The city of Pacific, Missouri, has been awarded a $350,000 grant to help buy Lookout on Jensen’s Point off Route 66, reported the Washington Missourian. The St. Louis County Parks awarded the grant earlier this month. Pacific's parks and recreation department will use the landmark after the sale with longtime owner Wayne Winchester goes through. … Continue reading Pacific lands grant to buy scenic lookout
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New Route 66 signs coming to Albuquerque
About a half-dozen new signs that join the Route 66 logo with a roadrunner will be installed in Albuquerque by the end of March, reported KRQE-TV in Albuquerque. The road runner, incidentally, is the state bird of New Mexico. The mockup of the multipurpose directional sign, which is partly designed to direct tourists to attractions … Continue reading New Route 66 signs coming to Albuquerque
County clears plan for amusement park in Williams
Coconino County approved the creation of a theme park district that could lead to a half-billion-dollar amusement park on the north side of Williams, Arizona, according to the Arizona Daily Sun. The amusement park would be on 475 acres on the city's north side, plus 21 acres in downtown for a long-proposed, $20 million Arizona … Continue reading County clears plan for amusement park in Williams
Aerial views of La Bajada Hill
This new video of a snow-dusted La Bajada Hill south of Santa Fe, New Mexico, uses a drone to film footage from the air. The video contains interesting and seldom-seen angles -- including a wrecked car in the beginning of the video. I've hiked La Bajada Hill three times and have never seen that car. … Continue reading Aerial views of La Bajada Hill
Phantom Ranch in the Grand Canyon
While poking around Grand Canyon National Park's website, I found this well-done 10-minute video about Phantom Ranch, at the bottom of the canyon. The video went live only a few weeks ago. Not only is the footage breathtaking, but you'll find at least one indirect link to Route 66. Mary Colter, who designed Phantom Ranch, … Continue reading Phantom Ranch in the Grand Canyon
Bus hits Route 66 column in Albuquerque
A wayward vehicle apparently caused a city bus to veer out of control and strike a decorative Route 66 column Friday at Central Avenue (aka Route 66) and Unser Boulevard on Albuquerque's west side, reported the Albuquerque Journal. “This bus was driving southbound on Unser,” said Officer Simon Drobik, spokesman for APD. “From what witnesses … Continue reading Bus hits Route 66 column in Albuquerque
Fog fills the Grand Canyon
A few weeks ago, an unusual phenomenon occurred in the Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona. Temperature inversion caused the canyon to fill with fog -- no small feat, given the canyon's massive size and depth. The folks at Vox created an informative video explaining the phenomenon and compiled a few images from that day, … Continue reading Fog fills the Grand Canyon
The top 10 icons of Route 66 are …
The readers have spoken. We now know the top 10 icons of Route 66. About a month ago, we launched an online poll via PollDaddy.com to find out from readers what they considered to be Route 66's top 10 icons. The criteria were the icon must be a specific place on or near Route 66 and be … Continue reading The top 10 icons of Route 66 are …
Route 66 Gateways in Tulsa are finished
Construction of the Route 66 Gateways along Tulsa's eastern and western sections of the Mother Road now is finished, according to city planner Dennis Whitaker. Whitaker emailed these photos of the gateways at night: And here's one of the gateways in the daytime. Tulsa's Route 66 Gateways are on 11th Street near Yale Avenue Garnett … Continue reading Route 66 Gateways in Tulsa are finished
Reminder: Icons poll open for 2 more weeks
Although a great many of you have long since voted, the poll begun in early December about the top 10 icons of Route 66 remains open through Dec. 31. More than 18,000 votes have been collected so far. On midnight Dec. 31, the poll will close, we'll tally the results, and post a story about the … Continue reading Reminder: Icons poll open for 2 more weeks