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
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Students provide ideas for Route 66 in Albuquerque
University of New Mexico students provided some ideas to the City of Albuquerque on how to dress up its stretch of Route 66, reported KOB-TV. Students came up with renderings and designs to help the city rehabilitate parts of Central Ave. Some ideas include creating walkways over I-25, adding more parks and open-air markets along … Continue reading Students provide ideas for Route 66 in Albuquerque
Where is Tulsa’s Route 66 museum?
A letter to the editor featured Sunday in the Tulsa World encapsulates the frustrations many Tulsans feel about the Route 66 part of the Vision 2025 sales-tax program. You can read the letter by Scott Swearingen here. A few key parts: On almost any day, I see visitors to Tulsa stopping to admire the Cyrus … Continue reading Where is Tulsa’s Route 66 museum?
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
Local artist painting mural on McDonald’s Museum
Cartoonist Phil Yeh is painting an elaborate mural on the McDonald's Museum in San Bernardino, Calif., reported the San Bernardino County Sun. Yeh, who created a comic book about Route 66 several years ago, started the mural last year but was slowed by a stroke. Due to partial paralysis, he painted left-handed until he recovered … Continue reading Local artist painting mural on McDonald’s Museum
Route 66 pedestrian tunnel will be converted into art space
A long-closed pedestrian tunnel under North Figueroa Street (aka Route 66) in Los Angeles will reopen Saturday night as an art gallery. According to The Eastsider LA, the idea came from Antigua Cultural Coffee House owner Yancey Quinones, who enjoyed walking through the tunnel as a child. The tunnel, however, later was closed by the … Continue reading Route 66 pedestrian tunnel will be converted into art space
Story about Blue Whale becomes a short film
In 2011, Craig Teicher wrote a short fiction piece for Tulsa-based This Land Press that revolved around the Blue Whale of Catoosa, Okla. Later, the essay was adapted into a short film: Imaginary Oklahoma - The Blue Whale of Catoosa from THIS LAND PRESS on Vimeo.
Doubts arise over history of Galena’s Murder Bordello
Numerous media outlets -- including Route 66 News -- have reported that Galena's Murder Bordello in Galena, Kan., served as the headquarters of a murderous madam, Ma Staffleback, during the 1890s when she and other accomplices may have killed dozens of clients. However, records unearthed by two members of an area historical society have cast … Continue reading Doubts arise over history of Galena’s Murder Bordello