Local officials say that the first Illinois Route 66 Red Carpet Corridor weekend, scattered 90 miles over a dozen towns, was a success, reported the Pontiac Daily Leader. "I think it was a very successful run," said Pontiac Mayor Scott McCoy, who drove the entire corridor, with his son on Saturday and his wife on … Continue reading Red Carpet weekend pronounced a success
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Red Carpet Corridor coverage
The Bloomington (Ill.) Pantagraph has filed the first report about the Illinois Route 66 Red Carpet Corridor weekend, which takes places along 90 miles of the Mother Road from Joliet to Towanda. As expected, the reporter talked to people who were nostalgic about Route 66. I sure wish those people would quit talking about that … Continue reading Red Carpet Corridor coverage
Old gas station to become visitors center
Rod Harsh of Route66TVOnline.com has acquired a vintage Sinclair service station on Route 66 in Carterville, Mo., and is converting it into a Route 66 Visitors Welcome Center and an office for his video production and Visit66.com Web site businesses. A current-day photo of the gas station is above. A photo of the station and … Continue reading Old gas station to become visitors center
Greening up
A group of Marines from nearby Fort Leonard Wood repainted the Waynesville Frog, aka W.H. Croaker, rock outcropping in Waynesville, Mo., just before the Frog Fest this weekend, reported the Daily Guide. The big frog overlooks Route 66. To see the soldiers repainting the frog, click here.
Roll out the Red Carpet
Coming up fast is the Illinois Route 66 Red Carpet Corridor weekend, which is 90 miles of activities along about a dozen towns in northern and central Illinois. The Pontiac Daily Leader has a pretty good rundown of what's going on. You can click on the event's Web site above, too, to find out more. … Continue reading Roll out the Red Carpet
Arizona kicks
Mike Di Paola of Bloomberg News drives down Route 66 in Arizona, focusing on the vintage 150-mile stretch of the Mother Road in the western third of the state and the town of Seligman. Check it out.
More money for The Mick
A recent banquet in Commerce, Okla., to raise money for a statue and other attractions paying tribute to native son and Baseball Hall-of-Famer Mickey Mantle cleared about $12,000 in profit, reported the Miami (Okla.) News-Record. More than 350 people attended the event. I'm certain the appearance of Hall of Fame pitcher Ferguson Jenkins drew a … Continue reading More money for The Mick
Kingman makes top 100 cities list for first time
The Route 66 town of Kingman, Ariz., made the final cut in Relocate America's Top 100 Places to Live in 2007. Here's the criteria: Throughout the calendar year, we accept nominations for cities & towns throughout the country to be considered as a "great place to live". The nominating parties must include their own reasons … Continue reading Kingman makes top 100 cities list for first time
Dang it, we don’t want to be bypassed again
KOTV in Tulsa uncovered an interesting story about the Route 66 town of Catoosa, Okla., and the state highway department's plan to close an access ramp from an adjacent highway. The state wishes to close a ramp from westbound U.S. 412 onto northbound Oklahoma 66, aka old Route 66. The state says the ramp's design … Continue reading Dang it, we don’t want to be bypassed again
“A blip of a town”
Maggie Downs of the The Desert Sun in Palm Springs, Calif., writes about the continuing attempts to revive Roy's and the lonely Mojave Desert town of Amboy, Calif. Most of the stuff Downs reports has already been noted here, including that Roy's soon will be pumping gas again. But it's a good read. The article … Continue reading “A blip of a town”