One is near Broadwell. The other is near Atlanta. Logan County Tourism hopes the billboards draw motorists off Interstate 55 to check out the county's attractions, including Route 66. The Bloomington Pantagraph has the story.
Category: Attractions
St. Robert, Mo., will hook up with byway program
The Route 66 town of St. Robert, Mo., decided to participate in the National Scenic Byway program and is applying for a $1.3 million grant, reports The Pulaski County Democrat. The city would use the funds to install a Trail of Tears Interpretive site and fitness trail, working with the National Historic Trail System of … Continue reading St. Robert, Mo., will hook up with byway program
Illinois Route 66 Association reaches out
This is interesting. Not only is the Illinois Route 66 Association recruiting cities that are on the Mother Road, but it is now wooing towns that aren't. Marty Bilecki of the association is trying to persuade the City of Morris, which is at least 25 miles west of Route 66, according to the Morris Daily … Continue reading Illinois Route 66 Association reaches out
A look back, a look now, and looking forward
Erik Siemers of the Albuquerque Journal takes a look at Route 66 in the Duke City as the highway is about to mark its 80th anniversary. It's an interesting overview of what the Mother Road once was, what it is, and what to do in the future to keep it around. Recommended reading.
Big Vess bottle will be preserved
An area north of downtown St. Louis is set to be redeveloped as a residential and entertainment district, called the Gateway Village and the Bottle District. The good news, according to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, is that the 30-foot-tall Vess bottle in that area, a landmark on Route 66 since 1991 after years in storage, … Continue reading Big Vess bottle will be preserved
Surveillance cameras coming to Santa Monica Pier
KNBC Channel 4 in Los Angeles reports that the Santa Monica City Council voted to install police surveillance cameras at several area sites, including the Santa Monica Pier -- the symbolic western end of Route 66. City officials say they decided on the plan after suspicious people took pictures of some of the facilities there. … Continue reading Surveillance cameras coming to Santa Monica Pier
Tickled pink by the Cadillac Ranch
Patsy Terrell of the Patsy's Ponderings blog has posted more photographs from her trip last summer on Route 66, this time of the Cadillac Ranch near Amarillo. Patsy actually made two visits. The second was unplanned, but she learned that the Cadillacs had been recently painted pink for Breast Cancer Awareness. She knew someone who'd … Continue reading Tickled pink by the Cadillac Ranch
The lure of the Mother Road
Michael Martinez of the Chicago Tribune writes about what attracts people to drive Route 66. In the spotlight are the California Route 66 Museum in Victorville and the Barstow Route 66 Mother Road Museum.
Blue Swallow Motel’s new owners revealed
The new proprieters of the famed Blue Swallow Motel on Route 66 in Tucumcari, N.M., will be Bill Kinder and Terri Johnson. They are a retired couple from Florida. The ownership change occur in early March, according to the Quay County Sun. “We’ve been thinking about buying a motel for about 10 years,
Frederick’s Music Lounge closes
I heard some news tonight that saddened me. Frederick's Music Lounge, a great old dive bar at 4454 Chippewa (Route 66) in St. Louis, closed last Saturday. Frederick's was a family-owned bar for many years. One report in December from the Riverfront Times said the place had been put up for sale. Fred Boettcher Jr., … Continue reading Frederick’s Music Lounge closes