George R. Stewart/U.S. Route 40 Rephotography Project
"In 1953, George R. Stewart published U.S. 40: Cross Section of the United States or America, a landmark book about everyday life along the highway...."
Added: 2012-01-25 20:42:39
Alfred's Steak House (site) (St. Clairsville, OH)
"2 miles west of Cambridge.
It may be that Alfred's was once known as Chal's, owned and operated by Charles and Al Aboud in the 1950s. Chal's burned ..."
Added: 2011-12-12 19:19:53
Beverly Hills (site) (Cambridge, OH)
"Located three miles west of St. Clairsville.
Burned down in the late 1950s or early 1960s.
A snack food warehouse is now at this site...."
Added: 2011-12-12 19:24:01
Mohawk Tavern (Blairsden, CA)
Added: 2011-04-27 18:53:08
Lovelock (Lovelock, NV)
Added: 2011-04-12 20:21:56
Gas Station (site) (Beowawe, NV)
"The eastbound lane of I-80 now occupies the location of this old gas station...."
Added: 2011-04-12 20:01:51
Kingvale Bridge (Kingvale, CA)
"Crosses the Yuba River...."
Added: 2011-04-12 19:37:09
Timberline Cafe in the Glen Cove Inn (Woodland Park, CO)
Added: 2011-04-12 19:14:26
Springfield Covered Bridge (replaced) (Springfield, OH)
"I'm not sure where this bridge was located. My guess is that it was east of Springfield based on this photo. Note the interurban track on the right...."
Added: 2011-04-12 12:34:26
Vojtech Pokorny
"Vojtech Pokorny was born in Prague in 1979. With Florian Schewe he created the Route 40 film Amiland (2008)...."
Added: 2011-04-08 20:11:56
Florian Schewe
"Florian Schewe was born in 1978 in Berlin. With Vojtech Pokorny he created the Route 40 film Amiland (2008)...."
Added: 2011-04-08 20:12:03
Amiland
"Inspired by Hartmut Bitomsky's television documentary Highway 40 West, Florian Schewe and Vojtech Pokorny created another roadtrip documentary that fo..."
Added: 2011-04-26 12:17:37
Highway 40 West (German: Reise in Amerika)
"Inspired by George R. Stewart's 1953 book U.S. 40, German filmmaker Hartmut Bitomsky created a four-part television documentary about the highway. Th..."
Added: 2011-04-15 11:21:32
Hartmut Bitomsky
"Filmmaker Hartmut Bitomsky was born in Bremen, Germany in 1942. In 1980 he created the four-part television documentary "Highway 40 West" (1980-81). ..."
Added: 2011-04-08 16:32:15
Hungry Hill (site) (Auburn, CA)
"Robert Delano Williamson built this gas station on his property ca. 1940. Some time in the late 1960s or early 1970s the gas station was converted in..."
Added: 2011-04-04 13:02:22
Standard Cabins (closed) (Roosevelt, UT)
"I'm not sure where this business was located...."
Added: 2011-04-04 12:46:34
Victoria Hotel (closed) (Grantsville, MD)
Added: 2011-04-04 12:46:28
Cisco Grove (Cisco Grove, CA)
Added: 2011-04-04 12:47:05
Ideal Garage Company (closed) (Frederick, MD)
Added: 2011-04-03 14:56:14
New City Hotel (Frederick, MD)
Added: 2011-04-04 12:46:14
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George R. Stewart/U.S. Route 40 Rephotography Project
"In 1953, George R. Stewart published U.S. 40: Cross Section of the United States or America, a landmark book about everyday life along the highway...."
Updated: 2012-01-25 20:42:39
Frank Brusca (Chelmsford, MA)
"I have been obsessed with Route 40 and the National Road for most of my life. My father's job took our family on the road quite a bit - by the time I..."
Updated: 2012-01-13 06:54:04
C.B. 'Dad' Lee
"Desert rat C.B. 'Dad' Lee was as colorful a character as they ever got along old Route 40. In the 1920's and 1930's he ran this little roadside stand ..."
Updated: 2011-12-12 19:50:48
Dad Lee's (Oreana, NV)
"Desert rat 'Dad Lee' was as colorful a character as they ever got along old Route 40. In the 1920's and 1930's he ran this little roadside stand on th..."
Updated: 2011-12-12 19:50:18
Beverly Hills (site) (Cambridge, OH)
"Located three miles west of St. Clairsville.
Burned down in the late 1950s or early 1960s.
A snack food warehouse is now at this site...."
Updated: 2011-12-12 19:24:01
Alfred's Steak House (site) (St. Clairsville, OH)
"2 miles west of Cambridge.
It may be that Alfred's was once known as Chal's, owned and operated by Charles and Al Aboud in the 1950s. Chal's burned ..."
Updated: 2011-12-12 19:19:53
Alfred's Steak House (site) (Cambridge, OH)
"2 miles west of Cambridge.
It may be that Alfred's was once known as Chal's, owned and operated by Charles and Al Aboud in the 1950s. Chal's burned ..."
Updated: 2011-12-12 19:19:43
Augustine Herman
"The earliest written account of travel along what would eventually become Route 40 is that of Augustine Herman (born 1605), an envoy traveling from th..."
Updated: 2011-12-12 19:04:58
Van Horn Tavern (Columbia, MO)
"Probably built between 1829-30 by David Gentry, this is one of the oldest taverns still standing in Missouri. Ishmael Van Horn acquired the property ..."
Updated: 2011-12-12 19:03:29
Clubs and Organizations
"Route 40 Business Association (Maryland)
P.O. Box 54
Joppa MD 21085
(410) 893-4424
www.route40business.com
National Pike Project of Mar..."
Updated: 2011-12-11 20:17:30
Sutro Motel (Reno, NV)
"24 units.
Still open for business! The motel now features some fine murals of miners.
Named (indirectly) after mining engineer Adolph Sutro, who bu..."
Updated: 2011-12-11 20:07:51
Lodge Coffee Shop and Motel (site) (Cambridge, OH)
"According to John Taylor (n8fxl@clover.net), the original location of The Lodge was at the present location of the eastbound Route 40 to southbound I-..."
Updated: 2011-12-10 15:18:07
Mohawk Tavern (Blairsden, CA)
Updated: 2011-04-27 18:53:08
Amiland
"Inspired by Hartmut Bitomsky's television documentary Highway 40 West, Florian Schewe and Vojtech Pokorny created another roadtrip documentary that fo..."
Updated: 2011-04-26 12:17:37
Highway 40 West (German: Reise in Amerika)
"Inspired by George R. Stewart's 1953 book U.S. 40, German filmmaker Hartmut Bitomsky created a four-part television documentary about the highway. Th..."
Updated: 2011-04-15 11:21:32
Springer's Hot Springs Station (site) (Hot Springs, NV)
"All that remains of this roadside oasis is a swimmning pool..."
Updated: 2011-04-12 20:29:09
Old Petersbug (Addison) Toll House (Addison, PA)
"Built ca. 1812...."
Updated: 2011-04-12 20:26:26
Lovelock (Lovelock, NV)
Updated: 2011-04-12 20:21:56
Rainbow Lodge (Soda Springs, CA)
Updated: 2011-04-12 20:19:43
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