On Wednesday, a news release about the Route 66 Economic Impact Report was distributed by partners American Express Foundation, the World Monuments Fund, Rutgers University, and the Route 66 Corridor Preservation Program. Forbes, the Los Angeles Times, and Business Insider are among the news outlets that have picked up the release and published stories. A … Continue reading News release comes out on Route 66 Economic Impact report
Category: Attractions
Sign goes up on Flo’s V8 Cafe in Cars Land
The neon sign at Flo's V8 Cafe in Cars Land went up a few weeks ago. The Disney Parks Blog had a video camera on time-lapse mode to capture its installation: https://youtu.be/PjvrLYOWv8o According to the blog about the main 27-foot-tall sign: Imagineers say all the neon signs are built using traditional fabrication techniques, which means … Continue reading Sign goes up on Flo’s V8 Cafe in Cars Land
Tijeras accepts byways plan that includes Route 66
The town of Tijeras, N.M., has approved an updated management plan for the Salt Missions Trail Byway, part of which includes Route 66, according to the Albuquerque Journal. The newspaper reported: It is an attempt to protect the histories, cultures and buildings along the Salt Missions Trail — the historic path that runs from Tijeras … Continue reading Tijeras accepts byways plan that includes Route 66
Behind the music of Cars Land
The folks at the Disney Parks Blog took a video camera into a recording studio, where Disneyland house band Billy Hill and the Hillbillies recorded music for tourists when they eventually enter Cars Land. https://youtu.be/uqyJ-o8acUo Cars Land is inspired by the fictional Route 66 town of Radiator Springs, as depicted in the Disney-Pixar films "Cars" and … Continue reading Behind the music of Cars Land
A preview of Cars Land’s Radiator Springs Racers
The folks at Disney attached a camera to one of the cars during testing of the Radiator Springs Racers ride at Cars Land. The clip doesn't show you the entire ride, but at least gives you a taste before Cars Land opens to the public on June 15. Cars Land is part of the redevelopment … Continue reading A preview of Cars Land’s Radiator Springs Racers
Big mess over the operations of Grand Canyon Skywalk
It looks like the long-simmering dispute about the operations of Grand Canyon Skywalk finally came to a head -- the Hualapai Tribe used eminent domain to seize the complex from the developer, reported the Reuters news service. Skywalk is a horseshoe-shaped superstructure with a glass floor that extends 70 feet over the edge of the … Continue reading Big mess over the operations of Grand Canyon Skywalk
A tour of La Fonda
This video, made a few months ago, shows the history and attractions of La Fonda on the Plaza hotel in Santa Fe, N.M., as well as anything I've seen. https://youtu.be/orNBB0No4nI La Fonda sits just a few feet away from the 1926-37 alignment of Route 66, where the Old Santa Fe Trail meets Water Street.
More sneak previews of Cars Land
The Disney Parks Blog posted this video of Disney's California Adventure Park and the adjacent Cars Land, both which are set to open to the public on June 15. https://youtu.be/ffmuOefRWV0 Cars Land is inspired by the fictional Route 66 town of Radiator Springs, as depicted in the 2006 Disney-Pixar film "Cars." And the blog also … Continue reading More sneak previews of Cars Land
Grant sought for Route 66 Village in Tulsa
The City of Tulsa has applied for a $949,000 grant form the National Scenic Byways program to build an interpretive center, restrooms, and sidewalks at the Route 66 Transportation Village in southwest Tulsa, reported the current print edition of the Tulsa County News. The newspaper said it should be known by summer of fall whether … Continue reading Grant sought for Route 66 Village in Tulsa
Replica trolley soon will run on Amarillo’s Sixth Street
A replica of an early 1900s San Francisco trolley soon will be motoring down the Sixth Street district, aka Route 66, of Amarillo, Texas, reported the Amarillo Globe-News. Ken and Milisa Spencer, who own Parties & Events, two antique stores in the district and a soon-to-open old-time soda shop, plan to drive a 1991 Chance … Continue reading Replica trolley soon will run on Amarillo’s Sixth Street