Stefan Joppich has added a bunch of good stuff to his Route 66 Web site, including alternative alignments of the Mother Road. It's really user-friendly, because you can click on a window and highlight small segments of the road. It'd be an ideal site for someone who's traveling the road with a laptop.
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.
Fat Man update
Steve Vaught of thefatmanwalking.com is back from visiting his family in San Diego and, after a brief bout with illness, is ready to resume his cross-country walk on Route 66. His latest journal entry is here (scroll down to the Nov. 16 entry). Looks like he's heading into the Tulsa area, based on this progress … Continue reading Fat Man update
New Channel 9 segment on Route 66
The third segment of Channel 9's series, "Route 66: Lost and Found," is online. This covers the six or seven alignments of the Mother Road in OKC.
Round-the-world trek includes Route 66
If you're on Route 66 and see a Kia Sorento painted like a world atlas, it's probably this fellow.Christer Gerlach, a Swede with a taste for adventure, already has driven more than halfway around the world in the Kia and recently arrived in the United States. He's on the West Coast and is taking Route … Continue reading Round-the-world trek includes Route 66
Classic-car nut plans the ultimate road trip
This Canadian Web site tells about Anthony Roos, who developed a taste for vintage Chevrolets. Here's a short paragraph that has me almost envying him: The Rooses also have a 1966 Airstream Trailer - a 17-foot Caravel - and plan on taking a trip down Route 66 next year. They'll tow the trailer behind their … Continue reading Classic-car nut plans the ultimate road trip
Part 2 of TV series on Route 66
Channel 9 of Oklahoma City has aired its second segment about Route 66. This one goes to western Oklahoma City, Bethany and past the Lake Overholser Bridge.
“Ready, set, hurry, go!!!”
Maybe that's what we're going to be hearing at a couple Route 66 intersections in Glendora, Calif. GLENDORA - The council has approved installing audio signals to assist visually impaired citizens in crossing at five intersections. The intersections are Grand Avenue at Route 66 and Mauna Loa Avenue; Barranca Avenue at Route 66 and Base … Continue reading “Ready, set, hurry, go!!!”
OKC’s Route 66 on television
Channel 9's morning show in Oklahoma City has begun its first installment of "Lost and Found on Route 66." The station interviewed Jim Ross, author of "Oklahoma Route 66," for this segment. Go to this link and scroll down to the video link on the side to watch it. It's recommended for high-speed Internet users … Continue reading OKC’s Route 66 on television
How to help El Vado Motel again
Emily Priddy, eastern vice president of the Oklahoma Route 66 Association, has contacted me about a way to help El Vado Motel in Albuquerque gain its proposed designation as a city landmark, thus making it much more resistant to the wrecking ball. Your mission: Write a short letter to the Landmarks and Urban Conservation Commission, … Continue reading How to help El Vado Motel again
Statue at Galena, Kan., museum stirs controversy
The Joplin Globe has the story. A local woman says that a lawn jockey in front of the Galena Historical Museum along Route 66 is racist.One fellow who commented on the story cites a Web site that claims the "Jocko" statues are not racist, but a symbol of a black boy's heroism during the Revolutionary … Continue reading Statue at Galena, Kan., museum stirs controversy