The Rose Bowl at 7419 E. 11th St., Tulsa, has been operating for several weeks now as an events center, but Saturday marks the grand opening of the rechristened venue on old Route 66. From the news release: Bring your friends, family, show cars and show bikes, to enjoy free refreshments and take a tour … Continue reading Rose Bowl resurrection
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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
Cruisers on the loose
According to the Miami (Okla.) News-Record, the T&T Cruisers Car Club is on a Route 66 cruise in the state of Oklahoma. It started on Friday and is working its way west. The cruisers will cover 365 miles of history along this popular route, traveling about 100 miles per day and making stops at Clanton's … Continue reading Cruisers on the loose
Report from the St. Louis Route 66 Festival
The Suburban Journals in St. Louis has a lengthy article about the St. Louis Route 66 Festival, held at the Old Chain of Rocks Bridge. The reporter interviewed a number of roadies, including Joe Sonderman, Tommy Pike and frozen custard man Ted Drewes. A bunch of other St. Louis-area personalities and officials weighed in, too, … Continue reading Report from the St. Louis Route 66 Festival
It’s an election year …
... so TV networks are fanning across the country, including Route 66, to hear the people's voices about the presidential candidates. One is France 24, which ends up in the Route 66 towns of Rolla and Devil's Elbow to talk to an organizer of "Rednecks for Obama" and bikers at the Elbow Inn (great barbecue … Continue reading It’s an election year …
Fundraiser set for The Mill on Saturday
The Lincoln (Ill.) Courier has a preview on a fundraiser Saturday for the continuing restoration of The Mill in Lincoln. There will be a classic car show, food and a dance. Railsplitter Antique Auto Club has teamed up again with the Route 66 Heritage Foundation of Logan County to present the second annual car show … Continue reading Fundraiser set for The Mill on Saturday
Notes from the road
Actor Paul Newman, who voiced Doc Hudson in the 2006 Disney-Pixar movie "Cars," died over the weekend. I wanted to contact Route 66 author Michael Wallis, who played the Sheriff and served as a technical adviser in the film, about it but was out of town. Wallis confirmed to me Tuesday that he indeed had … Continue reading Notes from the road
Attendance at Springfield festival remains stable
Crowd numbers at the International Route 66 Mother Road Festival in Springfield, Ill., this past weekend were about the same as last year, reports the Springfield Journal-Register. The three-day event, which ended Sunday, had an attendance of about 70,000 people, with 847 paid, registered cars on display and more than 1,000 vehicles participating in the … Continue reading Attendance at Springfield festival remains stable
Art exhibit pays tribute to the road trip
The San Jose Museum of Art in San Jose, Calif., is hosting a major exhibit this fall called "Road Trip," a sometimes-whimsical exploration of that uniquely American experience. The museum's associate curator, Kristen Evangelista, put it together. According to this report from the San Jose Mercury News: The artists Evangelista chose for "Roadtrip" not only … Continue reading Art exhibit pays tribute to the road trip
Kudos to Edmond
The Oklahoma City suburb of Edmond has been criticized fairly regularly here for embracing its Route 66 heritage far too late, after nearly all of its historic treasures are gone. However, give Edmond credit where credit's due. According to the Daily Oklahoman, the Route 66 Classics in the Park Car Show and Craft Fair this … Continue reading Kudos to Edmond