The Tulsa Young Professionals put on the Tulsa StreetCRED-Red Fork Revival in southwest Tulsa over the weekend. Like it attempted with the Pearl District east of downtown a year ago, it was designed to bring renewed interest and economic activity to an often-overlooked area. The event was spread out over the Route 66 Village, downtown Red … Continue reading Notes from the Red Fork Revival
Category: Art
A walk through the Bottle Tree woods
Here's a new video about Elmer Long's Bottle Tree Ranch, located off Route 66 near Oro Grande, Calif. https://youtu.be/ZDwXs4BJoc8 I wouldn't be surprised if the site is eventually declared a national landmark or something like that. I would hope so, anyway.
Victorville museum plans Route 66 mural next door
The California Route 66 Museum in Victorville is planning a Route 66-themed mural on the shell of a historic building that burned two years ago, reported the San Gabriel Valley Tribune. The newspaper said San Bernardino artist and Route 66 fan Robb McDermott of McDermott Signs will paint the mural: In April 2010, the historic Halstead … Continue reading Victorville museum plans Route 66 mural next door
Route 66 photo exhibit soon will open in Pasadena
Photographer Rick Yenofsky of Arcadia, Calif., will display images of the Mother Road in Southern California with "Getting There - Old Places on Route 66, Planes, Trains, Ships & Automobiles: Modern and Historic" at Colonnade Art Gallery and Studio in Pasadena. The exhibit starts March 3. The Pasadena Star-News reports: Yenofsky traveled from downtown Los Angeles through … Continue reading Route 66 photo exhibit soon will open in Pasadena
Tulsa photo store will host Route 66 exhibit
Apertures, a photography store in Tulsa, is hosting a "Photographing the Mother Road: A Trip Down Route 66" exhibit starting Friday. The opening reception for the event will be from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday. Apertures President Natalie Green wrote on the Apertures website: On October 15, 2011 at 7:30 a.m., 17 photographers loaded a … Continue reading Tulsa photo store will host Route 66 exhibit
Queen of the Southwest
KBAQ radio in Phoenix has been broadcasting a series titled "Hearing the Century: Voices of Arizona's Arts Past and Present" during the state's centennial. A recent broadcast focused on early 20th-century architect Mary Colter, widely recognized as one of the greatest of the Southwest. A longtime architect and designer for the Fred Harvey Company, Colter's … Continue reading Queen of the Southwest
Cost overruns, late delivery of Route 66 statue irk councilor
A Tulsa city councilor expressed dismay Thursday over a large statue at Cyrus Avery Centennial Plaza near downtown that is $83,000 over its initial cost and more than two years late, reported the Tulsa World. The $1.1 million statue, titled "East Meets West," is funded by the Vision 2025 sales tax. "This just seems like … Continue reading Cost overruns, late delivery of Route 66 statue irk councilor
Pontiac may land another museum
The Route 66 town of Pontiac, Ill., may acquire yet another museum -- one dedicated to the art of gilding, or placing a thin coat of gold on objects, reported the Bloomington Pantagraph. The nonprofit Society of Gilders is considering establishing the museum. Urban J. Billmeier was one of the gilders who gave a pitch to … Continue reading Pontiac may land another museum
A day at the Santa Monica Pier
This excellent video by Tony Leech uses time-lapse and tilt-shift effects to show scenes at the Santa Monica Pier, the traditional western end of Route 66: https://youtu.be/FCmtkvQ1fXE Music is "Wassup You Guys!" by M. Bison.
Odell Station in miniature
Willem Bor, a resident of the Netherlands who has created miniature versions of Route 66 landmarks, has finished a new one -- the historic Odell Station in Odell, Ill., in 1/25th scale. Bor even made a miniature of the travel trailer that sits next to it. More of Bor's work can be seen here, here, … Continue reading Odell Station in miniature