Woman hits Route 66 to raise money for ISU

Terri Ryburn-Lamonte wants to raise money to buy pianos for Illinois State Univesity's College of Fine Arts. The "Gettin' Your Kicks on Route 66" bus tour will start Nov. 12 at the Illinois Route 66 Museum in Pontiac and head south to sites in Bloomington-Normal, Funks Grove, Broadwell and Springfield. The story about the tour … Continue reading Woman hits Route 66 to raise money for ISU

Wanna buy a business on Route 66?

Tulsa Transmission Center on 11th Street, which is Route 66 in Tulsa, is up for sale on eBay.Listed at $850,000, it's the most expensive Route 66-related item I've seen on that auction site. Looking at the photographs, the building appears to have some Art Deco architecture. Because it's listed as having been built in 1930, that … Continue reading Wanna buy a business on Route 66?

Wanna free Route 66 book?

The very busy Emily Priddy, eastern vice president of the Oklahoma Route 66 Association, is offering a volume you can download online. It's called "Kids on 66," which is a guidebook for parents who want to take their kids down Route 66. It's a detailed state-by-state listing of tourist attractions in Route 66 cities that … Continue reading Wanna free Route 66 book?