Winter is the time in which I try to update the Schedule of Route 66 Events as much as possible for the coming year. If there is a 2008 event in your town that you think would be of interest to Route 66 aficionados, e-mail me at route66news(at)yahoo(dot)com. Look over the link above to see … Continue reading Updating the calendar
Category: Events
Squish, squish
The Route 66 Cellars winery in Needles, Calif., held its second annual grape stomp, reports the Mohave Daily News, where customers could crush the fruit with old-fashioned way -- with their feet. The article gives some background on the relatively new business: Route 66 Cellars opened its doors in March of 2006 and they are … Continue reading Squish, squish
First-timer wins Route 66 Marathon
A first-time marathon runner captured the overall title and a 50-year-old won the women's division in the second annual Route 66 Marathon on Sunday in Tulsa, Okla., reported the Tulsa World. Scott Downard, 24, of Norman, Okla., was a cross-country runner in high school and the University of Oklahoma. Sunday was his first marathon, and … Continue reading First-timer wins Route 66 Marathon
Images from the McKinley Bridge dedication
Longtime roadie Kip Welborn of St. Louis went to Saturday's dedication ceremony of the rehabbed McKinley Bridge, which connects Venice, Ill., to St. Louis. It's open to pedestrian and bicycle traffic now, and vehicular traffic will be allowed by sometime in December. The McKinley Bridge was built in 1910, and carried Route 66 from 1926 … Continue reading Images from the McKinley Bridge dedication
McKinley Bridge reopens — to pedestrians
Illinois officials held a dedication ceremony Saturday for the rehabbed McKinley Bridge, but the historic Mississippi River span won't be ready for traffic until as late as mid-December, reports the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. The McKinley Bridge, which once carried an alignment of Route 66 from Venice, Ill., to St. Louis, was closed in 2001 because … Continue reading McKinley Bridge reopens — to pedestrians
An interesting idea
The Urban Land Institute gave the city of San Bernardino, Calif., some suggestions on how to revitalize its downtown. The suggestions ran the gamut of more green spaces, denser development and mixed use of residential, retail and office development, among other ideas. Not all of the city's aldermen agreed, and provided the San Bernardino County … Continue reading An interesting idea
This is short notice …
... but Shellee Graham will have a screening of her documentary "Built for Speed: The Coral Court Motel" at 7 p.m. Thursday at the Lincoln County Museum of Pioneer History at 717-719 Manvel, aka Route 66, in Chandler, Okla. The Coral Court Motel was an exquisite art deco business on Route 66 in Marlborough, Mo., … Continue reading This is short notice …
Magazine publishers get the Harley & Annabelle Experience
According to an article last week in the Elk City and Sayre newspapers in Oklahoma, Harley and Annabelle Russell of the Sandhills Curiosity Shop in Erick, Okla., entertained 57 members of the International Regional Magazine Association earlier this month. The group was in Oklahoma City for the gathering, but drove a few hours west to … Continue reading Magazine publishers get the Harley & Annabelle Experience
Faster fiesta
Brad Carter has created a time-lapse video of the sights from the recent Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta. The fiesta needs to use this guy's work for publicity, pronto. It makes me wanna go. (Hat tip: Duke City Fix.)
You’re invited
Today, I received a message in the mail from the Illinois Department of Transportation. Here's what it said: Governor Rod R. Blagojevich and the Illinois Department of Transportation in conjunction with the Great Rivers Greenway District Cordially invite you to the Dedication Ceremony for the McKinley Bridge and the opening of The Chamber of Commerce … Continue reading You’re invited