The Route 66 Road Ahead Partnership recently announced the awarding of 19 grants totaling more than $40,000 to Route 66 businesses and attractions.
Each recipient receives $2,125 from the Route 66 Preservation & Economic Development Grant Program.
These are the recipients:
- VFW Post 6306 on Route 66 in Topock, Arizona, will commission the painting of a Route 66 shield on the pavement at its address and plan a community centennial celebration.
- Area 66 Outreach and Marketing will use grant funds for advertising the world-famous “Golf Ball” in Yucca, Arizona.
- Zettler’s Market will make repairs to its historic site in Ash Fork, Arizona.
- Melting Pot Food Tours, in the Old Pasadena district of West Hollywood, California, will invest in tour guide training and update its website to highlight Route 66’s centennial.
- Cucamonga Service Station in Rancho Cucamonga, California, is reconstructing its garage, completing the restoration of the historic site.
- White Fence Farm in Joliet, Illinois, plans to paint and replace fascia boards as needed following storm damage.
- Kingland Studios Fun Center in Joliet, Illinois, is creating new characters inspired by Route 66 and its communities.
- Jo’s Place in Virden, Illinois, will restore its floors to improve safety.
- Soda & Scoops and Red Door Gifts in Rolla, Missouri, each will make building improvements.
- Campbell Express Trailer Museum will have a new Campbell Trucking mural painted in Lebanon Park in Lebanon, Missouri.
- ART123 Gallery in Gallup, New Mexico, will use the grant for the “66 Artists on 66” art show and handmade souvenir shop.
- Bristow Historical Society in Bristow, Oklahoma, will install benches and commission a Route 66 mural at the city’s Town Square.
- Magpie & Mulberry Market will build a farmer’s/vintage market at the corner of Route 66 and Highway 75 in Sapulpa, Oklahoma.
- Arcadia Round Barn in Arcadia, Oklahoma, will reprint its 12 historical panels and create brochures that tell the barn’s story.
- Saint Cate’s Route 66 Folk Art Cathedral in Yukon, Oklahoma, will use the grant for professional architectural and structural planning for the century-old former church.
- Arnie’s Bar in Tulsa will have its neon sign repaired.
- Helium Times Columns Monument and plaza at the Don Harrington Discovery Center in Amarillo, Texas, will use the grant for educational materials for a secure exhibit space and site conservation.
The Route 66 Preservation & Economic Development Grant Program is an Official Route 66 Centennial Project.
(An image of the Arnie’s Bar neon sign in Tulsa)