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Historic 99 in the News
The Historic Highway 99 Association of California just got its first newspaper article. Come check it out! Desert Review – E-Edition of April 13, 2021 –…
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Featured Image – 4/7/2021
Today’s featured image is a video. This was taken just a few days ago on the Old Ridge Route near Swede’s Cut. A rockfall in January…
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Calexico Update
Today, the Historic Highway 99 Association of California with the City of Calexico, posted new Historic Route signs at the south end of old US 99.…
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Air Raid Sirens
Curious about those sirens around Los Angeles? This person mapped them all and has information about each one as well. http://wirechief.com/sirens/map.htm
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Zoom Presentations
I will be starting a monthly presentation series via Zoom starting next month. The first presentation, through the Historic Highway 99 Association of California, will be…
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Ridge Route Alternate Presentation
On Tuesday, April 6 at 6pm, I will be giving a presentation via Zoom on the Ridge Route Alternate section of US 99 during the regular…
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Site Updated
After two moves, and two more uploads, the site is now, hopefully, all up and running. All the images seems to be in place and the…
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Highway 99 Update
Big news for the Historic Highway 99 Association of California! They are getting ready to complete their first project, replacing the old and faded signs in…
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Featured Image – 2/17/2021
Five miles east of Santa Margarita, State 58 crosses the Salinas River. Until 1996, the highway crossed via this 1914 Parker truss span. From 1934 to…
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Featured Image – 2/8/2021
To commemorate the 50th anniversary of the February 9, 1971 M6.6 Sylmar / San Fernando Earthquake, our featured image shows the construction work in progress on…
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Highway 99 Q & A Meeting
I will be hosting an online meeting next month to discuss Highway 99 in Southern California. It will be open to questions about the highway, its…