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.
Showing posts with label San Diego. Show all posts
Showing posts with label San Diego. Show all posts
Thursday, September 27, 2018
Good Ol' Neighborhood Fun at the Ball Park-- Part 5: Gaslamp District
Of course, you always hear so much about Chicago's Wrigley Field and you might have noticed it hasn't been listed yet. So it is somewhere in the Top Five.
Let's see.
5. AT&T PARK-- (Giants)-- The neighborhood around it has blossomed. Mo-Mo's.
4. SUNTRUST PARK-- (Braves) The Battery Atlanta. Traffic can be a problem.
3. PETCO PARK-- (Padres) Opened 2004. Gaslamp District
Well, That Leaves Two Ball Parks. One Must Be Wrigley. --RoadDog
Wednesday, October 21, 2015
Military Convoy Completes Re-enactment on the Bankhead Highway Last Saturday
From the October 17, 2015, San Diego (Cal.) Union-Tribune "Vintage military vehicles reenact 1920 convoy" by Maureen Magee.
A U.S. Army convoy of vintage vehicles concluded a 3,400 mile trip from the White House to Balboa Park in San Diego this past Saturday. The original one was to promote the need for a reliable road for commerce and military transportation across the United states. An earlier one had taken place on the Lincoln Highway, but this one took the southern route.
The 2015 convoy consisted of restored Jeeps, trucks and motorcycles. They reached the Cabrillo National Monument after a one month journey and followed the country's second transcontinental road, the Bankhead Highway. They followed the old road as much as possible.
Back in 1920, this road was still under construction. It took the original convoy 116 days to do it.
--RoadDog
A U.S. Army convoy of vintage vehicles concluded a 3,400 mile trip from the White House to Balboa Park in San Diego this past Saturday. The original one was to promote the need for a reliable road for commerce and military transportation across the United states. An earlier one had taken place on the Lincoln Highway, but this one took the southern route.
The 2015 convoy consisted of restored Jeeps, trucks and motorcycles. They reached the Cabrillo National Monument after a one month journey and followed the country's second transcontinental road, the Bankhead Highway. They followed the old road as much as possible.
Back in 1920, this road was still under construction. It took the original convoy 116 days to do it.
--RoadDog
Sunday, November 2, 2008
Historic Highway 101 in San Diego
Don't drive I-5. It's "like one huge back alley" with only occasional glimpses of the Pacific Ocean. Take the old road. That would be old US-101 which became erased by I-5 in 1966. "Today, the monotony is out on the 5."
In the June 1st Orange County Register, Gary A. Warner, said his favorite stretch was Oceanside to Solano Beach. There are all sorts of folks and ancient bars like the Daily Double and the Office that "still smell like smoke years after smoking was banned."
In Oceanside, the 101 Cafe is the unofficial headquarters of the historic highway movement in north San Diego County. Owner John Daley has lots of stories about 101 and says that reviving interest in an officially deceased highway is not an easy task.
Also in Oceanside are the neon-lit Star Theater and classic Sun Bowl Alley and the Dolphin Hotel that has been open since 1927.
CARLSBAD-- most of the US-101 stuff is gone, but Ocean House Restaurant is on the ground floor of the 1880s Twin Inns.
LEUCADIA-- described as having "a coastal funkiness, some of it endangered." The 100-year-old eucalyptus trees are being taken down. Leucadia Beach Inn, a 1920s Spanish-style court hotel that has been restored. Bamboos 2 U and the Tikis Too sells hand-carved tikis.
Pannikin Coffee and Tea is in the 1880s Santa Fe Railroad Depot.
ENCINITIS-- entering you pass under a replica steel arch. The La Paloma Theater dates to 1928. In the 700 block of Third Street, two homes look like ships that have run aground. It's Swami's for surfing and the Beach Boys sang about it in their 1963 hit "Surfin' USA."
Sounds Like a Great Drive with Just Enough Oddball and Old Stuff for Me. --RoadDog
In the June 1st Orange County Register, Gary A. Warner, said his favorite stretch was Oceanside to Solano Beach. There are all sorts of folks and ancient bars like the Daily Double and the Office that "still smell like smoke years after smoking was banned."
In Oceanside, the 101 Cafe is the unofficial headquarters of the historic highway movement in north San Diego County. Owner John Daley has lots of stories about 101 and says that reviving interest in an officially deceased highway is not an easy task.
Also in Oceanside are the neon-lit Star Theater and classic Sun Bowl Alley and the Dolphin Hotel that has been open since 1927.
CARLSBAD-- most of the US-101 stuff is gone, but Ocean House Restaurant is on the ground floor of the 1880s Twin Inns.
LEUCADIA-- described as having "a coastal funkiness, some of it endangered." The 100-year-old eucalyptus trees are being taken down. Leucadia Beach Inn, a 1920s Spanish-style court hotel that has been restored. Bamboos 2 U and the Tikis Too sells hand-carved tikis.
Pannikin Coffee and Tea is in the 1880s Santa Fe Railroad Depot.
ENCINITIS-- entering you pass under a replica steel arch. The La Paloma Theater dates to 1928. In the 700 block of Third Street, two homes look like ships that have run aground. It's Swami's for surfing and the Beach Boys sang about it in their 1963 hit "Surfin' USA."
Sounds Like a Great Drive with Just Enough Oddball and Old Stuff for Me. --RoadDog
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