My friend Jim Conkle of the Route 66 Preservation Foundation and Steve Maynes, who is spearheading the Route 66 festival that Albuquerque is hosting in June, were in Oklahoma this week to visit with Michael Wallis and the folks at the Will Rogers Memorial in Claremore about naming the Mother Road's annual MVP award (formerly … Continue reading The Art of Cars
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Illinois Route 66 Hall of Fame inductees announced
The inductees are the Willie Anderson Trucking Co. of Lexington, the now-closed Berghoff restaurant in Chicago, Scottie's roadhouse restaurant in Hamel, and former state trooper Leland Storm, reports the Bloomington Pantagraph. Marilyn and Durell Pritchard also were given the special ambassodor's award. Anderson’s company, which once operated 26 trucks, started in the late 1930s as … Continue reading Illinois Route 66 Hall of Fame inductees announced
More chowdown reviews from the Duke City
Eckleburg & Grumblecake have added two new reviews of Albuquerque restaurants on their I8Route66 Web site: Bandido Hideout (7.0 rating out of 10) and El Taco Tote (8.0 rating).
Rock Cafe is featured on Roadfood site
The Rock Cafe on old Route 66 in Stroud, Okla., is now featured as a recommended restaurant on Jane and Michael Stern's wonderful Roadfood.com site. Here is an excerpt from the Sterns' review of Dawn Welch's venerable restaurant: Among Dawn's menu innovations are a fabulous chicken fried steak she makes out of a pork cutlet … Continue reading Rock Cafe is featured on Roadfood site
More ABQ restaurant reviews
Eckleberg & Grumblecake have added two new reviews of restaurants along Albuquerque's Central Avenue, aka Route 66, on their Web site, I8Route66. The eateries visited were Satellite Coffee (rating of 6 out of 10) and Milton's pancake house (7.5 out of 10).
Scuttlebutt from the road
Here are news tidbits I've heard in the past week or so: Frequent Route 66 traveler Jane Dippel reports that the Art's Restaurant in Farmersville, Ill., has reopened after a lengthy hiatus. No word on whether the nearby motel has reopened, too. Here's an image of the dilapidated Art's sign. Here's an image of the … Continue reading Scuttlebutt from the road
Review of Albuquerque’s new Standard Diner
Johnny Mango of Alblogguerque blog recently checked out the recently opened Standard Diner on Central Avenue (Route 66) in Albuquerque. He gave it a thumbs-up. As you will see from Johnny's photos, it uses an art deco decor. Living in Tulsa, I definitely approve of the art deco leanings. The Standard Diner's Web site is … Continue reading Review of Albuquerque’s new Standard Diner
Central Avenue chowdown
Eckleburg & Grumblecake have updated their I8Route66 Web site with three reviews of restaurants along Albuquerque's Central Avenue, aka Route 66. Their goal is to review every Central Avenue eatery in 2006. The new reviews are the 66 Diner (8.0 rating out of 10), Loyola's (6.5 rating) and Bob's Fish & Chips (4.5 rating).
Ace Jackalope reaches the end of Route 66
Ace Jackalope of The Lope blog meets the end of the trail on his Route 66 trek at Santa Monica, Calif., including the Santa Monica Pier. Again, many nice photos are taken, including of the pier's attractions. And I'm not sure how I missed this, but here's another Ace Jackalope entry from his adventures in … Continue reading Ace Jackalope reaches the end of Route 66
Horn Motor Lodge in Albuquerque threatened
The historic Horn Motor Lodge (pictured here in present-day and an old postcard), on Route 66 in Albuquerque, is being threatened by development. The Sandia Theatre is also threatened. There's a proposal, called Country Club Plaza (scroll down to the lone Southwest listing to read it), to raze the properties for a mixed-use development of … Continue reading Horn Motor Lodge in Albuquerque threatened