Some items of interest from the earlier post.
The two families left home in two cars at 4 am, on August 4, 1956. This was in the days before citizen band radio and cell phones, so any communicating along the way was done by hand signals and flashing lights (I would also assume by horn). The men did the driving and planning and mothers food preparation for the many picnics they had along the way.
I wish the one father would have written down prices, however.
In Hill City, SD, they rented a double cabin at the Pine Rest Motel which still exists today. If you rented one of these double cabins today, it would cost you $160 to $200.
By Rapid City, they went to two attractions which are also still there, Reptile Garden and Dinosaur Park. Both are still there. They watched a rattlesnake being milked at the first place.
Dinosaur Park was built in 1936 as WPA Project #960 and was added to the NRHP in 1990.
Well Worth the Trip Back to Look at This Site.
RoadDog's RoadLog Blog: Being my travels down those great two lane highways of this nation as well as news I learn about them from media sources. Since I'm also very interested in historic preservation, there will be a lot of that as well.
The Shamrock Court Motel in Sullivan, Missouri. It can be yours for $125,000. Lots of possibilities. Actually, now you're too late. Missouri's Roamin' Rich bought it.
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