In 2009, Guy Fieri's Food Network show "Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives" tracked down three more acclaimed restaurants on Route 66 -- Salsa Brava in Flagstaff, Ariz.; Standard Diner in Albuquerque; and Dell Rhea's Chicken Basket in Willowbrook, Ill. Here's the full segment, which hasn't appeared on this site before: https://youtu.be/XE_tsS4EOqY
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.
“Destination: Cars Land” unveiled at Rose Parade
If you missed the telecast of the Tournament of Roses Parade yesterday from Pasadena, Calif., here's a video of Disney's 125-foot-long float, titled "Destination: Cars Land," shot an hour before the event. https://youtu.be/EujwfdRblX8 The Disney Parks Blog posted this account from the parade: The float got off to a good start as it stepped off … Continue reading “Destination: Cars Land” unveiled at Rose Parade
Patti Page, famed singer and Route 66 native, dies at 85
https://youtu.be/_Ek3eCbfqp0 Patti Page, an Oklahoma-born singer whose greatest claim to fame was her massively popular "Tennessee Waltz" song from 1950, died Tuesday in California at age 85, reported the Tulsa World and many other media outlets. I'll let other obituaries detail Page's amazing music career, which included more than 100 million records sold. But it … Continue reading Patti Page, famed singer and Route 66 native, dies at 85
A look under the hood at Route 66 News
About a year ago, I moved Route 66 News from WordPress.com to a self-hosted setup. This gave me a lot more freedom to set up advertising and other controls for the website. Being self-hosted also gave me access to a lot more data about who was visiting the website, courtesy of AWStats. Reviewing the information … Continue reading A look under the hood at Route 66 News
Former Route 66 motel site in Albuquerque will be apartments
An apartment complex is proposed for former site of the Silver Moon Lodge near downtown Albuquerque, reported the Albuquerque Journal. However, the developer will pay tribute to the motel and its Route 66 roots by reusing its sign. DBG Properties, a division of GSL Properties in Portland, Ore., has applied for $8 million in revenue … Continue reading Former Route 66 motel site in Albuquerque will be apartments
Route 66 in a hand bike
Longtime readers may remember Norberto de Angelis. The Italy native was a football player who became paralyzed in a car accident. After his recovery, he decided to pedal the length of Route 66 in 2009 using a specially equipped hand bicycle. This 26-minute video documents his journey. The narration is in Italian, but it should be … Continue reading Route 66 in a hand bike
A peek at Disney’s Cars Land float
If you watch the Tournament of Roses Parade in Pasadena, Calif., on New Year's Day, keep an eye out for Disney's "Destination: Cars Land" float. The Disney Parks Blog provided a sneak peek of the float at its warehouse in Asuza, Calif., before the flowers are affixed. https://youtu.be/jp38pVVFNgE The Cars Land theme park is inspired by … Continue reading A peek at Disney’s Cars Land float
Cruising with Earl Grant
This performance by Earl Grant has become one of my favorite performances of Bobby Troup's most famous song. I like the easy groove of this tune. https://youtu.be/OS0yjQNTJZo This recording came out in 1966 on a tribute album to Nat King Cole, who'd died of cancer the previous year. Cole popularized Troup's "Route 66" in 1946 … Continue reading Cruising with Earl Grant
Fun with mounted cameras
As the quality and portability of high-definition video have gotten better, we're seeing more of such clips show up on the Internet from the Mother Road. This video, which included mounted angles, comes from Poland: Route 66 clip from meedia.pl on Vimeo. The song is "Route 66 Revisited," by Jimmy LaFave. The song can be … Continue reading Fun with mounted cameras
Cars Land can be found in Florida, too
Everyone who reads this site knows that Cars Land, based on the fictional Route 66 town of Radiator Springs in the movie "Cars," became an instant big attraction when it opened this year at Disney California Adventure Park in Anaheim, Calif. It's not quite as elaborate, but Cars Land also has arrived at Disney World's … Continue reading Cars Land can be found in Florida, too