A Pictorial History Of Highway 99

Author : Carole MacRobert Steele
Publisher : Luminare Press
Page : 432 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2021-02-26
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN : 1643884360

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A Pictorial History of Highway 99 by Carole MacRobert Steele Pdf

Spanning from the early 1900s through the 1960's, this nostalgic ride through Northern California and Oregon is one of the most highly visual histories ever written on U. S. Highway 99. Vintage postcard images depict how the crudely constructed Pacific Highway transitioned into the modern and paved U. S. Highway 99, only to be mostly abandoned when the new interstate opened. Traversing a myriad of landscapes, Highway 99 meanders through quaint towns and big cities, past towering pines and snow-capped mountains as mighty rivers gush through steep rugged canyons toward the fertile valleys of Oregon. Adding to the grandeur of this scenic route are iconic landmarks such as Mt. Shasta, Mt. McLoughlin, and Mt. Hood. Mostly abandoned stretches of the old highway reveal the hauntingly sad remains of deserted motels, gas stations, and tourist spots, their images lovingly preserved. Learn why the Pacific Highway gets confused with the Pacific Coast Highway. Learn how Interstate 5 evolved from a crude one-lane dirt road. Learn how U. S. Highway 99 became historically designated. Learn how travelers transitioned from tent camping to cozy motels. Learn the perils and predicaments of early highway travel. Learn why Mom & Pop became a big part of roadside businesses. Contains more than 600 rare roadside images

Author : Pat Edwards
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 558 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2016-12-31
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1541391764

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Oregon's Main Street by Pat Edwards Pdf

In 1913, the first shovelful of dirt was turned by Oregon Governor Oswald West on the Siskiyou Summit to mark the beginning of the construction of the long-dreamed-of Pacific Highway through Oregon. At the time, the whole State of Oregon had only 25 miles of paved road. Even after construction of the highway had begun, it was mainly dirt and gravel for quite some time. Federal money did not pour into the project until 1921. Until that time, it was up to the individual counties along the route to come up with the funding to build the roads through each of their areas. By its completion in 1926, however, it was adopted as U.S. Highway 99 and was declared the longest improved highway in the country by 1928. Actually, the history of the highway began long before 1913. This book will cover how the route for the Pacific Highway was determined through its use by trappers and miners and eventually stage lines and the railroad. But, just importantly, it will show how each of the settlements along its route were formed and grew into prospering cities, small rural communities and some that are now considered ghost towns. Join us on our journey through these communities as we wend our way north from the California border where the Pacific Highway first started from that shovelful of dirt. You'll learn about some of the interesting, but lesser-known, aspects of their histories and the people who were instrumental in making them what they are today.

Author : Daniel W. Weidner EdD DLitt
Publisher : Page Publishing Inc
Page : 175 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2022-10-04
Category : History
ISBN : 9781662485497

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A Pictorial History and Trekking Guide of the Wilderness Road by Daniel W. Weidner EdD DLitt Pdf

This book is about the history of the Wilderness Road and a trekking guide with photos. It presents the background of how Daniel Boone and a group of some thirty men blazed a trail by way of three states to connect Kingsport, Tennessee, to Middlesboro, Kentucky, and became an important roadway in modern-day industrial United States. Its beginning opened the east to the west for what was the early pioneering spirit of pioneers that settled those lands along with early tradesmen and stockmen. Its importance became famous with the discovery of iron ore in its environs of Middleboro; that is a story of unfounded lasting wealth that ended with disappointment for those of the area and Englishmen who invested heavily only to have the grade of iron ore become useless. It played its role during the Civil War and its status today in a thriving city. It stands as a monument to Daniel Boone and the thirty men who created it, the undaunted pioneer men and women who faced and conquered natural and human hardships that made it a lasting monument to humanity as part of the history of the United States.

Author : Keith Warwick PE
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2014-11-03
Category : Photography
ISBN : 9781439648117

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California's Highway 99 by Keith Warwick PE Pdf

The portion of California’s Highway 99 between Modesto and Bakersfield presents a fascinating and nostalgic environment. The highway has a unique charm and character that are significant to California natives, visitors, and those who have moved to the California Central Valley over the past century. This roadway has never been upscale or presumptuous but is truly egalitarian. This book is a pictorial and textual history of the highway itself, the cities and towns along the highway, and other locations in Northern California that evoke the same nostalgic feelings. Presented here are images taken in the region before Highway 99 was officially established. It includes images that were captured over the past century of Giant Orange juice stands, vintage signs, historical buildings, and other attractions that are part of the heritage. The author’s hope is to entertain, provoke thought, and provide glimpses into obscure slivers of history.

Author : Stan Cohen
Publisher : Missoula, Mont. : Pictorial Histories Publishing Company
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 1977
Category : History
ISBN : 0933126034

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The Streets Were Paved with Gold by Stan Cohen Pdf

The early photos in this book were gathered from various sources in the U.S.A. and Canada. Most of the modern pictures were taken by the author and his wife on their trip north in 1976.

Author : Christine Taylor
Publisher : The History Press
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2022-10-06
Category : History
ISBN : 9781803990781

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Christchurch: A Pictorial History by Christine Taylor Pdf

Christchurch owes its existence to its natural features. The town is surrounded by large wide marshes at the confluence of its two rivers, the Stour and the Avon. This strategic position gave Christchurch its former name Tweoxneam, 'the town between the rivers'. Its harbour was sheltered by nearby Hengistbury Head, an easily defensible site in more turbulent days, as well as an excellent look-out point. Its skyline is dominated by the Priory, founded in AD 994, which was famous in the Middle Ages for its relics and attracted many pilgrims. The importance of the Priory gave the prospering town its new name, 'Crischurche de Twenham'. After the Reformation and, a century later, the Civil War, Christchurch fell into decline and became a small fishing town. A 17th-century scheme to make the Avon navigable up to Salisbury was drawn up, but never materialised. The close proximity of the New Forest led to smuggling activities and several buildings in the town boast their smuggling tales. A more legitimate industry that brough some fame to the town was the manufacture of fusee watch chains, but it was not until the 19th century that significant growth in size began, triggered by the advent of the railway and road improvements. Fortunately, the camera had been invented in time to record the Victorian development of the ancient town's past and to give vivid insight into life in Christchurch up to the outbreak of the Second World War. Christine Taylor's book is as entertaining as it is informative and this new edition will be as popular with the many visitors to the area as it will be fascinating for all who live in the modern town.

Author : Roman Mars,Kurt Kohlstedt
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin
Page : 405 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2020
Category : ARCHITECTURE
ISBN : 9780358126607

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The 99% Invisible City by Roman Mars,Kurt Kohlstedt Pdf

A beautifully designed guidebook to the unnoticed yet essential elements of our cities, from the creators of the wildly popular 99% Invisible podcast

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 958 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 1986
Category : Government publications
ISBN : OSU:32435030431316

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Monthly Catalog of United States Government Publications by Anonim Pdf

Author : Stephen H. Provost
Publisher : Linden Publishing
Page : 742 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2017-09-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9781610353205

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Highway 99 by Stephen H. Provost Pdf

Before it was a modern freeway, California’s State Highway 99 was “the main street of California,” a simple two-lane road that passed through the downtowns of every city between the Mexican border and the Oregon state line. Highway 99: The History of California’s Main Street turns back the clock to those days when a narrow ribbon of asphalt tied the state’s communities together, with classic roadside attractions and plenty of fun along the way.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 736 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 1988
Category : Government publications
ISBN : UIUC:30112026489184

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United States Congressional Serial Set Catalog by Anonim Pdf

Author : Keith Warwick P E
Publisher : Arcadia Library Editions
Page : 130 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2014-11-03
Category : History
ISBN : 1531676731

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California's Highway 99 by Keith Warwick P E Pdf

The portion of California's Highway 99 between Modesto and Bakersfield presents a fascinating and nostalgic environment. The highway has a unique charm and character that are significant to California natives, visitors, and those who have moved to the California Central Valley over the past century. This roadway has never been upscale or presumptuous but is truly egalitarian. This book is a pictorial and textual history of the highway itself, the cities and towns along the highway, and other locations in Northern California that evoke the same nostalgic feelings. Presented here are images taken in the region before Highway 99 was officially established. It includes images that were captured over the past century of Giant Orange juice stands, vintage signs, historical buildings, and other attractions that are part of the heritage. The author's hope is to entertain, provoke thought, and provide glimpses into obscure slivers of history.

Author : Ray Hanley
Publisher : University of Arkansas Press
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2011-04-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9781557289544

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A Place Apart by Ray Hanley Pdf

"The reader of Ray Hanley's new book on Hot Springs will find it both entertaining and informative. Mr. Hanley is to be commended on the accuracy of his research and his writing."---Orval Allbritton, Garland County Historical Society A Place Apart tells the history of Hot Springs, Arkansas, through words and pictures. Throughout that history, the thermal waters bubbling from the Ouachita Mountains ringing the city are a backdrop to the stories of pioneers, wealthy barons, scoundrels, gamblers, colorful politicians, and, of course, the hundreds of thousands of people who come to the spa city for the pleasures and health benefits of the baths. For all those interested in the history of Hot Springs, A Place Apart is a delightful, and essential, resource.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 370 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 1850
Category : Mexican War, 1846-1848
ISBN : WISC:89100045392

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Pictorial History of Remarkable Events in America ... by Anonim Pdf

Author : Larry M. Pistole
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 314 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 1981
Category : Transportation
ISBN : WISC:89058512179

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The Pictorial History of the Flying Tigers by Larry M. Pistole Pdf

Summary: A Surgeon's wife find herself drawn to afternoon work in a brothel.

Author : Harrison Irving Scott
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 326 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Bakersfield Region (Calif.)
ISBN : 0615120008

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Ridge Route by Harrison Irving Scott Pdf

This book is a step back into time and the history of California's Scenic Ridge Route. When it opened in 1915 it was hailed as the "Magnus Opus" of mountain highway engineering. By-passed by the Ridge Alternative in 1933, it was left to the elements and all but forgotten. In this book you will visit sites like Sandberg's famous Summit Hotel where you would have seen Cadillacs, Packards and Studebakers during the road's heyday; the former site of the opulent Hotel Lebec, playground for the world's finest; the Ridge Road House; the National Forest Inn; and Kelly's Half Way House. Motorists faced 697 curves when navigating this famous moutain highway. You will follow "Ridge Route Annie's" adventurous search for gold. Read how highwaymen relieved unsuspecting motorists of their valuables and the 1922 blizzard that stranded scores of motorists. All of this in addition to early history on north - south routes and how Los Angeles had to entice the Butterfield Stage and later the Southern Pacific Railroad in Los Angeles. While this book focuses on the 1915 Scenic Ridge Route, it also addresses the 1930 Ridge Alternative, (U.S. Highway 99) and the current I-5 Ridge Route Highway.