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No bus or truck to start the day this time. Instead, we have helicopters.
I'd lost US-70 in Memphis and took I-40 to Jackson. Leaving Jackson, I
again picked up US-70. I looked up a few miles before crossing Kentucky
Lake to see a half dozen helicopters crossing in front of me. I took the
second picture about half an hour later when the road winding off in front
of me caught my eye. It's about a mile east of McEwen.
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It had been three years since I'd been in Dickson, TN, and I was a little
apprehensive as I entered the town today. As seen
here, the Broadway of
America mural continued to fade and the building holding it was empty and
for sale. I feared the worst but encountered the best. Not only hadn't the
mural been destroyed, it looked like new. Looking a little closer showed
that it had been refreshed just over a year ago.
I stepped inside to learn the story.
Singer Craig Morgan bought the building in 2017 to house a gallery and event space. He contracted with the Chamber of Commerce to restore the mural. Craig is a very successful country and long time member of the Grand Ol' Opry. I apologize for not knowing that, and I also apologize for not having the presence of mind to photograph the gallery's interior or even asking permission to do so. The gallery's website is here. Craig's website is here. Thank you, Craig, for saving a piece of roadside history. The mural isn't the only Broadway of America news. While verifying the location of the second photo in the previous panel, I discovered that Google Maps begins identifying the road as Broadway of America Highway somewhere near that point. |
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I simply had to turn around when I passed this school on TN-48 between
Dickson and Clarksville. I know nothing about it but it sure looks like a
cool school to attend.
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I spent a little down time in Dickson checking on things of interest in
Nashville. I came up empty and decided that I would skip Music City this
trip and instead use it as an opportunity to get inside the Jefferson
Davis Monument near Hopkinsville, KY. That was not a good idea. On my
first visit to the monument, it was closed for the season. On another
visit, it was closed for renovation. I was also here in 2017 on the day of
the total solar eclipse (The Point of Greatest Eclipse was near
Hopkinsville.) and the park was overflowing. Today the elevator was closed
for repairs. I don't believe there are any publicly accessible stairs in
the 351 foot tower and even if there are I have no intention of ever
climbing them. The last picture is of the Zero
Milestone for a highway that was never much more than a line on a map.
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Fortunately I was able to more than assuage my disappointment with a
visit to Hopkinsville Brewing and a walk by the beautifully
restored Alhambra Theater.
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