The Goshen Theater attracted major vaudeville acts on their way from New York to Chicago along the Lincoln Highway.
- Downtown Goshen, Inc. to present Oct. 14 Afternoon Sabbatical about changes to the city, Goshen College, October 7, 2008
The Goshen Theater attracted major vaudeville acts on their way from New York to Chicago along the Lincoln Highway.
From Norman Root, president of the California Chapter of the Lincoln Highway Association:
Quarterly Chapter Meeting
Saturday, October 4, 2008
12:00 noon
Baker’s Square Restaurant
255 2nd St (at B St)
Davis, CA 95616
(530) 756-4190
Saturdays at noon is a very busy time for them. They will reserve a table for 20 in the back room. However, others may have to share the other tables in that room. There is plenty of parking all around the building.
They serve breakfast all day with a cost of about $7. Sandwiches run from $8 to $10.
The historic significance of the place is that we have been telling folks for years that this corner is where Lincoln Highway marker post #2369 once stood. I’m not so sure about that now, but, for sure, this is on the Lincoln Highway.
Joanne Pelz is the program, which will be about Lincoln Highway Volkswalks. She has a mini Lincoln Highway Volkswalk planned for us beginning at 2nd and B. This program is in keeping with our effort to acquaint a wider range of people with the Lincoln Highway.
John Putch’s film "Route 30", which was screened in Gettysburg on September 27, will premiere in York on October 3.
Historic New Carlisle is teaming up with the Indiana Lincoln Highway Association to celebrate the original route of the Lincoln Highway through New Carlisle on Saturday, Oct. 11.
The 2008 Destination Filmfest is looking for amateur teams to write, shoot and edit a 5-to-7-minute film in a week using historic Lincoln Highway as the setting. Team preregistrations must be mailed in by Oct. 3.
The Youngville Cafe in Watkins, Iowa, a revived Lincoln Highway business, celebrated Youngville’s Apple Daze with pie, music, and Model A’s.
The Lincoln Highway Arts Festival took place on September 27 in Mount Vernon, Iowa. It featured 32 artists from across Iowa working in a wide range of media.
The Mexican Independence Festival in Rochelle, Illinois featured a parade along the Lincoln Highway.
The Plainfield Historical Society held a cemetery walk to celebrate the town’s history. One of the performances along the walk told the story of the Lincoln-Way Barber Shop, one of many businesses to incorporate "Lincoln" into their names to try to influence officials deciding on the Lincoln Highway’s route.
The 11th annual Lincoln Highway Heritage Festival takes place this year on August 22–24 in downtown Rochelle, Illinois.
Newspaper articles on the festival: