Missouri association co-founder dies

Thelma White, a founding member of the Route 66 Association of Missouri and a longtime owner of Whitehall Mercantile in the Route 66 hamlet of Halltown, Mo., died at age 83 on Tuesday in a nursing home in nearby Springfield, according to an obituary in the Springfield News-Leader. White, an Indiana native, was a representative … Continue reading Missouri association co-founder dies

Two Guns as a movie location

Billy and Anais Yeager spent some months in the Route 66 ghost town of Two Guns, Ariz., to film footage for their forthcoming independent film, "Jesus of Malibu." Here's an edited section of a report by the Bravo Television about the Yeagers' experience in Two Guns. (Warning: one brief scene near the end of the … Continue reading Two Guns as a movie location

A medley from the King

Here's something I'd never seen before ... Nat King Cole performing a medley of five of his hits, including "Route 66."