It's not even officially winter, and another major winter storm is hitting Route 66's midsection. On Tuesday night, the National Weather Service had issued winter storm warnings in the upper two-thirds of New Mexico and all of the Texas Panhandle. The Albuquerque Journal reported that Interstate 40 from the Duke City to Gallup was closed … Continue reading Another winter storm
Category: Events
“Cars” gets one Golden Globe nomination
The hit Disney-Pixar movie about Route 66, "Cars," received just one nomination from the Golden Globes today, and that was for the new Best Animated Feature Film category. Its competition is "Happy Feet" and "Monster House." Disappointingly, composer Randy Newman and "Our Town" were not nominated for score and best song. Instead of Newman and … Continue reading “Cars” gets one Golden Globe nomination
Who will buy Metro memories?
The Metro Diner closed a few weeks ago to make way for a new entrance at the University of Tulsa. On Tuesday, the landmark Route 66 restaurant's cooking equipment and memorabilia were auctioned. KOTV in Tulsa has the story.
Sheriff on patrol
Randy Chevrier, owner of Paintmaster Collision and a prominent member of the Route 66 Business League of Tulsa, sent me this photo of Michael Wallis driving riding along in what looks like an old patrol cruiser in this past weekend's PSO Christmas Parade of Lights in downtown Tulsa. Wallis portrays the Sheriff of Radiator Springs … Continue reading Sheriff on patrol
A 90-mile-long event
The Bloomington (Ill.) Pantagraph reports that a 90-mile stretch of old Route 66 from Joliet to Towanda, Ill., is going to be part of the Red Carpet Corridor Weekend Experience on May 5-6. Not all the details have been worked out, but Pontiac is having a meeting Monday about its portion, and the corridor will … Continue reading A 90-mile-long event
Another sinkhole appears in Galena
Details are sketchy at this point, but another sinkhole appeared in Galena, Kan., late Saturday. Rod Harsh of Route 66 TV Online tells me the sinkhole, which is up to 20 feet deep already, appeared at Bob H. Carr Used Cars at 410 W. Seventh St. in Galena, just off Route 66 near the Sonic … Continue reading Another sinkhole appears in Galena
That was an eventful parade
Galena, Kan., held its annual Christmas parade Saturday. Larry and Judy Courtney were grand marshals. Larry owns the C&A Corp. in town, and he and his wife are helping restore an old Marathon gas station along old 66 in town and acquired an old boom truck that was the inspiration to Tow Mater in the … Continue reading That was an eventful parade
More SUV than the driver can handle
The combination of a traffic accident and the weight of ice and snow caused the collapse of the Carthage Route 66 Antique Mall at 1221 Oak St. in Carthage, Mo., earlier this week. The Joplin (Mo.) Globe reported: The incident began when a car ran into the building and one of the supporting trusses on … Continue reading More SUV than the driver can handle
“Cars” movie gets nine Annie nominations
Disney-Pixar's hit summer movie about Route 66, "Cars," tied "Flushed Away" for the most Annie nominations from the International Animated Film Society with nine, reported the Los Angeles Daily News. The awards will be announced Feb. 11 at the Alex Theatre in Glendale, Calif. According to CountSolo at the Pixar Planet forum, here are the … Continue reading “Cars” movie gets nine Annie nominations
Winter on the Mother Road
Looks like Route 66 is the only way west for Tulsans heading for OKC this morning. TV station KSWO out of southwestern Oklahoma is reporting that I-44 is closed between Oklahoma's two largest cities after a snowstorm dumped more than 10 inches of snow on Tulsa. The storm brought an influx of business to one … Continue reading Winter on the Mother Road