A major film, "Comancheria," starring Jeff Bridges, Chris Pine and Ben Foster, is being filmed in and around the Route 66 town of Tucumcari, New Mexico, this week, according to the Quay County Sun newspaper and other accounts. CBS Films is producing. Here are some of the details from Hitfix.com: ... The film tells the … Continue reading Movie being filmed in Tucumcari
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Get your hits on Route 66
A story in the State Journal-Register caught my eye -- a groundbreaking ceremony June 6 for a large medical marijuana facility that will be built on old Route 66 north of Lincoln, Illinois. The Cresco Labs facility at Old Route 66 and 1800th Street on the north edge of town is a new thing in … Continue reading Get your hits on Route 66
Pontiac looks at how to draw millennial tourists
The city of Pontiac, Illinois, is doing a great job attracting tourists from the baby-boom generation because of its Route 66 and other museums. But, according to the Pontiac Daily Leader, the city now is investigating how to draw tourists from the millennial era -- those born from 1981 to 1997. And it enlisted the … Continue reading Pontiac looks at how to draw millennial tourists
Former Kingman Club reopens
The former Kingman Club tavern in downtown Kingman, Arizona, has reopened as The House of Hops, with its original neon sign from 1944 restored and glowing, according to the Kingman Daily Miner newspaper. Owner Stacy Thomson reopened the tavern at 312 E. Beale St. on May 1 after spending $2,000 to refurbish the sign in … Continue reading Former Kingman Club reopens
A typical day on the Santa Monica Pier
If you hold any lingering doubts whether the "66: End of the Trail" sign on the Santa Monica Pier is an attraction, check out how many people use it as a photo op during this time-lapse video. END OF TRAIL Route 66 from A. Cooper on Vimeo. The video also uses a tilt-shift effect, where … Continue reading A typical day on the Santa Monica Pier
Offering more than advertised
A guy owned a business in Catoosa, Oklahoma, called Route 66 Massage. According to a report by Fox 23 in nearby Tulsa, customers apparently could get more than just a backrub. Based on the report, the operators were none too subtle about what they were offering. Route 66 Massage offered truth in advertising in one … Continue reading Offering more than advertised
Murphy Building in East St. Louis being torn down
The historic but long-closed Murphy Building in downtown East St. Louis, Illinois, will be completely demolished within a month, reported the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. As recently as a year ago, local preservationists were optimistic something could be done with the structure at 234 Collinsville Ave., less than a block off the 1940s-50s alignment of Route … Continue reading Murphy Building in East St. Louis being torn down
More signs of Route 66 revitalization in Tulsa
KOTV in Tulsa filed this story about the ongoing revitalization of 11th Street, aka Route 66, in Tulsa. NewsOn6.com - Tulsa, OK - News, Weather, Video and Sports - KOTV.com | The intriguing part of the neighborhood is Soul City, a design studio housed in a former gas station that soon will open a restaurant, … Continue reading More signs of Route 66 revitalization in Tulsa
“Church-Appropriate Dance Moves”
Chris Farley lives! That was my reaction from this whimsical video created by theChurch.at, based in the Tulsa region. Occasionally, while searching for Route 66 material, you'll find the strangest -- and funniest things. This is one of them. Church Appropriate Dance Moves from theChurch.at on Vimeo. Observations: At some point while busting all of … Continue reading “Church-Appropriate Dance Moves”
Boutique soon will open in Milk Bottle Building
Prairie Gothic, a boutique store based in Guthrie, Oklahoma, next month will open a second location inside the historic Milk Bottle Building in Oklahoma City, reported The Oklahoman newspaper. The mother-daughter team Christie and Shirley Clifford own the store, which was described as a mix of cowboy and goth decor. The newspaper reported: The Cliffords … Continue reading Boutique soon will open in Milk Bottle Building