Elgin's US RT 20 bypass; Chicago's Television
#1
11-20-2010, 12:22 AM
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Elgin's US RT 20 bypass; Chicago's Television
"Gems" to share...article and video.
US ROUTE 20 BYPASS, ELGIN IL:
This turned 50 years old, 11/10/2010. More changes are coming, as noted in this great article about the history of the bypass:
http://couriernews.suntimes.com/news...wn-bypass.html
I've always known it as "the bypass"....
CHICAGO TELEVISION
If you've watched Chicago TV in any of the last few decades, this video is for you:
http://museum.tv/home-player.swf?the...es/ctvreel.flv
It is long, but worth it to see...
...Bill Curtis
...Ron Magers
...Carol Marin
...Mark Suppelsa
...Linda Mclennan
...Floyd Kalber
...Sharon Wright
...Dan Roan
...Johnny Morris
...Mark Giangreco
...Tim Weigel
...Brant Miller
...Jim Tillman
...Harry Volkman
...Steve Deshler
...Jerry Taft
...John Coleman
...Tom Skilling
...Bozo Circus!
...Roy Leonard
...Phil Donahue
...Jack Brickhouse/Ernie Banks' 500 HR
...Harry Caray calling the 1984 NL Champion Chicago Cubs
...John Rooney (now with the STL Cardinals) calling a "White Sox Winner"
...Michael Jordan
...the Blackhawks
...The Refrigerator Perry
...Celozzi-Ettleson
...Smithe
...and MORE...!
One of my favorite "splices" is near the end of the video, during the "sponsor" segment:
"...for as little as...$55 million dollars"
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US ROUTE 20 BYPASS, ELGIN IL:
This turned 50 years old, 11/10/2010. More changes are coming, as noted in this great article about the history of the bypass:
http://couriernews.suntimes.com/news...wn-bypass.html
I've always known it as "the bypass"....
CHICAGO TELEVISION
If you've watched Chicago TV in any of the last few decades, this video is for you:
http://museum.tv/home-player.swf?the...es/ctvreel.flv
It is long, but worth it to see...
...Bill Curtis
...Ron Magers
...Carol Marin
...Mark Suppelsa
...Linda Mclennan
...Floyd Kalber
...Sharon Wright
...Dan Roan
...Johnny Morris
...Mark Giangreco
...Tim Weigel
...Brant Miller
...Jim Tillman
...Harry Volkman
...Steve Deshler
...Jerry Taft
...John Coleman
...Tom Skilling
...Bozo Circus!
...Roy Leonard
...Phil Donahue
...Jack Brickhouse/Ernie Banks' 500 HR
...Harry Caray calling the 1984 NL Champion Chicago Cubs
...John Rooney (now with the STL Cardinals) calling a "White Sox Winner"
...Michael Jordan
...the Blackhawks
...The Refrigerator Perry
...Celozzi-Ettleson
...Smithe
...and MORE...!
One of my favorite "splices" is near the end of the video, during the "sponsor" segment:
"...for as little as...$55 million dollars"
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12-10-2010, 12:20 AM
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*raises eyebrow*
Say, what, Ryan? Do tell ... details man, details....lol.
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Say, what, Ryan? Do tell ... details man, details....lol.
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#4
12-10-2010, 11:09 AM
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Location: Bushkill, PA
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yep, its supposed to bypass marshalls creek and the traffic jam the "town" creates ( if you can call a small shopping center, bar and 2 gas stations a town) and they've been talking about it for at least 30 years. just a few years ago they actually started to build it, still working off of the 30 year old routing plans, which now just scoop traffic from the middle of the jam and dump it back into the middle of the jam on the other end, instead of actually "bypassing" anything!
and they reduced it to 2 lanes to cut costs. i think the best part though is that their adding a "roundabout" intersection to the one end so no one has to stop. i guess they figure the ambulence and fire departments aren't doing enough, lol
http://www.marshallscreekbypass.com/main.cfm
and they reduced it to 2 lanes to cut costs. i think the best part though is that their adding a "roundabout" intersection to the one end so no one has to stop. i guess they figure the ambulence and fire departments aren't doing enough, lol
http://www.marshallscreekbypass.com/main.cfm
#5
12-21-2010, 12:48 AM
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Holy crap, Ryan ... that sounds ... messed up, to put it mildly.
Yikes.
Around here, they just finished a new bridge over the Fox River, connecting IL RT 25 to Randall Rd ... via Stearns Rd. They did a marvelous job, even though it took so dang long....lol.
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Yikes.
Around here, they just finished a new bridge over the Fox River, connecting IL RT 25 to Randall Rd ... via Stearns Rd. They did a marvelous job, even though it took so dang long....lol.
Cort | 37.m.IL.pigValve.pacemaker | 5 Monte Carlos + 1 Caprice Classic |
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"May your days be merry and bright" ... Irving Berlin/Bing Crosby ... 'White Christmas'
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