A nonprofit group is raising money to shore up and restore a long-abandoned, century-old Phelps School in the tiny Route 66 hamlet of Phelps, Missouri, reported the Joplin Globe. According to the article, Phelps School was finished in 1889 until it and other one-room schools in the region were consolidated into the Miller School District … Continue reading Group seeks to restore old schoolhouse in Phelps
Category: Towns
East Route 66 gateway in Tulsa nearly done
The City of Tulsa began construction of its Route 66 gateway on the east side of the city earlier in the month. Fewer than 10 days later, city planner Dennis Whitaker sent along these photos. And longtime Route 66 afiscionado Brad Nickson put together this video of a drive-by of the gateway. Tulsa Route 66 … Continue reading East Route 66 gateway in Tulsa nearly done
Stories sought about certain Albuquerque businesses
Two authors are seeking stories about several long-gone businesses along Route 66 in Albuquerque that used Zeon Corporation-designed signs to attract customers, according to a story in the Albuquerque Journal. University of New Mexico professors Ellen Babcock and Mark C. Childs are working on a book titled "The Zeon Files" that will be published UNM Press … Continue reading Stories sought about certain Albuquerque businesses
A semblance of the Route 66 Rendezvous
This video by AmericaJR.com at the recently completed Rendezvous Back to Route 66 car show at San Manuel Stadium in San Bernardino, California, is illuminating. In short, this year's event -- presented by the San Bernardino Area Chamber of Commerce -- is an effort to keep a smaller version of the Route 66 Rendezvous alive. … Continue reading A semblance of the Route 66 Rendezvous
Route 66 gateways in Tulsa begin construction
By the end of October, Tulsa should have its Route 66 gateways on the east and west sides of the city completed, according to a news release. Here are more artist's renderings of the gateways: Contractors started work Thursday on the east gateway on the north side of 11th Street, just east of Interstate 44. … Continue reading Route 66 gateways in Tulsa begin construction
Voices of Tulsa
"Route 66: The Mother Road" author and Route 66 Alliance co-founder alerted me to this new video made for the Tulsa Historical Society. Voices of History from Kirkpatrick&Kinslow Productions on Vimeo. An explanation of the video by its creator, Kirkpatrick & Kinslow Productions: "Voices of History" is a branding film from Kirkpatrick & Kinslow Productions, … Continue reading Voices of Tulsa
Route 66 in Mojave may be closed for months
Severe seasonal flooding closed a section of old Route 66 between Essex and Ludlow in Southern California's Mojave Desert, and it may be weeks or even months before it reopens, according to one news source in the area. Zachnews, based in Needles, California, reports more than 40 bridges and some of the Route 66 roadbed … Continue reading Route 66 in Mojave may be closed for months
Part of downtown East St. Louis added to National Register
The Downtown East St. Louis Historic District in East St. Louis, Illinois, was added to the National Register of Historic Places effective Sept. 17, according to an email a few days ago from the National Park Service. The district comprises of two blocks of Collinsville Avenue, a block and a half of Missouri Avenue and the south … Continue reading Part of downtown East St. Louis added to National Register
A look back at the Birthplace of Route 66 Festival
The folks in Springfield, Missouri, already are publicizing next year's Birthplace of Route 66 Festival -- scheduled for Aug. 7-8 -- by showing a few of the highlights of the festival last month. That includes a performance of "Chicken Train" by some local legends, the Ozark Mountain Daredevils. Birthplace of Route 66 Festival from SGF … Continue reading A look back at the Birthplace of Route 66 Festival
Joplin to install new directional signs
The city of Joplin, Missouri, will install more than 40 new wayfinder signs, including those that identify the original path of Route 66, reported the Joplin Globe. The newspaper said: Patrick Tuttle, director of the Joplin Convention and Visitors Bureau, told the council that the 43 new signs, predominantly blue in color, will replace the … Continue reading Joplin to install new directional signs