A new exhibit about a local history of Route 66 -- "Woodruff's Dream: The Mother Road Through Springfield" -- opened over the weekend at the History Museum on the Square in downtown Springfield, Mo. It speaks a lot for the exhibit when Tonya Pike, a local who's very well-versed about Route 66, said it made … Continue reading Route 66 exhibit opens at Springfield, Mo., museum
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Route 66 Rendezvous moving to another town with a new name
The Route 66 Rendezvous classic-car show, canceled this year in the traditional host city of San Bernardino, Calif., because of the town's financial woes, is moving to nearby Ontario, Calif., with a new name, according a post over the weekend from the Rendezvous' Facebook page. The event will be renamed the Route 66 Reunion, and … Continue reading Route 66 Rendezvous moving to another town with a new name
1927 locomotive will steam into San Bernardino
A former Santa Fe Railroad steam locomotive, Engine No. 3751, dating to 1927 will make a rare appearance in the Route 66 town of San Bernardino, Calif., during San Bernardino Railroad Days on April 27-28. According to a news release from "Route 66 Railway" author Elrond Lawrence: The steam special will be operated from Los … Continue reading 1927 locomotive will steam into San Bernardino
The Road Crew performing at Joplin festival
The Road Crew, which recorded an entire album devoted to Route 66 a few years ago, will perform during the International Route 66 Festival in August in Joplin, Mo., and two other nearby venues. In Joplin, the group will open for The Grass Roots at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 3, along the Main Street festival … Continue reading The Road Crew performing at Joplin festival
Mother Road Revisited exhibition opens Friday
Natalie Slater's "The Mother Road Revisited" photography project, where she melds old images of Route 66 with modern-day ones, opens Friday at Living Arts of Tulsa. Living Arts is at 307 E. Brady St. (map) in Tulsa's Brady District. The opening reception that day runs from 6 to 9 p.m. The Dilly Deli restaurant a … Continue reading Mother Road Revisited exhibition opens Friday
Springfield museum exhibit will focus on Route 66, its patriarch
An exhibit dedicated to John Woodruff and the highway he helped guide to fruition, Route 66, will debut April 28 at History Museum on the Square in downtown Springfield, Mo. According to a news release from the museum: The exhibit titled “Woodruff ’s Dream: The Mother Road through Springfield -- The Route 66 Exhibit” will be on display at the … Continue reading Springfield museum exhibit will focus on Route 66, its patriarch
Route 66 Rendezvous may relocate to Beaumont and be renamed
Organizers of the Route 66 Rendezvous may relocate the classic-car event to Beaumont, Calif., after it was canceled because of severe financial problems by its longtime host city, San Bernardino. According to a short breaking-news article Wednesday afternoon by the Beaumont Record Gazette: Community Services Director Bob Sherwood said that the event organizers spoke at … Continue reading Route 66 Rendezvous may relocate to Beaumont and be renamed
Tucumcari festival lands rockabilly legend Wanda Jackson as headliner
The first annual Rockabilly on the Route event in Tucumcari, N.M., has made quite a coup for its entertainment -- Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Wanda Jackson as its headliner. Rockabilly on the Route is scheduled for June 7-9, with Jackson as the 9:30 p.m. performer on Saturday. Another rockabilly act, The Chop Tops, … Continue reading Tucumcari festival lands rockabilly legend Wanda Jackson as headliner
Route 66-related murals planned in Joplin
An artist and a businessman plan a pair of Route 66-related murals on the outside wall of a hardware store in Joplin, Mo., on one of the older Route 66 alignments, reported the Joplin Globe. The newspaper said: Paul Whitehill, of Images in Tile, is proposing to install two tile wall murals and a tourist … Continue reading Route 66-related murals planned in Joplin
Activist Cindy Sheehan taking Route 66 for Tour de Peace ride
Antiwar activist Cindy Sheehan, perhaps best-known for her long protest in front of President George W. Bush's ranch during the Iraq War, will embark on a Tour de Peace bicycle ride from California to Washington, D.C., including Route 66. Sheehan protested Bush and the war not long after her soldier son Casey was killed in … Continue reading Activist Cindy Sheehan taking Route 66 for Tour de Peace ride