Jeff, Thanks for the update and taking us to Mineral Wells, one our favorite modern Texas ghost towns. Any town, selling what they called Crazy Water, deserves...
Up until 1965, a traveler entering Greenville, Texas, was greeted by a welcome sign stating: Greenville- Welcome- The Blackest Land- the Whitest People. ...
Hello once again all: I slowly but steadily manage to find 10 minutes here and there to improve my web pages. From my journeys in July, please check out my ...
A very well thought out and written note... As a fellow shutterbug, I too have several 'mental images' that I retain. For example, I have several mental...
Roger Mummert, a New York-based writer, contemplates the nuances between capturing trip memories by mental images and the camera. I agree, mainly focused on...
From humble roots in Oklahoma, C.H. Hoot Perry built a small empire of classic roadside eateries along US 99, eventually achieving fame in 2000 as an inductee...
Automobile.com has selected the Old Spanish Trail from Houma to Breaux Bridge, Louisiana, as one of their Legendary Drives (see below). This designated drive...
Adding to the calamities of multiple hurricanes, floods and tornadoes, now 18 miles of US 90 is sinking deep into Louisiana mud, hampering hopes to build a new...
Montez Shore, Thanks for bringing this up. We have been curious to the origin of this coin. All highways had booster their booster signs, pennants and lapel ...
Welcome Arches, Welcome The 1926 Stuart Welcome Arch, spanning the Dixie Highway in Jensen Beach, Florida was recently listed in the National Register of ...
OLD SPANISH TRAIL HALF DOLLAR Liberally copied from www.usrarecoininvestments.com How many trails can you think of that have had commemorative coins issued for...
The subject of hurricanes and highways is not over. It looks like Jeanne is going to smack Florida soon. Those old bridges that were mentioned should get some...
I would highly advise everyone to check out Jeff?s tours of US 80 and other venerable old highways. He does an incredible job researching old alignments and...
Not to get fixated on hurricanes, but these violent acts of nature have beat up old US 90 on numerous occasions. The 1969 Hurricane Camille, with winds over...
Hello all... Jeff from Tucson here. Don't know if many of you are from the Rte 66 or American Roads groups, but I thought you might like to know that over the...
We posted a pic of the venerable Old Galveston Causeway. Completed in 1912, the causeway shuttled a railway and two lanes of traffic over its narrow 20? deck...
US 90 bridge survives, while others suffer significant structural damage... "Virtually every major bridge in Escambia and Santa Rosa counties has been closed...
Hi - I'm a road geek and history buff looking to learn more about historic roads in the Pacific Northwest and beyond. When I lived in San Diego I used to love...
Though damage reports are preliminary, Ivan the Terrible and subsequent tornadoes have punched across much of the Old Spanish Trail territory, AKA US 90. From...
Everyone involved with this project should be very proud! ... From: drivetheost To: swautotrails@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, September 16, 2004 1:58 PM ...
Santa Fe - A documentary highlighting work in six New Mexico Route 66 communities to restore historic neon signs has won the Rocky Mountain Emmy, the New...
I know you dislike the New Yorker, John, but there was a recent memoir in there where the author (Donald Antrim) mentions riding a bus down the Tamiami Trail...
Fortunately downgraded to a tropical storm, Hurricane Frances didn?t pack the same punch as her predecessor Charley. Charley raged across southwest Florida,...
Seems it went to the Group... ... From: Kris Murphey To: swautotrails@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, September 02, 2004 6:27 PM Subject: Re: [swautotrails]...
Mark, last Spring we did a little Texas tour intending to follow some of 66 home from business in OK. We took a side trip to Pampa, where son's inlaws were...
Hi Mark, Yes it did generally follow the course of today's US and carried also the Postal and the Southwest Trails named highways. I've seen the "white deer"...
Interesting, never heard of this creature. What route did it take across Texas? I assume US 60, a much overlooked road in Texas. The section between Pampa and...
The Abo Pass Highway; ah, another mysterious named auto trail. From what we can gather the Abo Pass Highway originated in New Mexico, named after a fifteenth...
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