O'Donohue's Old-Fashioned Soda Fountain opened Thursday at 111-113 N. Kickapoo St. in downtown Lincoln, Ill., reports the Lincoln Courier. It sounds like the proprietors went all-out in creating a distinctive look: The soda fountain is along one silvery, glistening side of the business's two-part soda bar, the other, a repository for gallons of hard-serve, premium … Continue reading Old-fashioned soda fountain opens in Lincoln, Ill.
Category: Towns
Meet me in St. Louis
Most roadies already know of the allures of St. Louis, but this article by the Calgary Sun serves as a good reminder -- many of the city's attractions are free, the excellent dining is less expensive than many other major U.S. cities, and the unique frozen treat that is Ted Drewes Frozen Custard on Route … Continue reading Meet me in St. Louis
A cool place that few know is there
Livejournal is sort of like MySpace: There are lots of people and lots of traffic, but you have to sift through bushels and bushels of chaff to find a few nuggets of wheat. I found a tasty morsel today in shadowplay2's impressions of Route 66 in Illinois. He stopped at the Ariston Cafe in Litchfield … Continue reading A cool place that few know is there
News items from Albuquerque
The Duke City Fix, an collective blog about all things about Albuquerque, has some interesting tidbits today from contributor Johnny Mango: Details about the street designs for when streetcars are installed along Central Avenue, aka Route 66. New crosswalks on Central. A grant has been awarded to restore the historic murals at the De Anza … Continue reading News items from Albuquerque
A way to find information about Route 66 towns
Steered by an article by the Rochester (N.Y.) Democrat & Chronicle, I've found a decent way to search for information about towns on Route 66 -- or just about any town in the United States, for that matter. It's called ePodunk.com. It does a fairly good job consolidating search-engine data about a town into one … Continue reading A way to find information about Route 66 towns
Route 66 vendors take note
The Route 66 Days festival in Strafford, Mo., is seeking arts-and-crafts and other vendors during the event on Sept. 9, according to the Springfield (Mo.) News-Leader. The rates for tables are pretty reasonable, too.
Growth along the Mother Road
Many stretches of Route 66 are semi-deserted. Kingman, Ariz., is not one of them. Route 66 in that western Arizona city averages about 19,000 vehicles a day at one point. And a new study indicates that by 2023, traffic along the Mother Road in Kingman will jump to 38,000 vehicles a day, says the Kingman … Continue reading Growth along the Mother Road
Devils Elbow bridge targeted for repairs
Buried in this story from the Waynesville (Mo.) Daily Guide about the Pulaski County Tourism Board is this item: Thiem said he’s also working to follow up on a request by the Pulaski County Commission to get information on possible grants to restore the Devils Elbow bridge on Historic Route 66, which is in need … Continue reading Devils Elbow bridge targeted for repairs
Interesting nuggets from the 2008 festival
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch's story about the Route 66 Preservation Foundation's annual festival in 2008 in Edwardsville contained a couple of interesting new items: O'Reilly Auto Parts, based in the Route 66 town of Springfield, Mo., will be a partner in that festival. The 2010 festival will tentatively be in Joliet, Ill.
Town plays up Route 66 connection
Wilmington, Ill., is trying to generate more business into its downtown area. So not only was one Web site created that hypes up the town's link to Route 66, but two, reports the Joliet Herald News. One Web site is www.route66wilmington.com. The other is a MySpace site, found here. (Hat tip to Lynn "Lulu" Bagdon.)