The students at California State-Hayward have posted a video update of their Route 66 Multimedia Experience project. Here, they show the nuts and bolts of how they're making it function within the skeleton of a vintage Volkswagen Beetle.
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This old road
This is interesting. YouTube poster jimvegas00 has posted a video of him driving a 1961 Volkswagen Beetle on an alignment of Route 66 near Kingman, Ariz., that predates the 1940s. You don't see this segment documented very often. He told me how he got to the alignment in Kingman: Heading west on 66, at 4th … Continue reading This old road
Notes from the road
The historic Riviera Restaurant on Route 66 in Gardner, Ill., reopened on New Year's Eve. Check out this story in the Batavia Sun about it. However, there is one potential snag that will be worth watching: The new owner is dealing with a request from the Gardner Fire Department to put in an expensive commercial … Continue reading Notes from the road
Roadside America launchs app for iPhone
RoadsideAmerica.com, a popular site devoted to fun and quirky tourism attractions, including those on Route 66, launched an application for the Apple iPhone and iPod Touch a few days ago. The app costs $2.99 for one of six U.S. regions, or you can pay $5.99 a year to cover the entire country. It works with … Continue reading Roadside America launchs app for iPhone
More scenes from the Mojave
Claudia Heller continues her ongoing series about Route 66 through California's Mojave Desert. The latest edition focuses on a few tiny burgs in the middle of the desert, including this one little stop I'd forgotten about: Traveling west from Fenner on Route 66 the next stop is Essex. Once a bustling town, it historically offered … Continue reading More scenes from the Mojave
Emory Duick update
Emory Duick, the 71-year-old man who is attempting to jog from Chicago to Santa Monica in an effort to get more of his fellow senior citizens to become physically active, has made it to Victorville, Calif., according to the Victorville Daily Press. He's less than 120 miles from his final destination. Duick hopes to make … Continue reading Emory Duick update
New artist takes inspiration from Mother Road
Joseph Squires is 72 years old, so it seems a bit incongruous to say he's new at anything. However, after his wife Carolyn died four years ago, Squires decided to paint scenes on Route 66 in Missouri, based on his memories of the historic road, according to the Cuba Mural blog. “My Rt. 66 series … Continue reading New artist takes inspiration from Mother Road
Mother Road Samaritan
In the wake of Route 66 artist Bob Waldmire's death, I received this e-mail from Route 66 Alliance co-director Michael Wallis that deserves some attention: When it comes to those who truly helped Bob Waldmire, his family, and the greater Mother Road community a true unsung hero is Tom Wanko. This native of St. Louis … Continue reading Mother Road Samaritan
New novel takes place on Route 66
Michael S. Anderson has published a novel that is partially based on his reminiscences of traveling the Mother Road five decades ago, according to the Quincy (Ill.) Herald-Whig. Driving cross country in a red convertible on Route 66 was an adventure for a young man in the late 1950s. Add a pretty girl, and themes … Continue reading New novel takes place on Route 66
“Route 66 in New Mexico” documentary
KNME-TV in New Mexico has just posted on YouTube another documentary, shot in 2001, about Route 66. This one is 56 minutes long, and focuses on the Land of Enchantment.