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
Category: Preservation
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
Budville sold, is set to reopen soon
Budville Trading Post, a historic Route 66 business in Cubero, N.M., was sold several months ago and is set to reopen in a matter of weeks. Budville's new owners are John "Andrew" Peterson and his fiancee, Monica Gutierrez, who bought it in May. The score will become a general store again, with artwork sold on … Continue reading Budville sold, is set to reopen soon
Go deep into Mitchell Caverns
One reason Route 66 is great is because you learn something new about it all the time. This time, I'm talking about Mitchell Caverns, which is off Route 66 in the Providence Mountains of Southern California's Mojave Desert. Inland Press-Enterprise columnist Mark Muckenfuss wrote about it today. The reason not a lot of people know … Continue reading Go deep into Mitchell Caverns
Two Route 66 segments in Oklahoma named to National Register
The Tank Farm Loop near Kellyville and a 1926 truss bridge near Chelsea, both on older alignments of Route 66 in Oklahoma, were added to the National Register of Historic Places, reports the Associated Press. Here's a picture of the Chelsea bridge, which goes over Pryor Creek, from the Oklahoma Highway Bridges site. Here are … Continue reading Two Route 66 segments in Oklahoma named to National Register
Don’t outlaw your neon signs, Albuquerque
The City of Albuquerque, spurred by Mayor Marty Chavez, is considering a sign ordinance that's so financially onerous and controversial that I'm surprised it was proposed at all. In short, the ordinance would outlaw nearly all existing standalone signs and signs that are attached to buildings. This, of course, would include virtually all neon signs … Continue reading Don’t outlaw your neon signs, Albuquerque
Newspaper tells about Lewis Motel’s plight
The Joplin Globe reported today about the near-certain destruction of the Lewis Motel in Vinita, Okla., to make way for an O'Reilly Auto Parts store, and an auction of the motel's neon sign on eBay. O'Reilly Auto Parts, which is ironically based in the Route 66 town of Springfield, Mo., has not so far responded … Continue reading Newspaper tells about Lewis Motel’s plight