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 spring. Show all posts
Showing posts with label spring. Show all posts
Thursday, April 12, 2018
22 Words That Have a Different Meaning in Chicago-- Part 1: LSD
From the March 26, 2018 Buzz Feed by Kristin Chirico.
First the meaning else where. Then the meaning in Chicago.
1. LSD-- A mind blowing drug, but in Chicago it stands for Lake Shore Drive along the Lake Michigan waterfront. From that song by Alliotta, Haynes & Jeremiah.
2. SNOW DAY-- Elsewhere, it means that school is canceled and cars crash. In Chicago it means that cars might not even start because of the cold, or, because of the snow, you might not be able to find them if parked outside or, if in a garage, you can't get it out through the snow drift.
3. APRIL-- Elsewhere it means spring. But in Chicago it means it is still winter and all those flowers who stupidly push up are killed.
--RoadDog
Thursday, May 25, 2017
80 To 57 To 90/94 To 55? Chicago Roads or Weather?
No, these numbers are not a song by the group Chicago.
Consult an atlas for Chicago area roads or one of your aps for this one. Especially considering how crazy our weather has been of late:
80 to 57 to 90/94 to 55. All interstates.
Yep, our temps are sure jumping around.
Wait a Minute, We Also Have A US-12 and US-14!! Oh No!! --RoadDog
Consult an atlas for Chicago area roads or one of your aps for this one. Especially considering how crazy our weather has been of late:
80 to 57 to 90/94 to 55. All interstates.
Yep, our temps are sure jumping around.
Wait a Minute, We Also Have A US-12 and US-14!! Oh No!! --RoadDog
Saturday, April 1, 2017
PCB 2017: It's All About the Bradford Pear Trees Blooming
The Pennyrile Parkway is limited access the whole way through the state and an easy ride. I am still amazed that it was built as a tollway, with the promise that once it was paid off, the tolls would be dropped. And, they REALLY did!!
The Bradford pear trees were blooming all along the road, and especially in and around Madisonville. This town could be named the Bradford Pear Capital of the United States. There are no prettier blooming trees anywhere, even the cherry trees. There is a Bradford Pear Lane in the city. I don't know if the numbers of these trees in this town were accidental or if they were planted on purpose. Either way, it is a striking view.
If I lived there I'd push for a Bradford Pear Festival this time of the year.
Bradford pear trees are among my favorite. Those gorgeous blooms in the spring and then they are generally the very last trees to lose their leaves in the fall and turn that beautiful russet red color.
Once you get to Henderson, Kentucky, at the northern end of the Pennyrile Parkway, you lose the limited access and hit some stoplights in a commercial district before crossing the Ohio River into Evansville, Indiana.
Bradford Pear Tree Capital of the United States --RoadDog
The Bradford pear trees were blooming all along the road, and especially in and around Madisonville. This town could be named the Bradford Pear Capital of the United States. There are no prettier blooming trees anywhere, even the cherry trees. There is a Bradford Pear Lane in the city. I don't know if the numbers of these trees in this town were accidental or if they were planted on purpose. Either way, it is a striking view.
If I lived there I'd push for a Bradford Pear Festival this time of the year.
Bradford pear trees are among my favorite. Those gorgeous blooms in the spring and then they are generally the very last trees to lose their leaves in the fall and turn that beautiful russet red color.
Once you get to Henderson, Kentucky, at the northern end of the Pennyrile Parkway, you lose the limited access and hit some stoplights in a commercial district before crossing the Ohio River into Evansville, Indiana.
Bradford Pear Tree Capital of the United States --RoadDog
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