A couple exchanged their wedding vows last weekend under the Buck Atom fiberglass statue at Buck Atom's Cosmic Curios on 66 in Tulsa. According to KRMG radio in Tulsa, Laura Tone and Rachel LeMaster were married Sunday at the Route 66 landmark long the 11th Street alignment of the Mother Road. Buck Atom’s owner Mary … Continue reading Couple gets married under Buck Atom fiberglass statue in Tulsa
Joe Bono, longtime owner of Bono’s Deli in Fontana, dies at age 88
Joe Bono, owner of the landmark Bono's Restaurant and Deli along Route 66 in Fontana, California, for years before it was converted to Bono's Italian Restaurant last year, died Dec. 1. He was 88. Bono died peacefully at his home, according to an obituary Thursday in the Fontana Herald News. Bono, born and raised in … Continue reading Joe Bono, longtime owner of Bono’s Deli in Fontana, dies at age 88
Enchanted Trails RV Park in Albuquerque erects hubcap tree in time for Christmas
The Enchanted Trails RV Park and Trading Post in west Albuquerque recently erected a 17-foot-tall hubcap tree after the proprietor there spent nearly five years collecting parts for it. According to KRQE-TV in Albuquerque, the tree consists of about 300 hubcaps compiled by Vicki Ashcraft, president of the business. She began collecting hubcaps in 2016, … Continue reading Enchanted Trails RV Park in Albuquerque erects hubcap tree in time for Christmas
Frank and Lynne’s 2020 video Christmas card
In what's become a welcome Christmas tradition here, Frank and Lynne Kocevar have created their 11th annual holiday video. The Kocevars previously owned Historic Seligman Sundries along Route 66 in Seligman, Arizona. https://vimeo.com/490531116 One change in this year's video that Frank passes along: "Lynne would not let me sing this year." ---
President Trump signs Route 66 Centennial Commission Act bill into law
President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed the Route 66 Centennial Commission Act into law, giving the forthcoming commission a few years to plan for Route 66's centennial in 2026. The White House reported Trump's signing of Senate Bill 1014 on Wednesday night, with six other bills. The U.S. House advanced it by voice vote earlier … Continue reading President Trump signs Route 66 Centennial Commission Act bill into law
Disney Imagineer gives update on Cars Route 66 Road Trip in Paris
A video emerged last week of Tom Fitzgerald, a Disney Imagineer, talking about the Cars Route 66 Road Trip ride coming to Disneyland Paris. The short clip provides a glimpse of the tram ride under construction, along with Fitzgerald talking about how Route 66 inspired its design. https://youtu.be/NeM68xIC46E According to the Disney blog Laughing Place, … Continue reading Disney Imagineer gives update on Cars Route 66 Road Trip in Paris
De Anza Motor Lodge wins NAIOP award for mixed use/multifamily category
De Anza Motor Lodge redevelopment project in Albuquerque won the Eagle Award in the mixed-use/multi-family category in the NAIOP New Mexico Awards of Excellence. NAIOP, which stands for National Association of Industrial and Office Properties, has a chapter in New Mexico. This is what the organization said about its honor for De Anza, courtesy of … Continue reading De Anza Motor Lodge wins NAIOP award for mixed use/multifamily category
Glaida Funk, the matriarch at Funks Grove Maple Sirup, dies at age 94
Glaida Funk, the longtime matriarch of the landmark Funks Grove Pure Maple Sirup near Funks Grove, Illinois, died Friday. She was 94. The Bloomington Pantagraph in nearby Bloomington posted a death notice, but arrangements were incomplete Sunday night at Calvert & Metzler Memorial Home in Bloomington. We'll post more information when it becomes available. Terri … Continue reading Glaida Funk, the matriarch at Funks Grove Maple Sirup, dies at age 94
Nonprofit turning parking lot into a teardrop trailer campground called Revive 66
The Gathering Tree, a nonprofit organization that runs the Eden Village tiny home communities for the homeless in Springfield, Missouri, has opened a Revive 66 Campground in that city stocked with tiny teardrop trailers available for rent. Nate Schlueter of the Gathering Tree said the organization bought the property in the spring and accelerated its plans to … Continue reading Nonprofit turning parking lot into a teardrop trailer campground called Revive 66
Eat-Rite Diner in St. Louis shuts down again
The historic Eat-Rite Diner in St. Louis has closed permanently for a second time in a little more than three years. Longtime Route 66 enthusiast Joe Sonderman reported the closing in a Facebook post on Friday evening, with the owners citing crime, violence and COVID-19 regulations. KSDK-TV in St. Louis confirmed the closure with the … Continue reading Eat-Rite Diner in St. Louis shuts down again