Opening day of the Route 66 Rendezvous in San Bernardino was Thursday. The San Bernardino County Sun has a report. Also, the Sun will have extended coverage of the event at this site, which also contains video links and audio slideshows. The Sun also has this article about Route 66 businesses in the Mojave Desert … Continue reading Start your engines
Day: September 15, 2006
There’s another Route 66 festival going on
In case you're too far east to check out the Route 66 Rendezvous in San Bernardino, your other option this weekend is the Route 66 Mother Road Festival in Springfield, Ill. The Springfield Journal-Register reports that the festival is expected to break the attendance record of 80,000 people and the record of 400 vehicles registered. … Continue reading There’s another Route 66 festival going on
Triangle Motel’s new owner needs a loan
Alan McNeil, the man who's trying to rehabilitate the long-neglected Triangle Motel on Route 66 in Amarillo, Texas, wants to repair the roof on the motel complex but lacks the necessary credit history to obtain a loan. His mother Marianne, who set up the Triangle Motel Web site, made this plea: We were warned that … Continue reading Triangle Motel’s new owner needs a loan
Triangle Motel featured in preservation magazine
The attempted restoration of the long-closed Triangle Motel in Amarillo is featured in the National Trust for Historic Preservation's online magazine.
Streetcars on Central
The Duke City Fix blog collective in Albuquerque has a story about the planned streetcar line that will run on Central Avenue, aka Route 66, from Tingley Avenue (near the river) to the Nob Hill district. The artist's rendering above is Sixth and Central. The 4.8-mile line should be running by fall 2009. The city … Continue reading Streetcars on Central