The Travel section of the Dallas Morning News went to POPS convenience store and restaurant on Route 66 in Arcadia, Okla. Most of it you've already read about here. But this excerpt indicates that business is still going strong after POPS opened in August: Despite its out-of-the-way location, Pops was an instant hit. About 20 … Continue reading Popping over to POPS
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Seeing the Springfield sights
WGN-TV in Chicago traveled down to Springfield, Ill., to see some of the sights on Route 66, including Bill Shea's filling-station memorabilia and the Cozy Dog Drive-In, whose original owner invented the corndog.
A labor of love for a Valentine
I e-mailed longtime Route 66er Jerry Ueckert of Edgewood, N.M., this week on another matter, but decided to ask him about his Valentine diner restoration project. Ueckert purchased the diner, originally located in Magdalena, N.M., early last year and moved it to Route 66 in Edgewood. It's an eight-stool Aristocrat model, first designed in the … Continue reading A labor of love for a Valentine
Ghosts at the former Big Chief?
The former Big Chief Dakota restaurant and motel complex on the Manchester Road alignment of Route 66 in Wildwood, Mo., now a B. Donovan's restaurant, may have some ghosts on the premises, reports the Suburban Journals. Smith said he has heard a number of stories about the property. "One is that there is a female … Continue reading Ghosts at the former Big Chief?
POPS up videos
POPS on Route 66 in Arcadia, Okla., has posted several videos, many of which appear to have been produced by OklaTravelNews. This one has interesting comments by Route 66 writer Michael Wallis and POPS architect Rand Elliott: Here's a video from when the 66-foot-tall pop bottle was erected: Here's a video of a reporter for … Continue reading POPS up videos
Progress report on The Mill
The Bloomington Pantagraph gave what amounts to a progress report on the restoration of The Mill in Lincoln, Ill. The circa-1929 bar and restaurant on Route 66 is getting a face-lift after years of neglect. Tidbits from the story: Local organizers seek to have it reopened as a museum in 2009. Contributions of time and … Continue reading Progress report on The Mill
In the dusty mid-section of the Mother Road
Dwayne of New Zealand has posted a couple of more videos from his Route 66 trip. This one takes place in Texas, with prominent visits to the U-Drop Inn in Shamrock and the Big Texan Steak Ranch in Amarillo. The next one takes place mostly at the ghost town of Glenrio and eastern New Mexico, … Continue reading In the dusty mid-section of the Mother Road
Food Network show checks out Route 66 restaurants
The "Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives" show on the Food Network visited several Route 66 restaurants in its latest installment. The show included Cafe on the Route in Baxter Springs, Kan.; the Rock Cafe in Stroud, Okla.; and Emma Jean's Holland Burger Cafe in Victorville, Calif. If you missed it, you can see the "Route 66" … Continue reading Food Network show checks out Route 66 restaurants
A visit to 4 Women on the Route
It was nearly a year ago when I went to 4 Women on the Route's event to show off the boom truck that was the inspiration for Mater in the movie "Cars" and fledgling Route 66 visitors center at Front and Main streets in Galena, Kan. I'd driven by the 4 Women on the Route's … Continue reading A visit to 4 Women on the Route
Where the corn dog was born
CNN.com posted a story about the origins of certain food items. For the corn dog, it listed the Cozy Dog Drive-In in Springfield, Ill.: In 1946, Ed Waldmire, Jr., revolutionized the stick-meat world when he debuted the Cozy Dog -- the first corn dog on a stick. At first, he wanted to call his creation … Continue reading Where the corn dog was born