Dan Uscian recently uploaded video footage from 1994 of three Route 66 business in near Villa Ridge, Missouri -- the Tri-County Truck Stop, the Gardenway Motel and the Diamonds restaurant. https://youtu.be/DeHqJ70YEc8 The Diamonds and Gardenway are closed. The Tri-County Truck Stop closed for several years, but was reborn this year as the Diamonds Trading Post auction … Continue reading A glimpse of Route 66 in Villa Ridge in 1994
Kurt’s Camera Corral in Albuquerque going out of business
I missed this when it was announced a few weeks ago, but Kurt's Camera Corral along Central Avenue (aka Route 66) in Albuquerque will close its doors permanently on New Year's Eve. In a Facebook post, the store stated: https://www.facebook.com/ABQcorral/posts/913159422098677 Albuquerque Business First talked to company president and CEO Kurt Kubie: “On behalf of our family, I’d … Continue reading Kurt’s Camera Corral in Albuquerque going out of business
Will the Mountain Springs Road section of Route 66 reopen?
As many readers know, flash flooding in September 2014 destroyed dozens of bridges and made huge stretches of old Route 66 in California's Mojave Desert impassable for months. Fifteen months later, all of Route 66 in the desert is open except for a section west of Ludlow, California -- which can be bypassed via the north … Continue reading Will the Mountain Springs Road section of Route 66 reopen?
More than 1,300 miles of bad driving
A humongous weather system was wreaking havoc from Albuquerque to Chicago -- basically along 1,300 miles of Route 66. Blizzard conditions exist from east of Albuquerque to the Texas Panhandle. Interstate 40 remains closed at this hour from Albuquerque to just west of Amarillo -- a distance of almost 300 miles. Almost all of Oklahoma's … Continue reading More than 1,300 miles of bad driving
Gallup’s black eye
The Route 66 town of Gallup, New Mexico, again finds itself in the news -- this time, nationally -- after the Associated Press focused on the abnormal number of exposure deaths there during the winter months. The news service put together these facts: Fourteen people succumbed to the cold between October 2014 and April, setting the … Continue reading Gallup’s black eye
A voice in support of Albuquerque’s Route 66 transit plan
Last summer, Albuquerque Mayor Richard Berry proposed a $100 million initiative to spur economic development along the Route 66 corridor. It would be two lanes of dedicated bus lines to mimic a light-rail system along Central Avenue. The so-called rapid-transit bus system would cover a 10-mile stretch of Central. Berry cited a study that ranked Albuquerque last among 20 Western cities … Continue reading A voice in support of Albuquerque’s Route 66 transit plan
A Christmas card from the Kocevars
In what has become an annual Christmas tradition, Frank and Lynne Kocevar put together this video Christmas card from their home base in Arizona. The Kocevars, you may remember, are the former owners of Seligman Sundries in Seligman, Arizona. Christmas 2015 in Arizona from Route 66 Experience on Vimeo. Frank said many of the Christmas … Continue reading A Christmas card from the Kocevars
Voice of America’s Route 66 series
Recently, the Voice of America traveled Route 66 for a series of videos. The hosts of the Voice of America videos are trying to help viewers learn English, which is why their speech is a bit halting and deliberate. Many of the videos also are subtitled. Here's a playlist of the seven Learning English videos. … Continue reading Voice of America’s Route 66 series
Aerial views of New Mexico
Flightgeist, a company out of New York that specializes in aerial photography by drone, recently posted this breathtaking and well-edited video from various spots around New Mexico, including Route 66. Roadtrip New Mexico from FLIGHTGEIST on Vimeo. From the description of the film: A car, a map, a drone, and a one week adventure through … Continue reading Aerial views of New Mexico
Webb City looks to have a Cardinal Route 66 Park
It appears Webb City, Missouri, will build a Cardinal Route 66 Park on the city's east side featuring donated mining equipment from nearby Joplin, according to the Joplin Globe. The park won't be named after the St. Louis Cardinals, but Cardinal Scale Co. in Webb City and a booster of the proposal. The Cardinal Route 66 Park plan, … Continue reading Webb City looks to have a Cardinal Route 66 Park