Here's another recent episode of "Inland Empire Explorer," where the host gets a tour of the original McDonald's restaurant, now a McDonald's memorabilia museum on Route 66 in San Bernardino, Calif. https://youtu.be/QuvbLM1t130 The owner, Albert Okura, also owns the Juan Pollo restaurant chain and the entire Route 66 town of Amboy, Calif., where he is … Continue reading A tour of the original McDonald’s
Category: Museums
Notes from the Red Fork Revival
The Tulsa Young Professionals put on the Tulsa StreetCRED-Red Fork Revival in southwest Tulsa over the weekend. Like it attempted with the Pearl District east of downtown a year ago, it was designed to bring renewed interest and economic activity to an often-overlooked area. The event was spread out over the Route 66 Village, downtown Red … Continue reading Notes from the Red Fork Revival
Bel-Aire Motel’s owner faces $141,000 in fines
The owner of the Bel-Aire Motel, located along old Route 66 in Springfield, Ill., has been slapped with $141,000 in fines for more than 400 building code violations, reported the Springfield State Journal-Register. The city inspected nearly the entire 80-room hotel over three days this year — Jan. 9, Feb. 3 and March 1, said … Continue reading Bel-Aire Motel’s owner faces $141,000 in fines
Longtime Pig Hip restaurant owner dies
Ernie Edwards, longtime owner of the Pig Hip restaurant along Route 66 in Broadwell, Ill., died in his sleep Wednesday night at age 94, according to a news release from the Abraham Lincoln Tourism Bureau of Logan County. Edwards died at St. Clara's Manor in Lincoln, Ill. He had recently been moved from his Broadwell … Continue reading Longtime Pig Hip restaurant owner dies
Cyclist soon will begin quest for Litchfield museum
Andy Ritchie, a 62-year-old city administrator for Litchfield, Ill., will begin his 2,300-mile cycling quest on Route 66 in early May to raise funds for a history and Route 66 museum in Litchfield, reported The Journal-News in nearby Hillsboro. The newspaper reported: Ritchie will be accompanied by his wife, Pam, who will fly to California … Continue reading Cyclist soon will begin quest for Litchfield museum
Faces of Route 66 in Illinois
Pounds Media recently videotaped interviews with several Route 66 veterans for Central Illinois Tourism and the Illinois Route 66 Scenic Byway. Today, several of those clips were posted on the Internet. First is Ernie Edwards, longtime owner of the Pig Hip Restaurant in Broadwell, Ill.: https://vimeo.com/39277870 Nick Adam, longtime owner of the Ariston Cafe in … Continue reading Faces of Route 66 in Illinois
Victorville museum plans Route 66 mural next door
The California Route 66 Museum in Victorville is planning a Route 66-themed mural on the shell of a historic building that burned two years ago, reported the San Gabriel Valley Tribune. The newspaper said San Bernardino artist and Route 66 fan Robb McDermott of McDermott Signs will paint the mural: In April 2010, the historic Halstead … Continue reading Victorville museum plans Route 66 mural next door
On the trail of Woody Guthrie
Traveling from Tulsa to a show in the Texas Panhandle town of Pampa, musician Arlo Guthrie -- the son of folk music legend Woody Guthrie -- made this observation to a reporter from the Los Angeles Times: Speaking from the shotgun seat on his 1989 tour bus, Arlo said the passing scenes reinforced one of … Continue reading On the trail of Woody Guthrie
State awards grant to help rehab Santa Rosa warehouse
The governor of New Mexico signed legislation Wednesday that awards $325,000 to the city of Santa Rosa to help plan and rehabilitate the historic Ilfeld Warehouse so it can eventually be converted into a Route 66 museum. Gov. Susana Martinez had promised to veto any item in the Legislature's capital-improvement measure that she deemed as pork. Good … Continue reading State awards grant to help rehab Santa Rosa warehouse
State may provide grant for Santa Rosa warehouse
The New Mexico Legislature was set to give $325,000 to help revitalize the historic Ilfeld Warehouse in downtown Santa Rosa and create a Route 66 museum there, according to the town's newspaper. The Guadalupe County Communicator, in its print edition, reported that the legislation would "set aside the funds toward creation of a Route 66 … Continue reading State may provide grant for Santa Rosa warehouse