Money from the recently passed federal stimulus package will be used to partly fund the establishment of a Route 66 welcome center in Webb City, Mo., reports the Joplin Globe. The Route 66 Welcome Center in Webb City is to be developed in an old gasoline service station at Webb Street and Broadway. The project … Continue reading Stimulus money awarded for Route 66 welcome center
Day: May 18, 2009
Rock Cafe update
I guess the rebuilding of the Rock Cafe in Stroud, Okla., was going too smoothly to last. The reconstruction of the historic Route 66 restaurant after a fire a year ago has encountered a few snags in recent days, including the previously mentioned problems with a vent hood that should be rectified by midweek and … Continue reading Rock Cafe update
Cajon Pass interchange project includes reopening Route 66
The Inland Press-Enterprise reports that the California Department of Transportation wants to rebuild the bottlenecked interchange of Interstates 15 and 215 in Cajon Pass, and that the plan includes bringing back a portion of Route 66 there. All plans for the new interchange include connecting Cajon Boulevard from Kenwood Avenue to Glen Helen Parkway. By … Continue reading Cajon Pass interchange project includes reopening Route 66
“GMA Weekend” keeps going west
Here are two co-hosts of ABC's "Good Morning America Weekend" driving a 1959 Corvette west of Albuquerque on Route 66. The second half of the segment can be viewed online here.
Music museum will also feature Route 66
Well, this is interesting. From the Tulsa World: The Oklahoma Historical Society hopes to bring its first facility to Tulsa in the form of a $33 million museum of music and popular culture located in the Brady District. Plans for the museum, which will be half the size of the Oklahoma History Center in Oklahoma … Continue reading Music museum will also feature Route 66