Lincoln Highway Photo Gallery J. Morrison 12/19/02

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preston1.jpg Old gas pumps stand sentry outside the George Preston service station in Belle Plaine, Nov. 29, 2002. The station moved to this location after a very early reroute of the Lincoln Highway. From here the Lincoln went into Chelsea. (J. Morrison/Final)	preston2.jpg Ronald Preston, son of George, stands outside his father's station Nov. 29, 2002. Ronald said between 200,000 and half a million pictures have been taken of this station, its outer walls covered with old gas station and other signs. (J. Morrison/Final)	preston3.jpg The George Preston service station stands as a sentry of the past, Nov. 29, 2002. Today 1.3 miles of the Lincoln Highway from downtown Belle Plaine to its west edge is part of Iowa 21. US 30 bypassed Belle Plaine in 1937. (J. Morrison/Final)	preston4.jpg The back of the Preston station is as full of signs as the more famous front, Nov. 29, 2002. (J. Morrison)
tower1.jpg Patrons at the King Tower cafe in Tama eat below an aerial photo of the cafe, Nov. 29, 2002. The photo was taken within a few years after the cafe opened in 1937. Back then there were also cabins and a gas station. (J. Morrison/Final)	tower2.jpg The noon hour at the King Tower Cafe in Tama is as busy on Nov. 29, 2002, as when it opened in October 1937, the same week the bypass of Belle Plaine did. Although US 30 by then, it was still referred to as the Lincoln Highway. (J. Morrison/Final)