Barnaby's Beanry, a restaurant that's dished up cornbread cheeseburgers on Amarillo's Sixth Avenue alignment of Route 66 for decades, will close in May after its lease expires, reported the Amarillo Globe-News. The newspaper reported: Kay Spurlin, owner of the business at 3811 S.W. Sixth Ave. for the past 11 years, gave Barnaby’s regulars plenty of … Continue reading Barnaby’s Beanry in Amarillo will close this spring
Day: December 3, 2011
Bottletree Ranch featured in L.A. Times
Elmer Long's Bottletree Ranch along Route 66 near Oro Grande, Calif., is so unusual, it seemed inevitable the Los Angeles Times would come calling. And it has. And an interesting admission by Long: By his own account, Long was once judgmental of people, easy to anger, a man who settled scores. But a decade of … Continue reading Bottletree Ranch featured in L.A. Times
Rockin’ and rollin’ with Bolin
A few weeks ago, we gave you a look at the rebuilding of the Bolin Ford dealership, next to Route 66 in Bristow, Okla. Bolin Ford was heavily damaged by a huge fire in December 2008, and it vowed to rebuild in a nostalgic style that paid tribute to Route 66 and Bristow's historic downtown … Continue reading Rockin’ and rollin’ with Bolin