Henry’s Rabbit Ranch among Illinois Hall of Fame inductees

https://youtu.be/lh_uI2hDmZA Henry's Rabbit Ranch in Staunton, Ill., is among the inductees into the Illinois Route 66 Hall of Fame for 2012, according to a story today in the Bloomington Pantagraph. The other honorees are Elmo and Eula Quinn of Quinn's Shell station in Bloomington, gas station owner Samuel Reichert Sr. of Plainfield, and Roger Gray of Gray’s … Continue reading Henry’s Rabbit Ranch among Illinois Hall of Fame inductees

Saga Motor Hotel will match donations for Route 66 motels project

https://youtu.be/YoezV5IWF90 The historic Saga Motor Hotel in Pasadena, Calif., will match donations to a total of up to $5,000 for The Motels of Route 66 documentary and book project, filmmaker Simon Cantlon said. Cantlon had launched a Kickstarter campaign to help fund the project, but canceled it three days ago. Instead: [W]e have streamlined the … Continue reading Saga Motor Hotel will match donations for Route 66 motels project

Route 66 before-and-after goes interactive

You may remember University of Tulsa artist Natalie Slater and her art-photography project, where she melded old photographs of Route 66 sites with modern-day ones at the same angle. Slater is taking it one step further: More about Slater and her project can be found at her Mother Road Revisited site. It bears a strong … Continue reading Route 66 before-and-after goes interactive