Alina Chau of Ice Cream Monster Toon Cafe is an animator. She recently took a train trip and posted sketches from the Route 66 towns of Williams, Ariz., and Los Angeles. It's worth surfing the rest of her site for her sketches, too. Kipling West of The Seven Deadly Sinners lives in Canada, but sometimes … Continue reading Route 66 blog roundup
Month: December 2006
A taste of Buffalo out west
The next time you're hankering for Buffalo wings, go to the Monte Vista Fire Station in Albuquerque. Yes, Albuquerque. According to Duke City Fix, a native New Yorker raves about the wings there: The New Yorker (who has eaten many times at the primordial source of Buffalo wings: the Anchor Bar), likes that the Fire … Continue reading A taste of Buffalo out west
More SUV than the driver can handle
The combination of a traffic accident and the weight of ice and snow caused the collapse of the Carthage Route 66 Antique Mall at 1221 Oak St. in Carthage, Mo., earlier this week. The Joplin (Mo.) Globe reported: The incident began when a car ran into the building and one of the supporting trusses on … Continue reading More SUV than the driver can handle
Christmas season on 66
Old Route 66, heading west from Carthage, Mo., to Carterville, Mo., on Dec. 1. (Photo courtesy of Route 66 TV Online.)
Music break
The good folks at the Annees Vinyl site have posted two interesting musical slide shows on YouTube. One is of the Rolling Stones performing "Route 66" on what sounds like a mid-1960s British radio show. Accompanying the music are photos of sights along the road. The other Route 66 slideshow has Nat King Cole, also … Continue reading Music break
“Worst Places” book sparks a furor
Dave Gilmartin has caused quite a stir across the country. He's published a book, "The Absolutely Worst Places to Live in America," which lists 80 U.S. cities were recommended (or derided) by readers. Quite a few of those cities are none too happy about it, either. Five cities on Route 66 made the "worst" list: … Continue reading “Worst Places” book sparks a furor
“Cars” movie gets nine Annie nominations
Disney-Pixar's hit summer movie about Route 66, "Cars," tied "Flushed Away" for the most Annie nominations from the International Animated Film Society with nine, reported the Los Angeles Daily News. The awards will be announced Feb. 11 at the Alex Theatre in Glendale, Calif. According to CountSolo at the Pixar Planet forum, here are the … Continue reading “Cars” movie gets nine Annie nominations
La Posada de Albuquerque will be closed a while longer
Last we heard, La Posada de Albuquerque, which was closed for renovations in 2005, was going to reopen sometime in spring 2007. Now it looks like the reopening isn't going to happen anytime soon. According to Duke City Fix, owner Gary Goodman is asking the city for $9 million in industrial revenue bonds to continue … Continue reading La Posada de Albuquerque will be closed a while longer
Christmas season on 66
Looking west on Missouri Highway 100, aka Route 66, in Manchester, Mo., on Dec. 3. (Photo courtesy of Ron Sanderson.)
Launching Pad Drive-In is for sale
The Launching Pad Drive-In restaurant, famous for its 28-foot-tall fiberglass Gemini Giant (above), has been put up for sale. The Launching Pad is at 810 E. Baltimore, along old Route 66, in Wilmington, Ill. The asking price is $589,000. The restaurant was inducted into the Illinois Route 66 Hall of Fame in 2000. I didn't … Continue reading Launching Pad Drive-In is for sale