Tag Archives: Main Street

A Water Tower Oasis in Arid Ash Fork, Arizona

Posted on February 16, 2017 by smspangler

Following Route 66 west across the barren, baked brown Arizona landscape in the early morning oven of August 8, 2016, Ed and I were looking forward to nearly a hundred miles of the original two-lane Mother Road just past Ash … Continue reading →

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Along Interstate 84, US 30 Sustains Oregon Small Towns

Posted on June 28, 2014 by smspangler

PENDLETON, OREGON—Along much of its route through Oregon, US Highway 30, is now co-located with (subsumed by) Interstate 84, which runs from Pocatello, Idaho, to Portland, Oregon. Destined for Pendleton, Oregon, the GPS had a simple command this morning: Drive … Continue reading →

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Plymouth’s Marvelous Mill Street

Posted on April 15, 2014 by smspangler

PLYMOUTH, WISCONSIN—What other word describes a small town main thoroughfare lined with active storefront businesses including not one, but two bookstores, and a craft brewery. Yes, there were a empty storefronts for rent, and one building, built by Wm. Laack … Continue reading →

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