King Tower
Yeah, I know, shameless overprocessing here . . . I just felt like it! ; )
From Gregory Franzwa's Lincoln Highway book:
The King Tower was built in 1937 by Wesley Mansfield, who promoted it as one of the most modern twenty-four-hour truck stops in the Midwest. It consisted of a two-story restaurant building with an adjacent service garage, a filling station office, and a cabin camp in back. The cafe actually was air-conditioned. There was a flashing sign on a tower atop the station.
Today, only the cafe (which has been closed for the best part of a year because of the new highway bypass) one tourist cabin and two neon signs remain.
Vintage postcard here.
King Tower
Yeah, I know, shameless overprocessing here . . . I just felt like it! ; )
From Gregory Franzwa's Lincoln Highway book:
The King Tower was built in 1937 by Wesley Mansfield, who promoted it as one of the most modern twenty-four-hour truck stops in the Midwest. It consisted of a two-story restaurant building with an adjacent service garage, a filling station office, and a cabin camp in back. The cafe actually was air-conditioned. There was a flashing sign on a tower atop the station.
Today, only the cafe (which has been closed for the best part of a year because of the new highway bypass) one tourist cabin and two neon signs remain.
Vintage postcard here.