Last fall, we reported that the City of Albuquerque was considering a strict new sign ordinance that would essentially outlaw most of the Duke City's fabulous neon signs along Route 66. The Route 66 and business community greeted the proposal with such alarm that a Sign Defense Group was formed, complete with a Web site. … Continue reading Albuquerque waters down proposed sign rules
Author: Ron Warnick
I'm the editor and publisher of Route 66 News, a clearinghouse of events, information, and entertainment pertaining to historic U.S. 66, the Mother Road.
Documenting L.A.’s architecture
More than a decade ago, German tourist Martin Schall was near the end of Route 66 road trip. He took a wrong turn and ended up in downtown Los Angeles. He became awed by the city's skyscrapers and architecture, and started shooting pictures. He's returned to L.A. nine times to document that city's rich architecture, … Continue reading Documenting L.A.’s architecture
Let’s hear it for Old 27
The resurrection of Old Route 66 as a tourist attraction has spawned smaller, but no less enthusiastic, efforts to revitalize other historic two-lane roads. U.S. 50, the Lincoln Highway and the National Road are examples of this. It looks like U.S. 27 is being added to the list. According to the The Morning Sun of … Continue reading Let’s hear it for Old 27
Subaru touts Route 66
The spring issue of Drive magazine by carmaker Subaru contains a good, brief overview of Route 66, along with a few good pictures.
500,000
Sometime during the wee hours Tuesday, the total number of page views on Route 66 News went past the half-million mark since its launch in October 2005. I honestly thought it would take much longer than 18 months for the site to reach that level. Instead, you -- the readers -- have proved there is … Continue reading 500,000
Painted Desert poetry
It's hard for YouTube videos to truly capture the astonishing beauty of the Painted Desert National Park, which is part of the Petrified Forest National Park just off Route 66 in eastern Arizona. But this one does a decent job.
Riding the route
There are plenty of photo montages of Route 66 trips on YouTube. But this cross-country motorcycle trek by is good because of the photography by Phil Rubin and the inclusion of Chuck Berry's "Route 66" and Brad Paisley's "Behind the Clouds."
Farmers’ market kicks
The city of Edmond, Okla., has a Farmers' Market every year at Festival Market Place in downtown. One event during the season will be of interest to roadies, according to the Edmond Sun: The next big event at the market place will be a cooperative effort between the city and the Oklahoma Highways and Byways … Continue reading Farmers’ market kicks
Scenes from Seligman
Here's a video of what you can see in the Route 66 town of Seligman, Ariz., with the Eagles' "Tequila Sunrise" as the soundtrack. If you keep close watch you can see Angel "Angel of Route 66" Delgadillo cutting hair in his barbershop. I think this was shot by the crew of the "Route 66 … Continue reading Scenes from Seligman
Vietnam vet’s bicycle trek begins
Ken Rhodes, the decorated Vietnam veteran whose story was recounted here, began his quest to bicycle across the country -- much of it on Route 66 -- on April 4. The cross-country ride from Santa Monica to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C., will benefit muscular dystrophy research and raise funds for Iraq war … Continue reading Vietnam vet’s bicycle trek begins