Reversing an earlier decision, the City Council of Litchfield, Ill., has agreed to use money from motel taxes for the Litchfield Museum & Route 66 Welcome Center, said the Springfield State Journal-Register. The newspaper reported: The council agreed in principle earlier this month to increase the tax from 3 percent to 4 percent beginning in … Continue reading City will help fund Litchfield museum after all
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Anonymous benefactor eases Santa Rosa’s fiscal crisis
An anonymous donor has given payments totaling more than $600,000 to ease the unexpected financial crisis that beset the Route 66 town of Santa Rosa, N.M., according to the current print edition of the Guadalupe County Communicator. Earlier this summer, an unidentified business was awarded a $1.4 million refund of its gross receipts tax funds. … Continue reading Anonymous benefactor eases Santa Rosa’s fiscal crisis
New Mexico Route 66 Museum sets opening for June
The Tucumcari City Commission last week unanimously approved the lease at its convention center for the New Mexico Route 66 Museum. With that, organizers have set a grand opening during the Wheels on 66 event in Tucumcari on June 6-9, according to a news release today. [T]he museum has begun work on its website and … Continue reading New Mexico Route 66 Museum sets opening for June
Litchfield council fails to approve money to Route 66 museum
The Litchfield (Ill.) City Council failed Tuesday to approve an appropriation of $20,000 in motel-tax funds for the new Litchfield Museum & Route 66 Welcome Center, reported the Springfield State Journal-Register. The council voted 4-4, and the mayor abstained from casting a tiebreaking vote, sinking the proposal. The museum would use the money for display cases and … Continue reading Litchfield council fails to approve money to Route 66 museum
A TV reporter’s takes on Route 66
In recent days, Mark Rivera, a reporter for WAND-TV in Decatur, Ill., has posted on YouTube a few of his Route 66-related stories from central Illinois. They're all pretty good. The first is Bill Shea's Gas Station Museum in Springfield: https://youtu.be/kLpM0m43tnw Next is the Palms Grill in Atlanta, Ill.: https://youtu.be/7gYG8BvP0w8 And finally is Funks Grove … Continue reading A TV reporter’s takes on Route 66
Chuck Surface, a Route 66 booster in Carthage and Webb City, dies
Chuck Surface, a former Missouri state lawmaker and an economic development director for Webb City, died Wednesday of cancer at age 68, according to the Joplin Globe. Surface was instrumental in converting a long-closed gas station on Route 66 in Webb City into a visitors center. He also sought to put a roadside park dedicated … Continue reading Chuck Surface, a Route 66 booster in Carthage and Webb City, dies
A visit to the California Route 66 Museum
Here's a new video uploaded about the California Route 66 Museum in Victorville. Sharon Foster gives a lot of information about the museum and the importance of Route 66 in the area and to America. https://youtu.be/yApMZjbbGtA
Tulsa’s Route 66 Village would get Vision2 funding
The Route 66 Village along old Route 66 in west Tulsa would receive $549,000 from potential Vision2 sales-tax funding, reported the Tulsa World after a Thursday meeting of the City Council. Councilors parceled out about $158 million in quality-of-life projects if the Vision2 tax package is approved by voters on Nov. 6. Vision2 is a $748 million, … Continue reading Tulsa’s Route 66 Village would get Vision2 funding
Details revealed for upcoming Route 66 exhibit at Autry Center
In a Shalom Life story about artist and journalist Jim Farber, he revealed a few of the things that will be featured in a Route 66 exhibit staring in May 2014 at the Autry National Center in Los Angeles. The key excerpts: I talked with Jim recently in his backyard, which is only a few … Continue reading Details revealed for upcoming Route 66 exhibit at Autry Center
Sculpture at Avery Plaza should be unveiled next month
The delayed and long-awaited "East Meets West" sculpture at the Cyrus Avery Centennial Plaza in Tulsa is set to be unveiled in October, reported the Tulsa World. The bronze sculpture, which depicts two frightened carriage horses rearing up at the sight of an early car driven by Cyrus Avery and his wife, was designed by … Continue reading Sculpture at Avery Plaza should be unveiled next month