One US highway that piqued my interest is US Route vi (US 6), additionally called the "Grand Army of the Republic Highway". From 1937 to 1964 it absolutely was the longest (about three,600 miles) of all US highways, connecting Provincetown MA on the tip of Cape Cod, Massachusetts and Long Beach CA.
The present western terminus folks Hwy vi currently intersects with US Route 395 in Bishop, CA. The previous routing (a general term) brought US vi south co-signed with US 395 to what's currently CA Hwy fourteen north of Ridgecrest and continued south through Rosamond, Lancaster, Palmdale, Santa Clarita and into the San Fernando Valley (co-signed with US Route ninety nine) on what's currently San Fernando Road to Figueroa Street where recent 99 diverged on its separate thanks to the Mexican border at Calexico.
US vi continued south on Figueroa Street into Long Beach where it turned east on State Street/Alternate US a hundred and one, currently called Pacific Coast Highway.
But where did US vi officially finish (or start) in Long Beach? sadly, at this moment i do not understand and that is where the mystery begins.
If you recognize (or are?) a long-time Long Beach resident, you will have extra info. Or, if you have got any recent (1940s or 1950s) photos, home movies or maps of Long Beach, they'll facilitate solve the mystery.
Some vintage maps show a US vi federal protect on State Street (now PCH) east of Figueroa however west of Atlantic Avenue. Others show a similar federal protect on State Street between Atlantic Avenue and Lakewood Boulevard traffic circle.
These apparent inconsistencies wear down the highway's "alignment" (not the additional general "routing") that would be quite traditional since federal highway designations within the last century were usually modified for any range of typically political reasons. however I've found nothing up to now showing a verifiable "End" to US Hwy vi in Long Beach.
Also, there is the matter of the "Grand Army of the Republic Highway" commemorative plaque placed on the Municipal Auditorium at Seaside and Long Beach Boulevard in could of 1953.
The Auditorium was demolished within the early Nineteen Sixties and also the plaque was relocated to the nearby Terrace Theater, currently the Long Beach Performing Arts Center.
Since I've found nothing showing an officer US vi alignment south of State Street/PCH, i feel the Municipal Auditorium plaque has been placed (twice now) not at the particular finish of the official highway alignment, however rather on an acceptable public building in Long Beach. Others believe it's additional significance relative to the particular finish of the Highway.
Stay tuned as a result of once I solve the mystery, i will allow you to understand.
Michael "Mike" Newlon Retired in 2005 once a twin career in non-public sector company management and as a Lieutenant Colonel within the US Army Reserve.
He graduated from Cal Poly, Pomona in 1967 with a B.S. in Business Management.
Mike's military education includes a Diploma from The Command and General employees Officer Course taught by the US Army Command and General employees faculty, Fort Leavenworth KS.
He developed writing skills in his parallel careers and has traveled widely within the u. s. and abroad.
When he's not exploring current or former U.S. highways, like CA 99, in his Porsche 912 or Lincoln city automotive, Mike enjoys reading twentieth Century history and well-liked action novels.
Mike is happily married and lives along with his wife Bernadette in Palm Desert, California.
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