Tulsa County voters in 2003 approved the Vision 2025 sales tax for massive capital improvements. One of those improvements was to the county's length Route 66, to the tune of $15 million.To put that in perspective, the Route 66 Corridor Act approved by Congress in the late 1990s was authorized for just $10 million over … Continue reading A look at Tulsa’s Vision 2025 Route 66 project (Part 1)
Month: October 2005
More from Cow Bop’s journal
The Western swing group just finished playing in Oklahoma City. The last two journal entries are here and here.
A Route 66er reports on “Elizabethtown”
Route 66 fan Denny Gibson saw the Cameron Crowe movie, "Elizabethtown," which apparently has some scenes from Route 66 in it. Here's what Denny reported: There is a road trip in it but it is only the last 15-20 minutes of the movie. Once it starts, it gets to some good roadside attractions, including the … Continue reading A Route 66er reports on “Elizabethtown”
Pedaling the length of 66
Kenn Kemper wanted to get in better shape and spread God's word. So he bicycled across Route 66. Here is the story about him.
Welcome, visitors
A couple Tulsa-area bloggers are spreading the word about this site. One is the MeeCiteeWurkor site, which features some politics and some whimsy. The other is Batesline, which is a mix of local politics, faith-based musings, whimsy and plenty of other stuff. Batesline has been particularly good about letting others know about the El Vado … Continue reading Welcome, visitors
Cow Bop’s show in Tulsa
Here's Cow Bop's journal entry from their show at the Oklahoma Jazz Hall of Fame on Thursday. Sounds like the group and Chuck Cissel had a blast making music together.
Pain Connection walker is having a blast
Of course, if I received free nights at the Route 66 Hotel in Springfield, Ill., a meal at the Cozy Dog, and visited with Bill Shea at his gas station museum, that would lift my spirits, too.Dennis Kinch's latest journal entry is here.He's walked 267 miles and is in Hamel, Ill. He has 2,182 miles … Continue reading Pain Connection walker is having a blast
An interesting editorial …
... from the Albuquerque Tribune in 2003 that Route 66er Mark Potter found. It can be read here.
City staff urges rejection of El Vado Motel rezoning
Talking to the Deborah Nason of the City of Albuquerque's Planning Commission gave me some hope for the future of El Vado Motel.The Planning Commission's staff reviewed the application to rezone the El Vado, and its report, which was finished yesterday, has urged the denial of the rezoning request and subsequent demolition of that Route … Continue reading City staff urges rejection of El Vado Motel rezoning
Rio Grande Botanical Garden
I've never been to this Albuquerque attraction, but here's a nice article about it here.And it provides another reason to preserve the El Vado Motel: It's close to the garden. And the Rio Grande. And Old Town. And Albuquerque Country Club. In other words, it's close to where the action is.