So much for high gas prices. The Kingman (Ariz.) Daily Miner reports that about 700 vehicles participated in the Arizona Route 66 Association's 19th annual Fun Run. I don't know whether that's a record, but such healthy participation indicates that people are willing to get their kicks, high pump prices or not.
Day: May 7, 2006
Yikes!
Here's a headline that will send a shiver: "Fatal truck accident involves radioactive waste materials" According to KPNX-TV in Phoenix, the accident happened on Interstate 40 in western Arizona and has forced traffic onto old Route 66 between Seligman and Ash Fork. Arizona Dept. of Public Safety Officer Tim Mason says two tractor-trailer rigs collided … Continue reading Yikes!
Here’s to roadside kitsch
Columnist Tom Wharton of the Salt Lake Tribune expresses his fondness for the weird and wacky in roadside attractions: I love everything about driving the older parts of Route 66, especially some of the classic old motels still standing in places including Flagstaff, Ariz., and Gallup, N.M. Besides, where else can you stay these days … Continue reading Here’s to roadside kitsch
You want fries with that?
Charlotte Observer columnist Jeff Elder's "Glad You Asked" feature asks the question of where the first drive-through windows originated. Although the answer isn't definitive, the first bank drive-through was in Dallas in 1938. For restaurants, the first drive-through is claimed on Route 66: Some say Sheldon "Red" Chaney -- a man of true genius -- … Continue reading You want fries with that?
Summerfest, where the living is easy
The Rolla Daily News has just about everything you want to know about the Route 66 Summerfest in Rolla, Mo., on June 1-4. Check it out. The festival's official Web site is here.