Comments on: Hwy 71B pictorial history in the works

By: Flyer Profile: Charles Allison, creator of fayettevillehistory.com :: Fayetteville Flyer

Tue, 04 Aug 2009 14:10:44 +0000

[...] history. They put together the “Once Upon Dickson” book, and Tony is working on a new pictorial book about old Highway 71 from Drake Field to Lake Fayetteville, and he’s looking for photographs [...]

By: Wiff Rightly

Wiff Rightly — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 15:12:37 +0000

I’m with you TB. I’ve always been interested in seeing just how our town looked as it’s grown. A little while back the U of A(me thinks) sent out one of its annual alumni magazines that had some old photos of college back from the 50’s. Pretty neat stuff. Good luck Mr. Wappel.

By: Urk

Urk — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 05:34:48 +0000

Here’s an interesting tidbit: before Dickson street was an entertainment center, most of the rock and roll clubs were on Hwy 71, tho out in areas that were, at the time, on the north and south outskirts of town. 71 was the original artery that stretched from Bella vista down to Fayetteville tying together what at least one scholar of the Ozarks (Rafferty) called “Northwest Arkansas City.

By: Total Bastard

Total Bastard — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 17:13:22 +0000

I am excited about this book. I will buy at least two of them.

I enjoyed the Dickson book a lot. I hope this guy makes good money doing this.