Monthly Archives: December 2011

Dec 06

Photos by the numbers: 34

Posted on Tuesday, December 6, 2011, at 7:00 AM by Jeff

June 1, 2002: One of two Business US 34 shields on the route in Chariton. Despite being around for 50 years, Business 34 is nearly unmarked and unknown. Its official route uses IA 14 down to 34 instead of continuing … Continue reading →

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Dec 05

Oops?

Posted on Monday, December 5, 2011, at 10:38 AM by Jeff

A decade ago, Iowa State gift-wrapped a bowl game for Alabama when a field goal attempt went directly over the upright with 45 seconds remaining. The Independence Bowl trophy is probably gathering dust behind Alabama’s national championship hardware. This year, … Continue reading →

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Dec 05

Photos by the numbers: 33

Posted on Monday, December 5, 2011, at 7:10 AM by Jeff

July 1, 2007: Rochester, N.Y. For a while there, I wasn’t sure I had any 33 shields in my photo collection at all. IA 33 was replaced by IA 60 in 1969. I have traveled on less than a mile … Continue reading →

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Dec 04

Photos by the numbers: 32

Posted on Sunday, December 4, 2011, at 7:00 AM by Jeff

September 2, 2008: North end of IA 32, the only new (signed) designation created in Iowa in the 1990s.

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Dec 03

Photos by the numbers: 31

Posted on Saturday, December 3, 2011, at 7:00 AM by Jeff

June 14, 2004: North end of IA 31. This is the first duplicate day I’ve had in this list. (This picture’s quality suffers from both the original camera and the scaling.)

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Dec 03

“The Call”: The movie in and about Traer

Posted on Saturday, December 3, 2011, at 12:38 AM by Jeff

Dave Rasdal of the Cedar Rapids Gazette has a column about the movie, which premieres in town tonight. It was filmed entirely on location! He also talks to residents about the history of the theater. This was made after a … Continue reading →

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Dec 02

Photos by the numbers: 30 (bonus)

Posted on Friday, December 2, 2011, at 8:00 PM by Jeff

July 2, 2009: East Canton, Ohio. I have traveled on US 30 in nine of its eleven states, have pictures in eight, clinched it in two (Iowa and West Virginia), and almost clinched it in two more (Illinois and Indiana). … Continue reading →

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Dec 02

Photos by the numbers: 29 and 30

Posted on Friday, December 2, 2011, at 7:00 AM by Jeff

July 29, 2007: Intersection of I-29 and US 30 in Missouri Valley. The (until recently) quintessential Iowa interchange sign arrangement. Notice the difference in the straight arrow lengths and the Butt-Ugly Kansas-Style Signage (larger initial letter).

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Dec 01

The 1895 Cyclones

Posted on Thursday, December 1, 2011, at 12:00 PM by Jeff

The 1895 Iowa State Agricultural College football team included three players from Traer. (ISU Special Collections) The established history of the “Cyclones” team name at Iowa State springs from the Chicago Tribune after the Northwestern game in 1895 that had … Continue reading →

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Dec 01

Photos by the numbers: 28

Posted on Thursday, December 1, 2011, at 7:00 AM by Jeff

July 21, 2009: South end of IA 28, as RAGBRAI went into Martensdale on the way from Greenfield to Indianola.

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