A bunch of Drury University architecture students unveiled a preliminary development plan for the city of Carthage, Mo., that emphasizes its past, including historic Route 66, reported the Joplin Globe. Recommendations for the downtown area included eliminating parking around the square and replacing it with a multilevel parking structure to the south that would be … Continue reading A development plan we’d like to see
Category: Preservation
Bob Waldmire’s old car acquired by Henry’s Rabbit Ranch
Rich Henry, owner of Henry's Rabbit Ranch on Route 66 in Staunton, Ill., recently acquired a 1967 Volkswagen station wagon once used by Route 66 artist Bob Waldmire, who died of cancer in December 2009. Henry says the car will be displayed on his property, where other large Route 66 memorabilia have found a home. … Continue reading Bob Waldmire’s old car acquired by Henry’s Rabbit Ranch
Tulsa station lands on National Register
Cities Service Station No. 8, at 1648 Southwest Blvd. (aka Route 66) in Tulsa, was named to the National Register of Historic Places effective March 14, according to an e-mail today from the National Park Service. The circa 1940 station was nominated about six weeks ago by the Tulsa Preservation Commission and the state of … Continue reading Tulsa station lands on National Register
Grant awarded to start preservation of Route 66 State Park bridge
Landmarks Association of St. Louis was given a $3,500 grant from the National Trust for Historic Preservation as seed money for a long-term preservation plan for the closed and deteriorating Route 66 bridge at Route 66 State Park near Eureka, Mo. According to the news release from the Landmarks Association: The master plan for the … Continue reading Grant awarded to start preservation of Route 66 State Park bridge
Grant sought for park at Route 66, Lincoln Highway
A chairman of the historical preservation panel in Plainfield, Ill., is applying for a grant to help create a park at the intersection of U.S. 30 and Illinois Highway 59 -- the Lincoln Highway and Route 66, respectively. According to the Plainfield Patch: Michael Bortell told the Plainfield Village Board Monday that he plans to apply … Continue reading Grant sought for park at Route 66, Lincoln Highway
Historic Manor Hotel being renovated
The historic Manor Hotel in Channahon, Ill., located on a later alignment of Route 66, is undergoing extensive renovations in the coming months, according to the Channahon-Minooka Patch. According to the article, the stoutly constructed hotel was built in 1954 by masonry contractor Walt Anderson, who ran it until the late 1970s. Prakash Silveri is now the … Continue reading Historic Manor Hotel being renovated
Historic Oro Grande cemetery receives grant
Oro Grande Cemetery, located near Route 66 in Oro Grande, Calif., received a $15,000 grant from San Bernardino County for improvements, according to a story posted on Best Syndication. “This funding will allow construction of a parking area and decorative fence that will beautify the cemetery and create an appropriate gateway to the site,” Mitzelfelt … Continue reading Historic Oro Grande cemetery receives grant
Oklahoma Route 66 bridges will be placed on endangered list
Preservation Oklahoma is set to list Route 66 bridges and other of the historic highway's resources as one of Oklahoma's Most Endangered Historic Places in 2011, according to a news brief today in the Tulsa Beacon. Preservation Oklahoma's list will not be announced until tomorrow. But according to the newspaper, the endangered list will include: … Continue reading Oklahoma Route 66 bridges will be placed on endangered list
Meramec Caverns barn damaged by storm
A barn near Hamel, Ill., that used its north side as an advertisement for Meramec Caverns in Missouri was severely damaged by a tornado in late February, reported Rich Henry at Henry's Rabbit Ranch in nearby Staunton, Ill. Henry wrote on the Route 66 yahoogroup: It didn't level it, but took it down considerably. The … Continue reading Meramec Caverns barn damaged by storm
A postcard from a bygone agricultural era
Brian Mackey wrote this exceptional story for the Springfield State Journal-Register about the historic Manske-Niemann Farm, which is south of Litchfield, Ill., just off Route 66. An excerpt: Perhaps the most remarkable fact about the Manske-Niemann Farm is that it has been continuously occupied and worked by the same family since Abraham Lincoln was in the … Continue reading A postcard from a bygone agricultural era