On Thursday afternoon, on the Admiral Twin Drive-In theater's Facebook page, it said construction workers had started installing panels for the double movie screen at the Tulsa landmark. Sure enough, they did. The gate was locked by early evening, but I shot this image over the fence: The concrete structure below the screen skeleton will … Continue reading Admiral Twin progress
Day: February 16, 2012
Cost overruns, late delivery of Route 66 statue irk councilor
A Tulsa city councilor expressed dismay Thursday over a large statue at Cyrus Avery Centennial Plaza near downtown that is $83,000 over its initial cost and more than two years late, reported the Tulsa World. The $1.1 million statue, titled "East Meets West," is funded by the Vision 2025 sales tax. "This just seems like … Continue reading Cost overruns, late delivery of Route 66 statue irk councilor
Pontiac may land another museum
The Route 66 town of Pontiac, Ill., may acquire yet another museum -- one dedicated to the art of gilding, or placing a thin coat of gold on objects, reported the Bloomington Pantagraph. The nonprofit Society of Gilders is considering establishing the museum. Urban J. Billmeier was one of the gilders who gave a pitch to … Continue reading Pontiac may land another museum
The building of Ornament Valley
The Disney Parks Blog has posted this neat video of the Ornament Valley being constructed at Cars Land of the Disney California Adventure park: Led by Zsolt Hormay, our rockwork art director, this incredible team of artisans from around the world have spent approximately two years growing, sculpting and painting our mountain. It’s been fascinating … Continue reading The building of Ornament Valley
“Take Me Back Home (Mother Road)”
Here's an apparently new song about Route 66 by musician Eric Dwayne. It's so new, he hasn't posted it on his MySpace page yet. https://youtu.be/fVefFiFH1S0 I haven't found out much about Dwayne, other than he was relocating to Missouri in late 2011, according to his Twitter account. Maybe moving to the Show-Me State inspired him to … Continue reading “Take Me Back Home (Mother Road)”