The Chart, a publication of Missouri Southern University, published a feature about the 66 Drive-In Theater in Carthage, Mo., which began its 2007 season last weekend. (Note: Registration may be required to view the story.) And if you want to cruise out and see a movie there during the weekend, cruise over to the 66 … Continue reading 66 Drive-In opens for the season
Tulsa’s Camelot Hotel to be razed
The Tulsa Industrial Authority agreed to a pact Wednesday that will likely tear down the long-closed Camelot Hotel, just off Interstate 44 and Peoria Avenue, reports the Associated Press. This landmark is more familiar to interstate drivers than Route 66 fans, although I-44 through that area also is Oklahoma 66. The hotel, which is known … Continue reading Tulsa’s Camelot Hotel to be razed
Late freeze hits Missouri vineyards hard
Because of this week's hard freeze, a lot of farmers in the Midwest are hurting. That includes vineyards along Route 66 in Missouri. Here's this excerpt by the St. Louis Post-Dispatch: Jim Anderson, director of the Missouri Wine and Grape Board, said the state's wine crop was 90 percent or more destroyed. Last year, the … Continue reading Late freeze hits Missouri vineyards hard
Rendezvous at the Rock
Check this out. Emily, aka Redforkhippie, was at the Rock Cafe in Stroud, Okla., this week and ran into Route 66 artist Bob Waldmire there. He was giving way copies of this drawing he created. Pictured is the Rock Cafe, along with Waldmire's tan Volkswagen minibus and Fillmore, the VW minibus that appeared in the … Continue reading Rendezvous at the Rock
Albuquerque waters down proposed sign rules
Last fall, we reported that the City of Albuquerque was considering a strict new sign ordinance that would essentially outlaw most of the Duke City's fabulous neon signs along Route 66. The Route 66 and business community greeted the proposal with such alarm that a Sign Defense Group was formed, complete with a Web site. … Continue reading Albuquerque waters down proposed sign rules
Documenting L.A.’s architecture
More than a decade ago, German tourist Martin Schall was near the end of Route 66 road trip. He took a wrong turn and ended up in downtown Los Angeles. He became awed by the city's skyscrapers and architecture, and started shooting pictures. He's returned to L.A. nine times to document that city's rich architecture, … Continue reading Documenting L.A.’s architecture
Let’s hear it for Old 27
The resurrection of Old Route 66 as a tourist attraction has spawned smaller, but no less enthusiastic, efforts to revitalize other historic two-lane roads. U.S. 50, the Lincoln Highway and the National Road are examples of this. It looks like U.S. 27 is being added to the list. According to the The Morning Sun of … Continue reading Let’s hear it for Old 27
Subaru touts Route 66
The spring issue of Drive magazine by carmaker Subaru contains a good, brief overview of Route 66, along with a few good pictures.
500,000
Sometime during the wee hours Tuesday, the total number of page views on Route 66 News went past the half-million mark since its launch in October 2005. I honestly thought it would take much longer than 18 months for the site to reach that level. Instead, you -- the readers -- have proved there is … Continue reading 500,000
Painted Desert poetry
It's hard for YouTube videos to truly capture the astonishing beauty of the Painted Desert National Park, which is part of the Petrified Forest National Park just off Route 66 in eastern Arizona. But this one does a decent job.