The south wing of the historic Castaneda Hotel in Las Vegas, New Mexico, likely will open to overnight travelers for the first time in decades on April 1. The hotel's Facebook page posted this brief announcement on Monday: Friday we passed our elevator and fire inspections 😇. We should be able to open the south wing … Continue reading Castaneda Hotel’s south wing likely will open April 1
Category: Preservation
Original Route 66 sign being auctioned for Painted Desert Trading Post project
A longtime Route 66 enthusiast is offering an original Route 66 sign for auction to help fund the stabilization of the Painted Desert Trading Post in eastern Arizona. The sign originally came from Texas. According to the description on eBay: The sign shows some minimal indications of wear and use. This is a heavy duty, … Continue reading Original Route 66 sign being auctioned for Painted Desert Trading Post project
Relighting of Ariston Cafe’s neon signs, windows set for May 4
A relighting ceremony for the neon signs and window accents for the Ariston Cafe in Litchfield, Illinois, will be scheduled for the evening of May 4. The restoration of the signs and accents is a joint project between the Route 66 Association of Missouri and the Illinois Route 66 Association. The Missouri association has been … Continue reading Relighting of Ariston Cafe’s neon signs, windows set for May 4
Coleman Theatre marks 90th year with fundraising campaign
The Coleman Theatre in Miami, Oklahoma, is marking its 90th anniversary with a "90 Dollars to Celebrate 90 Years" campaign to upgrade its lighting and sound systems. KSNF-TV reports the theater wants to raise $175,000 for the projects. The current sound and lighting systems are more than 20 years old and not up-to-snuff for many … Continue reading Coleman Theatre marks 90th year with fundraising campaign
Long-closed Bono’s Deli in Fontana reopens as Bono’s Italian Restaurant
The long-closed Bono's Deli, a fixture along Route 66 in Fontana, California, for decades, recently reopened as Bono's Italian Restaurant. And, yes, the Bono's Historic Orange still is there. Lynne Miller of the California Historic Route 66 Association wrote this on the route66 yahoogroup: It was always a dream of property owner Joe Bono to … Continue reading Long-closed Bono’s Deli in Fontana reopens as Bono’s Italian Restaurant
Fire-ravaged Shirley’s Tavern in Carterville will reopen Friday
The century-old Shirley's Tavern in Carterville, Missouri, that was gutted by fire more than a year ago will reopen Friday under new ownership. According to the Joplin Globe, new owners Courtney and Brock Powell spent seven months reconstructing the tavern after the fire in December 2017. “I was pretty devastated after the fire because there … Continue reading Fire-ravaged Shirley’s Tavern in Carterville will reopen Friday
Amarillo’s tallest building named to National Register of Historic Places
The tallest skyscraper in the Texas Panhandle, located in Amarillo, this week was named to the National Register of Historic Places. The FirstBank Southwest Tower at 600 S. Tyler St. in Amarillo, next to the Sixth Avenue alignment of Route 66 in downtown Amarillo, earned the designation Wednesday, according to an email Friday from the … Continue reading Amarillo’s tallest building named to National Register of Historic Places
Route 66 Road Ahead group holds annual board meeting
Among the most newsworthy thing that came out of the Route 66 Road Ahead Partnership's annual board of directors meeting last month at El Vado Motel in Albuquerque is the group allocated up to $10,000 to update the 2012 Route 66 Economic Impact Study by Rutgers University. The economic report's initial release prompted a slew … Continue reading Route 66 Road Ahead group holds annual board meeting
Brookshire Motel in Tulsa lands on Oklahoma’s Most Endangered list
Preservation Oklahoma named the Brookshire Motel in Tulsa, long declining and damaged by a fire a few weeks ago, on its annual list of Oklahoma's Most Endangered Places on Monday. Here's what the nonprofit organization stated in a news release: POK aims to promote the places where Oklahoma history lives by bringing awareness to historic … Continue reading Brookshire Motel in Tulsa lands on Oklahoma’s Most Endangered list
Public floats ideas for Red Cedar Inn building
The city of Pacific, Missouri, has hired an architect to renovate the former Red Cedar Inn restaurant along old Route 66. What exactly the architect will do with it remains an open question. Patterhn Ives will be paid $33,690, plus reimbursable expenses up to $4,500, to draft a renovation design and provide a cost estimate. … Continue reading Public floats ideas for Red Cedar Inn building