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Upcoming Events and the Windy City Roving Correspondent

Saturday, May 24th, 2008

This post has two purposes. One, to inform all who care that the Upcoming Events page (link to the right) has been updated. I have added a few more dates for June library presentations of the Historic Route 66 PowerPoint slide show and lecture. Also added is the current schedule of events for July.

The schedule is daunting, since I am also looking for a permanent income stream (a.k.a. job) and going to school. So, I have asked a friend to become our Windy City Road Warrior Roving Correspondent. His first photos from the road are on our flickr sight at this link:

Collection: Roving Correspondent

So, I hope you enjoy the photos and stories of our Roving Correspondent for the next few weeks. Everybody please have a happy and safe Memorial Day holiday weekend!

Regards,

Dave Clark, your Windy City Road Warrior

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Upcoming Events

Sunday, March 23rd, 2008

I have added a new blog page, named Upcoming Events, which can be accessed from the link near the top of the sidebar on the right side of the page. I have listed all of my library presentation dates for April and May 2008 that have already been booked. I have several more libraries that are interested in hosting the Historic Route 66 presentation but have not yet settled on a date. So, as more events are scheduled, I will add them to the list.

As of today, I have two presentations in April and five in May. Most libraries ask that people wishing to attend events register in advance by phone or on their websites. All the necessary contact information is just a single mouse click away, by clicking on the link on the upper right, or by clicking here!

If anyone would like more general information about my Historic Route 66 presentations–especially if you have a venue that might want to host an event–take a look at this website’s Presentation Page.

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Route 66 comes to Park Ridge, IL Library

Monday, February 25th, 2008

Just a reminder to anyone interested–I will be bringing my “Historic Route 66″ PowerPoint presentation to the Park Ridge Public Library on Tuesday, February 26th at 7 p.m. The Library is located at 20 S. Prospect Street, just south of Touhy Avenue and Northwest Highway. The Library would like anyone interested in attending to register by calling 847-825-3123 or by using their online E-vents registration.

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Upcoming Presentation at Park Ridge Library

Saturday, January 26th, 2008

Yesterday’s mail brought me this great promotional item for my upcoming presentation at the Park Ridge Public Library. I am looking forward to this event. I will be talking not only about Route 66, but also the history of some of the roads local to Park Ridge. That is a rich history that includes one of Cook County’s earliest thoroughfares, Northwest Highway (U.S. 14), and several State highways, including 72, 171, and 58. Park Ridge is also served by Metra commuter rail on the historic right of way of the Chicago Northwestern Railroad.

The presentation is on February 26th at 7 p.m. The maximum seating in the venue is 90 people, so the library would appreciate that people register for the event by calling 847-825-3123. Admission is Free. You can also register via their online calendar.

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Recap of Crystal Lake Presentation

Saturday, January 26th, 2008

Last week on January 15th, I had the pleasure of presenting my Slide Show on Historic Route 66 at the Crystal Lake Public Library . On a bitter cold evening, we had a standing-room-only crowd show up! Kudos go to the Library staff for their promotional efforts–they got the word out and the results speak for themselves.

The facilities as the Library are modern and functional–It is always a great plus when all the equipment works and a smooth presentation follows. Janet Windeguth of the Library staff asked the guests to fill out comment cards, one of which she shared with me:

"Very enjoyable to see old sights and
relive memories of driving Chicago to LA twice on 66 in 1962 and 1963."

The presentation was followed by a lively Q & A session. Clearly, lots of folks in McHenry Country are interested in the old Mother Road!

I of course would love to bring my presentation to your local library or organization, so check out the info on my presentations page.

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Route 66 Comes to Crystal Lake

Monday, January 14th, 2008

I will be taking to the road on Tuesday, January 15th for a PowerPoint presentation at the Crystal Lake Public Library. The program starts at 7 p.m. and will discuss Historic Route 66, past and present.

The library is located at 126 Paddock Street, Crystal Lake, IL 60014. The phone number is 815-459-1687, and the folks there would appreciate anyone interested to call and register.

I did a little research on Crystal Lake, which is the largest city in McHenry County, Illinois. Its local highways include Illinois 176 and U.S. 14. Illinois 176 was one of the State Bond Issue (SBI) routes created by the $100 Million Dollar Bond Issue of 1926. According to Richard Carlson’s Illinois Highways Page, “SBI Route 176 was Crystal Lake to Lake Bluff. In 1940 it was extended west to Marengo, replacing IL-67. It currently runs Marengo to Lake Bluff in McHenry and Lake Counties.”

U.S. 14 was one of the original U.S. numbered highways, approved on the initial map of November 11, 1926. However, 14 originally ran only from Minnesota to South Dakota. It was extended east to Chicago in 1933 along the general corridor once served by the Black and Yellow Trail. From 1951 until 1979 its eastern terminus was Jackson Boulevard and Michigan Avenue in the Loop, where it intersected with U.S. 34, 54, and 66. Its current terminus is at Broadway and Foster on the north side, where it meets up with U.S. 41.

Again according to Richard Carlson, within Illinois “US-14 runs from the North Side of Chicago to the WI line at Bigfoot. In the Suburban Chicago area this is called Northwest Highway due to its beeline northwest from Chicago, and due to the parallel Chicago & NorthWestern Railroad (Now Union Pacific).”

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