The Route 66 town of Wilmington, Ill., may try to save its historic City Hall building by using the bones of an even older landmark that was demolished last month, reports The Free Press Newspapers. The town's 1869 railroad depot was razed in early February. However, not all of the structure's remains weren't hauled to … Continue reading Wilmington tries to save historic City Hall building
Month: March 2012
Work on El Trovatore sign tower begins
A few weeks ago, the owners of El Trovatore Motel along Route 66 in Kingman, Ariz., announced they were doing an extensive renovation of the Route 66 landmark. This week, the motel started work on the enormous sign tower. Co-owner Sam Frisher wrote in an email Thursday: Today we are starting by taking down the … Continue reading Work on El Trovatore sign tower begins
Route 66 in northeastern Oklahoma
The video was created by David Ketter, a student at Oklahoma State University's Institute of Technology, for his Introduction to Video class. https://vimeo.com/37747384 Music is "A Thousand Miles from Nowhere," by Dwight Yoakam. That song can be downloaded for 99 cents here.