A visit to the Route 66 State Park near Eureka, Mo.: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6o-pwBdT8B8 It's the site of the former Route 66 town of Times Beach, which was evacuated permanently in the 1980s because of dioxin contamination.
Category: Towns
Oatman’s burros
This is one of the best videos I've seen about the semi-wild burros that roam the streets of the Route 66 town of Oatman, Ariz. You see the burros interacting with people and each other, plus you get to gaze on a cute young burro named Jelly Bean. The video was shot in 2004; Jelly … Continue reading Oatman’s burros
Midway point of what?
Amarillo Globe-News writer Lee Passmore discovered that the Route 66 hamlet of Bushland, Texas, apparently sits on the exact halfway point between Los Angeles and Chicago. While I was on the Net looking for high school baseball schedules (only eight days after four inches of snow covered the ground), I somehow found myself on the … Continue reading Midway point of what?
A valentine from Valentine
A video about the upcoming holiday and the Route 66 hamlet of Valentine, Ariz. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KyCC_lUjeb8 The clip comes courtesy of Historic Seligman Sundries in Seligman, Ariz. The song is by British resident Aaron Phillips, an Elvis impersonator who provided the music for the video.
Much ado over not much
This story in the Quay County Sun about the closure of a Circle K gas station at the corner of First Street and Route 66 in Tucumcari, N.M., seems to be a case of a newspaper and a local official making a Tucumcari Mountain out of a proverbial molehill. First, an excerpt: “We have no … Continue reading Much ado over not much
“Podunk”
I somehow missed this when it came out a few years ago. Country music songwriter and singer Keith Anderson's first single was "Podunk." The video for it wound up becoming an excellent tribute to the Route 66 town of Miami, Okla. You'll spot the Coleman Theatre and the Route 66 Sidewalk Highway in the clip.
Maplewood adds Route 66 plaques to sidewalks
The St. Louis suburb of Maplewood, Mo., has added commemorative Route 66 metal plaques along its historic downtown area, according to an article in the Maplewood-Brentwood Patch. The markers are situated in the sidewalk in historic Maplewood, commemorating longtime and bygone sights from Route 66's heyday, including six businesses from those days that endure to … Continue reading Maplewood adds Route 66 plaques to sidewalks
Tucumcari edges ahead in race for Route 66 museum
It appears Tucumcari, N.M., is edging ahead of Santa Rosa, N.M., in the race to land a new Route 66 museum, according to a story in the current print edition of the Guadalupe County Communicator, based in Santa Rosa. Johnnie Meier, former president of the New Mexico Route 66 Association and owner of the Classical … Continue reading Tucumcari edges ahead in race for Route 66 museum
San Bernardino considers retro streetscaping
The Route 66 town of San Bernardino, Calif., is considering "Modern Retro" and "Classic Simplicity" streetscape designs that partially take inspiration from its Route 66 past, according to the San Bernardino County Sun. The former theme would be a throwback to Route 66 and the highway travelers who came West after World War II. The … Continue reading San Bernardino considers retro streetscaping
Riding into Devil’s Elbow
Not too many first-person motorcycle videos are very good, but this one proves to be an exception. Take a ride on old Route 66 into the hamlet of Devil's Elbow, Mo.