Not content with owning the world's largest rocking chair, the Fanning 66 Outpost and General Store on Route 66 in Fanning, Mo., has added at least one more unusual attraction to its arsenal. Jim Viehman, a reporter for KSDK-TV in St. Louis, interviewed store owners Dan and Carolyn Sanazaro a few days ago about the … Continue reading Business is booming
Category: Art
A Route 66 shield made of Legos
Here's a time-lapse video of Bricks 2 Pics making an image of a Route 66 shield entirely from Lego pieces. Most impressive. According to the video, more than 4,000 pieces were used to make the shield. The Route 66 piece can be purchased on eBay; starting bid is $100, with a reserve. Bricks 2 Pics … Continue reading A Route 66 shield made of Legos
“Calibattin’ on Route 66”
Here's a nifty find: a short film of two gals getting their kicks on the Mother Road. I like the way this was shot and edited, especially with the peppy music. Kali Meadows, the film's creator, has a blog with a lot of interesting photos and graphic design.
Route 66 in stained glass
In a Flagstaff Live! feature about Aristocraft Studios owner Gary Dunn, we learn that one of his collaborative stained-glass art pieces features a bit of the Mother Road: Dunn says he still does fine art work every once in a while for galleries when asked to. His most recent was a collaborative glass piece for … Continue reading Route 66 in stained glass
Photo exhibit includes Route 66 images
Artist Laura Smetak will host an exhibit of her recent photography, including old signs on Route 66, at the McKinney Performing Arts Center in McKinney, Texas, on Jan. 31, reports Pegasus News. The show, titled "At Work and On The Road, A Collection of Photos Taken on America's Backroads and in McKinney's Backyard," presents a … Continue reading Photo exhibit includes Route 66 images
Craft sales help Indian families
If you're itching to buy American Indian jewelry or crafts and won't be able to soon travel Route 66 to the desert Southwest to buy them, you ought to look at getting them by mail order from the Southwest Indian Foundation. This article by the Associated Press lays out the reasons why: When Margie Lee's … Continue reading Craft sales help Indian families
White House Christmas ornament features Route 66
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
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
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
Blue plate specials
Chicago Sun-Times columnist and longtime roadie Dave Hoekstra was asked to create a blue plate special. The term "blue plate special" came from the low-cost meals served by Fred Harvey Restaurants starting in the 1890s. But no, Hoekstra wasn't asked to fix dinner in the kitchen. He was one of nearly 50 Chicago residents who … Continue reading Blue plate specials