It was a beautiful day in San Diego and Imperial Counties for the ribbon cutting day celebrating official historic route status for California's section of US...
Steve- Thanks for covering the event. It's uncanny; your report conveys the spirit of the auto trails past. In a way, you're keeping up the work of Fletcher...
For you Texas folks... Detours down memory lane BUD KENNEDY Posted on Thu, Nov. 02, 2006 Tarrant County will be marooned this weekend. Already cut off from...
Yes, it's a bit like the old dedication ceremonies for the auto trails in the teens and 20s. Personally, I would have prefered a dedication at the Pacific ...
Steve- I say let's use the upcoming 80th anniversary of US 80 to get the word out. Work up a press release and email it to every outlet along the highway. The...
CYBERTRIPS: Centennial year in Oklahoma, time to look into travel possibilities November 7, 2006 - 4:20AM This is a perfect time to consider making Oklahoma...
Local known as 'Mr. 40' Lang works to secure historical signs, launch magazine By: Ansel Oliver, The Press-Tribune Friday, November 10, 2006 12:21 PM PST Every...
I'll post an image of this event on the front page of this site. JWM Posted on Sat, Nov. 11, 2006 As Route 66 turns 80, restoration efforts in Oklahoma thrive ...
Route 66 Turns 80 By Amy Weaver Dorning AmericanHeritage.com Nov. 11, 2006 This year marks the eightieth anniversary of the dedication of U.S. Route 66, born...
Westward Ho! To Automotive Museums By MICHELLE KREBS New York Times Published: November 12, 2006 CALIFORNIA is where the car is king, home to freeways, the...
Preservation is Strong Along Route 66 Federal Advisory Group Sees Success in Oklahoma OKLAHOMA CITY, Nov. 11 -- For John Dunning, a wiry man with round glasses...
We wanted to wait until all the backslapping, high-fiving and media fawning for that other road faded. Now it's time to celebrate a few more birthdays. US 80-...
Ron Mott, Correspondent, MSNBC.com Editor's note: Ron wrote this post one week ago, but the first story is scheduled to air tonight, so I'm elevating it in the...
After the Historic US 80 Corporation board meeting today, I decided to drive over to Wildwood Glen Lane near Descanso Junction. This is an old section of US 80...
"Dixie Overland Highway" -- sounds like an opening act for Brooks and Dunn. But what started in 1914 as a Sunday drive across Georgia soon evolved into a...
At a busy intersection in St. Augustine, Fla., across the road from the Ripley's Believe It or Not! Museum, sits a large boulder of coquina stone six feet in...
Meridian Highway A truly international highway, the Meridian Road sliced through North America's breadbasket, tracing the 97th meridian from Winnipeg, Canada ...
Steve- Thanks again for your research -- it's another email I'll print and put in my California U.S. 80 file. It seems one thing missing from all the old...
Small towns the heart of America U.S. Highway 70 was once officially known as "The Broadway of America" as it swept across the nation before I-40 made it...
You can post a reply here: http://www.pensacolanewsjournal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061125/OPINION/611250302/1036 Scenic Highway not so scenic now J....
Kanas man suicide victim By Quay County Sun Created on: December 2, 2006 - 3:34AM - 10926 A 34-year-old Wichita, Kan., man, an apparent suicide victim, was ...
We wrote about this last year from the Dixie Highway perspective. JWM October 8, 2006 STUART JOURNAL A Symbol Stands, but the Dreams Have Shifted By ABBY...
Hoping a Wider Highway Can Save Their Livelihoods By JIM ROBBINS Published: December 17, 2006 For the last decade, residents of northern Montana have been...
In 2007, we hope to go international in our coverage of trails and highways, maybe even on-the-ground observations from the Ho Chi Minh Trail (we'll see how...
National Road journey ends at state capital Article published Dec 28, 2006 By PATRICIA WEST-VOLLAND TR Correspondent The final day of our journey on the...
By: SHANNON WINGARD - For the North County Times OCEANSIDE -- Whether the attraction is the home-style meals or its place in local history, the 101 Cafe in...
Monday, December 18, 2006 Eddie's 66 Revitalize Geneva bringing downtown landmark back to life By Marcia Schlegelmilch Staff Writer GENEVA -- In the old days,...
OHR Museum not going anywhere until money matters settled PAM FIRMIN The Sun Herald BILOXI, Miss. - The possibility of locating the Ohr-O'Keefe Museum of Art...
Restored eagle takes flight again Sculpture first unveiled in 1923 moved to Holliday building By Mike Hall The Capital-Journal A 750-pound bronze sculpture of...