A major film, "Comancheria," starring Jeff Bridges, Chris Pine and Ben Foster, is being filmed in and around the Route 66 town of Tucumcari, New Mexico, this week, according to the Quay County Sun newspaper and other accounts. CBS Films is producing. Here are some of the details from Hitfix.com: ... The film tells the … Continue reading Movie being filmed in Tucumcari
Category: Restaurants
Negro Motorist Green Book project wins grant
A project to document Route 66 properties listed in editions of the Negro Motorist Green Book was awarded a 2015 grant from the Graham Foundation for Advanced Studies in the Fine Arts. According a release from the foundation, it awarded a total of $490,000 to support 63 projects by individuals "that engage original ideas in … Continue reading Negro Motorist Green Book project wins grant
A closer look at the Route 66 Experience design
A few hours after I filed the story about the impending announcement Wednesday about the Route 66 Experience museum complex in Tulsa, I received architect renderings of the building that's set to open sometime in 2018. As you can see, it differs markedly from the artist rendering a decade ago (courtesy of Dana Dawson at … Continue reading A closer look at the Route 66 Experience design
Food Network’s “Great Food Truck Race” taking place on Route 66
The Food Network reality series "Great Food Truck Race" currently is taking place on or near spots on Rotue 66, according to a report by the Havasu News, based in Lake Havasu City, Arizona. This season's filming included a stop this past weekend in Lake Havasu City. The local newspaper had some of the details: … Continue reading Food Network’s “Great Food Truck Race” taking place on Route 66
One of Oklahoma’s classic Lebanese steakhouses
Discover Oklahoma spent a little time at Freddie's Bar-B-Que and Steakhouse, located on Route 66 in Sapulpa, Oklahoma, for a quarter-century. https://youtu.be/4H8z_XVDbu8 Oklahoma contains pockets of Lebanese-Americans who've lived in the Sooner State for generations, first with the Land Run and later during the oil boom of the 1920s. Many reside in Tulsa, Bristow, Drumright … Continue reading One of Oklahoma’s classic Lebanese steakhouses
A little bit of New Mexico in Oklahoma
Former residents of New Mexico who live in the Sooner State may get a hankering after viewing this Discover Oklahoma video about the Green Chile Kitchen Route 66 in Yukon, Oklahoma. https://youtu.be/kvg-VqO8T1E The restaurant doesn't put green chile peppers in everything. But there's no shortage of items with it on the menu. The Green Chile … Continue reading A little bit of New Mexico in Oklahoma
Buffalo Inn closes amid bankruptcy
The historic Buffalo Inn restaurant and lounge along Route 66 in Upland, California, closed unexpectedly this week and may remain shuttered for good, reported columnist David Allen for the Inland Valley Daily Bulletin. It was reported in 2012 the restaurant at 1814 W. Foothill Blvd. -- which dates to 1929 -- faced an uncertain future … Continue reading Buffalo Inn closes amid bankruptcy
The top 10 restaurants of Route 66 are …
You can call it a landslide. The people have spoken, and the No. 1 restaurant on Route 66 won by nearly a 2-to-1 margin over the runner-up. More than two weeks ago, we launched an online poll via PollDaddy.com to find out from readers what they considered to be Route 66’s top 10 restaurants. More … Continue reading The top 10 restaurants of Route 66 are …
Carthage restaurant sues Springfield eatery for trademark violation
The owner of Whisler's Drive Up restaurant in Carthage, Missouri, filed a trademark-infringement lawsuit against the owner of a Whisler's restaurant in Springfield, Missouri, according to the Springfield News-Leader. Whisler's Drive Up has been operating at 300 N. Garrison Ave., in Carthage since 1953 on an alignment that was marked Route 66 from the 1930s … Continue reading Carthage restaurant sues Springfield eatery for trademark violation
What’s left of the Club Cafe
The teardown of the long-closed Club Cafe in Santa Rosa, New Mexico, began a few weeks ago. Acting on a tip, we found this striking scene on what was the interior of the restaurant, its roof removed and open to the sky and weather: Here's a brief video of what we found: https://youtu.be/gp1zlqVZ5h0 Via 66Postcards.com, … Continue reading What’s left of the Club Cafe