Down Da Road: Lotsa Oldies-- Mrs. Mantle-- LH Gazebo

Old New News About Old Roads.


1. LOTSA OLDIES--This past weekend, they had what probably is the largest old car show around, the Woodward Dream Cruise, in suburban Detroit. It was along Woodward Avenue in Royal Oak, Michigan. The first bone was held 15 years ago and it has grown every year since. Might just have to go there one of these times. Hey, an US-12 goes to Detroit as well.


2. MRS. MANTLE-- On August 10, MLB.com reported that the widow of baseball great Mickey Mantle, Merlyn, died of Alzheimer's. They met while he was a star at Commerce High School (he was nicknamed the Commerce Comet) in that city in Oklahoma and RIGHT ON ROUTE 66. She was a cheerleader at arch rival Picher High School. Their first date was in 1949 at the historic Route 66 Coleman Theater in Miami, Oklahoma.

They were married Dec. 23, 1951 and had four children. They were married for 43 years until his death August 13, 1995.

If he just didn't have to had played for that New York team with the lousy name.


3. LH GAZEBO-- The Aug. 14th Plainfield (Il) Sun reports that the village will be getting an interactive gazebo to mark its stretch of the historic Lincoln Highway which was completed there in 1921.

The Illinois Lincoln Highway Coalition is ten years old and 34 towns along or near the route belong to it.

It is hoped that it will be open by this fall to take advantage of the increasing popular form of travel called heritage tourism. The village kicked in 20% ofthe cost, $3,080. There is also talk of a mural honoring the village's Lincoln Highway heritage.

Now, You Know. --RoadDog