Along the Lincoln Highway, October 2020.
If you love the old roads like I do, this woman was an amazing proponent and did so much for the Lincoln Highway.
The Lincoln Highway begins in New York's Times Square and ends up in San Francisco. It opened in 1913 (making it 15 years older than the much better-known Route 66) and was mostly completed by 1925. In 1926, much of the Lincoln Highway became U.S. Highway 30.
Other Olga accomplishments on her stretch of the Lincoln include 20 Lincoln Highway-themed murals painted by three different artists and 22 painted vintage gas pump reproductions. There are also 5 "Roadside Giants" completed by vocational schools along the route. There are also a number of restoration projects of larger-than-life unique structures created during the early days of the road to attract tourists.
"I'm fond of the Coffee Pot, because that was the first one we did," Herbert said of her favorite restoration project.
--RoadColn
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