Notes from the road

Dida Zende, an artist based in Berlin, is looking for at least one old gas station along Route 66 to repaint so it resembles a FIT art gallery (above). It would be repainted mostly white, with a bit of red trim and the FIT logo. Zende wants to come do this free of charge in November or December, and the grounds of the property would be cleaned up to boot. If you have an old gas station property you’d like spruced up or know somebody who would, e-mail Zende at zende (at) gmx.de to make arrangements.

  • A reader has pointed out the Markeroni.com site, an online community of history buffs and travelers devoted to tracking down historical markers across the country. Markeroni also has a blog, in which several Route 66 sites were among the 13 Cool Snarfs (a snarf an actual visit made to a historical marker).
  • The Kit-Kat and Friends Great All-American Road Show is making a stop at Afton Station on Route 66 in Afton, Okla., at noon Aug. 2. This is a tour that commemorates the 75th anniversary of the Kit-Cat Clock.
  • Famed Route 66 author Michael Wallis and photographer Michael Williamson are on a tour to promote their Lincoln Highway book. They’re blogging about their experiences as they go west on the Lincoln. The site is here.
  • Deb Hodkin, curator of the Route 66 Mother Road Museum in Barstow, Calif., points out an excellent feature in the Bakersfield Californian about Joe de Kehoe, an expert about Route 66 in California and the Mojave Desert.
  • Son Life Church at 1203 Vandalia in Collinsville, Ill., is hosting a Cruizin’ in Antiques Car, Truck and Bike Show from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday to benefit the World’s Largest Catsup Bottle Fan Club. For more about the event, go here.

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