Joplin unveils new Route 66 mural

A few weeks ago, we reported that the Pearl Bros. Hardware store in Joplin, Mo., would be the home to Route 66-inspired tile murals on Seventh and Main streets, where two alignments of Route 66 intersect. KODE-TV filed this report about the mural being erected: More from the story: Paul Whitehall owns Images in Tile, … Continue reading Joplin unveils new Route 66 mural

More work on the Midway Trading Post

We recently passed along a report about a group of volunteers sprucing up the long-closed Midway Trading Post on old Route 66 between Moriarty and Edgewood, N.M. The work continued this week, which this great-looking Route 66 shield painted on a boxcar sitting on the property, painted by Willy Fisher. This video is in time-lapse: … Continue reading More work on the Midway Trading Post