The Painted Desert Inn, which was built in the 1920s amid what is now the Petrified Forest National Park, reopened on Memorial Day weekend, reports the Arizona Daily Star. Here's the news release from the National Park Service about it. It's no longer used for lodging, but as a museum. Fixing up the place … Continue reading Painted Desert Inn reopens
Day: June 4, 2006
Scotty’s Route 66 Restaurant celebrates its induction
Scotty's Route 66 Restaurant in Hamel, Ill., was inducted into the Route 66 Hall of Fame. So it celebrated Saturday with fried chicken, burgers and beer, according to the Belleville News-Democrat. Here's something I would have liked to have seen: Four signs of past restaurants in the building were the centerpieces for the party in … Continue reading Scotty’s Route 66 Restaurant celebrates its induction
“Cars” movie news roundup
The reports about "Cars," which opens in moviehouses Friday, are coming in hot 'n' heavy: The Tulsa World interviewed local resident Michael Wallis about his Sheriff part in "Cars" and the making of the film. The Los Angeles Daily News reports on the challenges of making "Cars." The Toronto Sun interviewed "Cars" director John Lasseter … Continue reading “Cars” movie news roundup
Couple to drive cross-country in a Model A
Inspired by the song "Route 66," Roy and Anna Williams of Florence, Ky., are planning a 4,400-mile road trip across the country in a 1929 yellow Ford Model A, reports the Cincinnati Inquirer. The story's a little vague on whether the couple is planning to drive Route 66 much on their trip to the West … Continue reading Couple to drive cross-country in a Model A
“Cars” movie news roundup
Reviews are coming in from people who saw early screenings of "Cars." Red Fork Hippie Chick saw it this afternoon at a special charity screening in Oklahoma City. "Go. See. It. This is the most visually stunning film ever made," she says. Read Sheila Roberts' review on Movies Online. She loved it. Luxo Jr. at … Continue reading “Cars” movie news roundup
Vintage Route 66 neon sign will be auctioned
Car nuts from all over the country will descend to Michael Dingman's estate in Kensington, N.H., next weekend. That's because Dingman, the former director for Ford Motor Co., amassed a huge collection of vintage cars and other highway memorabilia. The big treasure, according to the New Hampshire Union-Leader, will be a 1940 Lincoln-Zephyr Continental Cabriolet … Continue reading Vintage Route 66 neon sign will be auctioned
Interest in Route 66 increases
Not only are people going to become more curious about Route 66 because of the "Cars" movie that opens Friday, but the Route 66 bicycle trail that's being developed in Illinois will help, too, reports the Bloomington Pantagraph. The article also plugs the Illinois Route 66 Association's Motor Tour next weekend. UPDATE: The Pantagraph also … Continue reading Interest in Route 66 increases