Route 66 blog roundup

Margaret is traveling down Route 66 and has a blog about it, getyourkicks. Jerome Prophet has been posting pictures of window murals from the International Route 66 Mother Road Festival in Springfield, Ill. Brent's Blog is doing a Route 66 trip to Vegas. For you cheapskates out there, Jhariman has a few downloads from the … Continue reading Route 66 blog roundup

Own a big piece of a Route 66 hotel

The La Posada de Albuquerque is undergoing renovations before it reopens early next year. Unfortunately, its front desk has gotta go, so it's for sale on Craigslist for $5,000. It may sound like a bargain, and it indeed is a nice-looking reception desk. But it's not historic, as it was built in the 1980s. Also, … Continue reading Own a big piece of a Route 66 hotel

Storm threat causes cancellations at festival

The threat of severe storms persuaded organizers at the International Route 66 Mother Road Festival in Springfield, Ill., to pull the plug on the scheduled entertainment for Friday evening, reported the Springfield Journal-Register. Even though the storms that hit Springfield that evening weren't too bad, it was probably the right decision. There were reports of … Continue reading Storm threat causes cancellations at festival

Still the same, and that’s good

Columnist Amanda St. Amand of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch writes a very nice column about Scotty's Route 66 Bar & Grill in Hamel, Ill. If anything, the historic establishment has become even more welcoming to Route 66 travelers since Pat and Jim Allen, formerly of California, bought it a few years ago. But the main … Continue reading Still the same, and that’s good

Racing in the streets

One-sixteenth of a mile of downtown Beale Street in the Route 66 town of Kingman, Ariz., will be the site of drag-racing today -- everything from street-legal vehicles to alcohol-fueled monsters, according to the Daily Miner. It's a big deal. The organizer is expecting 10,000 spectators for the event, and proceeds will go toward building … Continue reading Racing in the streets