The latest RoadTripOK video this week features sites on or near Route 66 in the Oklahoma towns of Miami, Afton and Vinita. Here is the video: https://youtu.be/fufC4_FGwhw Here are the three places the video covers: Coleman Theatre, MiamiDarryl Starbird's National Rod & Custom Car Hall of Fame Museum, AftonClanton's Cafe, Vinita Oklahoma Tourism and Broken … Continue reading Latest RoadTripOK video focuses on sites in Miami, Afton, Vinita
Category: Theaters
Blake Shelton concert to be simulcast at 300 drive-ins, including three on Route 66
Country star Blake Shelton announced Wednesday he will perform a concert July 25 that will be simulcast at 300 drive-in theaters across the United States -- another sign drive-ins became suddenly viable venues amid the coronavirus pandemic. Guest stars will include Shelton's wife, Gwen Stefani, and another country star, Trace Adkins. Prices will be about $115 … Continue reading Blake Shelton concert to be simulcast at 300 drive-ins, including three on Route 66
Arizona imposes new restrictions because of COVID-19
Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey ordered the shutdown of bars, movie theaters, gyms and water parks Monday for at least 30 days because of a surge of coronavirus cases in that state. “Our expectation is that our numbers next week will be worse,” Ducey said, according to the Associated Press. Arizona health officials reported 3,858 more … Continue reading Arizona imposes new restrictions because of COVID-19
Pop-up drive-in theater in Romeoville adds four more movie screenings
The village of Romeoville, Illinois, a few weeks ago hosted a movie screening on a pop-up outdoor screen, dubbed the Route 66 Drive-In Theater. It was so popular, it has added four more screenings this summer. The pop-up drive-in is at 680 Townhall Drive, behind the Romeoville Athletic & Event Center and just west of … Continue reading Pop-up drive-in theater in Romeoville adds four more movie screenings
Books review: “Yesterday’s Highways” and “America’s First Highways”
Prolific author Stephen H. Provost this spring released two books barely two months apart about the early history of American roads and the so-called golden age of U.S. highways. "America's First Highways" delves into the pre-1926 era when the nation's main roads -- including a precursor to Route 66 -- were named and not numbered. … Continue reading Books review: “Yesterday’s Highways” and “America’s First Highways”
Security shutters being added to KiMo Theatre in Albuquerque
The city of Albuquerque in April filed an application to add security shutters to its historic KiMo Theatre, which recently was damaged by a riot in the days after George Floyd died in Minneapolis police custody. The State Historic Preservation Office will consider the request after Albuquerque’s Landmarks and Urban Conservation Commission approved it last week, … Continue reading Security shutters being added to KiMo Theatre in Albuquerque
300 drive-in theaters to screen a one-night-only concert of Garth Brooks
Country music superstar Garth Brooks will perform a one-night-only show at 300 drive-in theaters across the United States, including one at the Admiral Twin Drive-In in Tulsa, a Route 66 landmark. The show will be beamed to the theaters beginning at dusk on June 27. Some details weren't known, but several drive-in theaters stated the … Continue reading 300 drive-in theaters to screen a one-night-only concert of Garth Brooks
Rialto Theatre’s exterior in South Pasadena gets an overdue face-lift
The exterior for the historic Rialto Theatre in South Pasadena, California, received its first refreshening in many years. The Friends of the Rialto group on Facebook posted these photos last week as the painting crews were taking down their scaffolding: Friends of the Rialto also wrote on this Facebook post last month about the repainting … Continue reading Rialto Theatre’s exterior in South Pasadena gets an overdue face-lift
Rialto Square Theatre will be temporarily converted into traffic court
The historic Rialto Square Theatre, closed since mid-March because of the coronavirus pandemic, will be used as a courtroom for traffic violations in Will County, Illinois, for as long as four months. The Joliet Patch reports the theater in downtown Joliet will be paid $700 a day for its use as a traffic court, the … Continue reading Rialto Square Theatre will be temporarily converted into traffic court
Rioters damage KiMo Theatre in Albuquerque
The historic KiMo Theatre along Route 66 in downtown Albuquerque sustained heavy damage from rioters early Monday after mostly peaceful protests on Sunday. According to a report by the Associated Press: Albuquerque police spokesman Gilbert Gallegos said officers reported shots fired at them in front of the historic Kimo Theater early Monday after a mostly … Continue reading Rioters damage KiMo Theatre in Albuquerque