Photographer Stephen Giangreco, based in Lenexa, Kan., is a fan of old vehicles, has been shooting images of Route 66 for years, and has a Web site called Route66Forever.com. Giangreco has just published a fine-art book of his choicest Mother Road images titled "A Visual Journey Down America's Main Street" (118 pages, self-published, $66 hardcover, … Continue reading Book review: “A Visual Journey Down America’s Main Street”
Category: Photographs
More from the Steil-Luning Route 66 trip
Here's another fresh video from Tim Steil and Jim Luning's "Route 66 -- Ten Years Later" trip last month.
A view from the passenger side
Los Angeles artist and photographer Jason Paul Bennett embarked on a Route 66 trip from Chicago to L.A. last year, and shot more than 5,400 images to document it. Bennett has a dedicated site, Passenger Side, to those photos. For a donation, yYou can download all 5,40o or so high-definition photos. You also can see … Continue reading A view from the passenger side
Notes from the road
A few things to clear off my plate: -- Dawn Welch, owner of the Rock Cafe in Stroud, Okla., told me today that her restaurant would be closed for the July 4 holiday. Roadies who wish to go to their favorite Route 66 hangout on that day are advised to call ahead to make sure … Continue reading Notes from the road
Appropriate
Seen on Route 66 at 2:30 p.m. June 9 in Texola, Okla.
Scenes from the road
A couple of slide shows from the Mother Road have popped up on YouTube in recent days. The first is a batch of photos from Christian Holzknecht: The second slide show is by Bradley Blalock. There isn't as much from Route 66, but an image of the sunset near Rod's Steak House in Williams, Ariz., … Continue reading Scenes from the road
Kingman group raising money to restore signs
The fledgling Route 66 Association of Kingman has begun a silent auction as a fundraiser to restore neon signs that once graced the Mother Road in Kingman, Ariz. Kingman roadie Jim Hinckley passed along this information via e-mail: The organization has acquired and stored the City Cafe and Imperial Motel sign. A beautiful old Packard sales … Continue reading Kingman group raising money to restore signs
‘A highway for vagabonds’
The Windsor (Ont.) Star has an interesting feature about photographer Sandi Wheaton, whose black-and-white photos of Route 66 in California's Mojave Desert will be on display beginning May 2 at Deborah Friesen Architect's studio in Toronto. Wheaton's interest was piqued five years ago when she was blowing through a lonely and forsaken stretch of Route … Continue reading ‘A highway for vagabonds’
Book review: “Roadside USA: Route 66 and Beyond”
"Roadside USA: Route 66 and Beyond" by Shellee Graham and Jim Ross (64 pages, Ghost Town Press, $10.95) isn't strictly a book as much as a bound collection of their vibrant travel photographs in postcard form. The 30 postcards are detachable from the binding so you can mail them to friends and family. However, "Roadside … Continue reading Book review: “Roadside USA: Route 66 and Beyond”
“Calibattin’ on Route 66”
Here's a nifty find: a short film of two gals getting their kicks on the Mother Road. I like the way this was shot and edited, especially with the peppy music. Kali Meadows, the film's creator, has a blog with a lot of interesting photos and graphic design.