It's official: A museum featuring Pontiac vehicles is scheduled to open July 21 in the Old Square West building in downtown Pontiac, Ill., according to the Bloomington Pantagraph. The Pontiac City Council approved a contract Monday with Tim Dye of Broken Arrow, Okla., so he could bring his collection of Pontiac and Oakland cars and … Continue reading Pontiac museum in Pontiac will open in July
Month: January 2011
Extending the holiday spirit
After the hustle and bustle of Christmas, many people -- including me -- are ready to move on to other things. But I'll make an exception for the awesome Joplin Christmas Window Display in the Newman Brothers Building (aka City Hall) in Joplin, Mo., right on Route 66. This display, which recalls the animated Christmas … Continue reading Extending the holiday spirit
Nicely done
According to KRT Productions, a Schaumburg, Ill.- based company, this little video was created for WYCC-TV in Chicago, a PBS station. Other than that, I know nothing. I'm assuming it's for an upcoming documentary by the station. I'll try to find out more. UPDATE: Kathy Rivera, president of KRT, replied to an e-mail that her … Continue reading Nicely done
2010 in review
The stats helper monkeys at WordPress.com mulled over how this blog did in 2010, and here's a high level summary of its overall blog health: The Blog-Health-o-Meter™ reads Wow. Crunchy numbers A helper monkey made this abstract painting, inspired by your stats. The Louvre Museum has 8.5 million visitors per year. This blog was viewed … Continue reading 2010 in review
Exploring ruins
This video by Krzysztof Snazyk features decaying remains of Route 66 businesses east of Amarillo, Texas, although you can see the restored U-Drop Inn in Shamrock here.
The old neon cross
The Alton (Ill.) Telegraph published a story about the St. Paul Lutheran Church in Hamel, Ill., which has featured a blue neon cross atop it that Route 66 and Interstate 55 travelers have gazed upon since the 1940s. A story about the neon cross that you may not have known: The cross was dedicated in … Continue reading The old neon cross
Hello from Italy
Here's Urban Blues, a band based in Italy, doing a credible blues performance of Bobby Troup's most famous song.
Happy new year
It just turned 2011. To celebrate the occasion, here's The Bottom Line Band of Louisville, Ky., performing a blues-rock version of Bobby Troup's beloved road song.