Secluded Newberry Springs ranch used as movie set

I didn't know a ranch in the Route 66 town of Newberry Springs, Calif., has been often used as a movie set. I'll bet you didn't, either. But, according to the Victorville Daily Press, Spike Lynch’s hidden Roughout Ranch (between Interstate 15 and I-40) has been used as a film-shoot location in each of the … Continue reading Secluded Newberry Springs ranch used as movie set

Fair-food restaurant to open in historic Springfield eatery

Remember the Sonrise Donuts building and its distinctive neon sign on its roof on Route 66 in Springfield, Ill.? The long-closed business now will be the home Monday of a Gibby's Orbits restaurant, reported the Springfield State Journal-Register. Jack Gibbons had served mini-doughnuts, corn dogs, lemon shake-ups and other favorites at area county fairs  since … Continue reading Fair-food restaurant to open in historic Springfield eatery