Trevor Summons of the San Bernardino County Sun has an interesting article about the original McDonald's restaurant at 14th and E streets in San Bernardino, Calif. Situated on Route 66 - it is in fact the business loop of the famous road - McDonald's was originally brought there on a flatbed from Arcadia. The two … Continue reading The original Golden Arches
Day: October 22, 2008
Fire damages Alpine Haus hotel
The distinctive Alpine Haus hotel on old Route 66 in St. Robert, Mo., was damaged by fire Saturday, reported the Waynesville Daily Guide. No one was injured -- probably because a nearby trailer park resident saw the flames, knocked on doors at the hotel and roused the sleeping residents who fled to safety. No one … Continue reading Fire damages Alpine Haus hotel
Fasten the seat belts
Miss Peggy Judy is a caricature of the typical Hollywood blond bombshell of the 1960s. But behind all that ditziness, this performance of Bobby Troup's "Route 66" is pretty good. NOTE: Coding is fixed.