The mothballed Meadow Gold sign in Tulsa is on the agenda the 1 p.m. Oct. 24 meeting of the Board of Adjustment at City Hall to determine its classification when it is eventually re-erected at Quaker Avenue and 11th Street (aka Route 66), reports the Batesline blog. Michael Bates, proprietor of Batesline, does a good … Continue reading Meadow Gold sign is on appeals board agenda
Latest edition of the Dining & Lodging Guide is out
The 12th edition of the "Route 66 Dining & Lodging Guide" that's published by National Historic Route 66 Federation is now available. You can order it from the federation here (it's the fourth book down from the listing). If you're planning your next Route 66 journey, I can't recommend this book enough. I would say … Continue reading Latest edition of the Dining & Lodging Guide is out
Paradise lost
Exotic Animal Paradise, located on Route 66 near Strafford, Mo., began auctioning its animals this weekend so the park can eventually make way for a housing development. The Associated Press has a story about the auction, as does the Kansas City Star. The Springfield (Mo.) News-Leader has this video of the owner vowing to screen … Continue reading Paradise lost
Festival is full of beans
Moriarty, N.M., is hosting its Pinto Bean Fiesta on Friday and the rest of the weekend. In fact, it's the 25th anniversary of the event. You can go to this article by the Mountain View Telegraph for details. Here's a flier of the event. The parade Saturday will start on Old Route 66 on the … Continue reading Festival is full of beans
Commerce to host Route 66 Oktoberfest
It sounds like it's going to be a fun time Saturday in Commerce, Okla. The town's third annual Route 66 Oktoberfest will be from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Commerce Avenue (aka Route 66), with live music, turtle races, frog-jumping contests, a chili competition and a car and motorcycle show. Best of all, it's … Continue reading Commerce to host Route 66 Oktoberfest
Pontiac finds a tourism niche
Deep in this story by the Pontiac Daily Leader is this somewhat startling factoid that ties in to the Illinois Route 66 Hall of Fame & Museum: Karls said that Pontiac has found a tourism niche: coach tours to the Route 66 and Livingston County War museums. In 2005, there were 15 tours; this year … Continue reading Pontiac finds a tourism niche
More about Budville
You first read here about the impending reopening of Budville near Cubero, N.M. The Cibola County Beacon has more details about the historic store's refurbishment, including that it's going to be fully open in late November -- just in time for Christmas shopping. And a bare-bones version of the store's Web site is up. Based … Continue reading More about Budville
El Reno college to host a Route 66 event
The "Cruisin' Route 66: Sample the Good Life" event will be hosted by Redlands Community College in El Reno, Okla., on Oct. 27. First, photographer and author Shellee Graham will display her "Return to Route 66: Photographs from the Mother Road" from 11 a.m. to noon in the college's Fine Art Gallery. From noon to … Continue reading El Reno college to host a Route 66 event
Route 66 photographer’s work will be exhibited
Photographer Blake Shaw informs me that an exhibit featuring his work, "Colors of the Past: Photographs Along Route 66," will run from Oct. 19 to Nov. 12 at Ordover Gallery at 444 S. Cedros St. in Solana Beach, Calif. It includes a reception from 6 to 8:30 p.m. Oct. 19. Shaw tells me: A few … Continue reading Route 66 photographer’s work will be exhibited
More Irish are coming!
There's another group of Irish citizens that will be motorcycling on Route 66 for charity, except this time it's for UNICEF. The Roscommon Herald in Ireland has the story.