Tag Archives: Lincoln Highway

Preservation Tales: Crying in My Beer

Posted on September 10, 2022 by admin

Some weeks ago I stumbled on the news that yet another building in South Bend listed in the National Register of Historic Places–this one was also a designated Local Landmark–was demolished. Someone had posted a video on a South Bend … Continue reading →

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Tales from the Road: The Lincoln Highway in Illinois

Posted on May 11, 2022 by admin

Sometimes I just have to run off. And so, even though I had done little preparation, I headed out to hit the Lincoln Highway in Illinois. Actually, full disclosure, my original plan was to do Illinois and Iowa, but fate … Continue reading →

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On the Road Again: In Search of the Lincoln Highway in Pennsylvania, Part FOUR

Posted on March 30, 2022 by admin

My last day on the road, like the three previous, dawned beautifully sunny and pleasant.  I was ready to take on the Alleghenies! This time in daylight! I headed west back to Schellsburg, where I passed the grocery that had … Continue reading →

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On the Road Again: In Search of the Lincoln Highway in Pennsylvania, Part THREE

Posted on March 5, 2022 by admin

As it grew light I was eager to leave the charmless motel outside of Trenton, with its broken security lock and lack of any coffee anywhere. Having determined the first day of this adventure that I could not make New … Continue reading →

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On the Road Again: In Search of the Lincoln Highway in Pennsylvania, Part TWO

Posted on January 28, 2022 by admin

I awoke from a delightfully cozy sleep at the Lincoln Motor Court, about five miles east of Schellsburg, ready to resume. Again the day was clear and sunny. I walked around the charming court and gazed back westward at the … Continue reading →

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On the Road Again: In Search of the Lincoln Highway in Pennsylvania, part one

Posted on January 1, 2022 by admin

I can still feel it–the exhilaration of flying along the two-lane highway through the Alleghenies: the Lincoln Highway, once touted as America’s Main Street, in Pennsylvania!  This was the year, you see, that I was going to do the Lincoln … Continue reading →

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The Road Less Taken: The Lincoln Highway in Eastern Ohio

Posted on October 8, 2012 by admin

I do so love old highways, especially those that have become byways, bereft of their numbers.  How much people miss by not taking just a bit more time along the way!   As mentioned in earlier postings, I grew up … Continue reading →

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Following in My Foodstops: the Lincoln Highway in Ohio

Posted on October 31, 2011 by admin

Recently I attended a convention in Massillon–always a pleasure, since the town, laden with wonderful architecture, sits smack on the Lincoln Highway and I usually manage to drive at least some of this wonderful road there and back.   Having … Continue reading →

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