The Albuquerque City Council on Monday night passed a $526 budget that includes $1.45 million for a design of a Route 66 visitors center on the city's west side. Councilors voted unanimously to approve the budget, reported the Albuquerque Journal. There was no timetable of when the Route 66 visitors center would be designed or … Continue reading Albuquerque adopts budget for Route 66 visitors center design
Category: Towns
City buys Sprague Super Service station
The city council of Normal, Illinois, on Monday night approved a deal for the purchase and maintenance of Terri Ryburn's Sprague Super Service station on Route 66. Ryburn posted on her Facebook account shortly after the vote: Well, it's official. The Town of Normal council voted tonight to buy my building; I will get to … Continue reading City buys Sprague Super Service station
Fuel 66 food-truck park being developed along Tulsa’s Route 66
Several food-truck owners in Tulsa were looking for a place to park and sell their offerings. They and other entrepreneurs hatched upon a solution with their Fuel 66 concept at the corner of Atlanta Avenue and 11th Street (aka Route 66). The Tulsa World newspaper explains: The lot has a 1,000-square-foot building that will become … Continue reading Fuel 66 food-truck park being developed along Tulsa’s Route 66
City may buy Sprague Super Service station
The city of Normal, Illinois, will vote Monday on whether to buy and keep up Terri Ryburn's historic Sprague Super Service station on old Route 66. The Bloomington Pantagraph reported: The council will consider a $458,000 investment, including $229,000 to buy the property, $200,000 to improve the building and $172,000 to buy and renovate an … Continue reading City may buy Sprague Super Service station
Albuquerque budget includes designing a Route 66 visitors center
Tucked into a half-billion-dollar budget proposal for the city of Albuquerque is $1.45 million to help design a Route 66 visitors center. The Albuquerque Journal reported the Route 66 visitors center would be built on the city's west side. No money was allocated for the actual construction of the site. The visitors center wasn't in the … Continue reading Albuquerque budget includes designing a Route 66 visitors center
Barstow belatedly looks at Route 66 plan
The city of Barstow, California, has hired an Oregon company to come up with a possible strategic plan to help revive its downtown and Route 66 corridor. The Victorville Daily Press reported: A Portland, Oregon, company called MIG was hired to help develop the plan, which is supposed to set a vision for growth and … Continue reading Barstow belatedly looks at Route 66 plan
Reporter walking length of Oklahoma City’s Route 66
Brianna Bailey, a reporter for The Oklahoman newspaper, has begun a fascinating examination of Route 66 in Oklahoma City -- she's walking a mile a day on the Mother Road. Here's a video by the newspaper from Day 1, along Lincoln Boulevard: I did not know Gov. Frank Keating, who held office during the 1990s, … Continue reading Reporter walking length of Oklahoma City’s Route 66
Route 66 Car Museum opening next month in Springfield
Classic-car collector Guy Mace plans to open a Route 66 Car Museum on June 15 at 1624 W. College St. (aka Route 66) in Springfield, Missouri. According to a news release from the Springfield Convention and Visitors Bureau: Patrons can see two Rolls Royces, the 1926 Hudson used in the 1939 movie “The Grapes of … Continue reading Route 66 Car Museum opening next month in Springfield
New research solidifies Springfield as birthplace of Route 66
For several years, the town of Springfield, Missouri, has proclaimed itself as the "Birthplace of Route 66" and in recent years launched a fast-growing festival of the same name. Now it appears new historical research has deepened the link between Route 66, Springfield and its birth date of April 30, 1926. From a news release … Continue reading New research solidifies Springfield as birthplace of Route 66
Murals in Chelsea pedestrian tunnel to be revealed Saturday
Project Chelsea of Chelsea, Oklahoma, is inviting Mother Road fans to the town's historic pedestrian tunnel under Route 66 to see the new murals in it that will be revealed Saturday. The Route 66 Pedestrian Underpass Mural will be unveiled at 4 p.m. Saturday at the tunnel at Sixth and Walnut streets. After the ceremony, the tunnel … Continue reading Murals in Chelsea pedestrian tunnel to be revealed Saturday