History of US Highway 1 in Virginia Told Through Postcards

Nov. 15, 2011 - PRLog -- The newest addition to Arcadia Publishing’s Postcard History series is US Highway 1 in Virginia from local author Tony Kent. The book boasts more than 200 vintage postcards and memories of days gone by along the highway.

The images in US Highway 1 in Virginia are representative of the nearly 200 miles of this historic highway and the communities along and near its path. Most of these pictorial memories are at least 50 years old, back when motorists were well acquainted with hand-pumping filling stations, mom-and-pop diners, and numerous tourist homes and cabins.

In 1927, Route 1 became all concrete between Washington, DC, and Richmond. Business flourished until the interstate highway system came into being in the 1950s. There is much history surrounding US 1, often called America’s Main Street.

Highlights of US Highway 1 in Virginia:
•   Before the building of the US Interstate highways, US 1 was the major highway along the eastern seaboard. Its 2,000 miles stretched from the Canadian border to the Florida Keys.
•   The images included are mostly postcards of old tourist cabins and roadside diners, filling stations and gifts shops, as well as many grand old historic mansions and estates.
•   Several of the images in the book have never been seen before.

Available at area bookstores, independent retailers, and online retailers, or through Arcadia Publishing at www.arcadiapublishing.com or
(888)-313-2665.

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With more than 7,500 local history titles published to date, Arcadia Publishing is the leading publisher of local and regional history in the United States. Widely recognized sepia books feature hundreds of vintage historical images.