If you missed the Route 66 exhibit at the History Museum on the Square in Springfield, Mo., you're in luck. This week, the museum announced, because of popular demand, "Woodruff's Dream: The Mother Road through Springfield" will be extended to Feb. 2. According to KOLR-TV: The Museum's special Route 66 has been on display since … Continue reading Springfield museum extending Route 66 exhibit
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Video art project inspired by Route 66’s people
"Somewhere in Between: Los Angeles," a video project by Bia Gayotto at the Pasadena Museum of California Art, is inspired by people along Route 66 in the L.A. region, according to an article in the San Gabriel Valley Tribune. The 20-minute two-screen piece places architectural, natural and suburban scenery against views of bi- and multi-cultural people … Continue reading Video art project inspired by Route 66’s people
“Songdogs: The Journey of Michael & Suzanne Wallis”
The Tulsa Historical Society is hosting an exhibit about "Route 66: The Mother Road" author Michael Wallis and his wife Suzanne. If you can't see the exhibit, this video will be the next-best thing. The video was created by Ideaship Studios, based in Tulsa. (Image of Michael Wallis by Randy Lane, via Flickr)
Students’ Route 66 art on display at Tulsa Historical Society
Tulsa Public Schools students created about 80 pieces of art inspired by Route 66, and they're on display at the Tulsa Historical Society through Oct. 5, reported the Tulsa World. The art pieces depict landmarks such as the Blue Whale in nearby Catoosa, Admiral Twin Drive-In theater, and the historic 11th Street Bridge. Historical Society … Continue reading Students’ Route 66 art on display at Tulsa Historical Society
Another arcade museum opens in Atlanta, Ill.
John Yates, who opened an arcade museum in downtown McLean, Ill., has opened another in downtown Atlanta, Ill., called the Route 66 Arcade Museum. As this video will show, everything is at least 30 years old. No arcade game is newer than 1981. https://youtu.be/vTt6cOi1B-4 The Atlanta museum is located at Arch and Race streets.
Take a look at History Museum on the Square’s relighted sign
The rooftop neon sign at the History Museum on the Square in downtown Springfield, Mo., was relighted Thursday night, as you can see from the photo above. Here's a video of the relighting, courtesy of the City of Springfield: And KY3 television provided some valuable context about the history of the sign. The sign was … Continue reading Take a look at History Museum on the Square’s relighted sign
History Museum on the Square’s sign is going up
Yesterday, we told you about the neon relighting ceremony that would occur tonight at the History Museum on the Square in Springfield, Mo. On Wednesday, workers were installing the refabricated sign on the museum's roof, which used to be Barth's department store: According to KOLR-TV: The iconic sign had been part of the square since … Continue reading History Museum on the Square’s sign is going up
Springfield museum relights its neon sign Thursday
The History Museum on the Square in Springfield, Mo., is hosting a "Moon Over the Mother Road" ceremony Thursday night to mark the relighting of Barth's Department Store neon sign on the roof of the museum. It's a private fundraiser, but enough side streets will be open during the ceremony that most people will see … Continue reading Springfield museum relights its neon sign Thursday
Cost-share grants announced from Route 66 Corridor Preservation Program
The Route 66 Corridor Preservation Program announced six cost-share grants for 2013, totaling about $81,000. Since the program started in 2001, 114 projects have been awarded $1.6 million, with a $2.7 million in cost-share money from the recipient, totaling $4.3 million in public-private investment toward the preservation and revitalization of properties along historic Route 66 … Continue reading Cost-share grants announced from Route 66 Corridor Preservation Program
Exotic World co-founder Dixie Evans dies
Dixie Evans, a Marilyn Monroe lookalike who co-founded Exotic World (later the Burlesque Hall of Fame) on a former goat farm near Route 66 near Helendale, Calif., died this past weekend, according to the Las Vegas Review-Journal and other media outlets on Monday. She was 86. The newspaper said Evans had been in an assisted-care … Continue reading Exotic World co-founder Dixie Evans dies