In the Tulsa World on Friday, restaurant reviewer Scott Cherry visited the Wings Hamburgers & Brother Arthur's Balilian Fish restaurant at 3409 E. Admiral Place in Tulsa, which is on an older alignment of Route 66. Wings was an old hamburger stand that dated to the 1940s or '50s. Arthur Farahkhan bought the business a … Continue reading A look at Wings Hamburgers in Tulsa
Day: June 2, 2006
Pain Walker sends reports from the road
Dennis Kinch, the man who's walking Route 66 for the National Pain Foundation, has made it to Kingman, Ariz., after a few eventful weeks. He nearly bled to death from an ulcer near Sanders. He's OK now, but he won't be able to take ibuprofin for the rest of his walk. You can catch up … Continue reading Pain Walker sends reports from the road
“Cars” movie news roundup
The San Jose Mercury News has an extensive "Cars" story, including an interview with Route 66 author and expert Michael Wallis. Jim Conkle reported yesterday on the Route 66 yahoogroup that a few people from Pixar will attend the Route 66 Festival in Albuquerque later this month, although he isn't yet sure who. A few … Continue reading “Cars” movie news roundup
East side of Tulsa will host a Route 66 gala
Anyone who's driven the eastern part of 11th Street, aka Route 66, in Tulsa in the past few months knows it's been a less-than-ideal experience because of road construction, serpentine lane changes and even some detours. Well, the road construction is done. To celebrate, the Route 66 Business League of Tulsa and the East Alliance … Continue reading East side of Tulsa will host a Route 66 gala
Here’s another Route 66 photography site
A reader, Jimmy J. Pack Jr., told me today that he's started a Web site of his photographs on Route 66. You can buy the photos, or just surf around on the site to check out the Mother Road sights. You can check out his site here. Pack's personal Web site is here, which contains … Continue reading Here’s another Route 66 photography site