Old Street Scenes

[427TJ]

Deep snow at Rainbow Tavern on Highway 40 in California c38:



Highway 40 near Donner Summit c40. Now you know what the Donner Party was up against!



Cisco Grove on Highway 40. The ruins of this old road stop are still there. 40 was bypassed by freeway (80) in the late 1950s-early 60s.

[Xplantdad]

Neat pics all! I've been over Donner summit a few times in my life...things haven't changed much (as far as the amount of snow they get! )

[427TJ]

Highway 40 near Auburn, east of Sacramento c48:



Highway 40 at Gold Run, halfway to Reno, c48. You can see where the hillside in the distance was washed away by hydraulic mining in the Gold Rush era. They built the road along the base of the hill. Still looks like that except freeway now:



Climbing up toward the Donner Summit (behind the photographer) from Sacramento on Highway 40, early 50s:

[427TJ]

California Highway 40 at the Yuba Bridge heading toward Reno c40:



Dyerville Bridge along Route 99, the Redwood Highway, in Northern California c40:



Gas on Highway 99 in NorCal c60:

[budnate]

all cool stuff...dig the boys heading into gamble and the chicks in the vette...