KUAF-FM, a National Public Radio affiliate based at the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville, posted daily reports from Route 66 in Missouri, Oklahoma and Kansas this week. Here's the complete set of broadcasts, which you can hear at the link: Monday, a report from Vintage Iron Museum in Miami, Okla. Tuesday, a report from the … Continue reading KUAF’s Route 66 stories, all in one place
Category: People
A visit with Lucille Hamons
Here's a video that popped up on YouTube -- a television reporter interviews Lucille Hamons, owner of Lucille's on Route 66 in Hydro, Okla.: https://youtu.be/WgqEkU5xywk Lucille operated the gas station from 1941 until her death in 2000. However, the station was built in 1927. With the reporter mentioning that it celebrated its 69th birthday, that … Continue reading A visit with Lucille Hamons
A visit to Bill Shea’s station
Here's a feature from KHQA-TV in Quincy, Ill., about Bill Shea's gas station and petroliana collection (some of which is quite valuable) along Route 66 in Springfield, Ill. https://youtu.be/8hvEFd-HhTY I'm glad to see this. I believe this is the first YouTube video that's been posted about Shea and his station.
A new wrinkle on Wrink’s Market
For an all-too-brief period, Terry Wrinkle resurrected Wrink's Market, the longtime Route 66 business in Lebanon, Mo., owned and operated by his late father Glenn Wrinkle. When Terry shut down the business in 2009, the future of the building looked cloudy. However, in recent weeks, the old Wrink's Market has found new life with D.C. … Continue reading A new wrinkle on Wrink’s Market
A tragedy to residents of Arizona’s Mother Road
A heartbreaking story in the New York Times on Sunday told about a Catholic priest, the Rev. Clement A. Hageman, who sexually abused boys in the Arizona Route 66 towns of Kingman, Winslow, and Holbrook from the early 1940s until his death in 1975. The church claims its problems with priest abuse coincided with the … Continue reading A tragedy to residents of Arizona’s Mother Road
Where was this photo taken?
Today, I received this email from Lt. John Bayer of the U.S. Navy: I'm seeking help identifying where the attached family photo was taken. This was photographed during a family road trip from Cleveland to CA in 1929. Presumed to be along Route 66. The people in the photo are identified as Bayer's uncle and … Continue reading Where was this photo taken?
Daughter of Lucille Hamons dies
Cheryl Nowka, daughter of the late Lucille "Mother of the Mother Road" Hamons of Lucille's in Hydro, Okla., died at age 63 over the weekend, according to an obituary in the Las Vegas Review-Journal. According to posts on the Route 66 yahoogroup, Nowka had been ill for some time and spent her final days in … Continue reading Daughter of Lucille Hamons dies
Michael Wallis’ “State of the Road” speech
Each year at the International Route 66 Festival awards banquet, "Route 66: The Mother Road" author Michael Wallis makes a "State of the Road" speech. Save for a time when it was streamed live, I'm not aware anyone has ever posted video of Wallis' Route 66 speeches on the Internet. Wallis owns a great baritone … Continue reading Michael Wallis’ “State of the Road” speech
In appreciation of Bill Kinder
In a matter of days, Bill Kinder, with his wife Terri Anderson, of the Blue Swallow Motel in Tucumcari, N.M., will turn over the keys to new owners Kevin and Nancy Mueller. Bill and Terri will move to the Laughlin, Nev., area. Bill enjoyed owning the Blue Swallow, but has battled cancer for years. In the … Continue reading In appreciation of Bill Kinder
Angel’s story
This is an excerpt from the recently released film "Route 66 Arizona." This segment concentrates on Angel Delgadillo and his hometown, Seligman, Ariz. https://youtu.be/YHWjLkkkHJk The DVD of this film can be purchased here.