A wind storm Sunday night severely damaged the World's Largest Covered Wagon next to Route 66 in Lincoln, Ill., that features a statue of a sitting Abraham Lincoln, reported the Lincoln Courier. The newspaper detailed the damage: The wind blew the wagon and its rider, Abraham Lincoln, nearly onto its side. Though the statue of the … Continue reading Wind storm damages World’s Largest Covered Wagon
Day: January 27, 2014
Another sign painter with a long history on Route 66
A few years ago, I tracked down Rudy Gonzales of Tucumcari, N.M., who hand-painted signs along the Route 66 corridor in the Texas Panhandle and New Mexico for five decades. Another sign painter has operated along Route 66 for about as long in eastern Arizona. According to an article in the Arizona Journal, Severo Barela of … Continue reading Another sign painter with a long history on Route 66