The San Bernardino Sun has a nice article about the Magic Lamp Inn restaurant, which has been serving diners on old Route 66 in Rancho Cucamonga, Calif., since 1955. The Magic Lamp is fish and chips and a classic Cobb salad. It's escargot with garlic butter and Marsala wine, French onion soup with a Swiss … Continue reading The magic of Magic Lamp Inn
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Notes from the Web
The Barstow Route 66 Mother Road Museum in Barstow, Calif., has just announced the opening of its online store. Mother Road items offered by the museum include T-shirts, kitchen collectibles, patches, key chains, jewelry, lapel pins, metal signs and license plates. Go here for your early Christmas shopping. Jeff and Kelly of Vintage Roadside apparel … Continue reading Notes from the Web
Route 66 Corridor Program grant recipients announced
Here's the list of recipients of 2008 cost-share grants from the Route 66 Corridor Preservation Program: The Mill Restaurant rehabilitation, Lincoln, Ill., $10,000 from the National Park Service, $28,000 match Donut Drive-In, St. Louis, neon sign restoration, $9,875 NPS, $10,925 match Devil's Elbow Bridge, Devil's Elbow, Mo., emergency stabilization, $8,000 NPS, $22,000 match Front Street … Continue reading Route 66 Corridor Program grant recipients announced
Historic chili house changing owners
Joe Rogers’ Original Recipe Chili Parlor, aka The Den, of Springfield, Ill., is set to gain new owners next month, reports the Springfield Journal-Register. Longtime customers Ric and Rose Hamilton are buying the restaurant from Marianne Rogers, daughter of the restaurant's founder. The Hamiltons pledge to not change a thing. Rogers will start a new … Continue reading Historic chili house changing owners
Cruisers on the loose
According to the Miami (Okla.) News-Record, the T&T Cruisers Car Club is on a Route 66 cruise in the state of Oklahoma. It started on Friday and is working its way west. The cruisers will cover 365 miles of history along this popular route, traveling about 100 miles per day and making stops at Clanton's … Continue reading Cruisers on the loose
More from the Lost Dogs
The Lost Dogs are still in the midst of their music tour on Route 66. Here's a song, "If You Want To," during the band's gig in Tulsa a few days ago. And here they are, fashioning a jingle for the Cozy Dog Drive-In in Springfield, Ill.: UPDATE: Fixed link on second video.
Musical TV series to be shot on Route 66
Greene HD Productions is taking to the Mother Road next month to shoot a 13-episode television series called "Rhythms of the Road." From the news release: Combining the successful Johnnie High’s Country Music Revue series aired during the past two years on the RFD TV cable network and Greene’s work on the award-winning Route 66 … Continue reading Musical TV series to be shot on Route 66
Berwyn tavern reopens after face-lift
Tiger O'Stylies, a tavern on Route 66 in Berwyn, Ill., has reopened after a $25,000 renovation, reports Suburban Life. With about $9,000 in help from the Berwyn Development Corp., owner Tiger Hiller has seen his nightclub turn into a popular spot: The BDC made the move to support Tiger O’Stylies’ renovation — with the City … Continue reading Berwyn tavern reopens after face-lift
Smoke ’em if you got ’em
I'm passing along a warning for you smokers who plan on traveling on Route 66 in Illinois. From the Joliet Herald-News: Papa Joe's Route 66 Sport Lounge, 1623 N. Broadway, was the fourth Will County establishment cited for violations of the Smoke-Free Illinois Act, which became state law Jan. 1. One patron at Papa Joe's … Continue reading Smoke ’em if you got ’em
Revamped edition of “Dining & Lodging Guide” is out
For a number of years, we've been among the Adopt-A-Hundred volunteers (as in "adopt a 100 miles of Route 66") for the National Historic Route 66 Federation's "Route 66 Dining and Lodging Guide." So when we submitted our sections' recommended restaurants and motels earlier this summer, we knew we'd get a courtesy copy within a … Continue reading Revamped edition of “Dining & Lodging Guide” is out