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Jun.22.2021
The Bankhead Highway, also known as the Broadway of America, stretched from Washington, DC to San Diego, California, and was one of the nation’s earliest transcontinental highways. In 1917, the Texas Highway Department designated the 850 miles of the Bankhead Highway within Texas as State Highway 1. The Bankhead Highway was originally named for John H. Bankhead, a senator from Alabama.
If you have a collection of old family pictures from the 1910s and 1920s, you may have a photograph of an early automobile with relatives dressed up in suits, hats, and dresses commemorating their first cross-country drive. Because of an increase in highway travel, new economic resources developed along the Bankhead Highway, including repair garages, gas stations, diners, cafes, tourist camps and courts, hotels, road markers, and bridges.
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Driver arrested after smashing into fence at historic Chico home
An iconic Chico Victorian was saved from damage Saturday by a perimeter fence. Dr. Oscar Stansbury built the home in 1883 and was an infectious disease pioneer in California.
Posted: May 23, 2021 5:22 PM
Updated: May 23, 2021 5:45 PM
Posted By: Lorraine Dechter
CHICO, Calif. – A man drove his car onto the grounds of Chico’s historic Stansbury Home early Saturday morning.
Groundskeepers told Action News Now that the fence stopped the driver from hitting the porch of the 10-room home that was built in 1883.
When Chico police officers arrived they arrested the driver. Police said the man had a warrant out for arrest.
Take a walk through Orange’s history via newly created map
The Orange Revitalization Partnership has completed its Orange Historical Walking Map brochure project. CONTRIBUTED IMAGE
A new walking tour of Orange includes 17 historical landmarks. Staff File Photo/Paul Franz
Published: 4/27/2021 5:47:34 PM
ORANGE The group dedicated to breathing new life into “The Friendly Town” has completed its Orange Historical Walking Map brochure project to help residents and visitors alike better appreciate the area’s past.
The Orange Revitalization Partnership started the project, inspired by its president and former state Rep. Denise Andrews, in 2018, and welcomed a handful of people who explored Orange’s central downtown area, plotted out a pathway and picked which historical buildings to include in the brochure, ultimately deciding on structures relevant to the Industrial Revolution.
10 can’t-miss things to see in Indianapolis while there for the NCAA Tournament
Updated Mar 16, 2021;
Posted Mar 16, 2021
Skyline view of Indianapolis taken from the west side of White River State Park with a look at the Pedestrian Bridge spanning over the river. (Photo courtesy of VisitIndy.com via Nate Swick)
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People around the country will flock to Indianapolis for the 2021 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament, which begins on March 18, including Michigan Wolverines and Michigan State Spartan fans.
Whether they attend the games or not, many college basketball fans want to be immersed in the city where all the action is. Indianapolis has many cool places to visit. Here are 10 things not to miss while there.