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By Bill Delaney For over a century, we have invited the world to share in Pasadena’s tradition of bringing in the New Year. Millions have viewed the floral spectacular of the Tournament of Roses Parade and experienced the excitement of the Rose Bowl Game. A distinctive city that maintains the charm of its early days
By Dan Rice, past president, California Historic Route 66 Association Santa Monica became a permanent part of the road’s history on January 1, 1936. As the city of Los Angeles grew, the original terminus was extended from downtown L.A. to the corner of Lincoln and Olympic Blvds. in Santa Monica. Confusion reigned over Route 66’s
The Highland Park community of Los Angeles is just northeast of Downtown and is considered part of NELA. It’s main street – Figueroa Street – was part of the Transitional (1932-1934) and Alternate (1936-1940) Alignments of Route 66. This main drag was replaced on December 30, 1940 with the Arroyo Seco Parkway, which would itself
Harvey Houses were built out of the necessity to feed railroad passengers on their long journeys across the USA. In the late 1800’s, trains didn’t have the ability to cook meals on board so the railroads built restaurants roughly 100 miles apart where passengers would disembark the trains to be fed and then continued their
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ART OF THE POSSIBLE Tapping into California Route 66’s Boundless Economic and Tourism Potential Wednesday, May 18, 2016 / 8:30am – 3:30pm Ramada Barstow | 1511 East Main Street (Route 66) | Barstow CA 92311 Vital Symposium Topics Include: What works? Learning From Route 66 Success Stories How to Maximize Benefit From Tour Operator Expertise
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The City of Barstow was a mining center for the area as far back as the late 1800’s when it was known as Waterman Junction. On January 15, 1886, the Post Office there changed its name officially to Barstow Post Office. The original business district was more closely aligned with the current location of the
Amboy was first settled as a mining town in 1858 and was formally established in 1883 as the first in a series of alphabetical railroad sidings in the Mojave Desert. The famous landmark Roy’s Cafe and Motel opened in 1938 and it and several other businesses – including a post office – remained busy with
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