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.

A look at Albuquerque’s Route 66

The St. Petersburg Times has a long article about Albuquerque's Route 66 district. Earning prominent mention are such 66 stalwarts as the Aztec Motel, 66 Diner and Nob Hill. No mention of the endangered El Vado Motel, though.

Freeway to nowhere

Aroll Gellner in the San Francisco Chronicle explains why Route 66 aficionados eschew the interstates when possible and sticks to the old two-lane roads. Charles Kuralt, the longtime "On the Road" correspondent for CBS News, once observed that "thanks to the interstate highway system, it is now possible to travel from coast to coast without … Continue reading Freeway to nowhere

New teaser trailer for “Cars” movie

Apple's QuickTime site has released a new teaser trailer for the Route 66-themed movie, "Cars," from Pixar Animation Studios. The movie will be released June 2006. There also are some big honkin' high-definition files of the trailer if you really want to test your bandwidth. (NOTE: This requires QuickTime 7.0 to run the file.)

Another walker traversed Route 66

Here's a story in Newsday about Mark Cundy, who not only has walked Route 66, but has nearly circled the planet in an effort to raise money for cancer research. There's not much Route 66 content in the story except for this: "I had this romantic idea of walking Route 66 the whole way, but … Continue reading Another walker traversed Route 66

Long story on the Fat Man Walking

The Dallas Morning News has just published a long story about Steve Vaught, the obese man who's trying to lose weight by walking across America, including on Route 66. The story is here. Steve's thefatmanwalking.com site, which I've referred to often in the past, is here.

More about underground gas tanks development

A few weeks ago, I found a tidbit in the Holbrook (Ariz.) Tribune-News about a new program to develop property that once had old underground fuel tanks on them. More details about the program have emerged today. Through a partnership with the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ), the EPA has decided to test a new … Continue reading More about underground gas tanks development

Just passin’ through

The Quay County Sun in Tucumcari, N.M., has featured a semi-regular feature about tourists passing through town on Route 66. This week's includes Allen and Kathy Priddy of Idaho. You can read about it here. Incidentally, Allen Priddy is a cousin to Emily Priddy, eastern vice president of the Oklahoma Route 66 Association. They met … Continue reading Just passin’ through

Another contradiction about El Vado Motel

The new owner of the historic El Vado Motel in Albuquerque, Richard Gonzales, said this during sworn testimony in a recent Landmarks Commission hearing: I conveyed that to Mr. Boles and I can’t understand why they’ve taken this posture that I’m going to demolish the El Vado. It’s just not what I wanted to do. … Continue reading Another contradiction about El Vado Motel