I found this little item in Tim Landis' weekly business column in the Springfield (Ill.) State Journal-Register: The village of Sherman is in line for a ROUTE 66 interpretive statue. A transportation planning committee of the Springfield-Sangamon County Regional Planning Commission last week approved use of $15,365 in federal and state funds for the project. … Continue reading Sherman is getting a Route 66-inspired statue
Category: Art
New film about the “East Meets West” statue
Here's a new video about last fall's dedication of the "East Meets West" statue at the Route 66-themed Cyrus Avery Centennial Plaza in Tulsa. https://youtu.be/INRClQJ8kYU The video is part of the City of Tulsa's ongoing "Tulsa Public Art: Connecting With Our Collection Series," hosted by Jim Coles from the Planning Department. The video also is … Continue reading New film about the “East Meets West” statue
More details emerge on Bob Waldmire film
Mark Silverstein, who announced last year he was making a documentary about Route 66 artist Bob Waldmire, provided more details on the film to Springfield (Ill.) State Journal-Register columnist Dave Bakke. This week, Mark and his wife, Maggie Schmidt, and a cinematographer are working on their film in Springfield and at the Route 66 Association … Continue reading More details emerge on Bob Waldmire film
World’s largest Navajo rug
We'll let the videographer, David Herzberg, explain the significance of this moment in 2012 but uploaded to the Internet only a few days ago: In 1932 Lorenzo Hubbell of the famous Hubbell Trading Post network commissioned Sam and Julia Joe to weave the world's largest Navajo Rug for promotional purposes. It has not been seen … Continue reading World’s largest Navajo rug
Route 66 photo exhibit set for Joplin festival
The Joplin Convention & Visitors Bureau and The Route 66 Alliance are creating a Route 66 Photography Exhibit in Joplin, Mo., in conjunction with the International Route 66 Festival in early August. One Best of Show photograph will be selected by a panel of judges. The winner will be announced from the Main Stage on … Continue reading Route 66 photo exhibit set for Joplin festival
On the trail of Ed Ruscha
Students from the University of Oklahoma traveled Route 66 to find the remnants of gas stations portrayed in photographer Ed Ruscha's influential 1963 art book, "Twentysix Gasoline Stations," according to the Kingman (Ariz.) Daily Miner. The effort is part of Road to Ruscha, a two-week course that offers three college credits and a road trip … Continue reading On the trail of Ed Ruscha
Park near Standin’ On a Corner awaits grant
The Route 66 Plaza park, behind the Standin' on a Corner Park in Winslow, Ariz., is awaiting $488,000 from the Arizona Department of Transportation’s National Scenic Grant Fund to finish the project, reported the Arizona Journal. When the funds are available, a performance stage, lighting, street furniture, including benches. and signage will complete that city park. … Continue reading Park near Standin’ On a Corner awaits grant
A competitor to the Hollywood sign?
Those who have traveled an old alignment of Route 66 recently along northeast Los Angeles may have gazed up into one of the hills overlooking the city and found an unfamiliar -- yet familiar -- sight. It's a massive "Glassellland" sign halfway up a hill above the Glassell ParkRecreation Center. According to a report in … Continue reading A competitor to the Hollywood sign?
The story behind Albuquerque’s big aluminum yucca
A huge aluminum yucca sculpture, appropriately titled "Aluminum Yucca," in the east mountains of Albuquerque along Interstate 40 and old Route 66 recently marked its 10th year of existence, reported the Albuquerque Journal. The 22-foot-tall artwork stands out no matter when you see it. Its shape and polished metal amid the mountain rocks capture eyes … Continue reading The story behind Albuquerque’s big aluminum yucca
A happy ending at Cadillac Ranch
We've seen a lot of bad and even unsavory news about Cadillac Ranch near Amarillo, Texas, in recent months -- mainly because of the many legal troubles of the art installation's longtime proprietor, Stanley Marsh 3. But this video reminds us that Cadillac Ranch remains a roadside attraction of levity ... and even poignancy. The … Continue reading A happy ending at Cadillac Ranch