The Midwest Terminal Building in St. Louis, better known as the Globe-Democrat Building or the Globe Building, was added to the National Register of Historic Places, according to an email Friday from the National Park Service. The National Register listing was effective Jan. 23, according to the email. The building sits at 700-720 N. Tucker Blvd. … Continue reading Midwest Terminal Building in St. Louis added to National Register
TLC airing reality show about tattoo parlor in Springfield, Missouri
TLC is airing a reality-television show, "Tattoo Girls," about an all-woman tattoo parlor along near Route 66 in Springfield, Missouri. In the program's trailer about the Ink Ink business, Route 66 and its role in Springfield get a few mentions: https://youtu.be/5_fE6qaRRgU The first thing I thought while viewing the trailer -- I wonder whether Ron "Tattoo … Continue reading TLC airing reality show about tattoo parlor in Springfield, Missouri
A note to readers
If you have noticed periodic outages at Route 66 News in the past few weeks -- especially this morning for nearly an hour -- it's because the website was subject to what appears to be brute-force attacks by other computers trying to hack into the site. If I felt inclined to be humorous about it, … Continue reading A note to readers
Travel Channel’s “Bizarre Foods” to feature Route 66 episode
Andrew Zimmern, host of the Travel Channel show "Bizarre Foods," said the show has produced a Route 66 episode for its ninth season. The new season of "Bizarre Foods with Andrew Zimmern" began Tuesday night, but that was with the "Lewis and Clark Trail" episode. But Zimmern gave this news about the upcoming season on … Continue reading Travel Channel’s “Bizarre Foods” to feature Route 66 episode
“The Allure of Route 66”
Earlier this month, Tulsa photographer and Route 66 enthusiast Rhys Martin gave this presentation at Tulsa's Central Library as part of the "Travels with Tulsans" series. He was limited to 45 minutes for his presentation. For the benefit of people who couldn't attend it, Martin recorded it for posterity. https://youtu.be/7s8DcaPe-1g Forty-five minutes sound like a … Continue reading “The Allure of Route 66”
A collage of images from West Texas
This stunning video features the images of Wyman Meinzer, the official photographer for the state of Texas, and the music of Doug Smith. The images don't strictly come from Route 66 -- although Palo Duro Canyon State Park south of Amarillo is a common side trip -- but they're fairly typical from what you might encounter … Continue reading A collage of images from West Texas
Tulsa residents provide intriguing ideas for land under I-244
Tulsa residents offered several intriguing ideas to develop a piece of land under Interstate 244 on the west side of the Arkansas River during a public hearing this week. It's one of the last of the original Vision 2025 projects for Route 66. The Tulsa World reports the land involves two triangular tracts between I-244 and Southwest Boulevard … Continue reading Tulsa residents provide intriguing ideas for land under I-244
Route 66 makes an appearance in Mercedes Super Bowl ad
The Super Bowl ad for the Mercedes-AMG GT Roadster takes a cue from the 1969 film "Easy Rider" and Steppenwolf's hit song from the movie, "Born to Be Wild." Make sure to keep your eyes peeled for the visual punchline. https://youtu.be/BvHFM8c7cPM The Super Bowl is Feb. 5. The advertisement is directed by the Coen Brothers, … Continue reading Route 66 makes an appearance in Mercedes Super Bowl ad
Progress report on the Route 66 Experience museum
Ken Busby, CEO and executive director of the Route 66 Alliance, provided an update this week on Public Radio Tulsa about the ongoing Route 66 Experience museum project in Tulsa. You can listen to the 25-minute interview here. Here are some highlights: --- About $13 million is raised, nearly two-thirds of the way to the $23 million goal. … Continue reading Progress report on the Route 66 Experience museum
“Most Amazing Views of Route 66”
If you have an hour or so, check out this new video by Roamin' Rich Dinkela and Jamie Jessop showing views of Route 66 landmarks with the help of a drone. Interspersed occasionally in the footage are old images to give context. Jessop also was the music director for the well-edited and produced video. The … Continue reading “Most Amazing Views of Route 66”