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Oregon's Highway 99
Contributor(s): Flood, Chuck (Author)
ISBN: 1467115347     ISBN-13: 9781467115346
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
OUR PRICE:   $22.49  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: May 2016
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BISAC Categories:
- History | United States - State & Local - Pacific Northwest (or, Wa)
- Travel | Food, Lodging & Transportation - Road Travel
- Photography | Subjects & Themes - Regional (see Also Travel - Pictorials)
Dewey: 388.109
LCCN: 2015948920
Series: Images of America
Physical Information: 0.3" H x 6.5" W x 9.1" (0.70 lbs) 128 pages
 
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Publisher Description:
From the Columbia River to the Siskiyou Mountains, Highway 99 traverses 300 miles of western Oregon. Big cities and small towns, the level Willamette Valley and steep hills, rich agricultural lands and tall evergreen forests, and rushing rivers all lie along its path. Arising from an early network of emigrant trails, stagecoach routes, and farm-to-market roads, the highway had developed into Oregon's major transportation corridor by the end of the 19th century. The dawn of the automobile age saw an exponential increase in traffic, creating a greater demand for improved roads; these better roads, in turn, created yet more traffic for both business and recreation. Roadside businesses, such as auto courts, restaurants, and service stations, sprang up along the highway to cater to a new type of motorist--the tourist. Today, much of Highway 99 and its predecessor, the Pacific Highway, remain in daily use.

Contributor Bio(s): Flood, Chuck: - With this collection of over 200 vintage postcards and photographs, Chuck Flood presents a virtual road trip along Oregon's Highway 99 in pre-freeway days. Though many early roadside businesses have vanished, abundant reminders of the early days of auto travel await rediscovery by the adventurous.