A couple of fellows who walk into the Iron Hog Restaurant and Saloon in Oro Grande, Calif., during a Route 66 trip bump into one of the tattoo artists of the stars: https://youtu.be/W5OLfA4L27k I've had enough of these incongruous encounters on the Mother Road, the above episode doesn't surprise me. The video is part of … Continue reading Drink and ink
Category: Restaurants
Sad end to The Java Stop
One of the eye-catching businesses along Route 66 in Dwight, Ill., in recent years was The Java Stop coffee stand, which used two rail containers stacked on top of each other and a fancy paint job. The Java Stop was so striking that an architectural firm honored it for its design. However, Java Stop was … Continue reading Sad end to The Java Stop
Manning’s Coffee sign being restored
The historic Manning's Coffee Store rooftop sign in the Highland Park neighborhood of Los Angeles is being restored, reported the Highland Park-Mount Washington Patch. Manning's Coffee went out of business in the 1960s, and the sign's neon lighting hasn't functioned for many years. Las Cazuelas restaurant now occupies the building. The area is part of the … Continue reading Manning’s Coffee sign being restored
Cookin’ from Scratch will appear on Travel Channel show
The Cookin' from Scratch restaurant off Route 66 in Doolittle, Mo., will be featured in an episode of the Travel Channel's "Truck Stop Missouri," according to The Rolla Daily News. According to the newspaper: A segment on the Doolittle restaurant’s recent Route 66 Burger Challenge was filmed last week [...] and a followup session was … Continue reading Cookin’ from Scratch will appear on Travel Channel show
Former Midway restaurant will be demolished
The building that once housed the Midway restaurant at old Route 66 and Missouri Highway 19 in Cuba, Mo., soon will be demolished, reported the Cuba Free Press. The Midway started as a small cafe in the 1930s and kept expanding. The newspaper article makes it clear that the restaurant was a focal point of … Continue reading Former Midway restaurant will be demolished
Milk Bottle Building
Here's a short video of the Milk Bottle Building along Route 66 in Oklahoma City (map here). The clip shows the building's triangle shape and how small it is. According to the National Park Service, the 1930 building measures 350 square feet. https://youtu.be/TNEJoJIz7Mw The building once housed a grocery, an ice-cream shop and other things. … Continue reading Milk Bottle Building
Typical day at Carl’s Drive-In
Rich Dinkela of HookedonRoute66.com filmed this slice-of-life video at the typically busy Carl's Drive-In restaurant in Rock Hill, Mo. https://youtu.be/-bw_ljnqXlc Carl's remains one of the treasures of the old Manchester Road alignment of Route 66 in the St. Louis area. Carl's has fewer than 20 stools to serve its customers, and nearly all of them … Continue reading Typical day at Carl’s Drive-In
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Barnaby’s Beanry in Amarillo will close this spring
Barnaby's Beanry, a restaurant that's dished up cornbread cheeseburgers on Amarillo's Sixth Avenue alignment of Route 66 for decades, will close in May after its lease expires, reported the Amarillo Globe-News. The newspaper reported: Kay Spurlin, owner of the business at 3811 S.W. Sixth Ave. for the past 11 years, gave Barnaby’s regulars plenty of … Continue reading Barnaby’s Beanry in Amarillo will close this spring
Church expansion takes on a Route 66 theme
The Wildwood Community Church in Norman, Okla., recently built an addition that includes a Route 66 theme, according to an article in the Norman Transcript. According to the newspaper: The general idea of the expansion centers around a Route 66 theme. All of the art is original and much of the general decor are things … Continue reading Church expansion takes on a Route 66 theme