Check this out. Emily, aka Redforkhippie, was at the Rock Cafe in Stroud, Okla., this week and ran into Route 66 artist Bob Waldmire there. He was giving way copies of this drawing he created. Pictured is the Rock Cafe, along with Waldmire's tan Volkswagen minibus and Fillmore, the VW minibus that appeared in the … Continue reading Rendezvous at the Rock
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Details emerge on Rolla’s Route 66 Summerfest
According to the Rolla (Mo.) Daily News, the town's Route 66 Summerfest is "getting bigger every year." This year's version is from May 31 to June 2. A special tabloid newspaper detailing the event, with a distribution of more than 20,000 copies, will hit the streets in early May outlining the festival. With the slogan, … Continue reading Details emerge on Rolla’s Route 66 Summerfest
Photographer’s exhibit in Kingman
Michael Campanelli's well-traveled collection of more than 150 photographs from Route 66 has made its way to the Mother Road city of Kingman, Ariz., according to the Kingman Daily Miner. The exhibit will be at the Mohave Museum of History and Arts through June 10.
Frankoma Pottery to make centennial plate
Oklahoma is celebrating its centennial this year. In this story in the Tahlequah (Okla.) Daily Press, local artist Murv Jacob has designed an Oklahoma Centennial clay plate. Who is producing the plate? Why, Frankoma Pottery on Route 66 near Sapulpa, of course. The plate should be available for sale "in a couple of months."
Albuquerque Murals Project
Duke City Fix photographers have pooled their resources to create the Albuquerque Murals Project. It documents all of the city's murals into an attractive, easy-to-use Web site. And if you have an image of an Albuquerque mural that's not in the collection and a Flickr account, you can join in.
Chrome horse
The Blue Swallow Motel in Tucumcari, N.M., had an interesting visitor last week. Read this story from the Quay County Sun to see what it's all about.
Painting in Capitol features Route 66 icon
A new painting, "Arcadia Round-up," is on display in the Oklahoma Capitol after a ceremony on Thursday, reports the Associated Press. The landscape painting by Linda Tuma Robertson of Edmond, Okla., features the famed Round Barn on Route 66 in Arcadia, Okla. The story, regrettably, doesn't include a picture of the painting. With luck, I … Continue reading Painting in Capitol features Route 66 icon
Town wants the largest Route 66 mural
The city of Pontiac, Ill., wants the world's largest Route 66 mural painted on the back of the Route 66 Association of Illinois Hall of Fame and Museum, reports the Bloomington Pantagraph. Whether it will be the largest is questionable. Leading the charge on the proposal is City Administrator Bob Karls. Karls has been working … Continue reading Town wants the largest Route 66 mural
Photo exhibit features Route 66
Fordham University in New York is hosting a two-person photography exhibition, "In the City and the Mother Road: Route 66," by Doug Muir and Michael Putnam through Feb. 10. The exhibit juxtaposes urban settings with rural scenes from middle America. The Route 66 photography is by Putnam. According to a news release by the university: … Continue reading Photo exhibit features Route 66
Profile focuses on architect of Route 66 icons
Metropolis Magazine, a publication about architecture and design, has a well-written feature about acclaimed Oklahoma City architect Rand Elliott. Elliott designed the Oklahoma Route 66 Museum in Clinton, and the POPS gas station that's being constructed off Route 66 in Arcadia, Okla. Elliott also is a native of Clinton and is well aware of the … Continue reading Profile focuses on architect of Route 66 icons