Do you recognize this church? It's not on Route 66, but close. Perhaps this climactic scene will jog your memory: https://youtu.be/l4YUbYU6LmQ?t=1m47s The place where Dustin Hoffman repeatedly screams "Elaine!" at a just-married Katharine Ross in the 1967 movie "The Graduate" actually is the La Verne United Methodist Church of La Verne, California, which sits about … Continue reading Route 66’s close link to “The Graduate” movie
Day: August 17, 2015
23,000 attend Birthplace of Route 66 Festival
About 23,000 people visited downtown Springfield, Missouri, during the past weekend's Birthplace of Route 66 Festival, only in its fifth year of existence. About 5,000 also attended the Route 66 parade during the festival, according to city officials cited Sunday by KSPR-TV in Springfield. More than 400 entries were in the parade. Business owners, including … Continue reading 23,000 attend Birthplace of Route 66 Festival