March 2021 Newsletter

A Word from Our Treasurer – Sara Lazarus Greetings and Welcome to the Historic Highway 99 Association of California’s monthly newsletter! My name is Sara Lazarus and I am the Treasurer of the Association. We are a young, but growing group of Highway 99 enthusiasts who share one common goal: Preserving the original sections of … Read more

Where on 99? #2

Today’s photo was taken in 2012 and is one half of a section of former expressway. It was bypassed in the 1970’s and is located in Region 3. Where is it? Answer for #1: The photo shows a section of former US 99 known as Floyd Lane between Bowman Road and Sunset Hills Drive in … Read more

Membership Update

We are finally starting memberships! All memberships this started this month will be effective March 1, 2021. We are still waiting for our 501(c)3 status to come through, but it should be sometime in March. Your contributions will allow us to continue projects like ours in Calexico, to help promote the highway as well as … Read more

Progress in Calexico

Yesterday was a big day for the Association. Our first project, 04IMP21001 – the Calexico sign replacement project, is going forward. I have been in contact with the Public Works Manager for the city regarding our proposal. Yesterday, they accepted and asked us to proceed with the sign order. Today, I ordered two 24×36 Historic … Read more

Meeting Update

Our Zoom meeting has moved! It will be on Thursday, March 4 at 5:30 pm. We plan to hold these meetings monthly. The timing will vary a bit until we can figure out a time that works for most people. Please join us and learn about what our organization is up to. Registration is required … Read more