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...
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...
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...
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...
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 ...
Up until 1965, a traveler entering Greenville, Texas, was greeted by a welcome sign stating: Greenville- Welcome- The Blackest Land- the Whitest People. ...
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...
On the subject of Mineral Wells, we are planning to do a small piece on Truth or Consequences, located along the old El Camino Real AKA US 85, here in New...
The mention of Crazy Water from Mineral Wells brought back a memory of my grandmother that I had not thought of in many years. She always had a box of Crazy...
As mentioned in American_Roads group, I discovered that the Baker Hotel has a website: www.bakerhotel.tk - and I ended up spending hours last night browsing...
Good topic. Of course, Hot Springs, AR, comes immediately to mind, with all the big resort hotels, some associated with the Broadway of America highway. Mark...
Anyone following the story of the Indian Head snatched from the top of Hotel Clovis, a once popular hostelry along US 60, will be pleased to hear that it was...
For the insomniac, I enclose an excerpt of the National Register nomination for the Baker Hotel. JWM The Baker Hotel (of Mineral Wells) is a thirteen story,...
The Great Highway Pumpkin Carving Contest Yes, boys and girls, it's approaching that time of year again. Halloween, a time when witches are acceptable,...
Despite our grim prognostications, this author found US 90 open for business. Join him, and drive the Old Spanish Trail to paradise this fall. JWM "On the...
Cross posting acknowledged. Attention Californios: the California chapter of the Lincoln Highway Association is offering their last tour of the season. Tour 4,...
The current issue of Texas Highways (November 2004) has an article that makes a very nice mention of a few Texas Route 66 icons: Vega Motel and owners Tresa...
Thanks for the tip; I'll check it out. Every couple of issues Texas Highways runs a good road-related article. Is this something we should post on the...
Update. What follows is an article on National Register listing of the Stuart Welcome over the Dixie Highway, Florida. We are still in search of an image to...
Hello, we're currently in California exploring old US 99 under wet weather. While sitting in the San Diego airport, I came across this quirky article in the...
FYI.... another one bites the dust http://www.qcsunonline.com/engine.pl?station=quay&template=storyfull.html&id=1533 La Cita to stop serving William Thompson ...
Fans of historic trails - and old highways - should be pleased as plum to find out El Camino Real through Texas and New Mexico will become a new heritage auto...
Needless to say I was a little disappointed to return from California to see that no one had posted an image of a highway-themed carved pumpkin. Yes, I...
10/30/04 The Highway Pumpkin Carving Contest. We had good intentions. It just wasn't meant to be. It was Oct. 28, 9 pm. The neat pumpkin was purchased. Our...
John, Thanks for having the best intentions; a Yellowstone Trail pumpkin would have surely wowed our judges. Sorry about the unpleasant experience of uncorking...
Jackass Jill, one of the most colorful contemporary characters along the Old Spanish Trail, is featured as the Image of Month on the Drive the Old Spanish...
In September 2005, the Stater Brothers Route 66 Rendezvous in San Bernardino will also be hosting the National Historic Route 66 Federation's annual Steinbeck...
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