Earlier today, this interview by photographer Jim Luning of Route 66 icon Angel Delgadillo was uploaded to Vimeo. This segment was the best thing in Luning's 2010 documentary "Route 66 - Ten Years Later," and is well worth your time. It seems proper the clip was posted just a few hours from Thanksgiving -- a … Continue reading Thankful for an Angel
Month: November 2012
Test results close chapter in Times Beach saga
The U.S. EPA announced that recent soil tests at Route 66 State Park near Eureka, Mo., showed remnants of dioxin are at a safe level for visitors and park rangers -- effectively closing a chapter of the long and tragic saga of the now-extinct Route 66 town of Times Beach. According to a news release … Continue reading Test results close chapter in Times Beach saga
Route 66 Marathon becoming a big-time event
https://youtu.be/vfmBfL0WoCc It's been about 24 hours since the Williams Route 66 Marathon finished in Tulsa. The event is less than a decade old, but it's become huge. The evidence: It sold out weeks before the starting gun, and the total number of participants was in the thousands. Tonight, the event already will be taking registrations … Continue reading Route 66 Marathon becoming a big-time event
Hitch a ride with the Four King Sisters
Here's something I haven't seen before -- the Four King Sisters performing "Route 66" with Alvino Rey and His Orchestra, circa 1952. https://youtu.be/ERxesv9mxl4
Circle Cinema in Tulsa is opening a second screen
https://youtu.be/6ZoryCWsQmQ The historic Circle Cinema in Tulsa finally is opening a second screen, reported the Tulsa World. And a third screen should be showing movies by July 2013. The nonprofit Circle Cinema is unique in its mandate to offer the community art-house indie-movie favorites, documentaries and foreign films. It often juggles showtimes for up to … Continue reading Circle Cinema in Tulsa is opening a second screen
Set your DVRs for “The Dust Bowl”
Starting tomorrow night, acclaimed documentary filmmaker Ken Burns tackles a subject that figures prominently in the history of Route 66 -- the Dust Bowl of the 1930s. "The Dust Bowl" will air on PBS for two consecutive nights. Check your local listings for times and channels. The trailer for the film: https://youtu.be/MYOmjQO_UMw When the fields … Continue reading Set your DVRs for “The Dust Bowl”
“Route 66 Tonight”
I thought a more proper title for this video would be "Tucumcari Tonite" ... until I started to see the signs from Arizona. Route 66 Tonight from Reggae Rider on Vimeo. Reggae Rider produced the video for CentralArizonaBikers.com. Music is "Slow Freight" by Benny Carter and His Orchestra.
Light-rail bridge takes part of its inspiration from Route 66
The Gold Line Bridge that goes over Interstate 210 near Arcadia, Calif., is on schedule to be finished sometime in December, according to a news release and several media reports. The 584-foot Gold Line Bridge, shown in an artist's rendering above, is the largest single public art transit infrastructure project in California, says Jennifer Wonnacott … Continue reading Light-rail bridge takes part of its inspiration from Route 66
Joplin’s Christmas windows will have a Route 66 theme
The annual Christmas windows display at City Hall in downtown Joplin, Mo., will have more of a Mother Road flavor, reported the Joplin Globe: This year, they are tackling an ambitious task — the recreating of Route 66 from Chicago, Ill., to Santa Monica, Calif. The artists have created 22 panels that depict images one … Continue reading Joplin’s Christmas windows will have a Route 66 theme
A novel beautification for a closed property
Folks in Kingman, Ariz., have come up with an interesting way to dress up long-closed properties along Route 66 -- artwork on window coverings. The shuttered Old Trails Garage building, next to the soon-to-reopen Hotel Brunswick, soon will have shadow-box-type coverings over the windows, painted by local artist Sandy Rusinko. The painting shown below presents the illusion … Continue reading A novel beautification for a closed property