A Slovakian company has developed the first Route 66 app for iPhones that offers turn-by-turn directions, and an Android version should be ready in the coming weeks. Route 66 Navigation's full abilities will cost $49.99 for a yearly subscription -- a price that may make some roadies blanch. But its many features might lessen the … Continue reading New Route 66 Navigation app offers turn-by-turn directions
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Belgium TV, radio crew traveling Route 66 this summer
A television and radio crew from the Belgium-based VRT radio and television network will be traveling Route 66 later this summer. Producer Guy De Pre and singer Gunther Neefs will arrive in Chicago on July 30 and finish their journey Aug. 20 in Santa Monica, California, as part of “Roots 66. Music from Chicago to … Continue reading Belgium TV, radio crew traveling Route 66 this summer
A drive on Route 66 in Texas
West Texas A&M University marketing professor and Route 66 enthusiast Nick Gerlich and his daughter, Becca, produced this 15-minute video about Route 66 in the Lone Star State. The footage and Gerlich's narration weave travelogue, history, and modern-day observations of about 180 miles of Route 66 into the video. You'll even see obscure alignments such … Continue reading A drive on Route 66 in Texas
What to do about less foreign tourism?
Route 66 author Jim Hinckley observed that foreign tourism to the United States -- a key driver to the Mother Road economy -- began to decline in the past a year and a half. Hinckley said the downward trend began about 20 months ago. It's not just anecdotal evidence, either. The U.S. Department of Commerce … Continue reading What to do about less foreign tourism?
Does anyone know the location of this photo?
Edward Keating, a Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer, is working on a book of his Route 66 images he's taken over the years, and he's having trouble identifying where this image was taken. Keating is certain it was in New Mexico, but he isn't sure where. The unusual diagonal panels in the fence and the "KEEP OUT" … Continue reading Does anyone know the location of this photo?
Publishers Clearing House winner plans to travel Route 66
The husband of a Pennsylvania woman who instantly became a millionaire because she won a Publishers Clearing House prize said they would travel Route 66 in the wake of having all that extra money. Jo-Ann Snyder, 72, of Wilkes-Barre Township, on Friday won Publishers Clearing House's $5,000 A Week “Forever” Prize — $5,000 a week for … Continue reading Publishers Clearing House winner plans to travel Route 66
Long to-do list for Route 66: The Road Ahead group
The Route 66: The Road Ahead Partnership exited its second annual board of directors meeting Feb. 15-17 in Tulsa with a lengthy to-do list -- including a Route 66 navigational app and funding for preservation project -- for the months ahead. In addition to approving a 2018 budget and a five-year budget, the group approved … Continue reading Long to-do list for Route 66: The Road Ahead group
A brief chat with Michael Wallis
The folks at #Unscripted recently posted this interview of author Michael Wallis that covers quite a bit of ground in just eight minutes. The interview was conducted in the lobby of the historic Campbell Hotel in Tulsa, along Route 66. In the video, Wallis explains: What motivated him to write his eventual best-selling "Route 66: … Continue reading A brief chat with Michael Wallis
Website of panoramic Route 66 images is updated
About a decade ago, David Schaubert embarked on long Route 66 trips and used his hobby of panoramic photography to document many places along the Mother Road. Those photos were posted on his website, 6t6kix.com. In recent days, Schaubert updated the format of the images so they could be accessible to view to almost everyone … Continue reading Website of panoramic Route 66 images is updated
Route 66 included in “Instatravel” parody video
A viral video that pokes fun at travelers tending to take the same image at famous landmarks includes Route 66 among those images. "Instatravel," created on Vimeo by Oliver KMIA, includes the Eiffel Tower, Taj Mahal, Christ the Redeemer, Leaning Tower of Pisa, Mona Lisa, passport photos and spots in the Southern California desert where … Continue reading Route 66 included in “Instatravel” parody video