The Albuquerque Journal posted a report (pay-only subscription) about an application from Mayor Martin Chavez to designate El Vado Motel a city historical landmark. In short, much was discussed, but nothing will be decided until at least next month. The designation would offer some protection to the old roadside lodging site. Development guidelines would be … Continue reading El Vado Motel hearing
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 the new “Cars” movie poster
IGN.com has what it describes as an exclusive first look at the movie poster for "Cars," the Route 66-themed movie from Pixar Animation Studios that's set to be released June 9, 2006.You can see the poster here.An even bigger version of the poster is here. Pixar's Web site also has a new page for "Cars," called … Continue reading A look at the new “Cars” movie poster
Route 66 book alerts
A couple of new Route 66 books have been released in recent weeks.One is "Hogs on 66 Postcards" from Marian Clark and Michael Wallis, both of Tulsa, who selected the best photos from their "Hogs on 66" book that was a combination of motorcycle road stories and recipes. Marian also has set up a Web … Continue reading Route 66 book alerts
A visit to Needles, California
Author Susan A. Palmer has updated her blog to tell about her recent Route 66 trip to Needles. She says she's using Needles as the setting for her second novel.
California Route 66 Museum marks 10th anniversary
The Desert Dispatch in Victorville, Calif., has the details about the big bash.
Route 66 restaurant added to Roadfood list
Roadfood.com, Jan and Michael Stern's massive Web site of good regional mom-and-pop restaurants across the country, has added a restaurant to its listings that's on Route 66. It's The Frontier restaurant in Albuquerque, N.M. Haven't been there, so I'll have to add it to my dining list on my next road trip.
Searching for Neil Young and Route 66
The Toronto Globe and Mail published a book review of Kevin Chong's "Neil Young Nation: A Quest, An Obsession (and a True Story)." In the book, Chong tells about he re-traced Neil Young's trek from his native Canada to Southern California in the mid-1960s, before the folk-rock musician became a star. A significant chunk of … Continue reading Searching for Neil Young and Route 66
Route 66ers help New Orleans
The San Bernardino County Sun reports that a group of folks in the city, including Stater Bros. Route 66 Rendezvous Revelers, donated more than $54,000 to St. Bernard Parish in Louisiana for relief after Hurricane Katrina. A check for the donations was presented Wednesday night to Doug Rowand of Arrowhead United Way at the First … Continue reading Route 66ers help New Orleans
Pain Connection walker update
Dennis Kinch, who is walking the length of Route 66 to raise awareness for the National Pain Foundation, has posted his first update on the Web site in a couple weeks (he has limited access to the Internet on the road). He's made it to Lebanon, Mo., and he's walked 460 miles. He's experienced rough … Continue reading Pain Connection walker update
Fat Man update
Steve Vaught of thefatmanwalking.com is returning to the road after a brief trip back in San Diego to visit with family and suffering a setback from nasty case of poison oak. His latest journal entry is here (scroll down to the Nov. 12 entry).He also gave another shout-out to the folks in the Route 66 … Continue reading Fat Man update