Ike's Chili House in Tulsa is moving from Admiral Place -- an older alignment of Route 66 -- to East 11th Street, a newer alignment of Route 66, in the next few weeks, according to the Tulsa World. The restaurant, reputedly the oldest in Oklahoma, will moved by the end of the year from 5941 … Continue reading Ike’s Chili making a sideways move
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.
Preservation of historic Los Angeles bridge hits a wall
Proponents of an effort to keep a historic bridge in Los Angeles and make it a pedestrian span has hit a wall. Instead, the bridge likely will be demolished, according to a report in The Architect's Newspaper. The old Dayton Avenue Bridge (aka the Riverside-Figueroa Bridge), built in 1927 and improved in 1939, once carried Route … Continue reading Preservation of historic Los Angeles bridge hits a wall
Lillian Redman’s benediction
Today would have been the 104th birthday of Lillian Redman, longtime owner of the Blue Swallow Motel in Tucumcari, N.M. When she ran the motel, Redman provided each overnight guest a copy of a prayer for travelers. Videographer KC Keefer produced this new video about the prayer and Redman, with historic still photos of the … Continue reading Lillian Redman’s benediction
Six buddies on Route 66
This video about six friends traveling from Chicago to San Francisco is as professionally shot as anything I've seen. For best effect, watch it on full-screen. Friendship Tour 2013 // Route 66 // Chicago - San Francisco // 3. Teil from Dennis Jagusiak on Vimeo. It was shot and edited by Dennis Jagusiak of Germany, … Continue reading Six buddies on Route 66
Ted Drewes Frozen Custard temporarily closes after fire
A fire closed Ted Drewes Frozen Custard at its Chippewa Street site (aka Route 66) in St. Louis today. However, it seems the blaze was minor, and the stand likely will reopen by early evening. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported the fire started in the attic about noon today, and firefighters put it out quickly. … Continue reading Ted Drewes Frozen Custard temporarily closes after fire
Dinosaur moves to Grand Canyon Caverns
A 40-foot-long dinosaur statue evicted from a Southern California neighborhood because of zoning issues has landed in its new home at Grand Canyon Caverns near Peach Springs, Ariz. Longtime roadie Jim Conkle sent me these photos of the life-size apatosaurus that Grand Canyon Caverns recently installed on its grounds. A formal ceremony to dedicate the dinosaur will … Continue reading Dinosaur moves to Grand Canyon Caverns
Palms Grill Cafe lands interim managers
The historic Palms Grill Cafe along Route 66 in Atlanta, Ill., has reopened under an interim manager until a new, permanent manager for the restaurant is found. Peggy Payne (of Peggy's Place in nearby Lincoln, Ill.) and her husband Tom (known for his Fat Boys BBQ in Lincoln) to act as interim managers of the Grill … Continue reading Palms Grill Cafe lands interim managers
Owners of Highlander Motel commit suicide
The co-owners of the historic Highlander Motel on Route 66 in Williams, Ariz., committed suicide within days of each other last month, according to media reports in Europe. The husband-and-wife team of Alan Aernoudt and Sandra Driesse of Belgium bought the motel in March 2011. Once they moved there months later, they quickly went to work renovating … Continue reading Owners of Highlander Motel commit suicide
Walldog Museum offering customized holiday cards
The International Walldog Mural & Sign Art Museum in Pontiac, Ill., is offering customized holiday greeting cards of the town's famous Route 66 mural at a discounted price during the month of November, according to a news release from Pontiac Tourism. According to the news release: The picture can include you and your family in front … Continue reading Walldog Museum offering customized holiday cards
Programming note
If you have noticed Route 66 News acting strangely in the past few days, it's probably because our host is doing long-term maintenance work on its servers. Such work under the hood is necessary, but it occasionally causes odd behavior on the website. In one instance, a longtime contributor's comment inexplicably wound up in the … Continue reading Programming note