I've been working on this for a few days, and I thought you'd like to see what familiar Route 66 landmarks would look like by satellite, via Google Maps: Buckingham Fountain, Chicago, near the start of Route 66 Sears Tower, Chicago Launching Pad Drive-In restaurant and its Gemini Giant, Wilmington, Ill. Old Chain of Rocks … Continue reading Fun with Google Maps satellite images
Category: Web sites
Trimming the blogroll
Looking over the blogroll on the right side of this page, I've noticed that a few Route 66-related blogs have turned dormant. I've been thinking about doing this for a while, and I hate to do it. But several of these blogs are going bye-bye, effective today. My cut-off is three months -- if the … Continue reading Trimming the blogroll
Multimedia Route 66
Here's an impressive Route 66 project that was posted a few days ago using the new My Maps feature from Google Maps. Jay Crim and Shekar Davarya drove Route 66 in 2002 with multimedia equipment. On video, they interviewed Mother Road personalities such as Michael Wallis, David Knudson, Ken Turmel, Bob Waldmire, Jerry McClanahan, Angel … Continue reading Multimedia Route 66
The ugly truth
The Lope traveled to the Panhandle of Texas and shot this and several other photos of the "Rattlesnakes -- Exit Now" sign that was blown down by severe storms a few weeks ago. I saw a similar photo in the recently mailed Texas Old Route 66 Association's newsletter, so I mostly knew what the damage … Continue reading The ugly truth
Cyber-driving
This Associated Press article touts a bunch of Web sites for people who want to take a virtual road trip down Route 66 and other historic highways if they can't do the real thing. Many of these sites have already been linked here, but a few interesting finds turned up: StateEnds.com has a group of … Continue reading Cyber-driving
Southwest Missouri tourism site launched
The site, which features Route 66 prominently, is here. According to the Springfield News-Leader: The alliance is a marketing organization that aims to create positive economic growth in the region through cooperative tourism promotion and development. Its members include convention and visitors bureaus in Springfield, Carthage and Joplin as well as several chambers of commerce … Continue reading Southwest Missouri tourism site launched
Goodies from the Roadside America newsletter
In the regular e-mail newsletter from the excellent Roadside America site, there are two new Route 66-related field reports: Wigwam Village Motel #6 in Holbrook, Ariz. The Route 66 Monument in Tucumcari, N.M.
Hamel launches Web site
The Route 66 town of Hamel, Ill., recently launched an Internet site. It's not only touting the town to potential future residents, but also is playing up its Route 66 heritage, reports the Belleville (Ill.) News-Democrat. Hamel also is holding a biannual festival. This year's Hamel Heritage Days is June 10, with much of the … Continue reading Hamel launches Web site
Historic Highways blog launched
The Historic Highways blog has been online only about a week, but I like it a lot already. Dave Eames of Kansas City, formerly of Tulsa, collects roadside memorabilia, including from Route 66. He seems to favor stuff from the '40s, '50s and '60s, which isn't a bad thing. The image above is from a … Continue reading Historic Highways blog launched
Route 66 News banned in China
But I'm not the only Internet site about Route 66 to be blocked by China's servers. I found this from the Tulsa-based Batesline blog. There is a site, Great Firewall of China, in which you can type in a URL to find out whether China blocks the site to its citizens. There is a disclaimer … Continue reading Route 66 News banned in China