The Albuquerque City Council on Monday approved a redevelopment plan centered around the long-closed El Vado Motel and Casa Grande restaurant, reported Albuquerque Business First. The move called for the area of Central Avenue (aka Route 66) west of downtown to the Rio Grande declared as "blighted." However, that isn't necessarily a bad thing for what … Continue reading Albuquerque OKs redevelopment plan centered around El Vado Motel
Day: December 3, 2013
Joplin ends Mother Road Marathon
The city council of Joplin, Mo., voted 5-3 on Monday night to end the city's annual Mother Road Marathon because of financial losses and declining participation, reported the Joplin Globe. According to the newspaper, the 26.2-mile event that ran from Commerce, Okla., through Kansas and ended in Joplin dropped from 1,657 participants its inaugural year … Continue reading Joplin ends Mother Road Marathon
Music duo’s album inspired by Route 66
The Nashville-based husband-and-wife music duo, Smoking Flowers, said their new album, "2 Guns," was inspired by a Route 66 trip out west. According to the South Bend Tribune's interview with Kim Collins: “It was literally the first time we hit the dirt road, the old stagecoach-era part of Route 66,” she says about the photo … Continue reading Music duo’s album inspired by Route 66