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A special offer to Route 66 News readers

Readers of Route 66 News may remember a story about Vintage Roadside, an Oregon company that specializes in T-shirts featuring cool graphics of defunct roadside businesses from the 1930s to the '60s. Vintage Roadside recently started offering photographs, too. One of their apparel offerings featured a Route 66 business -- the B&B Rancho in Rialto, … Continue reading A special offer to Route 66 News readers

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Posted on January 23, 2008January 23, 2008 by Ron WarnickPosted in Businesses, Fashion, HistoryLeave a comment

Let’s go to the fashion show

I never thought Route 66 News would have something about new fashion, but here it is. Richie Rich and Traver Rains of Heatherette put together a show called "Route 66: California or Bust" during L.A. Fashion Week. Here's how Associated Press entertainment writer Sandy Cohen described the collection: ... a whimsical collection of bedazzled Speedo-style … Continue reading Let’s go to the fashion show

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Posted on October 17, 2007 by Ron WarnickPosted in FashionLeave a comment

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2LaneLife announces cross-country Route 66 journey to celebrate centennial April 1, 2026
2LaneLife is embarking on a cross-country journey along Route 66 in celebration of the highway’s centennial and the United States’ 250th birthday. The project aims to raise awareness of the highway and encourage travelers to experience it firsthand. The team will begin their journey in April in Milwaukee, picking up Harley-Davidsons for the ride, and then travel from […]
Route 66 Association of Missouri offering its first centennial coin to members March 31, 2026
The Route 66 Association of Missouri is offering its first of four centennial coins to members exclusively until tomorrow. After that, it goes on sale to the general public. The other three coins will be offered every two months. The coins are limited to production runs of 300 each. Association member Jax Welborn designed them. […]
Amarillo City Council advances plan for Route 66 interactive mural March 30, 2026
The Amarillo City Council recently held a first reading for a resolution that would allow a large, Route 66-themed “story wall” near downtown. The Amarillo Globe-News reported the interactive mural — titled “66 Stories from Route 66” — will be on an underpass by Transformation Park to better connect downtown to Sixth Street (aka Route […]
Paradise Motel signs removed from Tucumcari return back to New Mexico March 29, 2026
The Paradise Motel neon signs that once stood at a long-closed motel in Tucumcari, New Mexico, recently returned to the Land of Enchantment. The Facebook account for Glorieta Station in Albuquerque recently revealed that it had obtained the signs from John and Mary Thoresen of Wisconsin. The signs are now undergoing restoration by West Hand […]
Texas Highways magazine features Circus Room bar in Amarillo March 28, 2026
Texas Highways magazine recently published a feature story about the Circus Room tavern along Route 66 in Amarillo, Texas. The Amarillo Convention and Visitors Bureau claims it is the “oldest continuous bar on all of Route 66.” More on that later. But first, the magazine describes what it’s like to stroll through the establishment’s doors: […]
New sign at Navy Pier in Chicago marks unofficial eastern terminus of Route 66 March 27, 2026
Officials for the City of Chicago on Wednesday marked Navy Pier as the unofficial eastern start point of Route 66 during its centennial, including a new sign at the pier. The sign is outside Harry Caray’s Tavern at the pier, the design which was chosen by the Route 66 Commission and the city, reported the […]
Neon sign removed from Silver Spur Motel in Amarillo March 26, 2026
The distinctive neon sign for the Silver Spur Motel along Route 66 in Amarillo was removed last week. It will be at least partially restored, but it won’t be going back up at the property because it has new owners. James Benson, an apparent sign collector based on his Facebook account, posted photos of the […]
Western Hills Motel in Flagstaff being converted into affordable workforce apartments March 25, 2026
The former Western Hills Motel along Route 66 in Flagstaff, Arizona, will soon be converted into 29 apartment units by Housing Solutions of Northern Arizona. The nonprofit organization recently purchased the motel and will rent its rooms to households making up to 80% of the area median income, which is $69,840 for a Flagstaff household […]
Steel jackrabbit sculpted from a 1953 Chevy Bel Air unveiled in Gallup March 24, 2026
Artist Robert Wilson and the City of Gallup, New Mexico, announced the installation of “‘RUN,” a large steel sculpture commissioned to commemorate the 100th anniversary of Route 66. Inspired by the design language of 1950s American cars and the speed of the native jackrabbit, Wilson used a plasma torch to deconstruct the body of a […]
About 100 people attend relighting of Cotton Boll Motel sign in Canute March 23, 2026
Nearly 100 people witnessed the relighting Saturday of the Cotton Boll Motel sign along Route 66 in Canute, Oklahoma. The motel no longer operates and is now a private residence. Its sign, however, glowed for the first time in decades. Here are images from those who attended the ceremony: About a year ago, the City […]

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