Wilmington, Ill., is trying to generate more business into its downtown area. So not only was one Web site created that hypes up the town's link to Route 66, but two, reports the Joliet Herald News. One Web site is www.route66wilmington.com. The other is a MySpace site, found here. (Hat tip to Lynn "Lulu" Bagdon.)
Day: July 24, 2006
Restaurant inspired by Lucille’s to open next month
The Associated Press is reporting that a restaurant inspired by Lucille's in Hydro, Okla., will open in nearby Weatherford in August. Rick Koch, owner of the soon-to-open business, told me last week that Lucille's Roadhouse has a tentative opening date of Aug. 1. It was going to open late July, but he said they had … Continue reading Restaurant inspired by Lucille’s to open next month
Fiction and fact
Eugene Baak of the Renaissance Boy Go! blog recently discovered that the Ramone's House of Body Art toy from in the "Cars" movie bears a strong resemblance to the U-Drop Inn in Shamrock, Texas. To show us, he displayed photos of both. Heck, I could have told you that. 😉
A look at one of St. Louis’ Route 66 alignments
St. Louis has a tangle of Route 66 alignments, more than any city I can think of on the Mother Road. One of them is the Manchester Road alignment. The proprietor of the Adventures of Secret Agent 009 blog recently traveled down that alignment and shot a slew of photos, mostly of the unique architecture … Continue reading A look at one of St. Louis’ Route 66 alignments
Flagstaff, land of … volcanoes?
Spud Hilton (yes, that's his name) of the San Francisco Chronicle decided to visit the Route 66 town of Flagstaff, Ariz., for a different reason than most tourists would -- he wanted to explore the region's volcanoes. Volcanoes? Yes, and not just a few of them, either. ... Flagstaff sits at the center of the … Continue reading Flagstaff, land of … volcanoes?