Rancho Deluxe Z Garden is the work of Max Weaver. It's a fun place to which I've seen the words "eclectic" and "unique" applied. I don't think I've ever seen those words better used.

It really is a special place. Everyone has their own favorite "Crossroads of America" intersection. As a south Ohioan, my favorite is the National Road/Dixie Highway intersection near Dayton. But even I must admit that this place where the Lincoln Highway once met the Jefferson Highway could have a really strong claim. Of course, there is the technicality that no actual crossroads resulted from their meeting. They joined up here and traveled west together for about fifteen miles before once again going their separate ways.

In addition to being a meeting place for two great highways, Reed-Niland Corner was a true one-stop in its day, offering gas, food, and lodging. All three components survive. Although it doesn't sell gas or service automobiles these days, Reed's Gas Station has been restored to show what it looked like in the 1920s. Niland's Cafe serves food six days a week and, as previously mentioned, the Colo Motel has six restored and modernized room available to travelers. Visit the website here.

The interior shot of the cafe show a Jefferson Highway display. Other displays feature the Lincoln Highway and the numbered highways, US-65 and US-30, that replaced them both in the area. The big concrete sign once stood at the corner and pointed north on the Jefferson Highway. That's something it still does. Five of the available rooms are in the standalone building in the last picture. My room is behind door fifteen.