Here's a few odds 'n' ends I collected during our journey from Tulsa to Albuquerque and back for the Route 66 festival: We've seen a marked decline in Clines Corners, the Route 66 stop that dates to 1937. In the last couple of years we've visited there, prices on merchandise have gone up while the … Continue reading Notes from the road
Day: June 26, 2006
Put your money where your mouth is
It sounds like the folks who wanted to have the city of San Bernardino, Calif., drape a 30-by-22-foot flag on the side of City Hall are abandoning their efforts, reports the San Bernardino Sun. Attempts to pass the proposal failed twice, mostly because of logistical problems and that it would cost $3,000 to $5,000 in … Continue reading Put your money where your mouth is
Albuquerque considering sign-size limits
The Albuquerque Tribune reports that the city is drafting a proposal to limit the size of free-standing signs in the city. Those that are over the proposed size limit of 5 feet in height would have 10 years to replace them. Fortunately, there's this item in the story: Details being worked on include how to … Continue reading Albuquerque considering sign-size limits
Tour de Route 66
Here's an item from lifestyles columnist Alan Peppard of the Dallas Morning News: For former Grand Prix of Dallas executive director Buddy Boren, the 1994 discovery of 30 tumors in his body was the crucible that moved him from the speedway to the slow lane. Since 2000, he has been making long-distance bicycle rides to … Continue reading Tour de Route 66
Long live the (Dairy) Queen
Here's an interesting story form the Naperville (Ill.) Sun about the Dairy Queen restaurant chain in 1940 in Joliet. What many people don't know is that the first DQ was a mom-and-pop restaurant born on Route 66, on North Chicago Street. The story has a photo of that first one. It now has more than … Continue reading Long live the (Dairy) Queen
Another roadie gets attention for “Cars”
The Casper (Wyo.) Star-Tribune interviewed Becky Ransom of the Big Texan Steak Ranch in Amarillo about her role in meeting the Pixar crew during its research for its "Cars" movie and her attendance at the world premiere in North Carolina last month. Ransom is a native of the Jackson Hole area.
“Kid, go out and get a story about Route 66”
That's how Brent Hopkins of the Los Angeles Daily News essentially ended up on the Mother Road in Southern California driving his old Mustang. It's a good article, and it's especially intriguing to read about the the improvement of the Green Spot motel: The Green Spot, just a bit off the slice of the route … Continue reading “Kid, go out and get a story about Route 66”
Planning a trip out west
The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette has a story about Route 66 attractions from Albuquerque to the Mojave Desert just outside of Los Angeles. Included is a list of recommended lodging.
Advice for future host hotels
I spent a night at the Hotel Albuquerque, which was the host hotel of the Route 66 Festival. Based on what I saw and heard, I have advice for future hotel hosts of Route 66 festivals: If you have to shut down an elevator for cosmetic remodeling, please do it at a time when dozens … Continue reading Advice for future host hotels