I overlooked this story a few weeks ago, but the neon Route 66 sign at Cyrus Avery Centennial Plaza in Tulsa was damaged by a thief or vandal. The sign has been taken down for repairs and will be re-erected when it's completed. --- Season 3 of the original "Route 66" television series will be … Continue reading Notes from the road
Category: Attractions
“The Magic in Springfield”
Here's a video called "The Magic in Springfield / Route 66," as in Springfield, Ill. It was produced by McKenzie Wagner Inc., a marketing consultant based in Champaign, Ill. It's a well-produced clip, albeit misleading in spots. Several of the Route 66 attractions shown aren't in Springfield, but in other towns -- a few of … Continue reading “The Magic in Springfield”
So how much is the Illinois Route 66 plan going to cost?
The answer: no one knows. But the Chicago Sun-Times group attempts to fish for a few answers regarding an ambitious proposal to enhance the Route 66 experience in Illinois: ... Ambrose said they are continuing to seek state and federal funding. Most recently the group applied to receive a federal grant for $475,000 which would … Continue reading So how much is the Illinois Route 66 plan going to cost?
Preservation Conference tour heads into Kansas
The Joplin (Mo.) Globe ran into a group from the National Preservation Conference in Tulsa that was touring Oklahoma's eastern end of Route 66, plus the Mother Road in Kansas. Among the sights taken in were the Blue Whale of Catoosa, Okla.; Afton Station in Afton, Okla.; a stretch of the old 9-foot-wide highway, the … Continue reading Preservation Conference tour heads into Kansas
A look at the Illinois Route 66 master plan
Yesterday, the Illinois Route 66 Heritage Project released a proposed Interpretive Master Plan executive summary, which seeks to "enhance and to promote economic opportunities" to communities on historic Route 66 in Illinois. The plan was written by the University of Wisconsin's Schmeeckle Reserve Interpreters of Stevens Point. The entire 32-page document can be viewed here, … Continue reading A look at the Illinois Route 66 master plan
Missouri tourism video
Here's a video about Route 66 tourism from the Missouri Division of Tourism. It's brief, so a few Mother Road attractions in the Show-Me State are missed. But it's sleek and well-done.
More information released about Cars Land
The Los Angeles Times today has a story about a $1 billion renovation of Disney's California Adventure at the Disneyland resort. The story also has a few more details about Cars Land, the theme park based on Pixar's hit 2006 movie, "Cars." The most anticipated addition to the park is a 12-acre Cars Land that … Continue reading More information released about Cars Land
Art Deco preview
If y'all are attending the National Preservation Conference in Tulsa next week, here's a video that gives you a taste of the Art Deco architecture that's all over the city. The video contains a number of Route 66 sites, and briefly includes "Route 66: The Mother Road" author Michael Wallis. The video was produced by … Continue reading Art Deco preview
Twin Arrows may be restored
It appears the logjam regarding the abandoned Twin Arrows complex off Route 66 in eastern Arizona finally has been cleared. A agreement has been struck between the state and the Hopi Indian tribe, which leases the land, to reinvigorate the property, reports Sharlene Fouser. She is a member of the Historic Route 66 Association of … Continue reading Twin Arrows may be restored
Roughing it in the Mojave
For travelers who like to explore old trails that are a bit more primitive, Margo Bartlett Pesek of the Las Vegas Review-Journal has a good listing of trails in California's Mojave National Preserve. A portion of Route 66 runs right through it.