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
Al Jolson’s “Golden Gate”
Singer/songwriter Cece Otto writes about Al Jolson’s 1928 hit single, “Golden Gate,” including a music video (also embedded below). Listen carefully and you’ll hear a couple of references to your favorite coast-to-coast highway.
- Song of the Week: “Golden Gate”, Cece Otto, An American Songline, February 6, 2012
Nebraska getting ready for Lincoln Highway centennial
Communities along U.S. 30 in Nebraska are working on various projects to prepare for celebrating the Lincoln Highway’s centennial in 2013.
- Sprucing up National Lincoln Highway for Centennial, North Platte (Neb.) Bulletin, February 3, 2010
A documentary introducing the Lincoln Highway
RDG Planning and Design has created a 13-minute documentary on the Lincoln Highway called This Highway, Dedicated to Abraham Lincoln. It was produced in association with Harrison County Conservation for the Harrison County Historical Village and Welcome Center outside of Missouri Valley, Iowa.
Thanks to Sarah Uthoff for the tip!
The revival of Route 66
The February 2012 issue of Smithsonian magazine has an article about the revival of Route 66, through preservation and tourism. (via Route 66 News on Twitter)
- The Mystique of Route 66, David Lamb, Smithsonian, February 2012
TruckeeDave on Lincoln Highway concrete posts
TruckeeDave writes about searching for Lincoln Highway concrete posts and the possibility of making his own.
- Adventures Along the Lincoln Highway, TruckeeDave, Corduroy Planet, January 25, 2012
1937: Lincoln Highway supplanted by new 4-lane highway in Indiana
On January 15, 1937, a contract was awarded to replace seven miles of the old Lincoln Highway, U.S. 30, in western Indiana with a new 4-lane highway. The contract price was $380,428, which is almost $6,000,000 in 2011 dollars.
- Almanac: This week in south Lake County history, Post-Tribune (Merrillville, Indiana), January 11, 2012
Sacramento’s public murals
Stunning public murals dot the cityscape in the Midtown and Downtown neighborhoods of Sacramento. One of the murals is on the Masonic Temple building near the Lincoln Highway.
- Photo essay: Sacramento’s stunning public murals, Kim Reyes, Sacramento Press, January 4, 2012
House Republican transportation bill would eliminate National Scenic Byways program
The transportation bill introduced by Republicans in the House of Representatives on January 31 would eliminate the National Scenic Byways program.
- Bill would eliminate National Scenic Byways program, Ron Warnick, Route 66 News, February 1, 2012
- National Scenic Byway Foundation for more information and how to contact representatives to voice your opinion
California’s Lincoln Highway in Hamilton’s Road Maps
Steve Haughey has uploaded maps of what would become the Lincoln Highway in California from the 1914 Hamilton’s Illustrated Auto Road Map, which you can think of as a combination of AAA TripTik strip maps and Google Street View. You can also buy large-format prints of the maps through Zazzle.