Author Archives: Jeff

Dec 26

Register project on state championships

Posted on Monday, December 26, 2011, at 2:05 PM by Jeff

Comprehensive county-by-county list, sortable by county and sport with school and year-by-year search. Look at how many small schools have one or two boys’ or girls’ basketball championships. The Melrose boys’ basketball 1937 title is the only one in Monroe … Continue reading →

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Dec 26

Historic Iowa DOT maps online

Posted on Monday, December 26, 2011, at 12:47 PM by Jeff

How did I not know about this?!? If you’ll excuse me, I have a rabbit hole to fall into.

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Dec 26

Photos by the numbers: 53

Posted on Monday, December 26, 2011, at 7:00 AM by Jeff

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

Posted on Sunday, December 25, 2011, at 7:01 AM by Jeff
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Dec 24

Photos by the numbers: 52

Posted on Saturday, December 24, 2011, at 7:00 AM by Jeff

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

Posted on Friday, December 23, 2011, at 6:59 AM by Jeff

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

Posted on Thursday, December 22, 2011, at 7:10 AM by Jeff

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

Posted on Wednesday, December 21, 2011, at 3:51 PM by Jeff

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

Posted on Wednesday, December 21, 2011, at 7:07 AM by Jeff

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

Posted on Tuesday, December 20, 2011, at 9:14 PM by Jeff

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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