Lincoln Highway Association

Developer appeals denial of Pure Oil gas station demolition in Geneva, IL

Posted on March 19, 2012September 1, 2012 by Lincoln Highway Association

The owner of the Pure Oil gas station building in Geneva, Illinois is appealing a ruling by the city’s Historic Preservation Commission, which denied him permission to tear down the building to put in drive-through lanes for a bank. The city council meets to discuss the matter on March 26.

Opponents of the demolition have put up a petition online asking the mayor and city council to save the building.

Appeal filed in Pure Oil station demolition case, Susan Sarkauskas, Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, Ill.), March 14, 2012
Geneva preservation panel rejects plan to demolish old gas station, Linda Girardi, The Beacon-News (Aurora, Ill.), February 23, 2012
To the Mayor and the City Council of Geneva, Illinois: Save the Historic Pure Oil Building, Save Pure Oil, hosted by Change.org

New Wyoming road proposal takes Lincoln Highway into account

Posted on March 15, 2012 by Lincoln Highway Association

A committee studying a proposed new road connecting the Wyoming cities of Green River and Rock Springs is taking into consideration the various historic Lincoln Highway alignments as part of their designs.

Funding for alternative GR-RS road not available, David Martin, Green River (Wyo.) Star, February 15, 2012

The revitalization of downtown Mansfield, Ohio

Posted on March 13, 2012 by Lincoln Highway Association

The co-directors of the downtown development office of Mansfield, Ohio talk about the revitalization of its downtown over the past 20 years.

A tale of (the downtowns of) two cities, Larry Riley, The Star Press (Muncie, Ind.), February 11, 2012

Constructing the Lincoln Memorial

Posted on March 11, 2012 by Lincoln Highway Association

“[The Lincoln Memorial’s] final plans were delayed from 1901 to 1912, during which time many other less costly and more utilitarian proposals came and went. One alternative was a Lincoln highway that would stretch from Washington to Gettysburg.”

What America Looked Like: The Lincoln Memorial Under Construction, Brian Resnick, The Atlantic, February 10, 2012

Historic car wash could be affected by viaduct project in Fremont, NE

Posted on March 6, 2012 by Lincoln Highway Association

The 23rd Street Viaduct project in Fremont, Nebraska would raise West 23rd Street (near an original Lincoln Highway alignment) over BNSF railroad tracks. An environmental assessment has determined that several historic properties would be affected by the viaduct, including a car wash building that is the only building of its kind along the Lincoln Highway.

Viaduct could be moved down state’s list, Chris Zavadil, Fremont (Neb.) Tribune, February 8, 2012

More on Nebraska’s preparations for Lincoln Highway centennial

Posted on February 29, 2012 by Lincoln Highway Association

Another story on preparations across Nebraska for the centennial of the Lincoln Highway:

Towns getting ready for Lincoln Highway’s 100th, World-Herald News Service, Omaha (Neb.) World-Herald, February 2, 2012

IMAX movie on historic Indiana roads being filmed

Posted on February 26, 2012 by Lincoln Highway Association

Lori Cravens and Candy Yurcak are creating an IMAX film exploring historic roads in Indiana, including the Lincoln Highway, and why they are worth preserving. The film will be shown at this year’s Preserving the Historic Road conference in September.

Preserving the Historic Road 2012 — Indiana · the filmmakers’ blog
Porter County historical roads given star treatment in film, Phil Wieland, The Times of Northwest Indiana (Munster, Ind.), February 10, 2012
Porter County’s Tourism Bureau Hosting Preserving the Historic Road Movie Crew, Indiana Dunes Tourism, hosted by PortageLife.com (Valparaiso, Ind.), February 9, 2012

Another Lincoln Highway travel blog

Posted on February 24, 2012 by Lincoln Highway Association

Jamie, a blogger from Ohio, has been posting her travels along “the greatest road across the U.S.A.” in her blog, My Lincoln Highway. Currently, her trips have been concentrated in Ohio and Pennsylvania.

My Lincoln Highway
Hit the road with MyLincolnHighway, Brian Butko, Lincoln Highway News, January 9, 2012

Sprucing up the Lincoln Highway in Nebraska

Posted on February 20, 2012 by Lincoln Highway Association

As the Lincoln Highway prepares to celebrate its centennial in Kearney, Nebraska next year, residents across the state are starting projects to beautify the highway.

Residents Asked to Beautify Historic Highway, Luke Simmons, KNOP-TV (North Platte, Nebraska), February 6, 2012

Lists of Illinois Lincoln Highway murals and gazebos now online

Posted on February 18, 2012 by Lincoln Highway Association

The Illinois Lincoln Highway Coalition has put up lists of the murals and interpretive gazebos it has been producing throughout the state on its website.

Illinois murals and gazebos now online, Brian Butko, Lincoln Highway News, January 24, 2012