If y'all are attending the National Preservation Conference in Tulsa next week, here's a video that gives you a taste of the Art Deco architecture that's all over the city. The video contains a number of Route 66 sites, and briefly includes "Route 66: The Mother Road" author Michael Wallis. The video was produced by … Continue reading Art Deco preview
Author: Ron Warnick
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Rolling on the route
Someone has posted on YouTube what reputedly is a live-in-concert version of "Route 66" by the Rolling Stones from 1974. This is probably one of the band's many bootleg recordings. It also sounds like Mick Taylor is playing that biting lead guitar, not long before he left the band.
Still running
The Rolla (Mo.) Daily News caught up with Phil Rosenstein, who's running across the country, including Route 66, to help raise money or awareness of the Mario Lemieux Foundation. Rosenstein's online entries can be found here, although it's updated sporadically.
Road report of “Rhythms of the Road”
The Joplin (Mo.) Independent filed this report of Green HD Productions' taping of "Rhythms of the Road" at the Coleman Theater in nearby Miami, Okla. It's part of a 13-part music television series; the producers have long been associated with the RFD-TV cable channel.
Haunted Flagstaff
Free walking tours of Haunted Flagstaff are being held each Thursday, Friday and Saturday at 5 and 7 p.m. through October to explain and explore that Route 66 town's "ghostly tales, unexplained phenomena and hair raising accounts," reports the Arizona Daily Sun. The reporter didn't see any ghosts, but this is what happened in the … Continue reading Haunted Flagstaff
The approach to Odell
Here's a video that shows the approach to Odell, Ill., on old Route 66. I didn't know the locals had installed some Burma Shave-style signs there. The second part of the video is the town's restored Odell Station, including a look at all the old automotive equipment inside.
Historic chili house changing owners
Joe Rogers’ Original Recipe Chili Parlor, aka The Den, of Springfield, Ill., is set to gain new owners next month, reports the Springfield Journal-Register. Longtime customers Ric and Rose Hamilton are buying the restaurant from Marianne Rogers, daughter of the restaurant's founder. The Hamiltons pledge to not change a thing. Rogers will start a new … Continue reading Historic chili house changing owners
Cruisers on the loose
According to the Miami (Okla.) News-Record, the T&T Cruisers Car Club is on a Route 66 cruise in the state of Oklahoma. It started on Friday and is working its way west. The cruisers will cover 365 miles of history along this popular route, traveling about 100 miles per day and making stops at Clanton's … Continue reading Cruisers on the loose
Atlanta is moving its museum
The Route 66 town of Atlanta, Ill., is moving its historical museum out of the basement of its library. But it's going only a half-block away, reports the Lincoln Courier. The committee decided that the permanent collection in the new museum would be made up of the following themes: Atlanta High School; Atlanta Union Central … Continue reading Atlanta is moving its museum
Going up
If you use a wheelchair or have other mobility concerns, you'll probably be pleased to learn that the Illinois Route 66 Association Museum and Hall of Fame in Pontiac now has a new elevator to serve the complex's second floor, reports the Pontiac Daily Leader. A couple from New York state, going through the museum … Continue reading Going up