The city of Springfield, Mo., will begin renovations on its Park Central Square in downtown after a 4 p.m. Friday ceremony to restore it to the original 1970s design by acclaimed urban architect Lawrence Halprin, according to a news release from the city. The square is where various Route 66 alignments on East St. Louis … Continue reading Springfield, Mo., will renovate town square
Category: Towns
Tucumcari may try again to land racino
Tucumcari, N.M., may be in the running again for a horse-racing track and casino license after Raton apparently has frittered away its license after winning it two years ago, according to an article in the Quay County Sun. Tombari expressed confidence in Tucumcari's ability to overtake the racing and gaming licenses originally granted to the … Continue reading Tucumcari may try again to land racino
Gallop to Gallup
Because The Huffington Post is primarily serves as a political site, I ordinarily don't surf there. But this decidedly nonpartisan post by travel writer Karen Tina Harrison serves as good overview of the Route 66 town of Gallup, N.M. It contains plenty of photos, and shout-outs to El Rancho Hotel and Richardson's trading post. Harrison … Continue reading Gallop to Gallup
Businesses urge cleanup of Amarillo Boulevard
Ordinarily I don't advocate viewing a video over a written story. But in the case of this KFDA-TV report about Amarillo Boulevard, aka Route 66, in Amarillo, Texas, it is an exception. Here's the gist: Business owners along Amarillo Boulevard are complaining about crime, crumbling sidewalks, prostitution and other alleged neglect. They think these things … Continue reading Businesses urge cleanup of Amarillo Boulevard
Oatman gets kicks from its burros
Chris Epting of AOL News has a dynamite headline that accompanies his story about the Route 66 town of Oatman, Ariz. -- "Oatman: A Town That Rose from its Asses." Although the town boasts re-enacted gunfights, keeps an Old West flavor, and preserved the hotel where Carole Lombard and Clark Gable honeymooned in 1939, Epting … Continue reading Oatman gets kicks from its burros
A closer look at Chandler
Here's a nice and informative video about the Route 66 town of Chandler, Okla. The clip was produced by the good folks of OETA.
Santa Rosa scoops
I always enjoy the print edition of the Guadalupe County Communicator, based out of Santa Rosa, N.M., when it arrives in my mailbox each week. It's a lively newspaper owned by a former Rocky Mountain News reporter, and the fact it's on Route 66 is bonus. This week, the Communicator contained these items of interest … Continue reading Santa Rosa scoops
Notes from the road
A few weeks ago, while geocaching near Route 66 in Riverton, Kan., we found out about the strange story of May D. Knotts. According to a geocaching site, May D. Knotts was said to have been hanged from an old oak tree in 1904 after it was discovered that she was a witch. Knotts, who … Continue reading Notes from the road
Notes from the road
Roadies who've explored Route 66 in Clinton, Okla., may remember the 15-foot-tall fiberglass American Indian mascot, aka Muffler Man, who graced the front of David Howe Motors for years. The Howe Indian disappeared after a recent ownership change. But we're pleased to report the mascot has turned up at Indian Trading Post and Art near … Continue reading Notes from the road
Flagstaff fire is under control
After a number of tense days, the massive Schultz wildfire north of Flagstaff, Ariz., is finally contained. R. Sean Evans, an archivist at the Cline Library at Northern Arizona University in town, sent this e-mail on Thursday: The containment now is complete, and the total acreage burned is somewhere north of 15,000 acres (or 23 … Continue reading Flagstaff fire is under control