The Spring 2008 Edition
American Roads Magazine
Main Street
By Kathleen Walls
American Roads is proud to present the Spring Edition of American Roads Magazine. Some
of my articles are related to my new book, Hosts With Ghosts: Haunted Historic
Hotels in the Southeast. It is now available at Global Authors Publications,
Amazon or Just click
here to email me.
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Cort's Crossroads
Two Famous Narrow Streets Whisper Their Secrets
By Leigh Cort
From brick-paved Aviles
Street to Hypolita Street, two
of St. Augustine’s most scenic historic ‘thoroughfares’ dating back to the
1500’s, the past 440+ years have brought the mystery and history of both avenues
together. The people and their stories have all but disappeared but many of the
architectural legacies have remained – intertwined together by diaries and historical
documents of the families that settled America’s
Ancient City. Like a string of pearls that follow the link to the next in line,
one can almost visualize how Aviles Street could have connected to Hypolita during the
Spanish or British occupation.
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Inn Roads
Driskill Hotel
Story and Photos by Kathleen Walls
It was in the 1830s the first permanent white settlers established a village
they named Waterloo at the site of present day Austin. By 1839, it was chosen to be the
capital of the Republic of Texas. The city was renamed after Stephen F. Austin, "the
father of Texas."
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Jungle Trails
Manatee Mania
Photos by Martin Walls and story by Kathleen Walls
Each winter
thousands of visitors flock to Florida's Citrus County. They come by road or air, but the
most interesting visitors are the ones that comb by water. West Indian Manatees come to
here in the winter for many of the same reasons that the humans do; mild winters and warm
waters for swimming.
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Historic Highway
Old Alabama Town
Photos and Article by Kathleen Walls
Old Alabama Town depicts Montgomery’s early history with more
than 40 buildings salvaged around the area and moved to a downtown location to present a
view of what it was like to live in Montgomery over a century ago. When I visited, there
were two of the docent’s children in period costume dashing about much as their
counterparts did a hundred years age. It made it so much more authentic than just an adult
guide ever could.
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Fork in The Road
Blue Pete's
ByKathleen Walls
Recently, I visited Blue Pete’s, located in Pungo,
about 20 minutes from the resort area of Virginia Beach.
I was not disappointed, either, in the food or in its ghost stories. Blue
Pete’s is named for the little duck-like bird, the American coot, locally known as
the “blue pete.” The owner, K. C.
Knauer, told me that the place is very haunted. She
and many of her staff have had some strange experiences over the years. While I dug into
my Seafood Sampler filled with crab cakes, shrimp, scallops and flounder and a side of
sweet potato bread smeared generously with orange marmalade, I could look out over the
water and watch all kinds of birds searching for their dinner as well.
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Street Party
"Throw me sumthing Mista'"
Story and Photos by Kathleen Walls
Growing up in New Orleans, Mardi Gras ranked second only to Christmas as my favorite
holiday. As a young child, with my parents, I was fascinated by the colorful costumes and
gaudily decorated floats. The rousing music of the marching bands and noise of sirens
filled my ears with magic. Those days,
flambeau carriers danced along besides the floats. Dressed in a white hooded costume, they
bounced and often stooped to retrieve a trinket in their paths but they always kept their
flaming torches held high.
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Country Roads
“Memories
of a Coal Miner’s Daughter”
Photos and article by Kathleen Walls
Ask any county music fan who their favorite female vocalist
ever is and you’ll get back a chorus of “Loretta Lynn.” Naturally Butcher
Holler tops the list of “ole home places” to visit in Kentucky. It’s a real
experience especially for someone like me who grew up with a cement back yard.
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Art Trails
A North Carolina Arts Road Less Traveled
by Anne Jenkins
North Carolina justifiably
boasts a healthy, active and invigorating arts scene. The whole state gets it - art is an
established and respected industry there. The art trails along the Blue Ridge Highway are
well known, as is the coast arts scene. This sometimes makes people forget the area around
Charlotte. The city itself has a dazzling choice of the arts. But here’s a hint -
take the road less traveled and enjoy a
stimulating art experience.
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Vagabond Traveler
ESearching the Country to Return a WWII's Pilot's Log
By Mary Emma Allen
We hadn’t realized, when my husband Jim came across a World War
II pilot’s log midst a box of belongings we’d toted around for a quarter century
that we’d be searching the country for its owner.
During our many moves, first while Jim was an Air Force pilot, then airline
pilot, and eventually business owner at our present home in New Hampshire, we had some
boxes that simply followed us but we never bothered to open.
“We’ve got to find the owner of this,” Jim
exclaimed, when we decided we finally had to dispense with some of the “stuff”
in those boxes.
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