tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10823175.post115267813828321716..comments2023-12-27T03:11:04.064-09:00Comments on FishTaxi: Taking the old roadFishTaxihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15775413038317279926noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10823175.post-1152740566492327762006-07-12T13:42:00.000-08:002006-07-12T13:42:00.000-08:00What a great story, you have me thinking a trip to...What a great story, you have me thinking a trip to Valdez to see this old road and that old part of town would be a blast. I have a friend who keeps telling me I should go see Valdez. Maybe next summer we'll fit in a camping trip.MrsMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04325593714803119017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10823175.post-1152737260014036952006-07-12T12:47:00.000-08:002006-07-12T12:47:00.000-08:00When the old road was paved in 1957 I figure there...When the old road was paved in 1957 I figure there were still Model T's running the old road. <BR/><BR/>Interesting tidbit when researching the history of the Richardson Hwy: The southern end was open during summers only until 1950, when a freight company foreman who lived near the treacherous Thompson Pass plowed the snow himself for an entire season to prove the route could be used year-round.<BR/><BR/>Old Chester had a cabin off the old road that he lived in year around, coming to Valdez once a week for a bath and supplies. His children inherited it and I don't know if they use it now or not. Chester was a retired railroad worker who was hit in the head by a train in the Whittier tunnel and instead of accepting monthly diasbilty payments he opted for a huge payout (to him at the time) and bought the land and built the cabin deciding that was where he wanted to spend the remainder of his days.<BR/><BR/>Next time I take the old road I'll try and find his cabin and get a picture of it,<BR/><BR/>Thanks, K!FishTaxihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15775413038317279926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10823175.post-1152684483625747552006-07-11T22:08:00.000-08:002006-07-11T22:08:00.000-08:00Wow, your not kidding when you say overgrown. Doe...Wow, your not kidding when you say overgrown. Doesn't anyone live off that old road? How odd to have an abandon "ghost road". <BR/><BR/>And considering they stopped making them in 1927, aren't you a little young to have driven a model T? Either that or they really made them to last!<BR/><BR/>Great Post Kathy!MrsMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04325593714803119017noreply@blogger.com