A county tax-delinquency auction for the Buffalo Inn in Upland, California, recently was canceled, but the fate of the historic Route 66 restaurant won't be known until at least October. The Inland Valley Daily Bulletin reports Positive Investments, based in nearby Arcadia, California, paid off the $350,000 in delinquent taxes, but Richard Rinard said he and … Continue reading Buffalo Inn auction canceled; fate remains uncertain
Birthplace of Route 66 Festival attendance shatters records
Total attendance at the just-completed Birthplace of Route 66 Festival in Springfield, Missouri, not only broke a record, but shattered the old mark. The Springfield Business Journal reported total attendance over the past weekend was 53,000, which exceeded last year's record of 38,000 by an astonishing 40 percent. The newspaper reported: During the event celebrating … Continue reading Birthplace of Route 66 Festival attendance shatters records
Ryburn Place in Normal opens to the public
Ryburn Place, aka Sprague Super Service station in Normal, Illinois, held its grand opening Saturday after a multi-year restoration of the historic Route 66 site. Ryburn Place is named after Route 66 enthusiast Terri Ryburn, who owned the site for years and shepherded its renovations. Here is video of the site's sign reveal: And here … Continue reading Ryburn Place in Normal opens to the public
Tulsa’s Route 66 sees upsurge in redevelopment
I'd suspected this had happened, and it's been confirmed -- more than 28 properties along 11th Street, aka Route 66, in Tulsa have been redeveloped in the past decade. The Tulsa World newspaper over the weekend had the data: From Harvard Avenue to the Inner Dispersal Loop, 28 properties along 11th Street (also known … Continue reading Tulsa’s Route 66 sees upsurge in redevelopment
Two hikers found dead near Amboy Crater
Two people hiking near Amboy Crater in Amboy, California, were found dead Saturday afternoon after apparently being overcome by the terrain's 113-degree temperatures. According to a news release from the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Office, the people pronounced dead at the scene were Kathie Barber, 58, and Gen Miake, 60, a married couple from Yorba … Continue reading Two hikers found dead near Amboy Crater
Avalon Theatre in McLean torn down
The historic but long-closed Avalon Theatre in downtown McLean, Texas, was torn down Saturday. Leigh Ann Isbell of McLean, listed as manager of the nearby Devil's Rope Barbwire Museum in town, posted this photo on Facebook of the theater being razed, with a "Route 66 Roadside Attraction" sign barely hanging from a nearby utility pole. She … Continue reading Avalon Theatre in McLean torn down
Tulsa may encourage neon signs along Route 66
The city of Tulsa is working to set up a Route 66 neon-sign overlay district that would encourage the use and preservation of such signs. The Frontier news site, based in Tulsa, had the details: The city’s idea, patterned after a similar one in Albuquerque, N.M., is simple: make it easier to put up a neon sign … Continue reading Tulsa may encourage neon signs along Route 66
Logo to promote Route 66 in Tulsa gets trademarked
A nonprofit group that aims to promote Route 66 in Tulsa recently had its logo earn trademark status from the U.S. government. Russ Roach, president of Route 66 Development Group Inc., last year applied for the trademark, which contains a U.S. highway shield and the wording "the Heart of," a horizontal line, then the wording … Continue reading Logo to promote Route 66 in Tulsa gets trademarked
Sprague Super Service station reopens Saturday as Ryburn Place
The long-in-coming restoration of the historic Sprague Super Service station in Normal, Illinois, will culminate with a grand opening Saturday, where it will be rechristened as Ryburn Place. The station will be renamed after Route 66 enthusiast Terri Ryburn, who purchased the property more than a decade ago and slowly and steadily began to restore … Continue reading Sprague Super Service station reopens Saturday as Ryburn Place
Meltdown Diner opens on Route 66 in southwest Tulsa
The owners of the Meltdown Gourmet Grilled Cheese food truck in Tulsa recently opened a permanent location on a historic corner of Route 66 in southwest part of the city, called the Meltdown Diner. Jim and Sara Hardcastle sold the food truck a few months ago and began renovating a 1949 building at Southwest Boulevard … Continue reading Meltdown Diner opens on Route 66 in southwest Tulsa