AzJournal.com reports that new sign marquee will be placed at Gillespie Park at the corner of Navajo Boulevard and Hopi Drive (Route 66) in Holbrook, Ariz. And that may not be all ... The actual total cost for the marquee is $28,135, but $7,000 will be provided by the Holbrook School District, which will be … Continue reading New sign will greet visitors to Holbrook
Category: Signs
66 Bowl marks 50th year
The Oklahoman has a feature article about 66 Bowl in Oklahoma City, which is marking its 50th year. Owner Jim Haynes, 77, a former bowling supply salesman, bought the bowling alley in 1978. "I see people all the time out there who take pictures of the sign and they do come in and talk,” Haynes … Continue reading 66 Bowl marks 50th year
Grand El Rancho Grande
El Rancho Grande restaurant on Route 66 in Tulsa had been working for the past few months in restoring its vintage neon sign. On Wednesday night, Modern Tulsa hosted a celebration as the refurbished sign was turned on. Here a video of the lighting by the Oklahoma Modern blog: El Rancho Grande has been in … Continue reading Grand El Rancho Grande
Tulsa restaurant refurbishing neon sign
Tulsa roadie Brad Nickson dropped me an e-mail about El Rancho Grande, the longest-surviving restaurant on 11th Street, aka Route 66, in Tulsa. Nickson said the owner is giving a face-lift to its distinctive and vintage neon sign. The neon is off and the re-painting is almost complete. Owner (John) said it should have the … Continue reading Tulsa restaurant refurbishing neon sign
T-U-L-S-A straight ahead
This is pretty neat. The Reservoir Hill Neighborhood Association in Tulsa re-created an enormous sign made of crushed rock laid on the base of the hill. It spelled "TULSA" with an arrow pointing in the direction of the now-defunct McIntyre Airport on old Route 66, which was what is now Sheridan Road and Admiral Boulevard. … Continue reading T-U-L-S-A straight ahead
Kingman association gets grant to restore sign
The Kingman Route 66 Association announced Monday that it has received a $10,000 matching grant from the city to restore a Packard neon sign (seen in a vintage photo above) at the Old Trails Garage in downtown. The money also will be used to restore an original glass-top gas pump near the garage. The group … Continue reading Kingman association gets grant to restore sign
A last of the breed
In my first Route 66 trips, I noticed on dozens of businesses and billboards in eastern New Mexico the signs of a distinctive lettering by a sign painter. The signs were notable because of their lettering -- often a thick, squat, easily read style that I'd seen nowhere else. Some of the letters were shadowed … Continue reading A last of the breed
Back in business
The Kingman (Ariz.) Daily Miner has a story about the resurrection of the Kingman Route 66 Association. The goals, according to association President Tim McDonnell: The first is to establish a new Web site promoting the city's proximity to other Arizona attractions, including Oatman, Peach Springs and the Grand Canyon. The Web site, dubbed "Destination … Continue reading Back in business
Wishing Well Motel memorabilia installed at museum
This week, not only is the Illinois Route 66 Museum and Hall of Fame in Pontiac celebrating its fifth anniversary, but the sign and wishing well from the gone-but-not-forgotten Wishing Well Motel of Countryside, Ill., has been installed on the museum's property. A large Route 66 mural also has been added to the building's south … Continue reading Wishing Well Motel memorabilia installed at museum
Exhibit explores Route 66 and U.S. 41
For you roadies out east, the Booth Western Art Museum in the Atlanta suburb of Cartersville, Ga., soon will be hosting an exhibition by artist Chuck Middlekauff that explores Route 66 and U.S. 41, which goes from Chicago Michigan to Miami, Fla. Middlekauff, as noted by the image of the sign of the Sands Motel … Continue reading Exhibit explores Route 66 and U.S. 41