Jann Scott’s Route 66 TV series is on Web

Television host Jann Scott of Boulder, Colo., has placed all 22 episodes of his whimsical 30-minute programs about historic Route 66 on Travel Channel 1 Web site here. They're available as podcasts, too.

A way to find information about Route 66 towns

Steered by an article by the Rochester (N.Y.) Democrat & Chronicle, I've found a decent way to search for information about towns on Route 66 -- or just about any town in the United States, for that matter. It's called ePodunk.com. It does a fairly good job consolidating search-engine data about a town into one … Continue reading A way to find information about Route 66 towns

Film review: “Route 66: An American (bad)Dream”

The filmmakers should rename it, "Route 66: A (bad)Movie." An "open-source" film-making company, Veb Film Leipzig, made a "Route 66: An American (bad)Dream" and posted it on Google Video in the past week or so. The premise: three young German men drive an old rented Cadillac across the country and document their experiences on film. … Continue reading Film review: “Route 66: An American (bad)Dream”