Spaulding Center for Transportation's Chuck Brooke during his interview for the film.
Emmy® nominated filmmakers Kelly and Tammy Rundle of Fourth Wall Films new documentary, River to River: Iowa's Forgotten Highway 6 will be showcased at the Spaulding Transportation Center, 829 Spring St. in Grinnell, Iowa on Tuesday, September 29 at 7PM. The little-known and fascinating story of the manufacturing of Spaulding automobiles in Grinnell at the turn of the 20th century is among a number stories featured in the film. Tickets for the screening and Q&A with the filmmakers are $7 and available at the door the night of the show.
River to River: Iowa’s Forgotten Highway 6 guides viewers on a nostalgic classic car journey through yesterday’s soda shops, filling stations, general stores, drive-ins, historic sites and roadside attractions that line Iowa’s U.S. Highway 6. Iowa’s portion of the transcontinental Route 6 has a past that includes Bonnie and Clyde, Jesse James, Nancy Drew, Jack Kerouac, the Great Race Across Iowa, and others.
Spaulding automobile step-climber.
An IndieGoGo fundraising campaign is underway to raise funds for film distribution. Contributors can add their name to the credits and receive other perks by visiting http://igg.me/at/highway6movie.
River to River: Iowa’s Forgotten Highway 6 was funded in part by grants from Humanities Iowa, Silos and Smokestacks National Heritage Area and the National Endowment for the Humanities through the documentary’s fiscal sponsor, The Iowa U.S. Route 6 Tourist Association.
For more information about the documentary, visit Highway6Movie.com. For more information about Historic Route 6 in Iowa, visit http://usroute6iowa.org/.
To preorder the River to River: Iowa's Forgotten Highway 6 click HERE!
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