Category: Businesses

“Get your hit on Route 66”

I wish I could take credit for that headline. Instead, the commendation goes to the Arizona Daily Sun in Flagstaff, which reports that the owner of the Arrowhead Lodge wishes to convert his former Route 66 motel into a medical marijuana dispensary. Owner Tom Schwerin says he saw friends with chronic back problems benefit from the … Continue reading “Get your hit on Route 66”

Auto dealership can expand without affecting Rod’s Grill

A Mercedes Benz dealership in Arcadia, Calif., can proceed with its long-coveted expansion without affecting the historic Rod's Grill restaurant, reported the Pasadena Star-News. Rusnak Arcadia had long wanted the Rod's Grill lot for an expansion, or it threatened to move to another town. The owner of Rod's Grill had successfully fought the dealership's efforts … Continue reading Auto dealership can expand without affecting Rod’s Grill

Vincent Video posts Tucumcari clips

Vincent Video has posted two videos from its visit to Tucumcari, N.M. This is from a trip on Route 66 that Vincent and Holly Cricchio took last summer. From the videos, you may discover a few things about Tucumcari that you didn't know: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3-mtt6wZ63E https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MQ8gRZmEBgk The videos are part of "America Travels Historic Route 66," … Continue reading Vincent Video posts Tucumcari clips

A development plan we’d like to see

A bunch of Drury University architecture students unveiled a preliminary development plan for the city of Carthage, Mo., that emphasizes its past, including historic Route 66, reported the Joplin Globe. Recommendations for the downtown area included eliminating parking around the square and replacing it with a multilevel parking structure to the south that would be … Continue reading A development plan we’d like to see

Admiral flea markets

Here's a video I made a while back for another non-Route 66 News project that didn't materialize. It's about the flea markets along Admiral Place (aka Route 66) in Tulsa. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7sjgJgKNcAY This area is essentially two flea markets in the same area -- the Great American Flea Market and the older Admiral Flea Market. If … Continue reading Admiral flea markets

Route 66 Memories reopens in new spot

Route 66 Memories, the metal-dinosaurs-and-memorabilia shop that graced Route 66 in Rancho Cucamonga, Calif., but closed in January, has reopened just down the road, according to the Inland Valley Daily Bulletin. The business has reopened in Route 66 Plaza, which also is on Foothill Boulevard (aka Route 66), in the former Armstrong Garden Center. [Rosa] … Continue reading Route 66 Memories reopens in new spot

Pixar returns to the Mother Road

A film crew from Pixar Animation Studios spent time on Route 66 in Kansas and Oklahoma this weekend to shoot a documentary as a special feature for the eventual "Cars 2" DVD and Blu-Ray disc. The purpose of the short film is to explain the impact the original "Cars" film made on businesses along the … Continue reading Pixar returns to the Mother Road

Kellyville’s Cotton Gin complex is razed

The Cotton Gin complex that graced Route 66 in Kellyville, Okla., for decades was torn down in recent weeks. When we passed through town Saturday, we found that the property where the Cotton Gin stood was scraped clean, with the steel skeleton being build in the back of the land. No traces of the historical … Continue reading Kellyville’s Cotton Gin complex is razed

Route 66 documentary to debut next month

Photojournalist Joe Frederick of Frederick Media spent much of last summer checking out businesses and its people along Route 66. That trip will culminate in the documentary film, "Life Along the Forgotten Highway," next month. Frederick recently appeared on a news show on NBC Philadelphia to talk about the film. A free screening is scheduled … Continue reading Route 66 documentary to debut next month