If you love Art Deco architecture and Route 66, eBay has a building for you in Tulsa. Keller Williams Realty has a 16,000-square-foot building on East 11th Street in Tulsa for sale. Opening bid is $495,000, with the auction ending on Oct. 26. According to the seller, it's been extensively refurbished. And the rooftop area's … Continue reading Art Deco building in Tulsa for sale on eBay
Category: History
Joplin museum chief honored
Brad Belk, executive director of the Joplin Museum Complex in Joplin, Mo., was one of six people recognized for the 2006 Governor's Humanities Award, reports the Joplin Globe. Here's how he got it: The honor recognizes Belk's work in historic preservation, said Allen Shirley, of Joplin, who made the nomination. Shirley said the award honors … Continue reading Joplin museum chief honored
On my reading list
Chantal Foster of the Duke City Fix is reading Howard Bryan's history book, "Albuquerque Remembered." Go here to read a few fascinating tidbits about the Duke City, including this one: The city gallows existed at Central [aka Route 66] & Rio Grande where that Express Polish car wash is today. And this one: It's Albuquerque, … Continue reading On my reading list
Two Route 66 segments in Oklahoma named to National Register
The Tank Farm Loop near Kellyville and a 1926 truss bridge near Chelsea, both on older alignments of Route 66 in Oklahoma, were added to the National Register of Historic Places, reports the Associated Press. Here's a picture of the Chelsea bridge, which goes over Pryor Creek, from the Oklahoma Highway Bridges site. Here are … Continue reading Two Route 66 segments in Oklahoma named to National Register
Before the Route 66 Rendezvous
Decades before San Bernardino, Calif., started its humongously popular Route 66 Rendezvous, the city had its Covered Wagon Days, reports historian Nicholas R. Cataldo in the San Bernardino County Sun. The festival, which paid tribute to the city's Old West days, started in the 1930s. For four days in November, there was a covered wagon … Continue reading Before the Route 66 Rendezvous
A look back at the Gillioz Theatre’s history
A professor and his students at Missouri State University performed months of research into the historic Gillioz Theatre in Springfield, Mo. The Springfield News-Leader reports that the result of that research is a 96-page book, "The Gillioz 'Theatre Beautiful': Celebrating Springfield's Theatre History, 1926-2006." The book won't be available until next month, but details on … Continue reading A look back at the Gillioz Theatre’s history
Show-Me Route 66
The Springfield (Mo.) News-Leader, in a preview to tonight's and Sunday's airing of a locally produced PBS program about Route 66 in Missouri, tells about the Mother Road's important history in Springfield. There's a lot of good information there.
Southwest Missouri PBS stations to show Route 66 program
KOZK-TV of Springfield, Mo., and KOZJ-TV of Joplin, Mo., part of Ozark Public Television, will broadcast the locally produced "Route 66: Missouri's Mother Road" at 7 p.m. Thursday and 2:30 p.m. Sunday. Here's a description of the program: Missouri enjoys a rich and special place in Route 66 history, folklore and culture. Route 66: Missouri’s … Continue reading Southwest Missouri PBS stations to show Route 66 program
An Okie’s story
Betty Henshaw and her family once lived in Hominy, Okla., where they picked cotton. In 1947, the family pulled up stakes and drove west on Route 66 to find a better living in California -- as many other Okies did. Henshaw recalled her memories in a manuscript, which was quickly picked up by Texas Tech … Continue reading An Okie’s story
Rendezvous revs up
The Route 66 Rendezvous in San Bernardino, Calif., starts tomorrow. Here's a preview story from the San Bernardino Sun. The Sun also has an excellent story about California's Route 66, complete with a photo-audio slideshow.