Alvin M. Strauss Dies (1958)

01 January 1958

📍 Auburn Cord Duesenberg Automobile Museum (1930), Auburn, Indiana — see the place →

In 1958 Alvin M. Strauss died, closing a career of four decades that had reshaped the civic skyline of Fort Wayne and much of northern Indiana. His Art Deco showroom for the Auburn Automobile Company survives as the Auburn Cord Duesenberg Automobile Museum, designated a National Historic Landmark in 2005, where the streamlined interior he designed still frames the Cords and Duesenbergs it was built to sell.

Travel tips from CHO

The Smithsonian never charges

Every Smithsonian museum is free to enter, all year, with no ticket to buy. A few of the busiest in Washington ask you to reserve a free timed pass in advance, which is worth doing the week before rather than the morning of.

The Smithsonian museums →

Pick a fee-free day in the parks

Most National Park Service sites are free to visit at any time; the ones that do charge an entrance fee drop it on a handful of days each year, usually around the national holidays. The dates are set annually, so look them up before fixing your week.

This year’s fee-free days →

Arrive already connected

Maps, opening hours and tickets all need data, and roaming outside your own network still costs more than the ticket. A travel eSIM for the United States installs on your phone before you leave home and works the moment you land — no queue at the airport, no physical card to swap.

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