Historic Loop

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" colspan=3 height=90 BGCOLOR="#996699" TEXT="#080000" background="001b85a3.jpg"> <div> <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" ><B>Historic Loop</B></FONT><B>    </B><B> |     </B><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Historic Loop"><B>home</B></A></div> <div> <B>Historic Loop</B>   |   <A HREF="kings_hwy.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Kings Hwy">Kings Hwy</A>   |   <A HREF="mountain__white_streets.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Mountain White Streets">Mountain & White Streets</A>   |   <A HREF="id113.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Prospect at White streets">Prospect at White streets</A></div> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" width=170 BGCOLOR="#996699" TEXT="#080000" background="00207053.jpg"> <div> <B>Historic Loop Streets</B></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="kings_hwy.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Kings Hwy">Kings Hwy</A><B> </B>— 42 to 1</div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="ojo_16.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Ojo 16">Ojo</A> — 7 to 1</div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="summit_14_2.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Summit 142">Summit</A><A HREF="summit_14_2.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Summit 142"><B> </B></A>— 15 to 1</div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="washington_1.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Washington 1">Washington</A> — 1 to 16</div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="mountain__white_streets.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Mountain White Streets">Mountain</A> — 81 to 75</div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="white_view_north.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="White View North">White</A> — 1 to 36 </div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id113.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Prospect at White streets">Prospect</A> — 1 to 7<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFF80" FACE="Arial" >5</FONT></div> </td> <td valign="top" height=390 width="100%" BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <I>Historic Loop</I></div> <div> <I>(Note: The Map displayed in the top margin shows each dwelling along the way as a single page.)</I></div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <I>Let Your Fingers do the Walkin*</I></div> <bR> <div> <B>Depicted herein are Historic Loop Streets that follow the ridge of West Mountain as entered from Highway-62 West -- which are:</B></div> <bR> <div> Kings Hwy, Ojo, Summit, Washington, Mountain, White, Prospect and Crescent Drive.</div> <bR> <div> As the Historic Loop continues, it includes other streets --- Spring, Main, etc. which can be found in the "Walking Tours" section.</div> <bR> <div> The more than 150 Photos only represent the dwellings and buildings for their architectural design, not for esthetic value.  Most of the photos were taken during the summer of 2007.</div> <bR> <div> Residents and owners are welcome to submit information about the structures that are exhibited here.</div> <bR> <div> <I><IMG SRC="5ad85970.jpg" border=0 width="645" height="151" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></I></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <I>Above map shows Yellow curves and turns of Historic Loop</I></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="mailto:dan@ureeka.org" TARGET="_top" TITLE="mailto:dan@ureeka.org"><I>Click HERE to Email Dan</I></A></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="kings_hwy.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Kings Hwy"><I>Next Page</I></A></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://eurekaspringshistory.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://eurekaspringshistory.com"><I>Go to History Site</I></A></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://ureeka.org" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://ureeka.org"><I>Go to Ureeka.Org</I></A></div> <bR> </td> <td valign="top" width=165 BGCOLOR="#996699" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <TABLE BORDER="2" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="124" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 904 WIDTH="112"><div> A major part of the Historic Loop winds itself upon the ridge of West Mountain.  Its course is filled with curves and left and right angle turns.  It is further unique in that it traverses along more than just a few streets, each retaining its original name in most cases.  One stretch of the Loop, starting from Hwy 62 W -- ending at the Crescent Hotel, is composed of all or fractions of the following streets — Kings Hwy, Ojo, Summit, Washington, Mountain, White, Pine, Prospect, and Crescent Drive.  Pursuing this course, one encounters 4 Right turns, 5 Left turns, 3 Curves, and 2 S-Curves.</div> <div> A decade after streets were cut on West Mountain, tracks were laid to provide the convenience of horse-drawn trolleys, which later became electric car-lines in 1899.</div> <div> With the advent of the automobile, some streets were altered, widened, and elevated -- necessitating in the Historic Loop becoming an alternate highway called Hwy 62W -B</div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>