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Totem Pole Park near Foyil lands new directors, $20,000 grant April 17, 2024
The landmark Totem Pole Park near Foyil, Oklahoma, recently received new directors, plus a $20,000 grant to restore its Fiddle House. The Claremore Daily Progress reports Wes and Jennifer Cantwell are the park’s new overseers, replacing the retiring David and Patsy Anderson after 14 years. The Cantwells grew up just a few miles from the […]
City of Chandler to build a park next to Route 66 Interpretive Center April 16, 2024
The City of Chandler, Oklahoma, announced last week it would build a new park next to the Route 66 Interpretive Center, including a “66 Man” statue developed by resident and Route 66 artist Jerry McClanahan. The city stated in a Facebook post it had been awarded $650,000 from the state’s Route 66 grant program for […]
Park Plaza Courts neon sign in St. Louis is relighted April 15, 2024
The Park Plaza Courts motel neon sign along Route 66 in St. Louis was relighted for the first time in 50 years during a ceremony Saturday night. Here is a video from the scene by Rich Dinkela, president of the Route 66 Association of Missouri. More images from Route 66 enthusiast and author Joe Sonderman. […]
Did another Blue Swallow Motel exist near Shamrock, Texas? April 14, 2024
Many, many Route 66 enthusiasts know about the landmark Blue Swallow Motel in Tucumcari, New Mexico. Smithsonian Magazine once called the 1939 establishment “the last, best and friendliest of the old-time motels.” But the Texas Old Route 66 Association recently went through the files of longtime Texas Route 66er Delbert Trew and found an intriguing […]
Pony Bridge to reopen to traffic the evening of May 10 April 12, 2024
The landmark Pony Bridge near Bridgeport, Oklahoma, is hosting a reopening celebration from 3 to 5 p.m. on May 10, with vehicular traffic being allowed to cross shortly after 5. The Oklahoma Route 66 Association had the details about the party: The gathering starts at 3:00 with music, food, and tours from the Oklahoma Department […]
Former Pour Richard’s in Odell now is Hobart’s on Tremont restaurant April 11, 2024
Longtime roadies may remember the Pour Richard’s restaurant and bar in downtown Odell, Illinois, a hangout for tourists after they checked out the landmark Odell Station and the former pedestrian tunnel under Route 66 in town. It’s now the Hobart’s on Tremont establishment, according to a story in the Bloomington Pantagraph. Because it’s in a […]
Progressively warmer winters affect harvest at Funks Grove Maple Sirup April 10, 2024
CBS News in Chicago recently did a story about Funks Grove Maple Sirup in Shirley, Illinois, and how repeatedly warmer winters are shortening the sap flow of the family farm’s maple trees. The gist is that climate change definitely is affecting Funks Grove’s annual harvest. Funks Grove tends to sell out of its maple syrup […]
Massive collection of St. Louis-area neon signs expected to be auctioned later this year April 9, 2024
Greg Rhomberg’s gigantic collection of vintage neon signs — including a few from Route 66 — and memorabilia are expected to be auctioned later this year after his unexpected death in early 2023. Rhomberg had hoped to build a neon museum at the National Museum of Transportation in St. Louis by 2025 — just before […]
Albuquerque designates Central Avenue Bridge as a historic landmark April 8, 2024
The Albuquerque City Council last week voted to designate the Central Avenue Bridge that carries Route 66 as a City Landmark. A news release from the city has the bridge’s historical details: Before 1937, the original Route 66 passed through Albuquerque in a north-to-south direction and was located on 4th Street. The Central Avenue Bridge was […]
Celebration of life for Munger Moss owner includes cleanup, fundraiser for National Register April 7, 2024
The Munger Moss Motel in Lebanon, Missouri, is hosting a celebration of life on May 3-5 for its longtime co-owner that will include a cleanup of the site and a fundraiser to list the property on the National Register of Historic Places. The celebration of life is scheduled for 5 p.m. May 5 that will […]

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