The Blue Whale site on Route 66 near Catoosa, Okla. (map here) was pretty messed up by this month's historic ice storm. So the Oklahoma Route 66 Association historic preservation committee has set up an emergency work day there on New Year's Day. Fallen tree limbs are all over, including one that cracked a concrete … Continue reading Cleanup day at the Blue Whale
Day: December 27, 2007
Don’t mind the snow
If Route 66 News looks a little different in the next week or so, it's not because of technical difficulties. WordPress.com added an option on Christmas Day that allows its blogs to have snow floating across the computer screen. I added it during a "why the heck not?" moment. Enjoy the wintry look while it … Continue reading Don’t mind the snow
End of eras for two Tulsa restaurants
There was wistful news out of Tulsa Town this week regarding two Route 66 restaurants. First, the owners of Halim & Mimi's, a Lebanese restaurant on the 11th Street alignment of Route 66, are retiring after nearly 30 years in the business, reports the Tulsa World. The restaurant will reopen on Jan. 2 with new … Continue reading End of eras for two Tulsa restaurants
Beverly’s Pancake Corner is moving
Beverly's Pancake Corner, which has occupied a corner on Route 66 in Oklahoma City for decades, is moving a few blocks down the street, reports the Daily Oklahoman. Beverly's, which is at 2115 Northwest Expressway, is moving to Midland Center at 3315 Northwest Expressway. The old site is reportedly making way for a Talbot's women's … Continue reading Beverly’s Pancake Corner is moving
Berry, berry good
LA Weekly has revealed its Top 10 Dishes of 2007, and The Donut Man on Route 66 in Glendora has made the cut. And, holy cow, the strawberry doughnut sounds good: Have you ever seen a strawberry doughnut from the Donut Man? It is an iceberg of a doughnut, a flattened spheroid big enough to … Continue reading Berry, berry good
U2 in the “Heartland”
"Sixty-six a highway speaks Of deserts dry Of cool green valleys Gold and silver veins Of the shining cities ..." -- "Heartland," from U2's "Rattle and Hum" album. That was a period in which U2 was inspired by America's landscape, including the Route 66 country of the Mojave Desert. On a related note, the famed … Continue reading U2 in the “Heartland”