The historic Harvey House in Barstow, Calif., is set to mark the 100th anniversary with a series of events and celebrations this year, according to the Desert Dispatch. The celebration is expected to kick off with a Harvey House Farmer’s Market Day on the third Saturday of every month until September, according to Sielski. Sielski … Continue reading Harvey House in Barstow to mark centennial
Category: Attractions
Logan County sees huge jump in tourism dollars
Geoff Ladd, tourism director for Logan County, Ill., saw an unprecedented jump of 30 percent in tourism revenue in 2009, and Route 66 played a role in that, reported the Lincoln Courier. There were a number of reasons cited in the rise in motel tax revenue: the opening of a Hampton Inn and the reopening … Continue reading Logan County sees huge jump in tourism dollars
Bridal barn
Here's a new behind-the-scenes video of a wedding-gown photography session at the Round Barn in Arcadia, Okla. It was for The Brides of Oklahoma magazine.
Multimedia 66 update
A few months ago, we reported on a Cal State team that is working to present a multimedia Route 66 experience, using the skeleton of a 1969 Volkswagen Beetle, as a thesis project. Here's an update on the project, posted a few hours ago. The team hopes to be finished by June.
Meet the “Experts”
Shameless plug time. After a number of delays, Emily and yours truly are pleased to announce that our contributions to the Oklahoma Department of Tourism site about Route 66 launched today. We're labeled as "Route 66 Experts." About 10 stories or blog posts are already posted, and more are coming. It also contains an "Ask … Continue reading Meet the “Experts”
Roadside America launchs app for iPhone
RoadsideAmerica.com, a popular site devoted to fun and quirky tourism attractions, including those on Route 66, launched an application for the Apple iPhone and iPod Touch a few days ago. The app costs $2.99 for one of six U.S. regions, or you can pay $5.99 a year to cover the entire country. It works with … Continue reading Roadside America launchs app for iPhone
A Christmas video
I was surfing around for a Yuletide-themed video that takes place on Route 66, and here's a good one. It's a video by reader and occasional contributor Ace Jackalope. It's of City Hall in Joplin, Mo., with its Christmas displays. Ace writes: This is all the cooler because the building used to be Newman's department … Continue reading A Christmas video
More scenes from the Mojave
Claudia Heller continues her ongoing series about Route 66 through California's Mojave Desert. The latest edition focuses on a few tiny burgs in the middle of the desert, including this one little stop I'd forgotten about: Traveling west from Fenner on Route 66 the next stop is Essex. Once a bustling town, it historically offered … Continue reading More scenes from the Mojave
Mural at I-44 welcome center has Route 66 theme
A few days ago, the Joplin (Mo.) Globe reported about a new mural at the Missouri Welcome Center on Interstate 44 in Joplin that contains a prominent Route 66 theme and uses old license plates as part of the artwork. The interesting part is after Zane Livengood, a part-time worker at the welcome center, submitted … Continue reading Mural at I-44 welcome center has Route 66 theme
Comprehensive study planned for Route 66 in California
The California Preservation Foundation and the Route 66 Corridor Preservation Program are joining forces to begin a first-ever comprehensive study of that state's portion of historic Route 66, according to a news release Monday from the foundation. The study will be completed as a Multiple Property Documentation Form, a format used to nominate groups of … Continue reading Comprehensive study planned for Route 66 in California