Motor lodge declared a landmark By Ryn Gargulinski: Quay County Sun January 3, 2006 Cactus Motor Lodge may look like one of Tucumcari's average RV parks – ...
Joseph Casey III (AKA Jaguar Joe) sent this interesting account of a 1907 scouting trip along the so-called Shell Beach Drive from Biloxi to Pass Christian,...
Roadsideamerica.com Sightings Newsletter - January 10, 2006 - Vol. 2, Issue 1 Welcome to the first 2006 edition of Roadsideamerica.com Sightings! A heaping...
One of many anticipated articles on the Interstate's 50th. Engineering News Record Since the 1956 Highway Bill, It's Been 50 Years On a Fast Track Pioneering...
Below is Nina Utne's musing on the Madonna of the Trail (sort of) inspired by a song of the same name. We all know the Madonnas as part of the "monumenting" of...
When I hear "human chain," I think of the 1986 pseudo-spectacle Hands Across America, not a group hug in Chandler, OK. Maybe we should group-hug the poor El...
Does anyone have a list of where all the Madonnas are located ? I know of the one in Springerville, Arizona as I worked there in the early 1970s.. Don...
1911 - The Race is On Ninety-five years ago the race to blaze the first transcontinental road ignited into a wildfire in one short year. With news still fresh...
Olde Towne Reborn Katrina dumped 5 feet of water in Slidell's historic commercial district, but many businesses have already reopened, or plan to reopen soon ...
Handy list, and I enjoyed Brusca's article on the topic in Amercian Road. One point of correction: Truman did not deliver an address at the dedication of the...
By Bill Donovan Staff Writer GALLUP — For the past 40 years, Kristy's Coffee Shop has been almost an institution in Gallup, beloved by young and old alike. ...
The Old Spanish Trail 90 Years Ago Continuing with the celebration of the OST's 90th, we will occasionally post bits of news taken from the archives. JWM Less...
Posted on Sun, Jan. 22, 2006 BEFORE AND AFTER Biloxi Lighthouse at foot of Porter Avenue The 1848 lighthouse that straddles Beach Boulevard is the most ...
Tuesday, January 31, 2006 Backward Glance by Steve Smith The Old Spanish Trail, yesterday and today Often times I have written pieces on the many trails that...
Saving El Vado 02/08/06 Albuquerque obsessed with razing historic buildings in the 1960s and 1970s. Whole neighborhoods were leveled by urban renewal and other...
Lincoln Highway a treasure trove of roadside attractions CARLA Di FONZO Lancaster Intelligencer Journal Posted on Sun, Feb. 05, 2006 COLUMBIA, Pa. - Rest in...
Rare Whipple Truss bridge fails. JWM February 8, 2006 Local Headlines Lampasas, TX River Bridge Collapses, 2 Injured Some Belton residents were shocked when a...
For years folks have claimed this as a Frank Lloyd Wright design. Well it's not, but it's the most Googie, cool, hip-moderne structure you'll ever see on...
Let's hope this one does the trick for this troubled Route 66 landmark. JWM Grant to help update historic Route 66 hotel By Molly R. Okeon Staff Writer ...
02/09/2006 Lincoln Highway nearly border to border By AMY SCHWEITZER , Hub Staff Writer SHELTON ? The Lincoln Highway Scenic & Historic Byway designation has ...
FIELD STUDIES: On Genuineness [10 February 2006] In the realm of roots music, the shadow of authenticity has a righteous way of stunting unique growth....
John, I always enjoy the variety of articles you seem to find. If I can't read the posting right away, I'll transfer them to my handheld for reading later...
John- Thanks. I usually try to include the web tag, but I was late for a meeting that was still an hour's commute away. Here it is: Pop Matters, Andrew...
This bill working its way through the New Mexico legislature could have strong repercussions for curio shops along Route. And that's probably good. The schlock...
Bay City brothers restore historic road grader 2/11/2006, 7:53 a.m. ET By JERRY NUNN The Associated Press BAY CITY, Mich. (AP) — Cutting a deal to rebuild...
The "Marfa, ain't what she used to be..." article is a bit overplayed, but this evolving story still has juice -- and the "Prada shop" is the only art...
Dear OST folks, A friend sent me your Web site, and as a lifelong road-trip enthusiast now living in Florida with a significant other from New Orleans, I plan...
C?a xa l? US 90 ? The Highway of Refugees Early on, promoters of the OST claimed that when completed, the highway would settle vast unpopulated tracts of the...
