Vintage roadside

[LizzieMaine]

I bet the Wetsons got a call from Mr. Kroc's lawyers before the ink was dry on that page. Unless the architect sold that same design to every hamburger company that came along.

 

[BobHufford]

Route 66 outside of Albuquerque, New Mexico. 1963.

 

[Zombie_61]

^ If I were driving down the road past that place, that sign would be enough to make me stop to take a look. But I'd be willing to bet a lot of tourists were somewhat disappointed when it turned out to be a Gila monster and probably less than two feet long.

 

[dh66]

Route 66 outside of Albuquerque, New Mexico. 1963.

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The Giant Gila Monster!! A cinematic masterpiece and definitely i would stop at a place that looked like that. Bonus points for the teepee.

 

[Frunobulax]

The Giant Gila Monster!! A cinematic masterpiece and definitely i would stop at a place that looked like that. Bonus points for the teepee.

And the obligatory buckboard.

 

[Hurricane Jack]

Bonus points for the teepee.

At the junction coming into Lawrence, KS. Pretty much in ruins today, it marks the entrance to a small private campground.

 

[dh66]

At the junction coming into Lawrence, KS. Pretty much in ruins today, it marks the entrance to a small private campground.

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Very cool piece of Americana. It's a shame when stuff like that gets let go.

 

[tonyb]

I lived in Lawrence in 1963/’64 and have zero recollection of that teepee place. It would appear that I missed out on one of the cultural highlights of the town. Chalk it up to bad parenting or something.

 

[Hurricane Jack]

I lived in Lawrence in 1963/’64 and have zero recollection of the place. It would appear that I missed out on one of the cultural highlights of the town. Chalk it up to bad parenting or something.

It's in the KAW River bottoms north of town, north of I-70 on Hwy 24. Behind it is a large vegetable farm & they used to set up their roadside market in front of the twin tee pee bldg. A few yrs ago a corner of the farm was turned into an overnight campground.

You may remember that Haskell Indian College for Native American students from all tribes is located in Lawrence.

That section of I-70 has always been a Turnpike so I always run Hwy 24 to avoid the turnpike fees, & have passed by for yrs.

 

[tonyb]

Twin Teepees Restaurant, 7201 Aurora Ave. N., Seattle. Opened 1937, demolished 2001.

 

[GHT]

The picturesque Blue Sky Cafe in Norfolk, which overlooks the coast, still in business.

 

[tonyb]

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That section of I-70 has always been a Turnpike so I always run Hwy 24 to avoid the turnpike fees, & have passed by for yrs.

I clearly remember the turnpike, and how racially segregated Lawrence and environs was back then.

The Old Man briefly had a gas station there, one in a long string of his failed business ventures. And he worked at the KU power plant. I hear that the power plant structure is still there, but it no longer generates power. Is that so?

We lived in a house a short walk from that building. The house burned at some point after we moved away, I was told.

 

[Hurricane Jack]

I clearly remember the turnpike, and how racially segregated Lawrence and environs was back then.

The Old Man briefly had a gas station there, one in a long string of his failed business ventures. And he worked at the KU power plant. I hear that the power plant structure is still there, but it no longer generates power. Is that so?

We lived in a house a short walk from that building. The house burned at some point after we moved away, I was told.

I think a new power plant was built & I'm sure the old structure was torn down but can't claim that true for sure. I'm trying to think exactly where it was located (down river on the KAW?).

The Elderidge Hotel that predates the 1863 raid on Lawrence has been fully restored inside instead of piece-mealed as in the past. But I have never been inside it.

KU returned from their possession the few bones of William Clarke Quantrill they had some yrs ago & now parts of Quantrill are buried in Louisville, KY, Dover, OH, & Higginsville, MO.

And Geo Armstrong Custer's horse, Comanche is no longer on display at KU. It is in need of taxidermy repair work & has been put in storage.

Everything's up to date in Lawrence.

 

[BobHufford]

Cool old photos of Noel, Missouri in 1949. Click for details ...

 

[BobHufford]

And it was only two miles away ... (1963)

 

[BobHufford]

 

[tonyb]

Another poached image. Wish I could tell you where and when it was taken.
EDIT: The fellow I stole it from provided more info.

 

[Zombie_61]

Another poached image. Wish I could tell you where and when it was taken.

Easy. "Where" was about 40-50 feet away from an A & W Root Beer shack. "When" was at night.

 

[tonyb]

Ten thousand comedians out of work and we get this guy?

 

[Ghostsoldier]

A pirate or sea cap'n, no doubt.

Rob