“The National Road in Illinois”

While poking around the Vimeo account of Pounds Media, I found this video about the history of the National Road in Illinois, which dates back more than two centuries. https://vimeo.com/32343992 It's a terrific video, and you'll find a number of parallels to Route 66. Also, an alignment of Route 66 overlaps the National Road in … Continue reading “The National Road in Illinois”

Hello from New Zealand

This is the Flame n Fourtune barbershop quartet of New Zealand, doing Bobby Troup's "Route 66." You'll hear an interesting local twist to the song. https://youtu.be/PbFSEH8JJ48

A tour of the Wigwam Motel

A program titled "Inland Empire Explorer" gets a walk-through of the historic Wigwam Motel on Route 66 in Rialto, Calif. It's a good video: https://youtu.be/hgCHrrXUPTo "Inland Empire Explorer" airs on a PBS affiliate, KVCR, and on several cable-access stations in the Los Angeles area.

Stories with Ernie Edwards

Less than a month ago, we reported that Pounds Media had videotaped a bunch of Route 66 old-timers for Central Illinois Tourism and the Illinois Route 66 Scenic Byway. Today, the first video was posted publicly. Appropriately enough, it was Ernie Edwards of the Pig Hip Restaurant in Broadwell, who died last week at age 94. https://vimeo.com/40568829 The … Continue reading Stories with Ernie Edwards

Elite athletes will run Route 66 in less than three weeks

A relay of eight top running athletes next month will run nonstop on all 2,400 miles of Route 66 in 18 days for Run It Forward, which aims to promote fitness, nutrition, and dental health to underprivileged schoolchildren along the route. In addition to this impressive athletic feat, Run It Forward will use three crusading "soccer moms" … Continue reading Elite athletes will run Route 66 in less than three weeks

A drive down Seligman’s Route 66

Here's a video shot this week -- a cruise down the Route 66 portion of Seligman, Ariz. https://vimeo.com/40644077 The clip was shot by k9sound, based in San Francisco.

Man’s cross-country run for veterans includes Route 66

Albie Masland is running east across the United States, including much of Route 66, as part of Operation Amerithon to raise funds for veterans and their families. Masland started his journey March 17 in Dana Point, Calif., with a goal of hoofing it to Washington, D.C. Supported by the Bullets 2 Bandages and other sponsors, … Continue reading Man’s cross-country run for veterans includes Route 66

Route 66 documentary will play at Dubuque film festival

Jim Luning's "Route 66 -- Ten Years Later" documentary has been selected for this weekend's Julien Film Fest in Dubuque, Iowa. Here's the revamped trailer: https://vimeo.com/40472263 The film will screen at 11:30 a.m. Saturday at the Holiday Inn in town, and at 11:30 a.m. Sunday at The Hub. A map of the venues can be … Continue reading Route 66 documentary will play at Dubuque film festival

New park in Pontiac will have a Route 66 theme

Pontiac, Ill., likely will add another Mother Road attraction in the coming months -- a Route 66 Celebration Park in downtown, according to a city-council story in the Pontiac Daily Leader. The park will be south of the courthouse. According to the newspaper: The council also looked at several conceptual designs for the new downtown … Continue reading New park in Pontiac will have a Route 66 theme

What will become of Ernie Edwards’ secret sauce?

Ernie Edwards, the longtime proprietor of the Pig Hip Restaurant along Route 66 in Broadwell, Ill., had long claimed that the sauce he used for his Pig Hip ham sandwiches would go with him to the grave. With Edwards' death last week, that appeared to be the case. Or does it? Phil Luciano, a columnist … Continue reading What will become of Ernie Edwards’ secret sauce?