Faith Wassell, a sophomore at a high school in Kingman, Ariz., designed and painted a Route 66-themed ornament that now hangs in the National Christmas Tree at the White House in Washington, D.C., reports the Kingman Daily Miner. The tree was presented Nov. 30, and the lighting ceremony, presided over by President Bush and the … Continue reading White House Christmas ornament features Route 66
Author: Ron Warnick
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Miami gets byways grant
The City of Miami, Okla., and its Convention and Visitors Bureau announced Monday it had received a National Scenic Byways grant of $40,000, reported the Miami News Record. The money will be used to print 250,000 copies of a tri-state tourism publication that covers Route 66 from Vinita, Okla., to Carthage, Mo. A total match … Continue reading Miami gets byways grant
End of an era approaches
Thanks to some regular readers, we were the first to report the impending closure of the Riviera Road House in Gardner, Ill. Today, the Joliet Herald News has some more details about the Riviera's colorful history and why co-owners Bob and Peggy Kraft are shutting it down after Jan. 2.
Musical road review
This serves as a promotional video for the Route 66 Road Musical of the Netherlands. The Dutch accent is pretty thick on some of Bobby Troup's "Route 66" lyrics, but the footage is a good primer to the Mother Road.
Scenes from a road trip
Gail and Daniel of France put gathered their photographs from a summer trip on Route 66 and put them into a slide show.
Five minutes of Route 66
Carter Liotta's short film, "Route 66," finished second in the video division of the First Persons Impressions Competition, based in Philadelphia. You can see the video by going here.
A closer look at UNM’s Architecture School
Architecture Week has a detailed examination of the Architecture School of the University of New Mexico, designed by the famed Antoine Predock. The building faces Central Avenue, aka Route 66, and Predock has said in other interviews that he is inspired by the Mother Road and the Southwest in general. He told the Dallas Morning … Continue reading A closer look at UNM’s Architecture School
Sen. Coburn’s response
It took a few weeks, but Sen. Tom Coburn (R-Okla.) finally responded to letters from roadies who implored him to reconsider his staunch opposition to a lands bill that contains legislation to reauthorize the Route 66 Corridor Preservation Program for another 10 years. I received an e-mailed response a few days ago from Coburn, but … Continue reading Sen. Coburn’s response
Miniature of famed Ash Fork Harvey House to be unveiled
On Saturday, the Ash Fork Historical Society of Ash Fork, Ariz., will show off a detailed model of the town's former Harvey House, the Hotel Escalante, reports the Prescott Daily Courier. Historical society volunteers Wayne and Nancy Ulrich spent more than 1,100 hours over seven months creating the 8-foot by 9-foot model of the Escalante, … Continue reading Miniature of famed Ash Fork Harvey House to be unveiled
Flagstaff exhibit takes inspiration from Route 66
Sculptor Jason Lanegan and artist David Gianfredi's "Constructing Nostalgia" exhibit in the Beaver Street Gallery in Flagstaff, Ariz., draws its inspiration from the Mother Road, reports Flagstaff Live! “It came to me that that’s what this whole thing with Route 66, and all these diners and gas stations and all this stuff, was that they … Continue reading Flagstaff exhibit takes inspiration from Route 66