Cecelia Otto, a songwriter who is traversing the Lincoln Highway, has posted some of her photo highlights of the tours at this year’s LHA Annual Conference in South Lake Tahoe.
Category: California
U.S. 50 near Lake Tahoe to be closed for 2 weeks
Starting on Wednesday, May 11, the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) will be closing U.S. 50 (the southern branch of the Lincoln Highway) over Echo Summit near South Lake Tahoe for about two weeks, depending on weather. For two days before the closure, and for about six weeks Monday through noon Friday after the closure, U.S. 50 will have one-way controlled traffic.
This is to replace a short rock wall barrier, which does not meet modern safety standards.
- Way2Tahoe — Echo Summit Detour Information, California Department of Transportation
Sat 5/7: California ghost town celebrates its history
The Clarksville Region Historical Society hosts the fifth annual Clarksville Day in the ghost town of Clarksville, near El Dorado Hills, California, on Saturday, May 7, from 10 am to 3 pm. A classic car convoy will parade down the Lincoln Highway, and the Lincoln Highway Association will have a booth at the festival.
- Clarksville Day 2011 information by the Clarksville Region Historical Society
- Ghost town fires back to life at Clarksville Day , Don Chaddock, Folsom (Calif.) Telegraph, May 3, 2011
- Giddy-up: Clarksville Day brings the Old West back to life, Mike Roberts, Village Life (El Dorado Hills, Calif.), April 25, 2011
- Clarksville Day offers wagon rides, music, entertainment and history exhibits, Cathy Locke, Sacramento Bee, May 6, 2011
(Edited on May 6, 2011 to add a link to the Sacramento Bee article)
History of the Lincoln Highway and US 40 through Dixon, CA
Bil Paul, columnist for the Dixon Patch, writes about the impact of the Lincoln Highway and U.S. 40 on the town of Dixon, California, which lies between San Francisco and Sacramento.
- Dixon Then and Now: Transcontinental Highway Went Through Downtown Dixon, Bil Paul, Dixon (Calif.) Patch, March 15, 2011
Next California Chapter meeting: Sat 4/2
Spring 2011 California Chapter Meeting
Saturday, April 2
12:00 noon
Urbano’s Mexican Restaurant
5825 Manzanita Ave (at Auburn Blvd)
Carmichael, CA 95608-0142
(916) 334-7122
We will have an election of officers since we postponed that at our last meeting.
There is limited parking in front of the restaurant but there is a driveway on the north side to ample parking in back. Hope to see you there!
You can let folks know you are planning to go at our Facebook event.
1915 Lincoln Highway Dedication video
Check out this film from 1915 on the dedication of the Lincoln Highway, at its western terminus in San Francisco. You can also download this video from the Internet Archive.
Folsom, CA construction project yields its secrets
The reconstruction of Sutter Street in Folsom, California is yielding a variety of historical artifacts, including “parts of the Lincoln Highway,” which are being displayed in an exhibit at the Folsom History Museum.
- Sutter Street yields its secrets, Laura Newell, El Dorado Hills (Calif.) Telegraph, February 16, 2011
Lincoln Highway on San Francisco TV
A local TV show in San Francisco, Eye on the Bay, will be airing an episode featuring the Lincoln Highway and many of its attractions in the Bay Area, on Monday, February 7 at 7pm on KPIX Channel 5.
Some of the featured locations include Attitude Aviation, EJ’s Cattle & Feed, Summit Garage, the Altamont Pass windmills, and Alameda County’s Mountain House.
The episode is also available online on Eye on the Bay’s web site.
Next California Chapter meeting: Sat 1/8
Saturday, January 8
12:00 noon
Puerto Vallarta Restaurant
11 N Center St
Stockton, CA 95202
(209) 937-0925
We will visit the Hotel Stockton between 2:30-3:30 pm. It is less than 3 blocks away from the restaurant.
Next California Chapter meeting: Sat 10/2
Saturday, October 2
12:00 noon
Original Mike’s Diner (in the back room)
9139 E Stockton Blvd #3
Elk Grove, CA 95624
(916) 686-8488
The first topic will be the lost two miles of the pre-1927 Lincoln Highway, between Arno and Valensin Ranch, presented by Mike Kaelin and Bruce McFarland. We will have a short field trip afterwards on parts of the old roads near Arno that are drivable.
The second topic will be preparations for next year’s national conference at Tahoe, by Paul Gilger, conference co-chair and chapter vice-president. Other agenda items will be announced by chapter president Norm Root and state director Bob Dieterich.
Members of the Wilton History Group, Elk Grove Historical Society, and Galt Area Historical Society will be joining us.