An anonymous poster on LiveJournal puts up a few black-and-white photographs of the rapidly decaying Shalimar Inn on Route 66 in Gallup, N.M., which probably will see the wrecking ball soon. Jabopper and Fajzha continue their motorcycle tour of Route 66 through Illinois and a part of Missouri. Roger Kramer's Favorite Cycling Tours reports that … Continue reading Route 66 blogger roundup
Day: September 21, 2006
Try the French silk pie
The Country Dove Gifts and Tea Room along Route 66 in Elk City, Okla., is known far and wide for its French silk pie. The Daily Oklahoman went there to investigate. The owners did reveal a few things about the pie: "The French silk pie recipe is from a cookbook, I think it was originally … Continue reading Try the French silk pie
Show-Me Route 66
The Springfield (Mo.) News-Leader, in a preview to tonight's and Sunday's airing of a locally produced PBS program about Route 66 in Missouri, tells about the Mother Road's important history in Springfield. There's a lot of good information there.
DVD review: “Cars on Route 66”
I'm not a big cars person. Growing up on a farm, it was necessary to know how they work and what to do if something went haywire. But I never cared much about vehicles except ensuring that they got from Point A to Point B. So I was struck by how much I enjoyed Christopher … Continue reading DVD review: “Cars on Route 66”
Barney’s Beanery booms
Pasadena Weekly has an interesting article about the Barney's Beanery restaurant on Route 66 in Pasadena, Calif. -- one of three such eateries in Los Angeles. Even though the first Barney's opened in the 1920s, the two other locations opened since David Houston and Avi Fattal purchased it in 1999. The article provides tidbits on … Continue reading Barney’s Beanery booms