In 1939, the Highway Travel Service produced this neat map to guide motorists to the 1939 World’s Fair in New York. The map focuses mainly on U.S. 66 – The Will Rogers Highway – and all the great stops along the way.
Using maps and lists, a Fair-bound traveler could plot out places to eat, stay [...]
The Sky-Vu Motel is still in business along the edge of U.S 40 in eastern Kansas City, Mo. This ranch-style motel was built in the late 1940s and was crowned by a gorgeous sign made of porcelain, neon and chasing light bulbs. Metal awnings and classic seashell metal chairs decorated this 24-room lodge. Sadly, the [...]
Who can forget the pleasure of pulling off the highway to visit Stuckey’s. Headquartered in Eastman, Ga., these familiar stores were found throughout the highways of the Southeast U.S. This 1960s brochure has a stunning illustration of the now-famous Stuckey’s Pecan Log Roll. Think of the miles you could make with one of those resting [...]
A crisp, clean view of downtown Yuma, Ariz., just off U.S. 95. What a fantastic streetscape of cool signs and cool cars. These kind of photographs really show what has been lost as our commercial and retail habits have shifted to big box and power center shopping. Just one block, of this rather small Arizona [...]
Travel U.S. 71 from New Orleans to the Canadian border. This highway stretches for 1,723 miles. The All-American System provided these handy travel guides to motorists. Each guide had a map, accomodations and services, and highlighted key radio stations along the way. Want to catch the latest news and weather conditions in Carthage, Mo.? Well, [...]
