Monthly Archives: January 2012

Jan 11

Sullivan’s corner

Posted on Wednesday, January 11, 2012, at 11:58 AM by Jeff

South side of Section 25, Jackson Township, Taylor County. From 1820 to 1837, this was the northwest corner of the state of Missouri. The survey east of this point to the Mississippi River left something to be desired. The linked … Continue reading →

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Jan 11

Photos by the numbers: 70

Posted on Wednesday, January 11, 2012, at 7:00 AM by Jeff

July 15, 2008 and June 9, 2011: Split shields in downtown Indianapolis and St. Louis. Weird, aren’t they? I’ve been on I-70 from the west edge of Denver to the east I-55 split and from Indianapolis to Fredericksburg MD, leaving … Continue reading →

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Jan 10

Photos by the numbers: 69

Posted on Tuesday, January 10, 2012, at 7:00 AM by Jeff

May 5, 2009: Kansas City, Kansas. This is after the rerouting of US 24/40 onto I-70 in KCK, taking away the independent segment of those routes east of US 73/KS 7. US 69 and 169 bump against each other repeatedly … Continue reading →

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Jan 10

So long, Pamida

Posted on Tuesday, January 10, 2012, at 12:30 AM by Jeff

This is a few days old, but it appears the Pamida brand will be going away. There are Pamida stores in Toledo and Eldora. Guess I should’ve taken a picture one of those many times I was cataloging changes on … Continue reading →

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Jan 09

Photos by the numbers: 68

Posted on Monday, January 9, 2012, at 7:00 AM by Jeff

June 25, 2009: Sideling Hill cut on I-68 in western Maryland. Sadly, we did not have time to stop at the visitors center, which closed permanently six weeks later. Here’s a description of the geographical features. This trip also gave … Continue reading →

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Jan 08

Photos by the numbers: 67

Posted on Sunday, January 8, 2012, at 7:00 AM by Jeff

April 18, 2006: North end of US 67 near Iowa’s easternmost point. US 67 is a diagonal route, although its later northernmost segment runs more north-south. For nearly 35 years, 67 defined the eastern curve of Iowa from Davenport to … Continue reading →

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Jan 07

Photos by the numbers: 66

Posted on Saturday, January 7, 2012, at 7:00 AM by Jeff

June 12, 2011: Downtown Chicago at the “classic” or “traditional” end of US 66. It is always interesting to be traveling on a lonely Iowa county road and hear news and traffic on WBBM. (Less so to actually BE on … Continue reading →

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Jan 06

Photos by the numbers: 65

Posted on Friday, January 6, 2012, at 7:00 AM by Jeff

May 19, 2004: Downtown Albert Lea, less than five miles from US 65’s north end. This is also the south end of MN 13. It would have been smarter for Minnesota to extend US 69 either to this intersection (instead … Continue reading →

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Jan 05

Photos by the numbers: 64

Posted on Thursday, January 5, 2012, at 7:00 AM by Jeff

December 29, 2001: G.E. Patterson (Calhoun) approaching 3rd Street in Memphis. The problem is, even 10 years ago, official maps show that all the US routes have been moved east onto Danny Thomas Boulevard. But signage, and Google, still direct … Continue reading →

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Jan 04

Caucus followup

Posted on Wednesday, January 4, 2012, at 2:28 PM by Jeff

Today, we get our televisions back. After weeks of political ads filling daytime television, evening television, Christmas specials, and football games, it’s time for a few months of seed corn and herbicide commercials. (Remember, the Jan. 3 date is all … Continue reading →

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