Category: California

Winter 2014 California Chapter Meeting
Saturday, January 11, 2014
12:00 noon–5:00 pm

Woodbridge Crossing
18939 N Lower Sacramento Rd
Woodbridge, CA 95258
(209) 366-1800
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Directions

From I-5:

• Take Exit 487, Turner Rd. Head east.
• Turn left on Lower Sacramento Road.
• Woodbridge Crossing is on the left.

From Highway 99:

• Take Exit 268, Woodbridge Rd. Head west.
• Turn left on Lower Sacramento Road.
• Woodbridge Crossing is on the right.

Look for the brick building with a pair of green boxcars. Street parking is available, with additional parking beside the building.

Lunch

• Cash is preferred, credit is available
• Sandwich/salads/soup entrees: $7–20
• Non-alcoholic beverages: $1–5

Meeting Agenda

• Officer & committee reports
• LH sign and marker updates
• 2014 and 2015 conference updates
• Officer elections

Presentations

• Lloyd Johnson: Stockton’s Miracle Mile and the Lincoln Highway (part 2)
• Gary Kinst: DVD of 1915–30 Tahoe Auto Tour along the Lincoln Highway
• Neil Rodrigues: Kings Canyon Lincoln Highway route revisited

Fall 2013 California Chapter Meeting
Saturday, November 2, 2013
12:00 noon

Whirlows Tossed and Grilled
1926 Pacific Avenue
Stockton, CA 95204
(209) 466-2823
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Kevin Shawver and Mike Kaelin will present their recent survey of potential locations for Lincoln Highway signs along Pacific Avenue, with references to the historical significance of the Lincoln Highway through Stockton.

Lloyd Johnson will give a short presentation on the colorful history and landmarks of the Pacific Avenue Miracle Mile during the Lincoln Highway era.

This Saturday, August 24, the California Chapter of the Lincoln Highway Association is organizing a car cruise from Sacramento to South Lake Tahoe over the “Pioneer Branch” of the Lincoln Highway. The tour starts at 8:45 am.

• Car Cruise over Echo Summit (South Lake Tahoe)

Summer 2013 California Chapter Meeting
Saturday, August 17, 2013
12:00 noon–4:00 pm

Brennan’s
700 University Avenue
Berkeley, CA 94710
(510) 841-0960
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After the meeting, we will walk along the Berkeley Pier, part of the 1927 Lincoln Highway.

Spring 2013 California Chapter Meeting
Saturday, April 6, 2013
12:00 noon–3:00 pm

Bearcat Properties (please bring collapsible chair)
505 Laurelwood Rd
Santa Clara, CA 95054
(408) 727-0779
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Directions

• From I-880, take Exit 7 Montague Expwy, go west
• Turn left on Trimble Rd
• Turn right on De La Cruz Blvd
• Turn left onto Laurelwood Rd
• In 0.2 miles, 505 Laurelwood Rd is on the right

Lunch (to go — pick up before the meeting)
Last Chance Restaurant & Deli
3400 De La Cruz Blvd
Santa Clara, CA 95054
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Menu: sandwiches, salads & pizza

Meeting agenda

• Reports from officers, committees, coach tour to SF, signs/monuments
• LH 2013 Centennial Tour dinner at California Auto Museum

Presentations (must not miss)

• Tour of John Bertolotti’s private auto collection which includes
  Henry Joy’s 1914 LH Packard [group photo]

The Road Map Collectors Association is holding its first meeting in California in ten years on October 26–27 at the University of the Pacific in Stockton. At the meeting, you can buy, sell, trade, or simply savor thousands of collectible road maps, and there will be a special presentation on the life of H.M. Gousha.

• More info about the 2012 RMCA West Coast Map Meet

Fall 2012 California Chapter Meeting
Saturday, October 6, 2012
12:00 noon–3:00 pm

Bud’s Pub & Grill
100 S 1st Street
Dixon, CA 95620
(707) 678-4745
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Directions

• From I-80, take Exit 66A – Dixon. Turn south onto Hwy 113.
• Bud’s Pub & Grill is located at the corner of North A and South 1st Streets.

Lunch menu

• Sandwiches: French Dip, BBQ Tri-tip, Chicken Salad, Turkey Pesto
• Salads: Soup & Salad, Napa Valley, Shrimp Louie Salad

Meeting agenda

• coach tour and cruise
• officers’ & committee reports
• online mapping
• LH signs
• LH 2013 Centennial Tour

Presentations

• Chapter historian Gary Kinst will give a presentation on the route from Sacramento to San Francisco via the Carquinez Bridge.
• We will show This Highway Dedicated to Abraham Lincoln, a short documentary produced by the Harrison County Historical Center.