Work crews started Monday in dismantling the closed Route 66 Bridge over the Meramec River at Route 66 State Park near Eureka, Mo., reported the Eureka-Wildwood Patch. A crew member from XL Contracting, the staff handling the deconstruction of the bridge, told Patch Monday the concrete on the bridge will be cut into slabs and … Continue reading Crews begin dismantling Route 66 Bridge
Category: Preservation
Mexican restaurant planned in Aztec Hotel
Owners of historic Aztec Hotel in Monrovia, Calif., plan to convert the establishment's Brass Elephant bar into a Mexican restaurant, according to a report by the Monrovia Planning Commission. The owners also want to offer alcoholic beverages and live music, but the commission tabled that request until the neighborhood's concerns can be heard. According to … Continue reading Mexican restaurant planned in Aztec Hotel
Circle Cinema in Tulsa is opening a second screen
https://youtu.be/6ZoryCWsQmQ The historic Circle Cinema in Tulsa finally is opening a second screen, reported the Tulsa World. And a third screen should be showing movies by July 2013. The nonprofit Circle Cinema is unique in its mandate to offer the community art-house indie-movie favorites, documentaries and foreign films. It often juggles showtimes for up to … Continue reading Circle Cinema in Tulsa is opening a second screen
Luna Lodge renovations are nearly finished
Renovations on the historic Luna Lodge in Albuquerque are nearly finished, and tenants will move in shortly after Thanksgiving, reported the New Mexico Business Weekly. The Route 66 motel at 9119 Central Ave. is being transformed into low-cost housing by NewLife Homes. The 1950s-era motel has been converted to 14 apartments and a new 16-unit wing has … Continue reading Luna Lodge renovations are nearly finished
Rock soon will go on the block
Owner Dawn Welch says she is putting up for sale the Rock Cafe, a Route 66 landmark in Stroud, Okla. Welch, 43, who has owned the restaurant since 1993, will sign papers Friday with commercial real-estate firm Herndon & Kelley that will officially put the business on the market. The asking price of $300,000 will … Continue reading Rock soon will go on the block
Renovation of Coleman Theatre nearly complete
https://youtu.be/LiWe7-jtG7E Renovations on the historic Coleman Theatre in downtown Miami, Okla., are 90 to 95 percent finished, reported KSNF-KODE-TV. Theater officials fixed the roof, installed new safety measures, and updated of its original Wurlitzer organ. The restoration of the northeastern Oklahoma landmark has come a long way: Director Barbara Smith remembers the 75th anniversary in … Continue reading Renovation of Coleman Theatre nearly complete
Bureaucratic delays hamper De Anza project
The restoration of the historic De Anza Motor Lodge along Route 66 in Albuquerque will be delayed until at least April because of inexplicable delays in Washington, reported the New Mexico Business Weekly. The project requires approval by the National Park Service so developer Rob Dickson can receive tax credits to cover part of the … Continue reading Bureaucratic delays hamper De Anza project
Former Route 66 motel will be used for AIDS patient housing
https://youtu.be/5h4VKySW1a0 The closed Sleepy Hollow Motor Court along Route 66 in Albuquerque soon will be converted into transitional housing for those afflicted by the AIDS virus, according to KRQE-TV in Albuquerque. The station said: The $1.5 million project is scheduled to be wrapped up by August 2013. Representatives from the New Mexico AIDS Services say … Continue reading Former Route 66 motel will be used for AIDS patient housing
Manning’s Coffee sign project will receive state preservation award
The project to restore the Manning's Coffee Store sign in the Highland Park neighborhood of Los Angeles will be among a dozen or so honored by the California Office of Historic Preservation, according to an email from Future Studio. Several officials from the Highland Park neighborhood will attend the awards ceremony in Sacramento in November. Manning’s Coffee … Continue reading Manning’s Coffee sign project will receive state preservation award
Tulsa’s Rose Bowl now is home to youth training center
The historic Rose Bowl building along 11th Street (aka Route 66) in Tulsa now has become the home of the One Hope Tulsa training center for youth, according to a report from KTUL-TV in Tulsa. The station reported: This organization reaches out to disadvantaged and at-risk students through sports and tutoring. Rex Blankenship, the One Hope … Continue reading Tulsa’s Rose Bowl now is home to youth training center