Photo of The Day

[RoughboyModelworks]

Figured you'd enjoy that one... Yes, unless my memory fails me they were somewhere along the old Route 66... the ones in the photo were near Cave City, KY. Evidently at one time there were 7 such Wigwam Villages: Horse Cave, KY; Cave City, KY; New Orleans, LA; Orlando, FL; Birmingham, AL; Holbrook, AZ and San Bernardino, CA. There were other variations: Geronimo's Castle in Bowie, AZ, Kramer's Wigwam in Browning, MT and The Tepees near Denver, CO ("Bring your Squaw up Sometime) was one of their advertising slogans. I'm not sure that approach would be well received these days... 

Paul

[marc_reusser]

Sorry to change photo subject.....but I found these images while looking for some stuff for someone, and I remembered that Marty had asked if I had any more 'track gang/work" images. These are from an old 1918 booklet about the US Military Spruce Products Division (their logging operations during WWI)

[marc_reusser]

One more....

[marc_reusser]

Unc out for a spin.....

[RoughboyModelworks]

Unc out for a spin.....

He shoulda turned left at Albuerque... or perhaps he's doing some hands-on research for the Logging Annual.

Returning briefly to the Wigwam Village subject. There's an excellent book on roadside architecture called: Gas, Food and Lodging: A Postcard Odyssey Through the Great American Roadside by John Baeder, published in 1982 by Abbeville Press. The book is still available through Amazon and well worth a look. It's full of excellent reproductions of photos and vintage postcards of roadside structures, from the sublime to the ridiculous. The author's web site also has many additional photos, though small, but in colour.

Paul

[marc_reusser]

Paul,

That is a meat book. I have it somewhere on my shelves.

If I recall correctly...(most of the time at ASU is an alcoholic fog)...the ones there were known as "The Tempe Tee-Pees".


Marc

[shropshire lad]

Paul,

That is a meat book. I have it somewhere on my shelves


Marc

  As opposed to a vegetarian book ?

[RoughboyModelworks]

Unc's fantasies before there were thongs...



Paul

[RoughboyModelworks]

While browsing through the archives at Shorpy, came across this Russell Lee photograph from 1939 of the Royal Club in Mound Bayou, MS. At first I thought it an excellent weathering reference, but on further research determined that it is a colourized photo. Nonetheless I felt it worth posting as a general structure and sign reference shot. I wonder what the "—?" referred to...



Paul

[lab-dad]

My layout needs a book store.
I think I will do one named liked this;
Thanks Jerry!
-Marty

[finescalerr]

Marty, the corner awaits you. -- Russ

[scrappy1]

The length of the Santa Fe engines required special accomodation to fit on the turntable at Columbus OH.
(off of railpicture.net)

[Ray Dunakin]

That's bizarre! Never seen a turntable like that before.

[RoughboyModelworks]

No room for error there... what is there, about 4" to the end of the rail? Looks like a logging railroad solution to the problem, certainly a lot less complicated and expensive than putting in a larger table.

Paul

[mobilgas]

Hey Paul,      Chuck got a gas station photo how about me....i thought i was the Gas Station Dude around here?    Craig