The Barstow Route 66 Mother Road Museum in Barstow, Calif., has just announced the opening of its online store. Mother Road items offered by the museum include T-shirts, kitchen collectibles, patches, key chains, jewelry, lapel pins, metal signs and license plates. Go here for your early Christmas shopping. Jeff and Kelly of Vintage Roadside apparel … Continue reading Notes from the Web
Category: Museums
Roy Rogers’ old ranch is up for sale
Movie star and singer Roy Rogers' old Double R Bar Ranch off old Route 66 in Oro Grande, Calif., is on the block, according to RIS Media. It can be yours for $12.5 million. From the news release: Roy Rogers owned the ranch up to his death on July 6, 1998. Shortly thereafter, Roy Rogers … Continue reading Roy Rogers’ old ranch is up for sale
Cruisers on the loose
According to the Miami (Okla.) News-Record, the T&T Cruisers Car Club is on a Route 66 cruise in the state of Oklahoma. It started on Friday and is working its way west. The cruisers will cover 365 miles of history along this popular route, traveling about 100 miles per day and making stops at Clanton's … Continue reading Cruisers on the loose
Atlanta is moving its museum
The Route 66 town of Atlanta, Ill., is moving its historical museum out of the basement of its library. But it's going only a half-block away, reports the Lincoln Courier. The committee decided that the permanent collection in the new museum would be made up of the following themes: Atlanta High School; Atlanta Union Central … Continue reading Atlanta is moving its museum
Going up
If you use a wheelchair or have other mobility concerns, you'll probably be pleased to learn that the Illinois Route 66 Association Museum and Hall of Fame in Pontiac now has a new elevator to serve the complex's second floor, reports the Pontiac Daily Leader. A couple from New York state, going through the museum … Continue reading Going up