bids and closed at $137.51: http://xrl.us/vf9s A pair of plastic salt & pepper shakers in the shape of Mobil gas pumps brought $47.01: http://xrl.us/vf9u Another Lincoln Highway marker medallion, with it's three prongs still attached brought $297.55: http://xrl.us/vf9x A 1914 Lincoln Highway Association membership card brought $58.99: http://xrl.us/vf93 A real photo postcard of the German Car in the 1908 New York to Paris Auto Race in Kearney, NE by the noted photographer SD Butcher closed at $57.59: http://xrl.us/vf95 A linen advertising card of the Downington Diner on US 30 in PA brought $78: http://xrl.us/vf98 Another one of these tin Lincoln Highway Garage, Rawlins, WY signs brought $305: http://xrl.us/vgaa Over 15 of these have shown up on Ebay over the last 5-10 years making me a little suspicious that these might be repros. A 1908 watch fob commemorating Jack Banta driver of the Chicago Automobile club pilot car for the New York-Paris racers closed at $91.57: http://xrl.us/vgac A "We travel Nebraska US 30" water-transfer souvenir decal brought $13.29: http://xrl.us/vgae A very nice printed black & white advertising postcard of the Edgewood restaurant 9 miles west of Coatesville, PA on the Lincoln Highway brought $38.50: http://xrl.us/vgag A shield-shaped US 395 road sign with plastic bead reflectors from California was popular and closed at $1,526: http://xrl.us/vgah A cast iron Iowa US 20 shield-shaped road sign went for $492: http://xrl.us/vgai A real photo postcard of the Rainbow Bridge at Donner Summit filled with cars and people, purporting to be the 1928 Lincoln Highway marking ceremony brought $78.77: http://xrl.us/vgat The winning bidder ignored my request for a scan of the postcard. A nice old real photo postcard of the LH Arch in Dixon, IL closed at $77.36: http://xrl.us/vgaw I was the lucky winner of a copy of the 1910 Maxwell-Briscoe Motor Co.'s magazine The Co-Operator, featuring the article, A Woman's Motor Trip Across the Continent by Alice H. Ramsey. This early account of Alice's journey is not included in the Bliss Bibliography of Transcontinental Auto Trips, and is a real find for me. My winning bid was $57.78. Check it out at: http://xrl.us/vga9 I was also the lucky winner of this heretofore unknown real photo postcard view of the Carroll Summit Station on old US 50 (Lincoln Highway, now bypassed) in NV, which I won at $68.00 (ouch): http://xrl.us/vgba Check out the two Lincoln Highway signs on this real photo view of the north side of Main St, in Montour, IA: http://xrl.us/vgbb A lot of three Texaco folding road maps including one for the Lincoln Highway featuring strip maps of the entire highway brought $56: http://xrl.us/vgbf A very nice lot of 19 vintage tourist brochures of Lake Tahoe closed at $207.06: http://xrl.us/vgbh A very worn and rusted embossed shield-shaped US 30 sign from Wyoming brought $169.50: http://xrl.us/vgbj That's all for now. See you soon in Fort Morgan. yer pal, ypsi-slm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keep the Show on the Road! Posted March 31, 2007 Report Share Posted March 31, 2007 Super, Super job. A good read the whole way!!! Full of great info. I'm glad to see the prices on Ebay. The few items I have been able to outbid you on over the years must be worth a small fortune now! Again, a terrific job on the newsletter, late or not. Keep the Show on the Road Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoadDog Posted April 22, 2007 Report Share Posted April 22, 2007 Appreciate your efforts on the newletter. Always look forward to reading it. We had the opportunity a few years back of stopping in Van Wert, Ohio, at the Balyeat's, or Baly- eats as I first thought it was pronounced. That is some classic sign. Loved that "Young Fried Chicken." Great food. We had quite a character for a waitress. She had been there since almost the end of WWII and had come over as a war bride. Quite a lady!! I can't remember her name though. Imagining doing that job for that long. I must admit that, at the time, I had no idea of what a control hotel was. I thought it might have something to do with speed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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