There a few things coming up that should be of interest to Route 66ers: On Friday, Sept. 28, a ceremony will be held at 2:30 p.m. to dedicate a historical marker at the site of the former Pig Hip Restaurant Museum in Broadwell, Ill. The Pig Hip was destroyed by fire in March. Longtime Pig … Continue reading Mark your calendars
Category: Events
A wet Duarte parade
A certain song once said: Seems it never rains in southern California Seems I've often heard that kind of talk before It never rains in California, but girl, don't they warn ya? It pours, man, it pours That sure seemed to apply at the annual Route 66 Parade in Duarte, Calif., on Saturday.
Notes from the road
I ran behind on getting caught up with news from the Main Street of America on Thursday. So here's the latest, in small bites: Rod Harsh of Visit66.com was shown by the Carthage (Mo.) Press installing new directional signs to help guide travelers down the Mother Road. Many travelers get lost in that part of … Continue reading Notes from the road
More scenes from the Route 66 Rendezvous
Quite a few videos have popped up on YouTube from the recently completed Route 66 Rendezvous in San Bernardino. Here is a Best of Show vehicle, which is a semi-truck (!): Here is the Best of Show motorcycle: And here is the winner of the freestyle division in the burnout contest. Watch a Jeep disappear … Continue reading More scenes from the Route 66 Rendezvous
Getting ready in Springfield
The sixth annual International Route 66 Mother Road Festival in Springfield, Ill., isn't until next weekend, but the Springfield Journal-Register is already hyping it up. A few changes: First, after a two-year hiatus, the sock hop is back in the Prairie Capital Convention Center with Frankie Avalon as the headliner. Tickets are $16 to $26. … Continue reading Getting ready in Springfield
Walldogs event in Pontiac is on
On Monday, the Pontiac City Council officially extended an invitation to the Walldogs group to paint murals on buildings along Route 66 in town, according to the Bloomington Pantagraph. The organization gathers at a community to paint murals. In exchange, the host community provides liability insurance, food and lodging to the artists and a payment … Continue reading Walldogs event in Pontiac is on
Images from the Route 66 Rendezvous
Here's a pretty good still-photo compilation of the classic cars seen at the Route 66 Rendezvous in San Bernardino, Calif., this past weekend: As for attendance at the festival, the San Bernardino County Sun reports: Andrea Winter, San Bernardino Visitors and Convention Center spokeswoman, deemed the Rendezvous - the city's premier annual event - a … Continue reading Images from the Route 66 Rendezvous
Artist will have Route 66 artwork at El Reno
California artist Anthony Ross will have his artwork of Route 66 scenes on display from Sept. 20 to Nov. 1 at Redlands Community College in El Reno, Okla. Ross e-mailed me an image above of one of his mixed-media compositions -- a neon sign at the long-gone Coral Court Motel in St. Louis -- that … Continue reading Artist will have Route 66 artwork at El Reno
Encore for Clinton
On Thursday, the Clinton (Okla.) Chamber of Commerce announced that because of the success of the National Route 66 Festival in June, the city will have an annual Route 66-themed event. The Clinton Route 66 Festival: Hot Dogs and Hot Rods on Route 66 is scheduled for June 27-28, 2008. According to the chamber's news … Continue reading Encore for Clinton
Grumbles about Rendezvous changes don’t mean much
A story from the Inland Press-Enterprise this morning reports on the changes to the Route 66 Rendezvous cruise regulations and how they're getting "mixed reviews." But, looking closer at the complainers and the changes, there's not much of a controversy at all with the San Bernardino classic-car festival. There's one fellow who grumbled about the … Continue reading Grumbles about Rendezvous changes don’t mean much