The Best Western Route 66 Rail Haven in Springfield, Mo., on Friday installed a near-replica of a directional sign that was destroyed in a traffic accident in 1952. The Springfield News-Leader reports: The 10-foot-long sign is in the shape of an arrow with the word “Springfield” pointing traffic down St. Louis Street to downtown. Below … Continue reading Motel brings back sign destroyed in 1952 wreck
Category: Signs
U-Drop Inn will swap out neon lighting for LEDs
The historic U-Drop Inn gas station in Shamrock, Texas, soon will replace its neon lighting with durable LED tubing after a hailstorm destroyed most of the neon in May. The change -- if successful -- might signal the eventual replacement of notoriously fragile neon with LEDs on scores of historic signs on Route 66. After … Continue reading U-Drop Inn will swap out neon lighting for LEDs
Cost-share grants announced from Route 66 Corridor Preservation Program
The Route 66 Corridor Preservation Program announced six cost-share grants for 2013, totaling about $81,000. Since the program started in 2001, 114 projects have been awarded $1.6 million, with a $2.7 million in cost-share money from the recipient, totaling $4.3 million in public-private investment toward the preservation and revitalization of properties along historic Route 66 … Continue reading Cost-share grants announced from Route 66 Corridor Preservation Program
Spring River Inn sign in Riverton will be restored
The old neon sign for the long-gone Spring River Inn restaurant in Riverton, Kan., has vanished, but eventually will reappear completely restored, reported the Joplin Globe. Renee Charles, president of the Kansas Historic Route 66 Association and one of the principal owners of Cars on the Route in nearby Galena, is raising funds to have the … Continue reading Spring River Inn sign in Riverton will be restored
Tee Pee Curios gets new owners
The historic Tee Pee Curios souvenir shop, made famous by its tepee-shaped entrance and elaborate neon sign, reportedly will gain its first new owners in decades. Gar and Heidi Engman of Fort Dodge, Iowa, reportedly are signing the papers this morning to take over the Tucumcari, N.M., business on Route 66. According to their Facebook … Continue reading Tee Pee Curios gets new owners
Amarillo will add new signs along its Route 66 district
KFDA-TV in Amarillo, Texas, reports the Sixth Street District in Amarillo soon will add new Route 66 signs along the historic business district. The video is here: KFDA - NewsChannel 10 / Amarillo News, Weather, Sports More from the report: In the next few months, these new medal signs will begin to appear between Georgia … Continue reading Amarillo will add new signs along its Route 66 district
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Boots Motel sign’s benefactor revealed
Friday night marked an official relighting ceremony of the Boots Motel's refurbished neon sign in Carthage, Mo. The event also revealed who made a donation of $2,500 months ago to restore the sign. That person was Ron Jones of Bartlesville, Okla. Jones is better known as "Tattoo Man" due to his more than 100 tattoos of … Continue reading Boots Motel sign’s benefactor revealed
The new “Yukon’s Best Flour” sign
A few weeks ago, we reported that the "Yukon's Best Flour" sign on top of the mill in Yukon, Okla., had been refurbished with longer-lasting and energy-efficient LED bulbs. Here's a new video which shows the animation of the sign: https://youtu.be/ZE0Gj8igpls The Friends of Yukon's Best continue to raise funds for other preservation work on … Continue reading The new “Yukon’s Best Flour” sign
Ground broken for apartments at old Silver Moon Lodge site
Officials broke ground recently on the Silver Moon Apartments on 10th and Central Avenue near downtown Albuquerque, on the old Silver Moon Lodge motel site, reported the Albuquerque Journal. The $13.5 million project will add 151 units for low-income residents, and is expected to be finished in July 2014. Oregon-based DBG Properties, the developer, is … Continue reading Ground broken for apartments at old Silver Moon Lodge site