"Christmas in the Park," Ackley Park on Route 66, Elk City, Okla. (Photo courtesy of Kevin Latham.)
Category: Photographs
Route 66 blog roundup
Alina Chau of Ice Cream Monster Toon Cafe is an animator. She recently took a train trip and posted sketches from the Route 66 towns of Williams, Ariz., and Los Angeles. It's worth surfing the rest of her site for her sketches, too. Kipling West of The Seven Deadly Sinners lives in Canada, but sometimes … Continue reading Route 66 blog roundup
Christmas season on 66
Old Route 66, heading west from Carthage, Mo., to Carterville, Mo., on Dec. 1. (Photo courtesy of Route 66 TV Online.)
Music break
The good folks at the Annees Vinyl site have posted two interesting musical slide shows on YouTube. One is of the Rolling Stones performing "Route 66" on what sounds like a mid-1960s British radio show. Accompanying the music are photos of sights along the road. The other Route 66 slideshow has Nat King Cole, also … Continue reading Music break
Christmas season on 66
Looking west on Missouri Highway 100, aka Route 66, in Manchester, Mo., on Dec. 3. (Photo courtesy of Ron Sanderson.)
Christmas season on 66
On Main Street, between First and Second streets, Joplin, Mo., on Dec. 2. This is an old bypass alignment of Route 66. (Courtesy of The Lope.)
Christmas season on 66
On Oklahoma Highway 66 in Sapulpa, Okla., on Dec. 2. (Photo courtesy of redforkhippiechick. If you have holiday photos along the Mother Road, e-mail them to route66news(at) yahoo.com)
Christmas season on 66
On St. Louis Street, aka Route 66, in Joplin, Mo., on Dec. 1. (Photo courtesy of Rod Harsh at Route 66 TV Online. If you have holiday photos along the Mother Road, e-mail them to route66news(at) yahoo.com)
Send us your Christmas photos
The Christmas season is upon us, and Redforkhippiechick's photo of an angel decoration in the dinky Route 66 town of Texola, Okla., has given me an idea. Do you have cool photos of Christmas sights along Route 66? Are any businesses along the Mother Road decked out for the holiday? Are you seeing your own … Continue reading Send us your Christmas photos
A report from the road
Redforkhippiechick ventured to Vega, Texas, to help the owners of the Vega Motel prepare for their eventual reopening and stayed in the newly refurbished Apache Motel in Tucumcari, N.M. There are other things she observed and shot photographs of. Check them out.