November 29, 2002 (open picture in new tab for larger version)
The George Preston station in Belle Plaine is one of Iowa’s best-known Lincoln Highway landmarks. He tacked up signs for just about anything road-related, or that you’d buy on the road. When I took pictures at the station in 2002, I had the luck of meeting his son, Ron, who had carried on his father’s legacy. Ron died in 2011, and much of the memorabilia the two had collected was auctioned in 2012.
The garage looks a little different now, with signs for IA 21, IA 131, US 30, and Iowa Scenic Byway on the doors.