Category Archives: Illinois
Carl Fisher featured in Illinois LH mural
The Illinois Lincoln Highway Coalition has installed a mural in Lynwood featuring Carl Fisher, the father of the Lincoln Highway. Artist installs historical mural in Lynwood, The Times of Northwest Indiana (Munster, Ind.), October 10, 2012
New Lincoln Highway exhibit in Illinois museum
The Illinois Lincoln Highway Coalition has installed a new exhibit on the historic highway in the Joliet Area Historical Museum in Joliet, Illinois. Popular Joilet museum gets Lincoln Hwy exhibit, Brian Butko, Lincoln Highway News, November 2, 2012
Bernie Queneau visits Lincoln Highway mural featuring himself
Bernard and Esther Queneau recently visited Frankfort, Illinois to see the village’s Lincoln Highway mural. It features four Eagle Scouts on their road trip across the Lincoln Highway in 1928, including a 16-year-old Bernie. Return of the Century: 100-Year-Old Man … Continue reading
Interactive map of Illinois Lincoln Highway murals
The Illinois Lincoln Highway Coalition has added an interactive map of its murals and gazebos throughout the state. Thanks to Cece Otto for the tip! Illinois Lincoln Highway Interactive Map
Batavia, IL gets Lincoln Highway mural
Batavia, Illinois is the latest to have a Lincoln Highway mural installed by the Illinois Lincoln Highway Coalition. Batavia takes its place in Lincoln Highway mural project, Linda Girardi, The Beacon-News (Aurora, Ill.), August 10, 2012
Historic gas station in Geneva, IL to be preserved
The historic Pure Oil gas station building in Geneva, Illinois will be preserved by its current owner. Its service bays will be converted into drive-through lanes for a bank. The owner’s previous plans for tearing down the building had been … Continue reading
Press coverage of the Lincoln Highway Buy-Way
Here are some news articles that covered the Lincoln Highway Buy-Way earlier this month. Sales move to Lincoln Highway, Lindsay McCoy, The Times Bulletin (Van Wert, Ohio), August 9, 2012 Lincoln Buy-Way sale continues today, Anthony Conchel, Bucyrus (Ohio) Telegraph … Continue reading
More good eats in Plainfield, Illinois
Patch columnist Michael Lambert writes about more good eats along the Lincoln Highway in Plainfield, Illinois in the highway’s early decades. Good Eats — Fried Chicken, Ice Cream — Lured Travelers on ‘Lincolnway’, Michael Lambert, Plainfield (Ill.) Patch, April 18, … Continue reading
Rise and fall of a business on the Lincoln Highway
Patch columnist Michael Lambert writes about the rise and fall of Powell’s Mill, a windmill-inspired diner and gas station along the Lincoln Highway in Plainfield, Illinois from the 1920s through the 1950s. Windmill Diner Survived Prohibition and Thrived until the … Continue reading
Route 66 walker to walk Lincoln Highway
Emery Duick, who walked and jogged the entire length of Route 66 in 2009, will be walking the entire length of the Lincoln Highway next year to celebrate its centennial. No Sidestepper, Dwight Esau, Des Plaines (Ill.) Journal, April 18, … Continue reading