The Land of Enchantment envisions a future Albuquerque that's more walkable. Not that it's bad in that regard; it considers Downtown, Nob Hill and Old Town the most walkable areas in the Duke City. I concur. Artist David Wilder displays his "High Desert Texaco" watercolor painting, which he says was inspired by many trips on … Continue reading Route 66 blog roundup for Dec. 20
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Route 66 blog roundup
Alina Chau of Ice Cream Monster Toon Cafe is an animator. She recently took a train trip and posted sketches from the Route 66 towns of Williams, Ariz., and Los Angeles. It's worth surfing the rest of her site for her sketches, too. Kipling West of The Seven Deadly Sinners lives in Canada, but sometimes … Continue reading Route 66 blog roundup
Route 66 restaurants site is online
Redforkhippiechick has launched a Web site dedicated to restaurants along old Route 66, called Route66Food.com. On the home page, it says: On this site, you'll find the best dining experiences the Mother Road has to offer, from Lou Mitchell's in Chicago to the Fair Oaks Pharmacy in Pasadena. Whether your tastes run to hamburgers or … Continue reading Route 66 restaurants site is online
Rock Cafe retools its Web site
The Rock Cafe in Stroud, Okla., has renovated its Web site. Although it's a work in progress and stuff still needs to be added, it's definitely a much-improved design.
The Mill preservation group asks for help
Today, I received a news release from the fledgling Route 66 Heritage Foundation of Lincoln County in Illinois about its efforts to acquire and renovate the long-neglected The Mill restaurant/tavern on Route 66 in Lincoln. Most of the details about The Mill saga in recent weeks have already been reported here. However, the news release … Continue reading The Mill preservation group asks for help
Calendar of events being updated
Although this will be an ongoing project through at least January, I've already started to update the Calendar of Events tab at the top of this Web site. I've already placed a bunch of 2007 events there. If you know of a Route 66-type festival in your town, e-mail me at route66news@yahoo.com.
Loosen up those filters, OK?
Last week, I learned that access to Route 66 News on federal and state computers in New Mexico was being blocked. Naturally, this got my paranoia up a bit. Did my support of Asian-American motel owners raise the ire of an overzealous employee of the Department of Homeland Security? Was someone in the government offended … Continue reading Loosen up those filters, OK?
Sunny in California
Good news: Kevin Hansel announces that the Web site of the California Historic Route 66 Association is online again after an extended hiatus.
Route 66 blog roundup for Nov. 6
Skyye took a trip from Joshua Tree National Park in California to Bryce Canyon National Park in Utah in June. On Skyye's road journal of that trip, there's a terrific photograph of the sun peeking through clouds from a thunderstorm near Route 66 in the Mojave Desert. Emily and Alexis drove Route 66 in the … Continue reading Route 66 blog roundup for Nov. 6
Route 66 blog roundup for Nov. 3
I haven't a blog roundup in a while, so here goes: Zinger at LiveJournal's Found Photos community blog has posted this and this from Roll 3 of photos a middle-aged couple's Route 66 trip. Vulpesrex writes a long road journal about a trip from Needles, Calif., to Peach Springs, Ariz. Kate goes to Albuquerque and … Continue reading Route 66 blog roundup for Nov. 3