Greene HD Productions is taking to the Mother Road next month to shoot a 13-episode television series called "Rhythms of the Road." From the news release: Combining the successful Johnnie High’s Country Music Revue series aired during the past two years on the RFD TV cable network and Greene’s work on the award-winning Route 66 … Continue reading Musical TV series to be shot on Route 66
Category: Motels
Revamped edition of “Dining & Lodging Guide” is out
For a number of years, we've been among the Adopt-A-Hundred volunteers (as in "adopt a 100 miles of Route 66") for the National Historic Route 66 Federation's "Route 66 Dining and Lodging Guide." So when we submitted our sections' recommended restaurants and motels earlier this summer, we knew we'd get a courtesy copy within a … Continue reading Revamped edition of “Dining & Lodging Guide” is out
New Tucumcari billboards, banners
It's not a new slogan, but new "Tucumcari Tonite!" billboards to publicize the Route 66 town of Tucumcari, N.M., are about to go up along Interstate 40. There also will be "Tucumcari Tonite!" banners of a similar design along the city's main drags, including Route 66. There also are several Tucumcari centennial banners. Richard Talley, … Continue reading New Tucumcari billboards, banners
Notes from the road
The Gallup (N.M.) Independent has an article about Route 66 sights in town before members of the Society for Commercial Archeology come check them out today. The article laments about how little is left of Route 66 sites in Gallup. But you can say that about a lot of towns -- many Route 66 businesses … Continue reading Notes from the road
Tucumcari loses bid for ‘racino’
Word came down Monday afternoon that the New Mexico Racing Commission approved a horse-racing and casino license application to Raton, and not the Route 66 town of Tucumcari, reports the Quay County Sun. It was a unanimous decision. Santa Fe also lost out on its bid to get a "racino" license. The Sun reported: In … Continue reading Tucumcari loses bid for ‘racino’
Notes from the road
The Motel Safari in Tucumcari, N.M., has added another mural image, courtesy of local artist Doug Quarles. It's a 1953 Flxible Clipper bus. Motel owner Richard Talley also passed along this news: On another note, we just had our first celebrity guest check-in! No, it wasn't Sir Paul!!! During the annual Rattler Reunion weekend, a … Continue reading Notes from the road
Blue view
Here's one in the "Views from the Road" video series. This one focuses on the Blue Swallow Motel in Tucumcari, N.M.
A new lodging option in Barstow?
Apparently the owners of a motel on Route 66 in Barstow, Calif., saw all the vacationers driving by and decided to do something about it. From the Desert Dispatch: Their current property, the Topper Motel on West Main Street, is popular with people, mostly locals, owner Ken Patel said, needing a room for more than … Continue reading A new lodging option in Barstow?
New mural at Tucumcari motel
Richard Talley, owner of the Motel Safari on Route 66 in Tucumcari, N.M., sent along these photos of a new mural that's been painted on the motel's drive-up canopy. It was painted by local artist Doug Quarles, and it depicts a young Elvis Presley in a 1959 Cadillac, stopping for the night at the motel. … Continue reading New mural at Tucumcari motel
Gallery opens in historic Route 66 hotel
The historic Aztec Hotel on Route 66 in Monrovia, Calif., opened its Route 66 Gallery on Saturday night, reports the Foothill Weeklies. The unique approach to this gallery is that it has not the stuffy atmosphere of a “name gallery” and is less intimidating for those new to the art world. On Saturday, we saw … Continue reading Gallery opens in historic Route 66 hotel