Update Bob Mullen passed away in March of 2020 and all of the memorabilia was auctioned. Bob’s Gasoline Alley The largest collection of Historic Route 66 gasoline memorabilia in the mid-west was started in 1995 by owner Bob Mullen and his wife Darlene both lovers of memorabilia from the
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Gay Parita Sinclair – Paris Springs Junction The Gay Parita Service Station is located on Route 66 in the now Ghost Town of Paris Springs Junction. Gay and Fred Mason built the cobblestone garage in the 1920’s, which was followed by a Sinclair Gas Station, and then the Gay Parita
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Cypress Tree Tunnel Point Reyes National Seashore The Monterey cypress that now create the “tree tunnel” at the Point Reyes Receiving Station is a signature landscape feature that evokes some of the prestige that RCA placed in this profitable, historic operation. The Cypress Tree Tunnel was planted around 1930. The
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Point Cabrillo Lighthouse Point Cabrillo Light is a lighthouse in northern California, United States, between Point Arena and Cape Mendocino, just south of the community of Caspar. It has been a federal aid to navigation since 1909. It is part of the California state valium no prescription park system as
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SS Point Reyes Shipwreck The Point Reyes shipwreck, an old fishing boat that was purchased by a resident of Inverness who intended to repair the vessel. The new owner intentionally beached the boat on the Tomales Bay side of what is now the Dixon Marine Services, Inc. building in “downtown” Inverness.
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Point Arena Lighthouse Point Arena Light is a lighthouse two miles north of Point Arena, California. The lighthouse features a small museum and giftshop. Guided tours of the light station as well as self-guided tours of the grounds are available daily. The lighthouse at this site was constructed in 1870. The brick-and-mortar tower included ornate iron balcony
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Umpqua River Lighthouse The lighthouse is part of Umpqua River State Park and is managed by Douglas County Parks, which also oversees the museum about a block away in a historic Coast Guard building. Located at the mouth of Winchester Bay, Oregon, the first Umpqua River Light was built in
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Mary D Hume Shipwreck In 1876, R. D. Hume of Astoria, Oregon, relocated his salmon fishing, processing and shipping business to the mouth of the Rogue River to take advantage of the annual spawning migration of king salmon from the Pacific to their birthplace in the river. Four years later,
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Coquille River Lighthouse Coquille River Light (formerly known as Bandon Light) is a lighthouse located near Bandon, Oregon, United States. It is currently maintained by the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department as a part of Bullards Beach State Park. Originally named Bandon Light, Coquille River Light was commissioned in 1895.
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Cape Blanco Lighthouse Cape Blanco Light is a lighthouse located on Cape Blanco, Oregon, United States in Cape Blanco State Park. Cape Blanco Lighthouse is the oldest standing lighthouse on the Oregon coast. Cape Blanco was named in 1603 by the Spanish explorer Martin D’Aguilar because of the chalky appearance
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