Jim Ross’ Deep Tracks Route 66 project is going entirely online on his new website

Route 66 historian Jim Ross put his sprawling, long-gestating Deep Tracks project that details all known Route 66 alignments onto his newly launched JimRoss66.com website. JimRoss66.com also serves as an overview of a career that includes the database from the Route 66 bridges project that was turned into the "Route 66 Crossings" book, Ozark Trail … Continue reading Jim Ross’ Deep Tracks Route 66 project is going entirely online on his new website

Route 66 matchbook cover database is looking for more submissions

A group of Route 66 enthusiasts has amassed an online image collection of about 650 matchbox covers from businesses in Texas that existed along the Mother Road, and they now looking for submissions from the other seven states. Phil Gordon stated in an email that contributors who scanned and uploaded images of the matchcovers have … Continue reading Route 66 matchbook cover database is looking for more submissions

Programming note

This typically is a slow time of year for news along Route 66, so I've used the downtime during the holidays to update the main pages here on this website. You'll find recently updated pages for Attractions, Restaurants, Motels, Events, Campgrounds and Bars. The bulk of the work is mostly done but, as usual, it's … Continue reading Programming note

New website offers self-guided tours of Route 66 in Tulsa

A new website is offering self-guided tours of historic landmarks in Tulsa, including Route 66. Root Tulsa Historic Tours offers tours of the Greenwood District and Route 66 through the website directly or by scanning a QR code with a smartphone, according to a report from KTUL in Tulsa. It's a partnership between Root Tulsa … Continue reading New website offers self-guided tours of Route 66 in Tulsa

Next phase of Oklahoma Music Trail to launch at Route 66 Heritage Festival

The next phase of the Oklahoma Music Trail will be launched this weekend at the inaugural Route 66 Heritage Festival in downtown Miami, Oklahoma. The trail currently is a well-developed website shepherded by Lt. Gov. Matt Pinnell, who also is Oklahoma's tourism chief and a big Route 66 advocate. The Joplin Globe had details on … Continue reading Next phase of Oklahoma Music Trail to launch at Route 66 Heritage Festival

Programming note

It's a typically slow period for news, so I've spent that time instead doing an annual freshening up of many of the main pages on the Route 66 News site. The pages listing Attractions, Restaurants, Motels, Campgrounds, Bars and Events have had their URLs checked and, if they're bad, replaced with new ones. A few … Continue reading Programming note

Yahoo! deletes Route 66 group; members mostly migrate to MeWe platform

An image of the homepage of the now-deleted Route 66 group on Yahoo! The end of an era quietly occurred Thursday when Yahoo! deleted the 20-year-old Route 66 group and hundreds of other Yahoo Groups, a day later than the announced deletion date of Dec. 15. However, it appears the once-influential group is rising like … Continue reading Yahoo! deletes Route 66 group; members mostly migrate to MeWe platform

Lonely Planet features a Route 66 trip through Arizona and New Mexico

Lonely Planet, which publishes a bunch of travel guides and has a popular website, posted this three-minute video of an Atlanta couple who traveled Route 66 in Arizona and New Mexico. Lonely Planet said this about the video: Historic Route 66 is full of hidden gems -- towns that seem frozen in time from the … Continue reading Lonely Planet features a Route 66 trip through Arizona and New Mexico

Illinois Scenic Byway unveils revamped website, mobile app, membership program

The Illinois Route 66 Scenic Byway on Tuesday -- the 94th anniversary of Route 66 -- announcing several changes it hopes will benefit travelers and boost provide tourism and economic development benefits to attractions and communities along Illinois' portion of Route 66. The new look of the Illinois Route 66 Scenic Byway website The byway's … Continue reading Illinois Scenic Byway unveils revamped website, mobile app, membership program

Yahoo! will delete Route 66 group on Dec. 15

Yahoo! announced it would shut down all its Yahoo Groups, including the once-influential Route 66 Group, on Dec. 15. In an email Monday, Yahoo! stated "with heavy hearts" it would shut down those groups on that date: Yahoo Groups has seen a steady decline in usage over the last several years. Over that same period … Continue reading Yahoo! will delete Route 66 group on Dec. 15