Harold Smith of the Mountain View Telegraph appears to have found an old favorite that was believed to have been defunct along Route 66 in Moriarty, N.M., which is east of Albuquerque. It's Aunt YeYa's Food, in the Moriarty Flea Market on Route 66 on the east end of town. There was another Aunt YeYa's … Continue reading Moriarty restaurant is resurrected
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A closer look at Springfield, Ill.
The New York Times travel section has an excellent article about tourism opportunities in Springfield, Ill., including the many Abraham Lincoln sites and places to get your kicks on ol' 66. I lived near Springfield for much of my life, and Times writer Ann N. Morrison found places that were so obscure that even I … Continue reading A closer look at Springfield, Ill.
Anxious times for the Metro Diner
The Tulsa World reported a few days ago that the Tulsa Development Authority paid $800,000 for the venerable Route 66 business, the Metro Diner. It was one part of the University of Tulsa's efforts to buy up property along 11th Street, aka Route 66, to make way for a new entrance to the university. However, … Continue reading Anxious times for the Metro Diner
Dining & driving on Route 66 in the Midwest
Chicago Sun-Times writer Dave Hoekstra, a longtime supporter of Route 66, tells about some of the Mother Road's favorite dining haunts from Chicago to St. Louis. Hoekstra focuses first on Scotty's Route 66 Restaurant and Bar in Hamel, Ill. But he also gives detailed shout-outs to Lou Mitchell's in Chicago, Dell Rhea's Chicken Basket in … Continue reading Dining & driving on Route 66 in the Midwest
Tulsa’s retro guide to cool
Urban Tulsa, which is that city's alternative weekly, points out some of the best ways to keep cool in Oklahoma's notorious summer heat with a 1950s and '60s flair. Many of these escapes are on old Route 66. For movie-watching, there is the circa 1951 Admiral Twin Drive-In and the restored, circa 1928 Circle Cinema. … Continue reading Tulsa’s retro guide to cool
I like the other possible name better
The Desert Dispatch newspaper in Barstow, Calif., has an article about a new sushi restaurant at 116 E. Main St., called Main Street Sushi and BBQ. Apparently the owners considered calling it Route 66 Sushi, since the Mother Road runs right outside, but went with the Main Street moniker instead. Too bad.
Farm disappears; Magic Lamp Inn keeps going
The Inland Press-Enterprise has a story about Anthony Vernola, owner of the landmark Magic Lamp Inn along Route 66 in Rancho Cucamonga, Calif. The Vernola family is having a shopping development in Mira Loma named after them. Anthony Vernola's father ran a farm in that area; the farm, like many others, is now long-gone because … Continue reading Farm disappears; Magic Lamp Inn keeps going
Tulsa coney-dog restaurant featured on Roadfood.com
The Coney I-Lander at 7462 E. Admiral Place, which is along an old Route 66 alignment in Tulsa, is featured today in Jane and Michael Stern's Roadfood.com. Coney I-Lander also has a location on 2838 E. 11th St., also on Route 66. The Sterns explain how the Coney I-Lander chili is unique: The chili is … Continue reading Tulsa coney-dog restaurant featured on Roadfood.com
Ace Jackalope visits historic Tulsa restaurant
Ace Jackalope has had impeccable timing lately. First, the blogger encounters the Coleman Theatre Beautiful sign in Miami, Okla., shortly after it was refurbished and relighted. Now, he's cruising Tulsa and finds an electrician doing maintenance on the historic neon sign of El Rancho Grande restaurant on 1629 E. 11th St., on Route 66. Ace … Continue reading Ace Jackalope visits historic Tulsa restaurant
Notes from the road
Here's a few odds 'n' ends I collected during our journey from Tulsa to Albuquerque and back for the Route 66 festival: We've seen a marked decline in Clines Corners, the Route 66 stop that dates to 1937. In the last couple of years we've visited there, prices on merchandise have gone up while the … Continue reading Notes from the road