The Bloomington (Ill.) Pantagraph reports that a 90-mile stretch of old Route 66 from Joliet to Towanda, Ill., is going to be part of the Red Carpet Corridor Weekend Experience on May 5-6. Not all the details have been worked out, but Pontiac is having a meeting Monday about its portion, and the corridor will … Continue reading A 90-mile-long event
Day: December 10, 2006
Another sinkhole appears in Galena
Details are sketchy at this point, but another sinkhole appeared in Galena, Kan., late Saturday. Rod Harsh of Route 66 TV Online tells me the sinkhole, which is up to 20 feet deep already, appeared at Bob H. Carr Used Cars at 410 W. Seventh St. in Galena, just off Route 66 near the Sonic … Continue reading Another sinkhole appears in Galena
That was an eventful parade
Galena, Kan., held its annual Christmas parade Saturday. Larry and Judy Courtney were grand marshals. Larry owns the C&A Corp. in town, and he and his wife are helping restore an old Marathon gas station along old 66 in town and acquired an old boom truck that was the inspiration to Tow Mater in the … Continue reading That was an eventful parade
Part 2 of Melissa McClelland podcast is online
Melissa McClelland, the Canadian singer-songwriter who traveled Route 66 this summer with a film crew, has posted the second part of her podcast. "Guardian Angel of Route 66" Angel Delgadillo and longtime Pig Hip restaurant owner Ernie Edwards get a lot of time in the eight-minute segment. McClelland performs "Solitary Life" behind the historic Wagon … Continue reading Part 2 of Melissa McClelland podcast is online