The Little America Hotel near Route 66 in Flagstaff, Ariz., is planning a humongous expansion and redevelopment of its grounds, including a second hotel, reported the Arizona Daily Sun. The proposal includes more than 1,400 residential units, 400,000 square feet of commercial space, an 18-hole golf course and a new 200-room hotel, located alongside the … Continue reading Little America Hotel in Flagstaff plans huge expansion
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Missouri town painting fire hydrants in a Route 66 theme
The Route 66 town of Sullivan, Mo., is embarking on an unusual art project where its fire hydrants are being repainted to commemorate a landmark or city along the Mother Road, reported the Sullivan Journal. Although the highway runs from Chicago to Santa Monica, Calif., the mural project will cover that distance from the city … Continue reading Missouri town painting fire hydrants in a Route 66 theme
Footage from the Bunion Derby
Here's rare footage of runners participating in C.C. Pyle's International Transcontinental Foot Race, aka the Bunion Derby, in 1928. Two-thirds of the Los Angeles-to-New York race took place on a fledgling Route 66. The footage is an excerpt from the Solomon Sir Jones Collection at Yale University. Jones was an African-American preacher who took his … Continue reading Footage from the Bunion Derby
A user’s view of the Route 66 Skatepark
Here's an ideal way for a skateboard park to advertise to others -- let its customers show how cool it is. This is a video showing off the features of fairly new Route 66 Skatepark in El Reno, Okla. https://youtu.be/jswBlLuQQdU The video is part of a website, OKskateparks.com, that appears to be just getting started.
St. Louis baseball legend Stan Musial dies
Stan Musial, the greatest player for the St. Louis Cardinals baseball team and one of the city's most beloved figures, died at age 92 on Saturday, reported the St. Louis Post-Dispatch and other media outlets. We'll let sports writers across the globe wax eloquently about Stan the Man's awesome batting statistics and his humble public … Continue reading St. Louis baseball legend Stan Musial dies
Frank Pastore, former Big Texan speed-eating champion, dies
Frank Pastore, a former Cincinnati Reds pitcher who ate the fabled 72-ounce steak dinner at the Big Texan Steak Ranch in a record 9 1/2 minutes in 1987, died Monday from complications after suffering severe injuries in a motorcycle accident. Pastore's death was announced by KKLA radio, a Christian station in Glendale, Calif., that hosted … Continue reading Frank Pastore, former Big Texan speed-eating champion, dies
Route 66 Marathon becoming a big-time event
https://youtu.be/vfmBfL0WoCc It's been about 24 hours since the Williams Route 66 Marathon finished in Tulsa. The event is less than a decade old, but it's become huge. The evidence: It sold out weeks before the starting gun, and the total number of participants was in the thousands. Tonight, the event already will be taking registrations … Continue reading Route 66 Marathon becoming a big-time event
Tulsa’s Rose Bowl now is home to youth training center
The historic Rose Bowl building along 11th Street (aka Route 66) in Tulsa now has become the home of the One Hope Tulsa training center for youth, according to a report from KTUL-TV in Tulsa. The station reported: This organization reaches out to disadvantaged and at-risk students through sports and tutoring. Rex Blankenship, the One Hope … Continue reading Tulsa’s Rose Bowl now is home to youth training center
First-timer breaks record at Mother Road Marathon
A first-time marathoner at Sunday's Mother Road Marathon not only won the race, but broke a course record in the process. Andrew Webb, 22, of Webb City, Mo., finished the 26.2-mile course on Route 66 from Commerce, Okla., to Joplin, Mo., in 2 hours, 46 minutes, 4 seconds, according the Joplin Globe. It broke the … Continue reading First-timer breaks record at Mother Road Marathon
Early owner of 66 Bowl dies
Wiley Bell, one of the founders of the now-closed 66 Bowl in Oklahoma City, died at age 95 about a week ago, according to an obituary in The Oklahoman newspaper. The bowling alley sat along original Route 66, which is now known as NW 39 Expressway. Bell was manager of 66 Bowl from 1964 through … Continue reading Early owner of 66 Bowl dies