The Illinois Route 66 Association is doing a really cool thing to help boost interest of Route 66 to children -- it is offering free memberships to anyone in the U.S. under 18 years old. From the association's Web site: Junior members will receive a membership card, membership decal and a junior newsletter. Coming soon, … Continue reading Illinois 66 group offers free kids’ memberships
Day: April 3, 2007
Kellyville cabins torn down
A set of long-abandoned, rock-faced tourist cabins just off old Route 66 east of Kellyville, Okla., was torn down Monday afternoon. I received word from Route 66 fan Frank Gierhart of Sapulpa that the bulldozers were out Monday. Arriving there, I saw that the cabins were still standing, but a backhoe was digging a big … Continue reading Kellyville cabins torn down
Right in time
This video, using the Rolling Stones' version of "Route 66" as accompaniment, manages the trick of showing footage of each town or state's attractions as the lyrics come up.