This dispute is complicated. But it seems the Autry National Center wants the Southwest Museum of the American Indian to move from its historic 1914 building near the Pasadena Freeway (Route 66) to an expanded facility in Griffith Park. The Southwest Museum's supporters, Friends of the Southwest Museum Coalition, don't want it to move, and … Continue reading American Indian museum is under siege
Day: March 21, 2006
Map of Illinois Route 66 bike trail published
Much of the trail isn't on Route 66 for safety reasons, but shadows it. Roger Kramer of Roger Kramer's Favorite Cycling Tours reports: One of the old alignments of Route 66 used Chain of Rocks Road from the Mississippi River to the present Illinois Route 157, took Route 157 through Edwardsville and Hamel, then continued … Continue reading Map of Illinois Route 66 bike trail published
Universal City Walk will host a Route 66 gala
Jim Conkle of the Route 66 Preservation Foundation also announced that an agreement has been secured with Universal Studios City Walk in West Hollywood, Calif., to host a Route 66 event on the first weekend of October each year. He says there will be a Web site and more information on it later.