The Dixie Highway in Illinois

By James R. Wright

The Dixie Highway, once a main thoroughfare from Chicago to Miami, was part of an improved network of roads traversing the landscape of 10 states.

A product of the Good Roads Movement of the early 20th century, construction on the highway in Illinois took place from 1916 to 1921. When completed in 1921, the Dixie Highway was the longest continuous paved road in the state. It ran through parts of Cook, Will, Kankakee, Iroquois, and Vermilion Counties, with service stations, roadside diners, and campgrounds sprouting up along the way. In this collection of 15 historic black-and-white postcards, readers will take a tour from the Art Institute of Chicago, in the heart of the city on Michigan Avenue, to the Illinois state line east of Danville, exploring this historic highway and the communities it passes through.

• Format: Loose Leaf
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0738577081
• ISBN13: 9780738577081
• Release Date: May 2009
• Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
• Length: 15 Pages
• Weight: 0.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 3.9" x 6.0"