https://youtu.be/yI9OJ6PIbso Stew Magnuson put this video together for the Woody Guthrie song: With Depression-era photos by the great Farm Services Administration photographer John Vachon. Created in honor of Woody's 100th birthday. You'll hear a Route 66 reference in the song about the two-minute mark. If you get the notion, you can travel to Okemah, Okla., … Continue reading “Hard Travelin'”
Category: Photographs
“The Lost Hubcap Trail”
Chad Coppess, a photographer working for the South Dakota Office of Tourism, recently completed a Route 66 trip with his wife, Lisa. He calls this video "Lost Hubcap Trail" because he lost three of them during his trip. However, I think you'll find the images may have been worth the sacrifice: https://youtu.be/kVz1FD8K25Q (Hat tip: Denny … Continue reading “The Lost Hubcap Trail”
Not just all work, no play
Natalie Slater has been busy with her ambitious Mother Road Revisited photo project. But that doesn't mean she wasn't having fun on the Mother Road in the meantime: Adventure! Excitement! On Route 66 from Natalie Slater on Vimeo.
Route 66 before-and-after goes interactive
You may remember University of Tulsa artist Natalie Slater and her art-photography project, where she melded old photographs of Route 66 sites with modern-day ones at the same angle. Slater is taking it one step further: More about Slater and her project can be found at her Mother Road Revisited site. It bears a strong … Continue reading Route 66 before-and-after goes interactive
Impressive authors and artists list at Tucumcari festival
A few days ago, Kevin and Nancy Mueller at the Blue Swallow Motel asked me to check out the list of authors and artists slated to appear at the inaugural Wheels on 66 festival on June 7-9 in Tucumcari, N.M. I have to admit, for a first-year event, the list is pretty darned impressive: Christopher Robleski, … Continue reading Impressive authors and artists list at Tucumcari festival
A Route 66 engagement
You have to like a couple that uses three Route 66 landmarks in Arcadia, Okla., as the backdrop of their engagement photos -- the Round Barn, Pops, and the closed Hillbillee's complex. https://vimeo.com/41088467 The video and photos are by Blue Elephant Photography. More about the photo shoot is here. And I know for a fact … Continue reading A Route 66 engagement
Book review: “Arizona Kicks on Route 66”
"Arizona Kicks on Route 66" isn't strictly a gorgeous photo book. Nor is it strictly a guide to the historic's highway's attractions in Arizona. Nor is it a collection of stories about Route 66's past and present in that state. It is all of these things. That makes "Arizona Kicks on Route 66" (92 pages, … Continue reading Book review: “Arizona Kicks on Route 66”
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
Route 66 in 3-D
Well, this video from France isn't really in a three-dimensional format. But it does contain a few images that use subtle motion -- especially with clouds -- to create a 3-D effect: SUR LA ROUTE 66 EN 3D by christophe-geral (Hat tip: The Motels on Route 66)
“Route 66 Sightings” nominated for state book award
"Route 66 Sightings," the photography book about the Mother Road assembled and designed by Jim Ross, Shellee Graham, and Jerry McClanahan, has become a finalist for the 2012 Oklahoma Book Awards in the illustration and design category, according to the Tulsa World. Nominees must have an Oklahoma theme, or be produced by current or former … Continue reading “Route 66 Sightings” nominated for state book award