Okiedokie wonders whether the two segments of Route 66 in Oklahoma that were placed on the National Register of Historic Places are driveable. They are. The 1926 Pryor Creek Bridge is just east of Chelsea on East First Street, a south turnoff from the current Oklahoma 66. A map to Tank Farm Loop, near Kellyville, … Continue reading Route 66 blog roundup 10/3
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Pimp your Model T
Road warrior Tim Steil sent me an e-mail with a similar title, so I'm giving him the credit for the name of this post. He sent a link to an entry on Bobby Green's Automotive Addictions and General Tomfoolery blog that shows accessory turn signals for cars of the 1920s and '30s. There are a … Continue reading Pimp your Model T
Route 66 blog roundup 9/30
Santa Monica Close-up contains photos from the final day of the Mercedes-Benz Club of America's Historic Route 66 Tour. About 100 participants started, and about 20 dropped out because of mechanical or medical reasons. Maya Reynolds tells the story of how Jackson Browne's "Take It Easy," which immortalizes a certain corner in Winslow, Ariz., came … Continue reading Route 66 blog roundup 9/30
A gaggle of ghost stories
Just in time for the Halloween season, Kathy Weiser's massive Legends of America site is touting its large collection of ghost stories and other unexplained phenomena along Route 66, according to a recent press release. The list includes the haunted Lemp Mansion in St. Louis, the haunted Oatman Hotel, and the notorious Spook Light. They're … Continue reading A gaggle of ghost stories
Route 66 blog roundup 9/25
Nicole of Kingman, Ariz., tells what it's like to live near the Street Racing event in downtown -- blocked driveways, the smoke of burning tires in the air, and not hearing the town's ubiquitous trains. Bearnard B. Behr on Route 66 travels the Mother Road through western Arizona, including stops at the Snow-Cap restaurant, Angel … Continue reading Route 66 blog roundup 9/25
Classic humor
The Springfield Journal-Register talks to owners of the more whimsical owners of classic cars at the International Route 66 Mother Road Festival in Springfield, Ill., including one who says he keeps a Mini Cooper in the trunk of his 1966 Mercury.
Route 66 blog roundup
Margaret is traveling down Route 66 and has a blog about it, getyourkicks. Jerome Prophet has been posting pictures of window murals from the International Route 66 Mother Road Festival in Springfield, Ill. Brent's Blog is doing a Route 66 trip to Vegas. For you cheapskates out there, Jhariman has a few downloads from the … Continue reading Route 66 blog roundup
Route 66 blogger roundup
An anonymous poster on LiveJournal puts up a few black-and-white photographs of the rapidly decaying Shalimar Inn on Route 66 in Gallup, N.M., which probably will see the wrecking ball soon. Jabopper and Fajzha continue their motorcycle tour of Route 66 through Illinois and a part of Missouri. Roger Kramer's Favorite Cycling Tours reports that … Continue reading Route 66 blogger roundup
Route 66 blogger roundup
Zamozo on Unschooling drove from Albuquerque to Oklahoma City on Interstate 40, but made a few offramp stops on old Route 66 that included this exceptional night photograph of the U-Drop Inn in Shamrock, Texas. Martin posted a huge number of photographs of Route 66 in Illinois on his MySpace site. Saint's Heart, Sinner's Style … Continue reading Route 66 blogger roundup
Another road-tripper
David Beam recently started a blog, Route 66 Trip, in which he and Connie are taking the Mother Road into Texas, maybe even further. Johnny Mango at Albloggerque has posted another desktop wallpaper to download, this time the pre-1937 alignment of Route 66 in New Mexico.