Lincoln Highway Garage - C Street

Cross Second Street and continue walking north. The parking lot across the street was the location of the Lincoln Highway Garage and later McCurtain Motors.

Several garages and dealerships were strategically located along this portion of the Lincoln Highway – the first transcontinental highway. Automobiles competing in The Great Race of 1908 traveled down C Street along this same route. The old Home Furniture Company advertisement on the south wall of the Eagle’s building is easily seen from here.

The fire station was on this side of old city hall. A leather strap kept the horses in an area at the back. When the fire bell rang, the strap dropped, and the horses were trained to run out and wait under harnesses that were lowered from the ceiling.

Cross Broadway and continue walking north. In the early days of the community, Broadway was nicknamed “Back Street.” It was behind the main business street, and most of the stores on old South Front went through the block and had back entrances on “Back Street.”

Turn right to cross C Street, and walk east along South Main Street. South Main Street (formerly South Front) was the first street in Rock Springs. It wasn’t until 1908 that the aging boardwalks of South Front were replaced with cement sidewalks.