Telephones and telegraphs turned the drivers back to their assigned roadhouses. He performed many such songs in burlesque houses, various circuses, carnivals, and roadhouses. He traveled to the area dances and roadhouses by riding empty boxcars. In 1902 Coldfoot had two roadhouses, two stores, seven saloons, and a gambling house. These roadhouses offered meals, sleeping quarters, and supplies. She also sang in nightclubs and roadhouses throughout the United States. It does not include roadhouses which are in country towns. Roadhouses for people and dog barns sprang up every 20 or so miles. North-western roadhouses are found next to river crossings or close to station homesteads. Roadhouses have a slightly disreputable image, similar to honky tonks. Historically, roadhouses sprang up when significant numbers of people began to move to the frontier.