The Shrine of Our Lady of the Highways, which has stood along Route 66 near Raymond, Ill., since 1959, now has a Web site that was launched a few days ago by Peter Stork, of Digital Route 66 fame. Stork tells me of the site: I've developed it for my future in-laws (Illinois Rt 66 … Continue reading Our Lady of the Highways now has a Web site
Category: Web sites
Cheetah Girls launch MySpace site
The Cheetah Girls, a female trio that's gained a huge preteen and teen audience, launched a MySpace site last week. In case you're wondering what the Cheetah Girls have to do with the Mother Road, a few months ago they recorded a new version of the Bobby Troup classic, "Route 66," to help boost interest … Continue reading Cheetah Girls launch MySpace site
The Lope makes a move
One of our favorite Internet road-trip sites, The Lope, has to a new URL that uses a Blogspot template but no longer is publishing to Blogspot. The Lope writes: I did place posts at the old blogspot URL to redirect people to the individual new URLs, so any URLs you posted for the specific posts … Continue reading The Lope makes a move
A visit to the Museum of Transportation
Elisa Crouch, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch's Along for the Ride columnist, recently paid a visit to the Museum of Transportation in west St. Louis County, Mo. It's a cool museum -- lots of displays of trains and antique cars. But Route 66 fans will like it because of this display: There were many other interesting … Continue reading A visit to the Museum of Transportation
Route 66 blog roundup for Dec. 23
Lovimoment and her mother are traveling Route 66 and documenting it on It's One Adventure After Another. They are finishing a Mother Road trip that Lovimoment's mom and grandmother started, but the grandmother fell ill and eventually died. On Friday, they were in Tulsa. Thumbrella seems to be a fan of Route 66 artist Bob … Continue reading Route 66 blog roundup for Dec. 23
Route 66 blog roundup for Dec. 20
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
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