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- Postcard, "Cobo Hall," circa 1960 - Cobo Hall opened in Detroit, Michigan, in 1960. Located on the Detroit River, the convention center and arena complex hosted meetings, concerts, sporting events, and other activities. Notably, it is the longtime home of the annual North American International Auto Show. The facility was renamed Huntington Place in 2021.
- circa 1960
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Postcard, "Cobo Hall," circa 1960
Cobo Hall opened in Detroit, Michigan, in 1960. Located on the Detroit River, the convention center and arena complex hosted meetings, concerts, sporting events, and other activities. Notably, it is the longtime home of the annual North American International Auto Show. The facility was renamed Huntington Place in 2021.
- "Welcome to the World's Greatest Highway: Penna Turnpike," 1957 - The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission touted the turnpike as "The World's Greatest Highway" in this early 1957 brochure. The Commission highlighted the convenience, safety, and comfort of using their turnpike versus other American highways. The brochure contains the standard helpful tools such as maps, mileage tables, driving rules and regulations, and a fare schedule.
- 1957
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"Welcome to the World's Greatest Highway: Penna Turnpike," 1957
The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission touted the turnpike as "The World's Greatest Highway" in this early 1957 brochure. The Commission highlighted the convenience, safety, and comfort of using their turnpike versus other American highways. The brochure contains the standard helpful tools such as maps, mileage tables, driving rules and regulations, and a fare schedule.
- "New York State Thruway, the Main Street of the Empire State," circa 1957 - This circa 1957 brochure promised motorists on the New York Thruway a quick, safe and comfortable travel experience. For a small fee motorists could travel from one end of the state to the other. Along the way, tourists could visit any number of attractions listed in the brochure.
- circa 1957
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"New York State Thruway, the Main Street of the Empire State," circa 1957
This circa 1957 brochure promised motorists on the New York Thruway a quick, safe and comfortable travel experience. For a small fee motorists could travel from one end of the state to the other. Along the way, tourists could visit any number of attractions listed in the brochure.
- AT&T Ad Showing a Man Using a Highway Emergency Phone, 1971 - Some highway departments installed emergency telephones along heavily traveled routes in the 1960s. In an era before cell phones, this made calling for help a little easier -- if you didn't have to walk too far to find a phone.
- 1971
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AT&T Ad Showing a Man Using a Highway Emergency Phone, 1971
Some highway departments installed emergency telephones along heavily traveled routes in the 1960s. In an era before cell phones, this made calling for help a little easier -- if you didn't have to walk too far to find a phone.
- "The National System of Interstate and Defense Highways," 1964 - The Interstate Highway System includes more than 48,000 miles of controlled-access roadways spanning the United States. Championed by President Dwight D. Eisenhower, the system was authorized by the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1956. The network as originally envisioned was completed in 1992, but expansions continue. It remains the largest public works project in history.
- 1964
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"The National System of Interstate and Defense Highways," 1964
The Interstate Highway System includes more than 48,000 miles of controlled-access roadways spanning the United States. Championed by President Dwight D. Eisenhower, the system was authorized by the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1956. The network as originally envisioned was completed in 1992, but expansions continue. It remains the largest public works project in history.
- Placemat, Interstate Glass House Restaurant, circa 1950 -
- circa 1950
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Placemat, Interstate Glass House Restaurant, circa 1950
- Helicopter Flying over 3-Level Highway, circa 1940 - Highway improvements helped wartime workers travel between downtown Detroit and Ford Motor Company's Willow Run bomber plant. The tri-level interchange seen here provided direct access to the factory from the Willow Run Expressway, opened in September 1942. The Willow Run Expressway also connected with the Detroit Industrial Expressway, built at the same time. These highways later evolved into Interstate 94.
- circa 1940
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Helicopter Flying over 3-Level Highway, circa 1940
Highway improvements helped wartime workers travel between downtown Detroit and Ford Motor Company's Willow Run bomber plant. The tri-level interchange seen here provided direct access to the factory from the Willow Run Expressway, opened in September 1942. The Willow Run Expressway also connected with the Detroit Industrial Expressway, built at the same time. These highways later evolved into Interstate 94.
- Helicopter Flying over 3-Level Highway, Greyhound Bus on Each Level, circa 1940 - More than 30 years passed between the invention of the airplane and the advent of a practical helicopter. Once it was perfected, though, the helicopter was adopted quickly. Its vertical takeoff and motionless hover abilities lent it to a wide range of applications including traffic control, search and rescue efforts, emergency medical transport, and military operations.
- circa 1940
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Helicopter Flying over 3-Level Highway, Greyhound Bus on Each Level, circa 1940
More than 30 years passed between the invention of the airplane and the advent of a practical helicopter. Once it was perfected, though, the helicopter was adopted quickly. Its vertical takeoff and motionless hover abilities lent it to a wide range of applications including traffic control, search and rescue efforts, emergency medical transport, and military operations.
- Sign, Commemorating the Opening of Indiana Interstate I-94, 1972 - Interstate 94 connects Port Huron, Michigan, with Billings, Montana, some 1,600 miles to the west. Along the way, I-94 passes through Detroit, Chicago, Milwaukee, Minneapolis, and Fargo. The last section of the route was opened between Portage, Indiana, and the Michigan state line in 1972.
- November 02, 1972
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Sign, Commemorating the Opening of Indiana Interstate I-94, 1972
Interstate 94 connects Port Huron, Michigan, with Billings, Montana, some 1,600 miles to the west. Along the way, I-94 passes through Detroit, Chicago, Milwaukee, Minneapolis, and Fargo. The last section of the route was opened between Portage, Indiana, and the Michigan state line in 1972.
- "The Kentucky Turnpike: No Stop Signs, No Cross Traffic, No Slow-Downs," circa 1957 - In the mid-20th century a number of states sponsored turnpikes and other toll roads to provide a quick, safe and comfortable travel experience for motorists. In 1956, Kentucky opened the Kentucky Turnpike from Louisville to Elizabethtown. For a small fee, motorists could make the forty-mile trip on a modern road with "No Stop signs. No Cross traffic. [and] No Slow-downs."
- circa 1957
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"The Kentucky Turnpike: No Stop Signs, No Cross Traffic, No Slow-Downs," circa 1957
In the mid-20th century a number of states sponsored turnpikes and other toll roads to provide a quick, safe and comfortable travel experience for motorists. In 1956, Kentucky opened the Kentucky Turnpike from Louisville to Elizabethtown. For a small fee, motorists could make the forty-mile trip on a modern road with "No Stop signs. No Cross traffic. [and] No Slow-downs."