The long-planned Route 66 Wedding Chapel in Tucumcari, New Mexico, will open Tuesday, and it already has weddings booked, reported the Quay County Sun newspaper. The chapel will be in the Mother Road Old Time Photos business, run by Leigh and Rhys Williams, at 824 E. Route 66 across the road from the historic Blue … Continue reading Route 66 Wedding Chapel in Tucumcari opens next week
Neon restored on historic theater in downtown Los Angeles
The marquee of the historic Globe Theatre in downtown Los Angeles was relighted during a ceremony Tuesday night. It reportedly was the first time in 30 years that the marquee has glowed. The theater is on 740 S. Broadway in downtown L.A., which served as the western terminus of Route 66 until it was stretched … Continue reading Neon restored on historic theater in downtown Los Angeles
Springfield tunnel once was part of a brewery
Last week, workers clearing land for the future site of a Route 66-themed park on College Street in Springfield, Missouri, found a series of underground rooms that probably were at least a century old. This week, media outlets -- including the Springfield News-Leader -- found the tunnel once was part of the Springfield Brewing Co. … Continue reading Springfield tunnel once was part of a brewery
La Posada owner commits to buying Plaza Hotel
Allan Affeldt, co-owner of the historic La Posada hotel in Winslow, Arizona, announced Tuesday night in a Facebook post that he signed a contract to buy the historic Plaza Hotel in downtown Las Vegas, New Mexico. Affeldt's wish to own the Plaza Hotel had been known for weeks. He had said owning the Plaza would … Continue reading La Posada owner commits to buying Plaza Hotel
Photographer wants to document America’s neon signs
San Diego photographer Stefanie Poteet is traveling all over the United States the next four months so she can artistically document vintage neon signs, including on Route 66. Here's the video that comes with her Kickstarter fundraiser: Poteet writes about her quest: These signs and the places they were built for are an integral part … Continue reading Photographer wants to document America’s neon signs
The Griswolds will take a Route 66 trip next month
No, we're not talking about the fictional family as depicted in the 1983 road-trip comedy film "National Lampoon's Vacation." No, this is a real-life family in Georgia that has Griswold as its surname. Better yet, Steve and Lisa Griswold took a 1984 Ford LTD Country Squire station wagon and modified it to look exactly like the ultra-ugly … Continue reading The Griswolds will take a Route 66 trip next month
Big Texan pays $800,000 settlement for illegally withholding tips
The Big Texan Steak Ranch in Amarillo, Texas, paid $800,000 in back pay and damages for what federal authorities called an illegal tips-pooling arrangement, according to the Amarillo Globe-News and other Amarillo media outlets. The restaurant, which started on Route 66 in 1960 in Amarillo before moving to Interstate 40, made the settlement with the U.S. Department … Continue reading Big Texan pays $800,000 settlement for illegally withholding tips
Amarillo bar may set record for most beers on tap
In a large but nondescript-looking building on Route 66 in Amarillo, Texas, is a sports bar that's only a dozen or so brews away from apparently breaking a national record for offering the most draft beers on tap. The I Don't Know Sports Bar and Grill, also known as IDK, is housed in a 1928 … Continue reading Amarillo bar may set record for most beers on tap
Route 66 Rendezvous, 20 years ago
This 20-minute video provides a look at the 1994 edition of the Route 66 Rendezvous in San Bernardino, California. It was only the fifth year for the annual event, and it already was huge. You'll even see Paul Taylor, publisher of Route 66 Magazine, back when it was still published in Williams, Arizona. It since … Continue reading Route 66 Rendezvous, 20 years ago
New Mexico Route 66 Museum now has regular hours
The New Mexico Route 66 Museum in Tucumcari has been operating with regular hours for about two weeks. Hours on weekdays are from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. And it plans to soon add Saturday hours as well. According to the museum's website: The New Mexico Route 66 Museum will offer a unique look into … Continue reading New Mexico Route 66 Museum now has regular hours