Going back in time on Rt 50 East

 

My trip to IN and back was a lot of fun and useful for my project. As I posted the other day, I wanted to take a road or two that HH might have driven, so I chose to head on 41 N. I need to learn a bit more about that road's history, but given what I saw along the road, I assume it was around in the late 40s in some form or other. I've been looking at ebay trying to locate old maps to help me pinpoint highways, etc. The picture here shows a place I saw along 50 East. I went back after passing it, because I thought it was a nifty shot. It's next to someone's house, so I felt a bit odd pulling in and taking the picture. Clearly this is a collector's display and not something that was there years ago.

Rt 50 is called the loneliest highway and I can understand why. I enjoyed the drive immensely and was often distracted by the beautiful scenery. I did become a tad nervous when I first was on 50 after being on 41, because I did not see anywhere to fill up my tank. I had less than 1/4 left, and I wanted to be sure that didn't become a concern. I stopped at a BP station near Washington, IN I believe.

Town names are fascinating as well. There's a lot of repetition from other states, so you get the sense that perhaps you've been to a place but of course you haven't. For example, I went through Salem, IN. Didn't see any witches though.

I almost stopped for a tour at Baden Springs, but I was cold, wearing shorts, and needed to keep moving. I didn't quite get to the new French Lick, IN hotel/casino. They were advertising on the radio for a big job fair to be there next week.

I'll post mileage, costs, etc. later. I just wanted to write a few thoughts and post this picture. I'll post another later. Thanks for checking in. b