A tornado ravaged the Route 66 town of Williamsville, Ill., on Wednesday afternoon, destroying or damaging at least two dozen homes and businesses. No loss of life has been reported so far. One of the casualties is the Route 66 Antique Mall (photo of the damage is here). According to the Springfield Journal-Register: Jack Caldwell, … Continue reading Tornado strikes Williamsville
Author: Ron Warnick
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Biofuels plant decision may be today
The Kingman (Ariz.) Daily Miner has a pretty good overview about a proposed biofuels plant that would be located near the Valle Vista subdivision off Route 66 north of town. The county's Planning and Zoning Commission may decide today whether to allow a permit for the plant. Proponents say the plant will create jobs and … Continue reading Biofuels plant decision may be today
“Road Trip” recap
I'd hoped by now to have watched Monday night's episode of "The Great American Road Trip." However, Firefox won't allow the episodes to be viewed, my IE browser is balking at loading anything, and I was at the McCartney show last night. However, this post from Reality TV Magazine does a good job at recapping … Continue reading “Road Trip” recap
Mother Road montage that wasn’t
The Paul McCartney concert in Tulsa last night was one of the best I've seen, and the postings I've read from other attendees on Twitter, Facebook and other Internet sites concur. However, there's this excerpt in a report from The Oklahoman that I need to mention: After recalling his recent driving tour of Route 66, … Continue reading Mother Road montage that wasn’t
Hello from Sweden
Here's a pretty good rock version of Bobby Troup's "Route 66," performed by the Backbeats of Sweden.
Touching on its legacy
ConocoPhillips today posted this nifty video that talks about the history of Route 66 and historic Conoco and Phillips 66 gas stations along the Mother Road in Texas. It's good to see a major corporation at least acknowledge its history. Sometimes, in the quest to pave roads to the future, corporations forget where they've been. … Continue reading Touching on its legacy
Arizona roadie dies
Vincent M. Salmon, a founding member of the Historic Route 66 Association of Arizona, died Aug. 9 at age 81, according to an obituary in the Kingman Daily Miner. He was a longtime educator and served in the Army during the Korean War. But here's the stuff that's most relevant to roadies: Dr. Salmon has … Continue reading Arizona roadie dies
Baden festival in St. Louis is Saturday
St. Louis roadie Kip Welborn has alerted me to the Baden Taste, a festival that will take place from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday in the Baden neighborhood in the 7900 to 8300 blocks of Broadway in north St. Louis. That's on a section of old Route 66 south of the Old Chain of … Continue reading Baden festival in St. Louis is Saturday
Slide in to the drive-in
The Joplin Globe has a nice article and photo slide show about the historic 66 Drive-In theater in Carthage, Mo. Check it out. The story contains a notable quote from a local historian: “It (Route 66) reminds us of an era that’s passed us by,” said Brad Belk, director of the Joplin Museum Complex. “It … Continue reading Slide in to the drive-in
More images from the Rock Creek Bridge
Here are a couple of more recent images from roadie Brad Nickson of the Rock Creek Bridge, which carried an old alignment of Route 66, west of Sapulpa, Okla. Volunteers cleared a lot of brush around the bridge during the weekend to help improve the sight lines to the bridge, and it appears they succeeded.