Art & Inspiration A cool roadside attraction!

Thanks Robert, for posting about the D.I.R.T. Hall of Fame Museum. I hope to visit it. I don't think anyone has posted anything about the Eastern Museum of Motor Racing yet. It's a great museum too. I've toured it when attending the Jalopy Showdown. I also took the grand kids there, on a road trip.

 

Excellent movie, one of my favorites. WV is full of interesting towns and stories. There are a bunch of pretty much untouched Civil War sites as well if you know where to look. Thanks for posting.

 

If you liked the movie........it's pretty cool there. Empty houses all the hillside. The train station is opened on occasion. I would post pics of the snake handling church but they are no longer active.

 

Did you say no longer active, or no longer alive? Here's a 400 foot rattlesnake! It's in Albuquerque NM.

Sent from my SM-G920P using The H.A.M.B. mobile app

 

Unfortunately, both.

 

I have been to the Eastern Museum of Motor Racing but it was in '02 in need to go again.

 

Just a little bump, to maybe see some more, FUN and silly stuff that's along the roadsides.

 

One of my favourites, the airway beacon in Medicine Bow.

Sent from my SM-T377V using The H.A.M.B. mobile app

 

Devils slide in Utah.

Sent from my SM-T377V using The H.A.M.B. mobile app

 

The Edinburg Mill. Built in 1848. It was saved by Nellie Koontz and Melvina Grandstaff in 1864, from being burned by General Sheridan during the Civil War. It's along side Va. U.S. route 11 at Edinburg Va. It has a restaurant , museum, a gift shop and the Mill House. Ron...

 

Hanford Mills East Meredith N.Y.
Hanford Mills operates a historic sawmill, gristmill and woodworking factory that grew in many stages between 1846 and 1902.

Hanford Mills, circa 1895



Ice Harvest

 

Ron if you plan to drive coast to coast I would do Rt 66 again in a heartbeat. There are more roadside attractions to keep you entertained than you can imagine. The last time I did it I took 7 weeks and 9600 miles in my "33 Ford 3/w coupe. It is also a good test for a marriage. After we arrived in Santa Monica we kinda "Dilly Dallied" all over the place. By the way, the hot rod on a stick is owned by a guy named Bozo. He not only has the museum he also has a hot rod shop and a huge junkyard in Santa Rosa N.M. There is also a "Blue Hole" out behind the museum a bit. Any way you go I'm sure it will be a great trip. Enjoy!

 

The Lincoln Highway goes from NYC to CA and must rival Route 66 for cool roadside attractions.

Sent from my SM-T377V using The H.A.M.B. mobile app

 

Latimore is on my bucket list for sure.

Your grandaughter looks as natural in the seat of Boop's car as Lynn did.

 

Some of Hanford Mills East Meredith N.Y.

 

THANKS, for all the great post and videos. I'm planning on taking old route 66 from St. Louis to St. Monica Ca. Then return on the old Lincoln Highway. So I hope to see some of the cool sights you all are posting. like the blue whale swimming hole etc. etc. THANKS RON...

Sent from my SM-G920P using The H.A.M.B. mobile app

 

One of the better threads. thanks Ron.

 

Hello,
If you are ever in Portland, Oregon, there is a cl***ic restaurant in the NE quadrant of the city. It has quite a history and is built into a converted elementary school once opened in 1915. It is called the Kennedy Elementary School. The restaurant is run by the famous McMenamin’s Portland Restaurant and Hotel group.

The hallways are refinished old hardwood floors, some of the rooms have been converted to guest quarters and the cafeteria is now the huge restaurant. Walking around the whole school instantly brought back memories of our own elementary school.

The surrounding area of the school looked similar to our old Long Beach area homes, so walking to and from this old school would be like the “old days.”

Of course, being in the northern climate of Portland, there would have been many times of “…walking to school in the snow.” The old saying that our generation heard from their parents/grandparents about the trials and tribulations of growing up in the real old days.


This neighborhood area was full of older cars, not the m***ive SUV giants that we commonly see driving around.

Jnaki
The Kennedy School/McMenamin’s food and service was top notch. It should be commended for an excellent place to dine and visit. Dine in the updated cafeteria and grounds. Sleep in an old cl***room. Walk on ancient wood plank floors between rooms. It was fun, educational, and definitely a "Cool Roadside Attraction."

“The Kennedy School has been a center of lively activity for the Northeast Portland neighborhood since opening in 1915. Over the years, thousands of kids congregated here to decipher the three Rs, eat mac and cheese on Mondays and climb hand over hand up the gym rope to ring the bell.
When built, Kennedy Elementary School's location was rather remote; it stood three blocks beyond the end of the nearest streetcar line. And that line, which came out Northeast Alberta Street, p***ed through some pretty sp**** country, judging from an ordinance that outlawed the shooting of rabbits from the streetcar.

Also, the school was just eight blocks from the city line, then set at Northeast 42nd Ave. — and in those early years, the numerous Kennedy students residing beyond that boundary lived without electricity, water, sewer or telephones.

Actually, the first elementary school cl***es were held on the school grounds in portable, one-room buildings in 1913, two years before the present-day school building was built and opened. Just 29 children attended that first year.

As decades p***ed, the school took on additional civic roles, further endearing it to its neighbors. When school was not in session, "Kennedy" served the community as a public meeting hall, polling place, Red Cross blood drawing center, collection site for paper and tin can drives, weekend playground and even flood-relief shelter.

It was a sad day indeed when at the end of the 1974-75 school year, faced with declining enrollment throughout the district, school officials closed Kennedy, declaring it too old and crumbling to repair.

Scrambling to ward off several demolition orders, a coalition of neighbors, former students, past PTA presidents and the Portland Development Commission fought successfully to save the building.

Mike and Brian McMenamin presented just one of several proposals for reviving the condemned property. Other ideas ranged from a retirement home to an indoor soccer facility. After receiving the approval of the city and the support of the neighborhood, McMenamins launched its renovation in the spring of 1997, infusing the 80-year-old structure with new life. In particular, a river of artwork was inspired by the stories of generations of Kennedy's students and teachers.

On October 22, 1997, the original principal's bell was rung on the front steps at 7 a.m. sharp to herald the old school's new beginning as McMenamins Kennedy School. Offering a unique and fun lodging, dining and meeting experience, Kennedy remains a lively gathering spot for neighbors and newcomers alike.”

“Since its 1915 opening, this historic elementary school has been a beloved fixture of its Northeast Portland neighborhood. McMenamins renovated the once-abandoned scholastic gem and turned it into Portland's most unique hotel. Here you'll find 57 comfy guestrooms with private baths and telephones (some fashioned from former cl***rooms complete with original chalkboards and cloakrooms – others with an author's theme), a restaurant, multiple small bars, a movie theater, soaking pool, gift shop and a brewery (just wait until the principal hears about this!). Extensive original artwork and historical photographs cover the walls, ceilings, doorways and hallways.”

 

We took a little road trip to Niagara falls. My granddaughter gave us a sermon in the world's smallest church. We also had dinner in the Skylon Tower. We didn't see the world's biggest beaver in Alberta. But who doesn't like a big beaver.[emoji3]

Sent from my SM-G920P using The H.A.M.B. mobile app

 

A bug

Sent from my SM-G920P using The H.A.M.B. mobile app

 

THANKS, (Lil32) My grandson has a list of places he wants to stay. The Wig Wham motel is one of them. Here's another one.

Sent from my SM-G920P using The H.A.M.B. mobile app

 

that was the big brand in the '50s and '60s. another was "dixie boy." the label pictured a young southern black, sitting on a fence and eating a watermelon. not too appropriate any more!

 

Ron
how about this spot for your grandson