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Date Posted: 23:38:15 04/24/04 Sat
Author: Sherman Cahal
Subject: Re: US 23
In reply to: j todd 's message, "Re: US 23" on 05:59:37 12/13/02 Fri

>>You should have something in your Roads category about
>>US 23 being named the Country Music Highway. If ever
>>there was a more influential road in the whole state,
>>it is that one. Also, the last Paramount in the
>>United States happens to be in Ashland, Kentucky. If
>>you email me I can send you some photographs of
>>outside and inside of this historic building.
>
>--ashland's a beguiling place. driving up to it from
>the highway in the dark is like the opening scenes out
>of blade runner with all the industrial flaming
>hoopla, totally unexpected in the midst of the
>surrounding rurality (is that a word?). indeed, the
>last paramount is in ashland, but it seems to me to be
>over-commercialized in its present revitalized
>incarnation so that it wouldn't be quite creepy,
>dusty, strange enough for what usually seems to go on
>this site (for instance, it probably would qualify if
>it were in fact in ruin and forgotten). and as far as
>US 23 goes, i think that's fine, but it seems to me
>that the notion that many interesting musical and
>artistic folk have come from the state is implicit in
>the site's content (especially the people section),
>and since proclaiming it the Country Music Highway was
>more of a tourist-publicity type move by state
>officials than any traditional notion, it doesn't
>really need an unusual kentucky stamp of approval.
>what would be more interesting to me on this site
>would be unknown stories behind the childhood of
>individual kentucky country stars. you point out
>intersting things, but too obvious for a site
>dedicated to the more obscure. i don't run the site,
>so this is just my observation. i'd like to know more
>behind the scenes to the general population stories
>about ashland and the area of the state surrounding,
>because it does indeed appear as an enigmatic place.
>jtd

I compiled a history (and have more to add specific to the Country Music Highway designation) and photographs that will be readded in the future (I had a database reset about 3 months ago).


http://www.ohiovalleytransit.com/page.php3?page=guides/history/ky/us23

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