The Oklahoma Senate today voted unanimously to advance a measure that would eventually create a 90-mile Route 66 bicycle trail from Sapulpa to Edmond. The bill, introduced by Rep. Lewis Moore (R-Arcadia) and co-sponsored by Sen. Andrew Rice (D-Oklahoma City), reportedly will go back to the Oklahoma House for reconciliation after the Senate's 46-0 vote. … Continue reading Oklahoma Senate advances Route 66 bicycle trail bill
Category: Highways
Geocache goof continues to reverberate
You may remember a few weeks ago the story about how the Nevada Department of Transportation, citing dubious safety reasons, abruptly removed hundreds of geocaches along the Extraterrestrial Highway. Las Vegas Review-Journal columnist Adrienne Packer today posted a follow-up on that story. In short, she found no shortage of geocache fans who proclaimed they would … Continue reading Geocache goof continues to reverberate
Ozark Trail cruise
Here's a video I made about the old Ozark Trail alignment of Route 66, west of Sapulpa, Okla. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tQfAYLI9BWY This 3.3-mile section of highway (map here) predates Route 66, and it served as the Mother Road from 1926 to 1952. Highlights include the 1921 Rock Creek Bridge, ruins of the Tee Pee Drive-In theater, a … Continue reading Ozark Trail cruise
Tank Farm Loop cruise
Here's a video I shot of the historic Tank Farm Loop of Route 66, east of Bristow, Okla. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2RcGFkxAJrw It served as Route 66 from 1926 to 1938, when it was bypassed. It now serves as a quiet country road for farms and residences. Tank Farm Loop is so named because of the oil tanks … Continue reading Tank Farm Loop cruise
Grant sought for park at Route 66, Lincoln Highway
A chairman of the historical preservation panel in Plainfield, Ill., is applying for a grant to help create a park at the intersection of U.S. 30 and Illinois Highway 59 -- the Lincoln Highway and Route 66, respectively. According to the Plainfield Patch: Michael Bortell told the Plainfield Village Board Monday that he plans to apply … Continue reading Grant sought for park at Route 66, Lincoln Highway
Historic Manor Hotel being renovated
The historic Manor Hotel in Channahon, Ill., located on a later alignment of Route 66, is undergoing extensive renovations in the coming months, according to the Channahon-Minooka Patch. According to the article, the stoutly constructed hotel was built in 1954 by masonry contractor Walt Anderson, who ran it until the late 1970s. Prakash Silveri is now the … Continue reading Historic Manor Hotel being renovated
Along Central Avenue
Here's an interesting video about the history and character of Central Avenue (aka Route 66) in Albuquerque: https://vimeo.com/21028087 A good chunk of the clip includes an interview with Robert Randazzo of Absolutelyneon.com.
Oklahoma House passes bicycle trail bill
The Oklahoma House voted 71-20 today to advance a measure that would create a 90-mile bicycle trail on Oklahoma Highway 66 from Sapulpa to Edmond. The bill, introduced by Rep. Lewis Moore (R-Arcadia), contained a few notable amendments before it was voted on by the House: The name of the trail was changed from "Historic … Continue reading Oklahoma House passes bicycle trail bill
A road trip in 1961
The YouTube description of this video: This clip opens with my mom holding a little home made sign that says "California, here we come, Hugh, Ag and Jeff". This was the first day of our trip west in 1961. We left from Caseville and traveled historic Route 66 the first few days. By late afternoon … Continue reading A road trip in 1961
A geocache of bad publicity
The Nevada Department of Transportation, citing highway safety concerns, removed an estimated 1,000 geocache locations along the Extraterrestrial Highway about two weeks ago, according to Las Vegas Review-Journal columnist Adrienne Packer. The agency's action has irked geocache fans and the small Nevada towns, hotels and restaurants who depended on their business during the tourism off-season. The … Continue reading A geocache of bad publicity