Historic Bankhead Highway #4 & Seattles Hotel
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Hotel Settles Built in 1930, the Hotel Settles was designed by architect David Castle. "It offers a rich history and retains a notable place in the story of the town of Big Spring. Sitting on what once was railroad property, the corner of 3rd Street and Runnels has been through numerous changes over the years. Once alive with antelope and turkey, this rugged land slowly gave way to cowboys and buffalo hunters visiting the nearby saloons and dance halls toward the end of the 1800s. During the oil boom of the late 1920s, W.R. Settles bought the property and began construction on this landmark building. The cost of original construction was reported to be $500,000 -- a fortune in those days. Opening in October 1930 to great fanfare and support by the local community, Hotel Settles was often compared to the finest hotels of the day. In its earlier incarnation, the hotel hosted notable guests including Elvis Presley, Lawrence Welk, President Herbert Hoover, and many others. The building was occupied until the early 1980s, at which point it was out of service until renovation began around 2006. Its extensive renovation has reclaimed its place as a true icon of West Texas grace and hospitality." (Historic Hotels of America website)
HISTORIC BANKHEAD HWY!!!
The John H. Bankhead National Highway was one of the earliest American auto trails. It connects the nation's capital, Washington, D.C., and San Diego, California on the Pacific. The Bankhead Highway was an important transcontinental route, and its name still appears on many roads to this day. John Hollis Bankhead The Bankhead Highway was named for Good Roads promoter John Hollis Bankhead. John Hollis Bankhead (1842-1920) was a Confederate war hero, an Alabama state representative, a state senator, a ten-term member of the U.S. House of Representatives, and finally a U.S. Senator. While still a U.S. Representative, he introduced legislation to improve roads and other public works projects. Eventually, with his support as head of the Senate Committee on Post Offices and Post Roads, the Congress passed the Federal Aid Road Act of 1916. Senator Bankhead died in office, and the transcontinental highway through the South that he envisioned was named in his honor. He is buried near the Bankhead Highway, in the Bankhead family plot, Oak Hill Cemetery, Jasper, Alabama. Other famous Bankheads in the plot include the Senator's sons, Senator John Hollis Bankhead II and Speaker of the House of Representatives William Brockman Bankhead, as well as his grandson Representative Walter Will Bankhead.Single Mainline Bankhead Highway Merkel ?, Sweetwater, Roscoe (Central Connector branch departs northwest), Colorade, Westbrook, Coahoma, Big Spring, Stanton, Midland, Odessa, Metz, Monohans ?, Pyote, Barstow, Pecos, Toyah, Kent, Boracho, Plateau, Wild Horse, Van Horn, Sierra Blanca, Finlay, Fort Hancock, Fabens, Clint, Ysleta, El Paso (all routes merge), Canutillo Me
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