Generally, drivers don't like bridges to be so steeply pitched that it feels like a roller coaster while driving over it. That's not the case with the Oak Street Bridge in Carthage, Mo. The bridge, built in 1920 and later becoming a part of Route 66, also is affectionately known by locals as Tickle Tummy … Continue reading Carthage wants to keep ‘Tickle Tummy Hill’ around
Category: Preservation
Meadow Gold sign is on appeals board agenda
The mothballed Meadow Gold sign in Tulsa is on the agenda the 1 p.m. Oct. 24 meeting of the Board of Adjustment at City Hall to determine its classification when it is eventually re-erected at Quaker Avenue and 11th Street (aka Route 66), reports the Batesline blog. Michael Bates, proprietor of Batesline, does a good … Continue reading Meadow Gold sign is on appeals board agenda
More about Budville
You first read here about the impending reopening of Budville near Cubero, N.M. The Cibola County Beacon has more details about the historic store's refurbishment, including that it's going to be fully open in late November -- just in time for Christmas shopping. And a bare-bones version of the store's Web site is up. Based … Continue reading More about Budville
King of the White Dog Hill
These are exciting times for the town of Clinton, Okla. Not only is it hosting the 2007 Route 66 Festival in June, but a long-neglected landmark east of town is being refurbished into a steakhouse. The White Dog Hill restaurant will be in the clubhouse of the former Clinton Country Club, located on a hill … Continue reading King of the White Dog Hill
Preservation group tries to save The Mill
The Mill, a once-popular restaurant and lounge on Route 66 in Lincoln, Ill., has been closed for years and is a whisker away from being condemned. However, the Route 66 Heritage Foundation of Logan County has stepped up to the plate in an effort to at least partially preserve it, reports the Lincoln Courier. A … Continue reading Preservation group tries to save The Mill
Art Deco building in Tulsa for sale on eBay
If you love Art Deco architecture and Route 66, eBay has a building for you in Tulsa. Keller Williams Realty has a 16,000-square-foot building on East 11th Street in Tulsa for sale. Opening bid is $495,000, with the auction ending on Oct. 26. According to the seller, it's been extensively refurbished. And the rooftop area's … Continue reading Art Deco building in Tulsa for sale on eBay
Gillioz Theatre will reopen Tuesday
It's taken 16 years, but historic Gillioz Theatre along an alignment of old Route 66 in Springfield, Mo., is set to have its grand re-opening Tuesday to kick of more than two weeks' worth of events. Excellent coverage of the Gillioz's refurbishment and impending reopening can be read with the Springfield News-Leader's coverage here and … Continue reading Gillioz Theatre will reopen Tuesday
Welcome to the Aztec Motel — if you’re a weekly
The Daily Lobo, which is the University of New Mexico's independent student newspaper, has published a well-done article about the historic Aztec Motel on Central Avenue (Route 66) in Albuquerque. The place was down in the dumps until the early 1990s, when Mohamed Natha purchased and fixed up the building. (He's yet another Asian-American who's … Continue reading Welcome to the Aztec Motel — if you’re a weekly
Inspiration for Mater is found
Rod Harsh, proprietor of Route 66 TV Online and chairman of the Route 66 Committee of Jasper County, Mo., had been diligently looking for the tow-truck inspiration of the character Tow Mater, voiced memorably by Larry the Cable Guy, in the hit animated movie, "Cars." He found it. The good news is the truck (second … Continue reading Inspiration for Mater is found
Route 66 blog roundup 10/3
Okiedokie wonders whether the two segments of Route 66 in Oklahoma that were placed on the National Register of Historic Places are driveable. They are. The 1926 Pryor Creek Bridge is just east of Chelsea on East First Street, a south turnoff from the current Oklahoma 66. A map to Tank Farm Loop, near Kellyville, … Continue reading Route 66 blog roundup 10/3