The Park Board of Lebanon, Missouri, approved nearly $400,000 in funding for a Route 66-themed area in Boswell Park after about an hour of debate, according to the print edition of the Lebanon Daily Record. That was about $100,000 less than a previous proposal floated about a month ago. About $323,000 of the funds will … Continue reading Lebanon Park Board approves funding for Route 66 park
Month: August 2015
Gutierrez-Hubbell House added to National Register
The Gutierrez-Hubbell House that's sat along a stretch of old Route 66 south of Albuquerque since the 1860s has been designated to the National Register of Historic Places, according to an email this week from the National Park Service. The listing was effective Aug. 3. The house, which now is a cultural center owned by … Continue reading Gutierrez-Hubbell House added to National Register
Clifton’s Cafeteria reopening appears imminent
For the past three years, the historic Clifton's Cafeteria in downtown Los Angeles has undergone a massive renovation. Preservationists and the restaurant's fans had long speculated on its reopening. A reopening date for Clifton's still hasn't been set. But the date it will throw open its doors appears much closer, thanks to a Craiglist ad … Continue reading Clifton’s Cafeteria reopening appears imminent
Springfield stations go whole hog on Route 66 coverage
To help publicize the Birthplace of Route 66 Festival in Springfield, Missouri, this coming weekend, reporters and crews from the television sister stations KY3 / KSPR in town did a trip on Route 66 to see what's there. Nice work if you can get it. KY3 went from Santa Monica to Springfield, and KSPR went … Continue reading Springfield stations go whole hog on Route 66 coverage
Cross-country driving a century ago
You have people who try to trace the paths of history. Then you have people who really try to re-create the entire experience from many decades ago. These images came a few days ago courtesy of Jim Hinckley of Kingman, Arizona, who explained in an email: In 1915, then 21-year old Edsel Ford and some … Continue reading Cross-country driving a century ago
Brooks Building in Arcadia soon will have a Route 66-friendly tenant
Joel Rayburn, owner of the Route 66-related GlassBoy Studios and Tourist Trap Tees, soon will move into the historic Brooks Building just a stone's throw from the Round Barn in Arcadia, Oklahoma. Rayburn told me in a text he should be ready to open the doors to those businesses there by early October. According to … Continue reading Brooks Building in Arcadia soon will have a Route 66-friendly tenant
TeePee Drive-In goes up for sale again
The long-closed TeePee Drive-In on an original alignment of Route 66 in Sapulpa, Oklahoma, is on the market again, according to KJRH-TV in Tulsa, after a brief ray of hope for its revival a few years ago faded. The asking price for the property is $275,000. Here's the video report from the station, which has … Continue reading TeePee Drive-In goes up for sale again
Discover America touts Springfield
Discover America recently uploaded nicely done videos about Route 66 in Springfield, Illinois. The videos tout the same things, but show slightly different footage and in different languages for the benefit of potential travelers abroad. The videos below are in English, German and Japanese. https://youtu.be/pPyRpAkDCOc https://youtu.be/I6DbcuETP0g https://youtu.be/J94s6kXOoeI More about Discover America: The Corporation for Travel … Continue reading Discover America touts Springfield
Documentary film, book coming about Negro Travelers Green Book
This weekend, filmmakers Calvin Alexander Ramsey and Becky Wible Searles will interview relatives of the former publisher of the Negro Travelers Green Book for a documentary, according to the New York Times. Victor Hugo Green, a letter carrier who lived in New York City, in 1936 began publishing the guidebook to help travelers find black-friendly … Continue reading Documentary film, book coming about Negro Travelers Green Book
Rail Haven hotel installs replica of classic sign
The Best Western Route 66 Rail Haven hotel in Springfield, Missouri, on Friday installed a replica of a classic neon sign that came down in 1994 when the hotel was rebranded, according to the Springfield News-Leader. Part of the reason the original sign was taken down was because it was "in bad shape," said Jennifer … Continue reading Rail Haven hotel installs replica of classic sign