Author Archives: Jeff

Nov 25

Buckingham post office: 1900-2011

Posted on Friday, November 25, 2011, at 10:43 AM by Jeff

Closed November 18. (Traer Star-Clipper) It’s the third in Tama County and the second in the North Tama school district to close in a year.

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Nov 25

Photos by the numbers: 20 and 21

Posted on Friday, November 25, 2011, at 7:40 AM by Jeff

January 9, 2002: North end of IA 21 on the south side of Waterloo. I’ve covered this interchange many times in the early 2000s, when things were changing, but need to go back. This is from the earliest digital camera … Continue reading →

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Nov 24

Photos by the numbers: 19

Posted on Thursday, November 24, 2011, at 7:02 AM by Jeff

December 30, 2009: After some cajoling, I got a trip to Tucson wedged into the Insight Bowl trip. I got one exit’s worth of I-19 to say I’ve been on it. This short interstate in southern Arizona is best known … Continue reading →

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Nov 23

Photos by the numbers: 18

Posted on Wednesday, November 23, 2011, at 6:59 AM by Jeff

June 14, 2008: East end of US 18 in Milwaukee. Taken during summer 2008 Midwest road geek meet.

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Nov 22

No Thanksgiving opening for Fort Madison bypass

Posted on Tuesday, November 22, 2011, at 11:07 PM by Jeff

Weather holds things up.

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Nov 22

Photos by the numbers: 17

Posted on Tuesday, November 22, 2011, at 6:58 AM by Jeff

January 1, 2010, 4:59:55 AM MST: There’s nothing particularly special or good about this picture. In fact, what you see is about all there was in the frame, with the cold Phoenix night (morning?) sky edited out in between. However, … Continue reading →

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Nov 21

Photos by the numbers: 16

Posted on Monday, November 21, 2011, at 10:06 PM by Jeff

September 18, 2010: The west end of IA 16. Or north end. Whatever. (See the page for an explanation.)

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Nov 20

Photos by the numbers: 15

Posted on Sunday, November 20, 2011, at 7:04 AM by Jeff

April 20, 2008: Mexico, Missouri. South end of the MO 15 that used to continue into Iowa. This BGS uses the lazy-squiggle state outline for the Missouri state shields.

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Nov 19

The view from Section O

Posted on Saturday, November 19, 2011, at 2:06 PM by Jeff

Iowa State was 1-1 in Super Sports Week, after the women’s basketball team rallied to beat Drake and the men’s team lost. With a $11 $17 ticket waiting for me, I headed to Jack Trice Stadium hoping that the Cyclone … Continue reading →

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Nov 19

Photos by the numbers: 14

Posted on Saturday, November 19, 2011, at 7:00 AM by Jeff

July 31, 2005: The north end of IA 14 in Charles City, east of here, was (likely) unchanged from its creation in 1920 until 2006, when US 18 was rerouted and two of Charles City’s three interchanges got re-signed. Now … Continue reading →

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