Jerry Ueckert of the Edgewood (N.M.) Advocate told the Route 66 yahoogroup that an announcement is rumored to be coming later today from Albuquerque Mayor Martin Chavez regarding El Vado Motel. As many of you readers know, El Vado has been the subject of a lengthy battle between a developer who wants to raze the … Continue reading El Vado announcement possibly coming
Category: Preservation
City gives wish list to Eagle Hotel owner
Or is it an ultimatum? Clearly becoming impatient, the city council of Wilmington, Ill., issued a list of requests to Bill Scales, owner of the historic Eagle Hotel in town, reports the Joliet Herald News. Wilmington wants a response by 4 p.m. Friday. Scales' agreement to have the Eagle Hotel restored and fully functioning as … Continue reading City gives wish list to Eagle Hotel owner
Buy a candy bar, help preserve Cuba’s murals
A new business, Route 66 Fudge Shop in Cuba, Mo., has just introduced a new line of candy bars that will help maintain that town's picturesque murals. A signature line of Route 66 candy bars (see above) sell for $2 apiece and come in 12 flavors: Rocky Road, Viva Cuba Mural City Bar, Cruisin' Nut … Continue reading Buy a candy bar, help preserve Cuba’s murals
Vickery Station restoration is commemorated
In the time before a ceremony Thursday morning involving the restored Vickery Phillips 66 Station in downtown Tulsa, at least one question was perhaps inadvertantly answered. How many people can be crammed into a cottage-style station? Answer: at least 20. That's impressive, in that the Vickery Station's main building measures only 13 feet by 20 … Continue reading Vickery Station restoration is commemorated
Tulsa filling station project will be honored
The Tulsa Preservation Commission says the National Park Service will present a Historic Register plaque to the Vickery Phillips 66 service station at Sixth and Elgin streets in Tulsa at 10 a.m. Thursday. The restoration of this historic landmark has taken place over the last year by Michael Sager with the assistance of a Route … Continue reading Tulsa filling station project will be honored
Long to-do list for Illinois State Fairgrounds
The Springfield Journal-Register has a lengthy and sometimes-depressing report about long-overdue repairs at the Illinois State Fairgrounds in town. A prominent alignment of Route 66 runs next to the grounds. Whether the repairs are done is dependent on whether the legislature adopts the governor's budget, which includes money for the fixes. In the meantime: The … Continue reading Long to-do list for Illinois State Fairgrounds
More publicity for retro motel chain
YourHub.com, a weekly publication for the Denver Post and Rocky Mountain news, has published an article about the fledgling Smalltown America chain in Centennial, Colo., that seeks to restore vintage motels along Route 66. The article rehashes a lot of what was already reported in Route 66 News, but adds a number of photos plus … Continue reading More publicity for retro motel chain
Impatience grows over Eagle Hotel
A recent report in the Joliet Herald News indicates that members of the Wilmington (Ill.) City Council are growing weary about the lack of progress in the rehabilitation of the 171-year-old Eagle Hotel on Route 66 in Wilmington. Owner Bill Scales wants to convert the historic hotel into an upscale restaurant and hotel. He says … Continue reading Impatience grows over Eagle Hotel
Progress report on De Anza Motel
Five years ago, the City of Albuquerque purchased the historic De Anza Motel on Route 66 after proposal surfaced to replace it with a drug and liquor store. The city hoped to have it reopened as a boutique motel by now. But progress has been slow, reports the Albuquerque Tribune. It took the city until … Continue reading Progress report on De Anza Motel
History of the “Patel motels”
Although there is a link to the Route 66 Pulse newspaper on the side of this site (and vice versa), I don't often link to their stories because there's a lot of redundancy there. Route 66 News often reports news on the Mother Road first because the Internet allows nearly instantaneous coverage; Route 66 Pulse … Continue reading History of the “Patel motels”