Candacy Taylor's book, "Overground Railroad," about the Negro Motorist Green Book and the history of African-American travel, will prove provocative and even shocking to some readers -- including the chapter devoted to Route 66. Subtitled "The Green Book and the Roots of Black Travel in America" (Abrams Press, hardcover, 360 pages, 150 illustrations), the years … Continue reading Book review: “Overground Railroad”
Category: Road trips
Fashion designer holds runway show on Route 66 near Amboy
SSS World Corp. recently held a fashion show for its fall-winter 2020 collection directly on Route 66 in the Mojave Desert near Amboy, California. According to GQ magazine, SSS World mogul Justin O'Shea invited only three guests to the December event, and one was his wife. But GQ's editor-in-chief, Will Welch, was able to snag … Continue reading Fashion designer holds runway show on Route 66 near Amboy
State tourism department planning an Oklahoma Route 66 Passport
The Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation Department is planning to publish 200,000 copies of an Oklahoma Route 66 Passport where magnets and a special coin can be collected. The Oklahoma Route 66 Association forwarded to Route 66 News a rate card for those who wish to advertise in the publication. The email from the tourism department … Continue reading State tourism department planning an Oklahoma Route 66 Passport
Father, daughter take wrought-iron VW Beetle on Route 66 trip
A father-daughter duo from Canada in August took a 1967 Volkswagen Beetle with a yellow wrought-iron body 3,000 miles across the United States, including Route 66. The Windsor Star newspaper in Canada recently talked to Brian Mentley and his daughter, Ashley Ann Mentley, after their Route 66 journey. They're experienced in long-distance road trips in … Continue reading Father, daughter take wrought-iron VW Beetle on Route 66 trip
Seeing Route 66 in less than 10 minutes
This isn't one of those fast-paced time-lapse videos of all 2,400 miles of Route 66, but a briskly edited clip that covers many of the big attractions along the Mother Road. The folks at Route 66 Navigation praised the video on their Facebook page -- partly due to the videographers using and praising the app. … Continue reading Seeing Route 66 in less than 10 minutes
Book review: “A Matter of Time”
The new book "A Matter of Time" (272 pages, 174 photos, hardcover, University of Oklahoma Press) featuring Ellen Klinkel's black-and-white photographs may appear to be a coffee-table book -- and a very good one. But it's the text by co-author Nick Gerlich that sets the book apart from typical Route 66 volumes, offering a modern … Continue reading Book review: “A Matter of Time”
Nissan Canada takes journalists on a Route 66 trip
Nissan Canada is taking a group of journalists from that country on a trip across the entire length of Route 66. The reporters are traveling in three Nissan models -- a 2020 Altima, a 2020 Murano and a 2019 Kicks -- over a seven-day period. Doing all 2,400 miles of Route 66 in that timeframe … Continue reading Nissan Canada takes journalists on a Route 66 trip
Photographer will hold ‘Pix on Route 66’ exhibition in Cleveland
Photographer David Schwartz, who's been documenting Route 66 for about 15 years, will debut his "Pix on Route 66" exhibition Friday through Sunday in Cleveland's Little Italy Holiday Art Walk. Freshwater Cleveland reports: Culled from years of road trips down the iconic highway, Schwartz's photos depict vivid slices of Americana. Think vintage motel signs, mom-and-pop … Continue reading Photographer will hold ‘Pix on Route 66’ exhibition in Cleveland
What happened to musician Jim Sullivan near Santa Rosa nearly 45 years ago?
It sounds like something from an enigmatic novel -- a praised but obscure singer-songwriter who sang about UFOs vanishes without a trace near the Route 66 town of Santa Rosa, New Mexico, leading to speculation he was picked up by one of those flying saucers he mentioned. Decades after his disappearance, a record company reissues … Continue reading What happened to musician Jim Sullivan near Santa Rosa nearly 45 years ago?
Longtime Route 66 advocate Jane Dippel dies
Longtime Route 66 fan and advocate Jane Dippel of the St. Louis area has died, according to officers with the Route 66 Association of Missouri and alumni at her old high school. According to a Facebook page devoted to graduates of Affton High School in the St. Louis suburb of Affton, Missouri, a celebration of … Continue reading Longtime Route 66 advocate Jane Dippel dies