Historic Tulsa hardware store will close

It's been rumored for weeks, and it appears the Tulsa World has confirmed it -- that Swinney's Hardware in Tulsa, which has been operating since 1934, is set to close Aug. 1. Swinney's has a long association with historic Route 66. Swinney's originally opened as a furniture store near Lewis Avenue and Admiral Place, the … Continue reading Historic Tulsa hardware store will close

New windows for The Mill

The Abraham Lincoln Tourism Bureau of Logan County announced this week it had secured a grant to install new windows at The Mill, a historic restaurant on Route 66 in Lincoln, Ill., that will be converted into a tourism center. New windows doesn't sound like much. But there are 40 of them in The Mill … Continue reading New windows for The Mill