The famed giant arrows at the defunct Twin Arrows Trading Post east of Flagstaff, Ariz., recently were refurbished after years of deterioration and neglect. Longtime roadie Carol Major reported a few days ago to the Route 66 yahoogroup: ... On my 66 trip from Topock to Oklahoma City last week, I went by Twin Arrows … Continue reading Twin Arrows namesake gets a face-lift
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.
Route 66 runner under scrutiny
Tellman Knudson, the Internet tycoon who plans to run barefoot on Route 66 and across the country next month for charity, has run into a thicket of questions from the attorney general's office in his home state of Vermont. According to a well-researched article in the Times Argus of Montpelier, Vt., the problems for Knudson … Continue reading Route 66 runner under scrutiny
Not in my Valle Vista, Part 2
The Guardian newspaper of London continues its series on retracing the path the Joads took in John Steinbeck's novel, "The Grapes of Wrath." Sunday finds the series in Valle Vista, a subdivision north of Kingman, Ariz., on Route 66. This section of the article stuck out like a bald head in the Arizona sun for … Continue reading Not in my Valle Vista, Part 2
Nehemiah, The Musical
Just when you think the video series of "Route 66: A Road Trip Through the Bible" isn't strange enough, the Book of Nehemiah brings on a new (and musical) twist. What's next? Puppetry?
Bent Door update
I hadn't heard from Roy and Ramona Kiewert, the new owners of the long-closed Bent Door restaurant in Adrian, Texas, for a long while. But this weekend, I got an e-mail from her: Our family spent most of our summer vacation painting inside and out. [...] Things are improving, most of which you can not … Continue reading Bent Door update
The star of “Two-Lane Blacktop”
Although I didn't like "Two-Lane Blacktop" much, I always wondered what happened to that souped-up 1955 Chevrolet that essentially starred (along with singer James Taylor) in the 1971 cult film that was partly filmed on Route 66. A story in the Berkshire Eagle in Massachusetts answers that question. Walt Bailey of Maryland owns the car, … Continue reading The star of “Two-Lane Blacktop”
What’s happening with El Garces?
While in the Route 66 town of Needles, Calif., this summer, it appeared there was little recent activity in the restoration of the historic El Garces Hotel. A sign said the century-old Harvey House would have a "limited" opening by winter 2008, and the hotel's Web site hadn't been updated since last year. El Garces' … Continue reading What’s happening with El Garces?
In the footsteps of the Joads
Chris McGreal of The Guardian newspaper in London is retracing the Route 66 path of the Joad family from John Steinbeck's seminal novel, "The Grapes of Wrath." Day Two of his journey includes a lot of material from Adrian, Texas, and the ghost town of Glenrio on the Texas-New Mexico border. Be sure to check … Continue reading In the footsteps of the Joads
A brief history
Here's a video produced by the Arizona Office of Tourism. It uses the Powerhouse Visitors Center in Kingman as a jumping-off point about the history of Route 66.
Grand El Rancho Grande
El Rancho Grande restaurant on Route 66 in Tulsa had been working for the past few months in restoring its vintage neon sign. On Wednesday night, Modern Tulsa hosted a celebration as the refurbished sign was turned on. Here a video of the lighting by the Oklahoma Modern blog: El Rancho Grande has been in … Continue reading Grand El Rancho Grande