New owners reopened RV Express park in Marshfield, Mo., after it was closed for about two years. And, soon, the park will have a notable new tenant -- the city's chamber of commerce, reported the Marshfield Mail newspaper. RV Express was known for years for its big Route 66 mural. The mural will remain with … Continue reading Marshfield chamber moving into reopened RV park
Month: October 2012
Route 66, circa 1988
This remarkable 26-minute documentary, "Route 66, The Main Street of America," from 1988 offers glimpses of the Mother Road from nearly a quarter-century ago. It's dubbed in Dutch, but don't let that stop you from watching. The interviewees all speak English, after all. The film is even more notable because it has footage of Gladys … Continue reading Route 66, circa 1988
Building a better beast
In July, Sweet Pea, an 8-foot-tall mummy-like mascot that stood in front of the Cigars & Stripes restaurant and lounge for years on Route 66 in Berwyn, Ill., was spirited away. This brief clip shows what ol' Sweet Pea looked like: Sweet Pea from Jay Hagstrom on Vimeo. It turns out Sweet Pea wasn't stolen. … Continue reading Building a better beast
Other half of East Meets West statue arrives
The other half (or practically speaking, two-thirds) of the massive "East Meets West" statue arrived Thursday at Cyrus Avery Centennial Plaza near the Route 66 intersection of Southwest Boulevard and 12th Street in Tulsa. One part of the bronze that arrived Thursday is the two carriage horses rearing. The other part is a farmer and … Continue reading Other half of East Meets West statue arrives
Tulsa’s Rose Bowl now is home to youth training center
The historic Rose Bowl building along 11th Street (aka Route 66) in Tulsa now has become the home of the One Hope Tulsa training center for youth, according to a report from KTUL-TV in Tulsa. The station reported: This organization reaches out to disadvantaged and at-risk students through sports and tutoring. Rex Blankenship, the One Hope … Continue reading Tulsa’s Rose Bowl now is home to youth training center
Radiator Springs will visit Rose Parade
Cars Land's fictional Route 66 town of Radiator Springs will be depicted in a float during the annual Rose Parade on New Year's Day in Pasadena, Calif. Here's an artist's rendering of the float: According to the Disney Parks Blog: The float will feature floral representations of the stars of “Cars” – like Lightning McQueen, … Continue reading Radiator Springs will visit Rose Parade
Good cookin’ at Cookin’ from Scratch
Watching this video made me mighty hungry. It's a clip produced by Rural Missouri magazine about Cookin' from Scratch, a restaurant off Route 66 in Doolittle, Mo. (Sometimes the restaurant is listed as being near Newburg, Mo.) https://youtu.be/K2fyneFSiEE Rural Missouri is a statewide publication from the Association of Missouri Electric Cooperatives. Its YouTube channel contains other … Continue reading Good cookin’ at Cookin’ from Scratch
Cars Land will be decked out for Christmas season
Disneyland in Anaheim, Calif., soon will be decorated for the holidays, and that includes its Cars Land complex. According to a news release today from Disney: A whimsical "snowcar" (the Radiator Springs version of a snowman) will stand at the entrance to Cars Land, and each address along Route 66 – Flo's V-8 Cafe, Fillmore's, Cozy … Continue reading Cars Land will be decked out for Christmas season
Another one from Asleep At the Wheel’s vault
Here's another vintage performance of "Route 66" by western-swing band Asleep At the Wheel. This one was during Farm Aid 1993 in Ames, Iowa. https://youtu.be/J5hfSrB2s6I Asleep At the Wheel perform "Route 66" at every show for two reasons -- it makes a good warm-up, and bandleader Ray Benson loves the tune. Asleep At the Wheel … Continue reading Another one from Asleep At the Wheel’s vault
A descendant of The Mill
This past weekend, Hallie's on The Square, owned by Brian and Cheri Huffman, marked its 10th anniversary in downtown Lincoln, Ill. This ordinarily wouldn't be terribly notable, but the eatery's lineage makes it of interest to Route 66ers. We'll let the Lincoln Daily News explain: Huffman is the great-grandson of the infamous, if not notorious, … Continue reading A descendant of The Mill