Hank's Hamburgers, a venerable diner on the old Admiral Place alignment of Route 66 in Tulsa, became a new entry to the Jane and Michael Stern's popular Roadfood.com site. I'm getting hungry just gazing at the first photo -- the Big Okie burger, which is four quarter-pound beef patties and lots of condiments. I don't … Continue reading Hank’s Hamburgers makes Roadfood.com site
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A short story inspired by a Route 66 poster
McArp of the Up Again in the Middle of the Night blog, who describes himself as an "artist/writer/Web person living in the central/southwest U.S.," was struck by a flash of inspiration when he noticed the "Route 66, Arizona, 1947" poster above. The poster comes from a photograph taken by Andreas Feininger for Life magazine. It … Continue reading A short story inspired by a Route 66 poster
Bloggers venture onto Route 66 in Kansas
Two bloggers have posted on the same day about their adventures on Route 66 in Kansas. Patsy Terrell of Patsy's Ponderings paid a visit to the wonderful Eisler Bros. store in Riverton, then the Marsh Rainbow Arch Bridge. Ace Jackalope of The Lope also stopped by the bridge. Looks like the local Route 66 association … Continue reading Bloggers venture onto Route 66 in Kansas
No April Fool’s jokes here
In case you were wondering, Route 66 News doesn't include April Fool's Day jokes with its content. It's not that I don't have a sense of humor. But this is a news site, and I intend to keep its credibility intact by not participating in hoaxes. So, yes, all the stories I posted on April … Continue reading No April Fool’s jokes here
Movie will be shot in Grants, N.M.
The Gallup Independent reports that the nearby Route 66 town of Grants, N.M., soon will be the setting for "Big Bad Voodoo Mama," a low-budget film directed by Christopher Coppola. In case you're wondering, Coppola is related to Oscar-winning director Francis Ford Coppola -- he's Francis' nephew. About the film, in the words of Christopher's … Continue reading Movie will be shot in Grants, N.M.
Blog is devoted to the late Berghoff
Stephen V. Funk a few months ago started The Berghoff Memorial Blog, which is named after the landmark Chicago restaurant on Route 66 that closed recently. The blog describes itself thusly: On February 28, 2006, Chicago's historic German restaurant, The Berghoff, closed after being in business for 107 years. The Berghoff Memorial Blog is a … Continue reading Blog is devoted to the late Berghoff
My heart belongs to my Mother (Road)
Flea of the One Good Thing blog writes about her love of Route 66: I've been waiting impatiently for the kids to get old enough to dump them off, kicking and sobbing, at summer camp for two full weeks, weeks that I can spend driving endlessly west and cooing over cheap roadside attractions and makeshift … Continue reading My heart belongs to my Mother (Road)
Photos from the road
Jason Hudson, a photographer from Fayetteville, Ark., had a slow weekend for gigs and was bored. So he jumped in his Honda Element and drove west, much of it on Route 66. The photos from his trip can be viewed on his blog here.
The granddaddy road of them all
Route 66 is marking its 80th anniversary this year. I'm setting aside a moment in appreciation for the 200th anniversary of the National Road, which is Wednesday, according to the Springfield (Ohio) News-Sun. Just think of that for a minute. Thomas Jefferson was president when he signed the bill to create the National Road, which … Continue reading The granddaddy road of them all
More ABQ restaurant reviews
Eckleberg & Grumblecake have added two new reviews of restaurants along Albuquerque's Central Avenue, aka Route 66, on their Web site, I8Route66. The eateries visited were Satellite Coffee (rating of 6 out of 10) and Milton's pancake house (7.5 out of 10).