National Public Radio's "All Things Considered" broadcast an eight-minute segment about Route 66 from New Mexico. Go here to listen to it.
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.
Photographers on the road
By now, you've probably read about photographer Sandi Wheaton and her journey to document Route 66 with a series of time-lapse images. She's in the Texas Panhandle now. But there are other photographers who are traveling the road or who recently did so. One is Steven Brett Stoddart, who is traveling the Mother Road from … Continue reading Photographers on the road
Neighborhood opposition shoots down Bonnie and Clyde B+B
Opposition from the neighborhood thwarted a zoning permit request to convert a garage apartment in Joplin, Mo., that was once used by famed outlaws Bonnie and Clyde into a bed-and-breakfast, reports the Joplin Globe. The apartment, which was used by the Barrow gang for 12 days in 1933 before shooting their way out and killing … Continue reading Neighborhood opposition shoots down Bonnie and Clyde B+B
Man stakes faith in newspapers in Santa Rosa
In the New York Times, you can read about the tale of M.E. Sprengelmeyer, a former star reporter with the now-defunct Rocky Mountain News who recently purchased a small weekly newspaper in the Route 66 town of Santa Rosa, N.M., and is determined to make a go of it. The newspaper is the Guadalupe County … Continue reading Man stakes faith in newspapers in Santa Rosa
Bringing them back
The Kingman (Ariz.) Daily Miner published this fascinating article about continuing efforts to maintain populations of the rare black-footed ferret off Route 66 near Seligman. That type of ferret was once considered extinct because of disease and other problems until a small group of them was found in Wyoming in the early 1980s. The effort … Continue reading Bringing them back
This is awesome
Tap-dancing, weird driving backdrops, relentlessly cheeky singers, and the Lawrence Welk Show. What more could you want?
A rare and old grain elevator
Bill Kemp, an archivist with the McLean County Museum of History, wrote an interesting article in the Bloomington (Ill.) Pantagraph about the history of grain elevators. In particular, he focuses on the J.W. Hawes Grain Elevator Museum in the Route 66 town of Atlanta, Ill. The Hawes elevator was built in 1903 and is one … Continue reading A rare and old grain elevator
Federal grants awarded for Route 66 tourism
The Illinois Department of Transportation announced several federal grants that will go toward tourism, including Route 66 sites. According to the Belleville News-Democrat, $395,000 will be used to erect "experience hubs" and signs for Route 66 from East St. Louis to Chicago. Also, in New Mexico, the state will receive $365,000 in federal funds to … Continue reading Federal grants awarded for Route 66 tourism
Car show will help restore The Mill
The Railsplitter Antique Auto Club, along with the Route 66 Heritage Foundation of Logan County, is holding a classic car show from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at The Mill in Lincoln, Ill. -- a former Route 66 restaurant that's undergoing restoration. According to the Lincoln Courier: Registration is open to everyone and the … Continue reading Car show will help restore The Mill
Only in America
Only in a place like America would you have a cowboy-themed restaurant that serves Italian gourmet ice cream. In this case, it's taking place on Route 66 in Amarillo. It's called Cowboy Gelato, on the historic Sixth Street district. According to the restaurant's Web site: Cowboy Gelato will bring a new form of excitement to … Continue reading Only in America