That was then (1953).
From chapter 35:
The pick-and shovel laborers who dug and leveled and surfaced the National Road, as well as the men-driving contractors who bossed them, would be much astonished to watch the process of laying a modern highway.
[snip]
The view here is westward about a mile east of town of Columbia, Missouri. Since there is heavier traffic close to town, the billboard erectors have chosen this spot to commit another atrocity.
This is now. Approximately 1 mile east of Columbia. Note the billboard
Google Maps
When George R. Stewart visited Columbia, home of the University of Missouri, in early 1950s, the city had a population of 32,000. Its current population is 132,000.
Photo by Retiring Guy: 1952 Rand McNally Road Atlas (arrow added)
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Related post:
Chapter 1: Beginnings. (7/19/2024)
Chapter 2: Coastal Plain. (7/20/2024)
Chapter 5. Six-Lane Highway. (8/4/2024)
Chapter 6. Bush River. (8/5/2024)
Chapter 7: Baltimore rows. (8/6/2024)
Chapter 8: Ellicott City. (8/7/2024)
Chapter 9. Frederick. (8/8/2024)
Chapter 11. Horrible example. (8/16/2024)
Chapter 12. Mount Prospect. (8/17/2024)
Chapter 13: Ridge and Valley. (8/18/2024)
Chapter 14: The Narrows. (8/19/2024)
Chapter 15: From Little Savage Mountain. (8/27/2024)
Chapter 16: Mason-Dixon Line. (8/28/2024)
Chapter 17: Fort Necessity (8/29/2024)
Chapter 18: Braddock's Grave, (8/30/2024)
Chapter 19: Toll House. (9/2/2024)
Chapter 20. Coal Mine. (9/5/2024)
Chapter 21: Wheeling. (9/6/2024)
Chapter 22: Cambridge, Ohio. (9/9/2024)
Chapter 23: S-bridge. (9/10/2024)
Chapter 24: Highway and tree. (9/11/2024)
Chapter 25: Mileposts. (9/12/2024)
Chapter 26. Tavern. (9/13/2024)
Chapter 27: Taylorsville Dam. (9/14/2024)
Chapter 28: In full glory. (9/16/2024)
Chapter 29. Farm on the National Road (9/17/2024)
Chapter 30: Victorian Elegance. (9/18/2024)
Chapter 31: Roadside Vendor (9/19/2024)/
Chapter 32: Benjamin Harrison Era. (9/21/2024)
Chapter 33: Vandalia (9/22/2024)
Chapter 34. Mississippi River (9/23/2024)
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