The Henry Ford Museum has posted a short film from 1924 on Ford’s celebrating the production of its ten-millionth automobile by driving it across the country on the Lincoln Highway.
Thanks to Sarah Uthoff for the tip!
Developer appeals denial of Pure Oil gas station demolition in Geneva, IL
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
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
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
“[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
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
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
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
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
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