Hittin' the Road-- Part 2

Saturday, we plan to meet members from the Iowa and Illinois chapters of the Lincoln Highway Association at a joint meeting in Franklin Grove. This will be my first LHA meeting.

Saw a report on the Illinois Lincoln Highway National Scenic Byway site about a 1923 original LH shelter that has been restored in Aurora, Illinois. The Aurora Automobile Club built it as a place for tourists to stop in the days before motels. Back in the 1920s, municipalities across the US built 5000 of these to provide travellers with a place to stay as more and more people hit the roads.

It was last used by a band of gypsies in the early 40s and was enclosed during WWII and used as a Civil Defense Shelter. Since then, it was abandoned and seriously deteriorating until funds were found and it was restored.

Always good news to have something old preserved.

Keep on Down that Two Lane Highway. --RoadDog