Michael Campanelli's traveling exhibit of photographs from Route 66 will be making a stop at the Illinois Route 66 Association Hall of Fame and Museum in Pontiac starting March 7. However, that's not the big news. On to the press release: “There was a call put out to all the Route 66 states that photographer … Continue reading Photo exhibit finds permanent home in Illinois museum
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.
The kids are alright
According to the Joplin (Mo.) Globe, a bunch of Drury University architecture students hired by the nearby Route 66 town of Webb City is about to provide conceptual drawings of what Main Street should look like. Chuck Surface, Webb City director of economic development, said anyone who is interested in Webb City, its downtown or … Continue reading The kids are alright
Book review: “Time of Triumph”
"Time of Triumph" helps answer one question -- what happened to Ron Chavez when his famed Club Cafe in Santa Rosa, N.M., closed? Club Cafe was best-known for its smiling "Fat Man" logo on Route 66 billboards in New Mexico. Chavez's storytelling was nearly as praised as his down-home New Mexican cooking, and his restaurant … Continue reading Book review: “Time of Triumph”
“San Bernadino”
I'm a fairly big music nut, but confess to never hearing about the British pop band Christie and its 1970 single, "San Bernadino," which was a worldwide hit but barely scraped the bottom of the U.S. Billboard 100. Incidentally, the spelling of the song's title is correct, if not accurate. And after much lobbying to … Continue reading “San Bernadino”
When Two Guns was Canyon Diablo
The Route 66 ghost town of Two Guns, Ariz., has a rather ominous name. But its former moniker was Canyon Diablo, essentially meaning Devil's Canyon in Spanish. Clay Thompson, who answers history questions to the Arizona Republic, recounts the town's rather colorful history.
History of the “Patel motels”
Although there is a link to the Route 66 Pulse newspaper on the side of this site (and vice versa), I don't often link to their stories because there's a lot of redundancy there. Route 66 News often reports news on the Mother Road first because the Internet allows nearly instantaneous coverage; Route 66 Pulse … Continue reading History of the “Patel motels”
The forgotten graveyards of Route 66
Ron Paschall, writing for The Desert Sun in Palm Springs, Calif., makes an impassioned plea that someone, anyone help preserve the long-forgotten graveyards along Route 66 in the Mojave Desert. The Mother Road's cemeteries lay in a state of disrepair. Located on lonely hillsides, out of sight of the few cars that still travel the … Continue reading The forgotten graveyards of Route 66
A visit to the Round Barn
This is a report about the Round Barn in Arcadia, Okla., from Brent Weber, a reporter from a KOKH-TV in Oklahoma City. This is a regular feature by Weber, called "Postcard from B-Web." It's a good segment. I didn't know about the funeral that was held a few months ago in the barn.
Elemental
Here's a band called The Elements doing a long jam of Bobby Troup's "Route 66" with Keahi Conjugacion on guest vocals.
Art exhibit opens next week in Edmond
A brief story from the Daily Oklahoman: EDMOND -- Opening Thursday at Shadid Fine Art, 19 N. Broadway, is a show by New Mexico artist Bruce Cody. Among the paintings are Oklahoma landmarks found along U.S. Route 66. An opening reception is planned from 5 to 7 p.m. The show will remain on view through … Continue reading Art exhibit opens next week in Edmond