The Examiner.com has posted an article about the Thomas P. Stafford Air & Space Museum on Route 66 in Weatherford, Okla. The museum pays tribute to Weatherford native Stafford, who logged six NASA missions and more than 500 hours in space, including the first manned flight to the moon. The museum is a complete air … Continue reading Space cowboy
Category: Museums
Design phase to begin soon on Tulsa Route 66 center
The design phase of the Route 66 Interpretive Center in Tulsa is set to begin by fall, reported the Tulsa World. The center, near the Arkansas River on Southwest Boulevard, is slated to house offices, a restaurant or two, gift shop and an interactive Route 66 museum. It's hoped the center will be open in … Continue reading Design phase to begin soon on Tulsa Route 66 center
Elvis ate here
Here's something interesting that just came from the latest newsletter by the Oklahoma Route 66 Association. The Heartland of America Heritage Museum in Weatherford, Okla., is about finished restoring the Porter House Diner, an original Valentine diner. The museum estimates the refurbishment will be done later this month or early March. The article by Marion … Continue reading Elvis ate here
Boots Drive-In featured in Route 66 display
The former Boots Drive-In restaurant will be re-created in a Route 66 display in the Jasper County Courthouse in Carthage, Mo., reports the Joplin Globe. A replica of the building front is just starting to take shape at a workshop in Carthage. When finished, it will occupy space in the main floor of the historic … Continue reading Boots Drive-In featured in Route 66 display
Winslow is adding a museum
A travel article in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch about attractions in the Southwest -- including a new hotel with incredible views of Monument Valley -- includes information about the Route 66 town of Winslow, Ariz. There's the usual Winslow stuff about La Posada and Standin' on a Corner Park. But there's a tidbit of which … Continue reading Winslow is adding a museum
A look at Bozo’s rides
The Detroit News has published a story, with photos, about James "Bozo" Cordova's Route 66 Auto Museum in Santa Rosa, N.M. Many of the 30 vintage vehicles have been restored by Bozo's Garage across the road. And, unlike many museums, these aren't just for show. If you have the cash, you can drive one and … Continue reading A look at Bozo’s rides
A look at the Arcadia Route 66 exhibit
The Pasadena (Calif.) Star-News went over to the Ruth and Charles Gilb Arcadia Historical Museum in Arcadia, Calif., and checked out the Route 66 exhibition there. And it sounds like the folks who put it together did a good job: On display in the museum's right-hand corridor are photos, maps and artifacts that trace the … Continue reading A look at the Arcadia Route 66 exhibit
Arcadia museum hosts Route 66 exhibit
The Ruth and Charles Gilb Arcadia Historical Museum in Arcadia, Calif., is hosting the "Get Your Kicks on Route 66" exhibit, reports the Pasadena Star-News. Curator Dana Dunn hopes it will bring back fond memories for older Arcadia residents, as well as educate a younger generation. [...] On display will be items like a Chas. … Continue reading Arcadia museum hosts Route 66 exhibit
Atlanta’s Palms Grill should reopen by spring
The long-closed Palms Grill in downtown Atlanta, Ill., has been meticulously renovated its Route 66 glory days and should reopen by spring, reports the Peoria Journal-Star. The storefront restaurant has been restored according to a depiction in a photograph taken during the era when Johnson worked there as part of a new museum project of … Continue reading Atlanta’s Palms Grill should reopen by spring
Motorcycle museum vandalized
Route 66 Vintage Iron, based in downtown Miami, Okla., was vandalized early Saturday when someone tossed a sledgehammer through one of the museum's front plate glass windows, reported the Miami News Record. Nothing was stolen, but two of the vintage motorcycles were damaged by the flying glass. A surveillance video is being checked by police. … Continue reading Motorcycle museum vandalized