RICK YOUNG Posted March 22, 2011 Share Posted March 22, 2011 Amazing 1959 film of Iowa’s US 30 Lincoln Highway NewsWatch for the Hearse!Also truckloads of Ramblers and Caddy'sThe cafe in Colo still exits, as well as Starbucks Drivein(not the coffe) in Nevada. That's Neh vaaaay duhLove that 50's background instramental music.Reminds me of Shop Class Movies Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thriller Posted March 24, 2011 Share Posted March 24, 2011 What is it about Iowa and naming places the same as others, but pronouncing it differently? I can't say I've come across that anywhere else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dandy Dave Posted March 24, 2011 Share Posted March 24, 2011 Cool film. :cool: A lot of roadways around here still look like that, or have gone back into a state of disrepair and need to be modernized once again. A lot of smaller side roads have been shut off because of failing and unsafe bridges along the route. Kind of a pain for us that like to take the old slow route to keep away from modern traffic. Taxes are higher than ever, and the local Highway Departments say there is no money to rebuilt the roadways. I would think this is the problem with much of the country. Especially where the climate changes from warm to freezing as this really takes it's toll on a roadway. Dandy Dave! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TxBuicks Posted March 24, 2011 Share Posted March 24, 2011 A lot of station wagons, much more percentage wise than you see today. What happened to all of them? Great film. I couldn't stop watching it. Very nostalgic. Thanks for sharing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rawja Posted March 24, 2011 Share Posted March 24, 2011 Agreed. Neat film. Production was so fifties that it almost felt like a parody. Loved the music. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest wildcat465 Posted March 25, 2011 Share Posted March 25, 2011 Good one Rick, did not see any 59 Chevys crashing though.Probably a good thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Kingoftheroad Posted March 25, 2011 Share Posted March 25, 2011 An interesting look back in time. The video kinda reminds me of a driver education video....lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Fred_S Posted March 25, 2011 Share Posted March 25, 2011 I love it, noticed the '53 Packard Henney hearse, an Opel and even a Fiat in there, plus a nice blue Continental Mk ll. I moved to Iowa in '62 and it looked pretty much like that. 70 MPH speed limit if you dared, many of the 16 foot roadways still had the lip at the edge that would pull you the rest of the way off the pavement. US 52 still had a 14 foot wide bridge going into Decorah. Iowa Department In and Of Transportation (IDIOT) kept those old roads open way too long. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Centurion Posted March 25, 2011 Share Posted March 25, 2011 I love it, noticed the '53 Packard Henney hearse, an Opel and even a Fiat in there, plus a nice blue Continental Mk ll. I moved to Iowa in '62 and it looked pretty much like that. 70 MPH speed limit if you dared, many of the 16 foot roadways still had the lip at the edge that would pull you the rest of the way off the pavement. US 52 still had a 14 foot wide bridge going into Decorah. Iowa Department In and Of Transportation (IDIOT) kept those old roads open way too long.Fred, I missed the '53 Packard Henney hearse, but did notice the '51 or '52 Buick Flxible hearse early in the film. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Morton Posted March 25, 2011 Share Posted March 25, 2011 (edited) That is really neat! I especially liked the picture of the camera man perched atop the ladder attached to the 1958 Ford Country Squire Wagon who filmed the piece:eek::eek::eek: Wouldn't you love to be able to fire up the OLD Back to the Future Delorean and take a ride down that route with about $15,000 in your pocket and pick up some cars shown in the lots there at 1959 prices? Edited March 25, 2011 by Rich Morton (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave@Moon Posted March 25, 2011 Share Posted March 25, 2011 From 1980 to 1982 I lived on that stretch of "Lincoln Way" in Ames, which by then was no longer U.S. 30. At the very beginning of the Ames, IA section (6 min. 11.seconds in) you see a "30 Mile Speed Enforced" sign at the Ames city limit. Behind it you can see a large white house. That house was then the manager's residence for a small, strip motel, long out of business by 1980 and now rented out to college students as apartments. For 2 years I lived in the #1 unit of that motel, nearest the street. The house was rented to 3 friends of mine. In 1982 we moved out to a 3 bedroom house on the north side of town.When I lived there the small house across the street (not visible in the film) was a brothel (with a quaint red light on the porch!). The business district and the "Campustown" district in Ames were very little changed from 1959.I drove that road (old U.S. 30 from Marshalltown to Ames) weekly during my graduate field study, and drove the other stretch west to Carroll probably every month or so to visit my uncle who lived there. It's amazing how much of those structures were there still in 1980, and can still be seen on Google Earth today!:cool::cool::cool::cool::cool:Now I'm going to have to go back and look at the cars! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RICK YOUNG Posted March 27, 2011 Author Share Posted March 27, 2011 Yes I recall the "Landmarks" mentioned aboveThriller , Also Madrid that's "Mad rid" not "Muhhhdrid" is just south of Ames.Rich, Would be fun to track down that Caddy Transport and buy the whole truckload. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wws944 Posted March 29, 2011 Share Posted March 29, 2011 (edited) Fun flick! Having grown up in the Quad Cities (western Illinois/eastern Iowa) in the 50s/60s/70s, all those roads, underpasses, overpasses, and towns have a familiar feel. Though I don't think I have ever been on the section of road that was featured.Gas prices ranged from $0.28.9 to $0.31.9. Saw a "DX" station, which was a midwest gas chain that is now part of Sunoco. Several Buick dealerships.What was the convertible with the red interior at the start of the film? (Must be the camera vehicle.) Edited March 29, 2011 by wws944 (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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