Required public hearings about designating Oklahoma's Route 66 a national scenic byway are working their way across the state, and reports from newspapers are coming with them. The Associated Press has an article. The Sapulpa Daily Herald has one. And the Daily Oklahoman in Oklahoma City attended a hearing in Edmond: "More neon,” Marilyn Emde … Continue reading More reports from Oklahoma 66 meetings
Category: Photographs
Book review: “Macoupin County on Route 66”
"Macoupin County on Route 66," with text and photo compilations by Dennis Garrels, is yet another historical volume about the Mother Road by Arcadia Publishing. That includes "Route 66 in California" and the recently published "Route 66 in Chicago." "Macoupin County on Route 66" (96 pages, $19.95) covers Macoupin County, Ill., which boasts not one, … Continue reading Book review: “Macoupin County on Route 66”
Images from the road
Here's a new slide show of art and photos from Route 66. I don't know what singer or band is doing that jazzy version of "Route 66." If you know who it is, chime in in the comments section.
Exhibit features photos from Mother Road
The Yancey Richardson Gallery in New York City has a photographic and film exhibit, titled "Easy Rider: Road Trips Through America," through Sept. 8. A number of photos are from Route 66. The work of several dozen artists will be on display, including Dorothea Lange, William Eggleston and Allen Ginsberg. As for the Route 66 … Continue reading Exhibit features photos from Mother Road
Book review: “The Lincoln Highway”
Michael Wallis and Michael S. Williamson's new book, "The Lincoln Highway" (320 pages, $39.95), earns the highest praise I can think of: It made me want to jump in the car and see that 3,400-mile historic road for myself. The book, subtitled "Coast to Coast from Times Square to the Golden Gate," likely will spur … Continue reading Book review: “The Lincoln Highway”
“Colors of the Mother Road”
Route 66 State Park near Eureka, Mo., is hosting a photo exhibit titled, "Colors of the Mother Road," by Sally Bobbitt Simpson on July 14, with a reception from 2 to 4 p.m. that day in the visitors center. According to the news release: Simpson's fascination with Route 66 began four years ago while photographing … Continue reading “Colors of the Mother Road”
Hear Michael Wallis’ keynote speech
If you missed author Michael Wallis' keynote speech at the National Route 66 Festival in Clinton, Okla., last week, you can listen to it on this page. The QuickTime sound file is about 33 minutes. Rod Harsh at Route66TVonline.com and Visit66.com recorded it. Harsh also has a bunch of photos from the festival.
Scenes from the festival
On Saturday afternoon, I took a walk at downtown Clinton, Okla., to check on the activity during the National Route 66 Festival. Inside the Frisco Center, Delbert Trew, who won the Route 66 Lifetime Achievement Award with his wife Ruth on Friday, is displaying one of the letters salvaged from "Rattlesnakes -- Exit Now" sign … Continue reading Scenes from the festival
Beauty amid the decay
The unearthing of a 1957 Plymouth Belvedere from an underground vault and the subsequent display of its remains sparked these thoughts from Redforkhippie. She also created a slide show, with music, about the Belvedere. (Photo by Redforkhippie.)
Slide show of Kansas Route 66 Parade
Emily went to last weekend's Kansas Route 66 Parade, which covered the length of Route 66 in Kansas and passed through Galena, Riverton and Baxter Springs. She assembled photographs that she shot into a slide show here, with accompaniment from Chuck Berry's "Maybellene." Included are many classic cars, Michael Wallis, and a couple of inspirations … Continue reading Slide show of Kansas Route 66 Parade