Road Trips
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Milk Farm / Old Time Road Trip Dixon CA
Alongside Interstate 80 in Dixon, California, a weathered sign still stands watch over the ghost of a highway that no longer exists. The MILK FARM sign — a relic of US Route 40, the old road that once stitched America's coasts together — has outlasted the diner it advertised, the travelers it beckoned, and the era that built it.
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Vintage California Road Stops - Coffee Tree Vacaville, CA
Brewing Up Memories: The Enduring Legacy of Vacaville's Coffee Tree For decades, the Coffee Tree restaurant was more than just a place to grab a b... -
On the Blue Highway...
I was rocking out (on my ear buds) to "Blue Highway” by Billy Idol the other day. A song from the album “Rebel Yell” that I’ve listen to for over ... -
Football Season on the Old Road - Florida State vs Texas Tech Sept 5, 1987
It is September 5th and looking back to where was I on THIS September 5th 36 years ago today… Tallahassee Florida at a FSU vs Texas Tech home opene... -
Miramar Hotel - History from the Old Road
At Old Road Brand, we are most often inspired by places now relegated to memories of the “Old Road”. This post brings it “home” for me. The Miramar Hotel on the 101 Highway in Montecito (just south of Santa Barbara, CA) was a roadside fixture for decades. -
Going Home… on my Old Road
While I was visiting my old hometown Montecito (Santa Barbara), it occurred to me I was traveling down my very own “Old Road”, California state highway 192. My stretch of this highway (through Montecito) is commonly known as East Valley Road and Sycamore Canyon Road. By the looks of it, you’d never knowingly associate this stretch of road as any kind of highway. -
Road Trip: Exploring Old Alameda Naval Air Station
Some destinations are so close, but yet so far. One of those local places for me is right smack dab in the middle of the San Francisco Bay, the (former) Alameda Naval Air Station. The based closed for active military use in 1997, and for many years sat locked and dormant. The location is on the island of Alameda, which sits adjacent to the city of Oakland, with incredible views of San Francisco and the San Francisco Bay. -
Road Trip: Carefree Arizona
Carefree Arizona, once touted as “the next Palm Springs”, is just beyond the north end of Scottsdale. At one time in the not too distant past, it w...
