BusinessesForSale.com, based in the United Kingdom, posts interviews with entrepreneurs. This one is an interview with Kumar Patel, owner of the Wigwam Motel on Route 66 in Rialto, Calif. https://youtu.be/1rMZ8VcJiQk If I were any business owner, I'd listen more closely to Patel. He and his family turned a laughingstock into one of the best-restored and … Continue reading Free business advice
Category: Preservation
Molly’s Landing saves part of old Route 66 bridge
A portion of the Bird Creek Bridge, dismantled to make way for a new bridge, has been preserved by the nearby Molly's Landing restaurant in Catoosa, Okla., reported Channel 6 in Tulsa. The owners of Molly's Landing contracted with Manhattan Road and Bridge, along with Oklahoma Department of Transportation, to have the section of the … Continue reading Molly’s Landing saves part of old Route 66 bridge
Lake Overholser Bridge reopens to traffic
The historic Lake Overholser Bridge that once carried Route 66 in western Oklahoma City reopened today after a $4 million repair project, reported News9.com in Oklahoma City. The bridge dates to 1924, and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The TV station had a few details about the repairs: The nearly two … Continue reading Lake Overholser Bridge reopens to traffic
Snuffy’s Grill will become a Steak N Egger cafe
Snuffy's 24-Hour Grill, a restaurant in McCook, Ill., and an Illinois Route 66 Hall of Fame member, was purchased a few weeks ago and will be converted into the newest member of the small, 24-hour Steak N Egger restaurant group. Snuffy's was put up for sale a few months ago. Steak N Egger bought the … Continue reading Snuffy’s Grill will become a Steak N Egger cafe
Former Firestone station will be reborn
The Bristow Firestone Service Station that dates to 1930 on Route 66 in Bristow, Okla., is being restored and soon will reopen as a body shop. The building once was owned by Bolin Ford Inc., but recently sold to Jack Longacre to expand his body-shop business. Longacre has been diligently restoring the building at 321 … Continue reading Former Firestone station will be reborn
Bolin Ford adds new with the old
Completion remains weeks away, but the rebuilding of Bolin Ford Inc. in Bristow, Okla., is far enough along that I decided to take a tour of the facilities on Saturday before an open house in early December. A fire heavily damaged Bolin Ford in December 2008. The owners could have rebuilt in a mundane way. … Continue reading Bolin Ford adds new with the old
Another new gas-station paint job in Tucumcari
Volunteers in Tucumcari, N.M., have been repainting abandoned gas stations in a classic, old-fashioned style to dress up the Route 66 corridor through town. The latest isn't an abandoned station, but one that has been converted into a smoke shop, across the road from the Lowes grocery store. The smoke shop now looks like a … Continue reading Another new gas-station paint job in Tucumcari
Time of Lake Overholser Bridge reopening is set
A few weeks ago, it was announced the reopening of the historic Lake Overholser Bridge to traffic would be on Oct. 11. According to an invitation received in the mail today, the City of Oklahoma City announced the reopening ceremony will be at 2 p.m. that day. The invitation indicates that Mayor Mick Cornett and … Continue reading Time of Lake Overholser Bridge reopening is set
Follow the red brick road
Here's section of red-brick Route 66 near Auburn, Ill.: https://youtu.be/T8HXPvr_TDg This section was built in the 1930s north of town, and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. In the video, it appears road crews are doing work at a low spot, which does flood frequently during rains.
Is The Mill haunted?
I doubt it. But a Spirit of Tours ghost-investigation event on Oct. 8 at the Route 66 landmark in Lincoln, Ill., is bound to be entertaining, reported the Lincoln Courier. Spirit of Tours, based in nearby Bloomington, wants to check out The Mill, a 1929 restaurant that's being renovated for future use as a tourism … Continue reading Is The Mill haunted?