Glen Carbon and the Route 66 community of Edwardsville, Ill., wish to create a tourism Web site, according to the Belleville News-Democrat. Thankfully, a representative from the Illinois Route 66 Association will weigh in with opinions at an organizational meeting April 24.
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.
Geezer Riders feel the heat
The Geezer Riders endure the record heat that hit Oklahoma and Texas during their trip on Harleys down Route 66. Here's the diary from the Sooner State, and here's the one from the Lone Star State that appeared in the Mainichi Daily News in Japan.
Stars of “Cars” will hit the road
Life-size models of Lightning McQueen (voiced by Owen Wilson) and Sally Carrera (voiced by Bonnie Hunt) from the upcoming Pixar movie "Cars" will be touring the country during the "Cars Road Trip '06," according to a news release from DMN Newswire. State Farm is the big sponsor of the event. The tour will … Continue reading Stars of “Cars” will hit the road
A tip of The Hat
The Diner blog reviews another eatery in the Los Angeles metro area, this time The Hat, which has been Route 66 in Glendora since 1951. He gives a thumbs-up to the pastrami burger and fries that include brown gravy.
Man seeks to boost involvement of town to Route 66
As I've learned from a bunch of e-mails in the past few months, Pete Pettry is a tireless booster of Route 66. The Mother Road goes through Edmond, Okla., but the town up until recently seems to have expressed little interest in playing up that historic link. If Edmond jumps on board, Pettry will be … Continue reading Man seeks to boost involvement of town to Route 66
How Pixar designed the “Cars” characters
The Detroit News has a very good article about how director John Lasseter and the rest of the Pixar Animation Studios crew set about to creating the characters of its upcoming movie based on Route 66, "Cars." It's recommended reading. Also, the "Cars" Web site has added Sarge and Fillmore to the showroom. The site … Continue reading How Pixar designed the “Cars” characters
Geezer Riders go from Springfield to Springfield
Judging by their travel times, the Japanese Geezer Riders rode primarily on the interstate when they took their Harleys from Springfield, Ill., to Springfield, Mo. They did manage a stop at Meramec Caverns, however, mistakenly calling it Jesse James Cave. The writer for the Mainichi Daily News also mistakenly lists Chicago as the capital of … Continue reading Geezer Riders go from Springfield to Springfield
A trip to remember
The Sacramento Bee asked readers to share memories of a cherished vacation. Patricia Robles of Sacramento recalled the details of traveling from California to Oklahoma on Route 66 to see family members during the 1940s and '50s. Read about it here (free registration is required). It includes a photo of Robles and her sister at … Continue reading A trip to remember
We’re back
The folks at WordPress.com took down this site and many others in the network for about 24 hours on Easter Sunday for what they described as "emergency maintenance." The timing was good; traffic is usually down sharply during a holiday anyway. I've been pretty happy with WordPress.com and its attentive customer service so far. Hopefully, … Continue reading We’re back
Fat Man says: ‘Hills … what hills?’
Steve Vaught of thefatmanwalking.com has been getting a lot of warnings in recent days about how strenuous it is to walk up the rolling hills of western Pennsylvania. But he's not impressed. When I went through these little hills we have out West there were several that were a 6% grade over 12 miles. Now … Continue reading Fat Man says: ‘Hills … what hills?’