Monthly Archives: December 2011

Dec 26

Photos by the numbers: 53

September 7, 2006: South end of US 53 in La Crosse. Preliminary plans had US 53 coming into Iowa, along what is now US 52 from the Minnesota border to Dubuque. But by the time the system was established, that … Continue reading

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Dec 25

Merry Christmas

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Dec 24

Photos by the numbers: 52

May 11, 2007: Near my northwesternmost point on US 52, northwest of Minot. It’s 83 miles to the Canada border from here on 52. I kept going northwest just enough to get Renville County, about 67 miles away from the … Continue reading

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Dec 23

Photos by the numbers: 51

June 13, 2011: One of the many I-39/US 51 sign sets in Illinois. Personally, I think US 51 should be returned to the old alignment on IL 251, now that the interstate is complete.

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Dec 22

Photos by the numbers: 50

June 28, 2009: On Constitution Avenue between the Washington Monument and the White House. Possibly the closest US shield (or equivalent) to both. Notice that although it’s a new, one-panel sign (that used to show an arrow underneath), it retains … Continue reading

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Dec 21

Time zone lapse

Another post vaguely related to the Pinstripe Bowl… In the 1980s and 1990s, Iowa State only ventured out of the Central Time Zone four times aside from conference games against Colorado in even-numbered years. That has changed a little since … Continue reading

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Dec 21

Photos by the numbers: 49

December 26, 2001: North end of I-49 in Shreveport, Louisiana. One of my earliest digital pictures — and a decade old next week.

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Dec 20

Pinstripe Bowl geography

There are 10 days to go, Paul Rhoads is SO PROUD to be here for the next decade (or he gets out of ISU’s pay grade, whichever comes first) and ticket sales are in line with the allotment. (Meanwhile, Rutgers … Continue reading

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Dec 20

Photos by the numbers: 48

April 15, 2009: North end of IA 48. Mid-April is about the start of the “driving season” when it comes to picture-taking.

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Dec 19

Photos by the numbers: 47

May 12, 2010: Shawano, Wisconsin, along the WI 29 expressway between Wausau and Green Bay. The unbalanced line at the bottom shows that this sign had the word “EXIT” there before the exits were numbered.

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