Two community radio stations -- one in the United States and the other in Great Britain -- are joining forces to embark on a Route 66 trip next year, with broadcasts along the way. WRLR 98.3 FM in Chicago and Forest FM 92.3 in the United Kingdom are tentatively planning to kick off their Route 66 … Continue reading Radio stations from England, U.S. joining together for Route 66 tour in 2013
Notes from the Red Fork Revival
The Tulsa Young Professionals put on the Tulsa StreetCRED-Red Fork Revival in southwest Tulsa over the weekend. Like it attempted with the Pearl District east of downtown a year ago, it was designed to bring renewed interest and economic activity to an often-overlooked area. The event was spread out over the Route 66 Village, downtown Red … Continue reading Notes from the Red Fork Revival
A memory of Ernie Edwards
I realized at the report of Ernie Edwards' death at age 94 that no footage of him apparently existed on the Internet. I decided to rectify that by mashing together footage from Canadian musician Melissa McClelland's "Pedal to Steel" documentary from 2006, when she embarked on a tour of Route 66. She visited Edwards at … Continue reading A memory of Ernie Edwards
Historic St. Louis-area tavern destroyed by fire
The Sports Attic Bar & Grill -- the latest incarnation of a series of taverns at that location since the 1920s -- in Brentwood, Mo., was destroyed by fire Friday, according to the Brentwood-Maplewood Patch. The fire was reported about 4 a.m. No cause was known, although the St. Louis Post-Dispatch said it may have … Continue reading Historic St. Louis-area tavern destroyed by fire
Pipes and Sticks on Route 66
A couple of videos have trickled in since Pipes & Sticks on Route 66 -- an all-star group of Scottish-style musicians -- started a tour of the Mother Road. Here's the group at the Survivor Tree at the Oklahoma City National Memorial: https://youtu.be/PDZM-ZUCWfc And here's one of the bagpipers performing AC/DC's "Thunderstuck" in St. Louis. … Continue reading Pipes and Sticks on Route 66
Nighttime at the Donut Drive-In
San Jose State professor and long-avowed roadie Andrew Wood recently completed a Route 66 trip, and posted this video of the neon sign at night at the Donut Drive-In in St. Louis. https://youtu.be/n8EXC89BIzA The Donut Drive-In's sign was restored in 2008 with the help of a grant from the Route 66 Corridor Preservation Program. And … Continue reading Nighttime at the Donut Drive-In
Bel-Aire Motel’s owner faces $141,000 in fines
The owner of the Bel-Aire Motel, located along old Route 66 in Springfield, Ill., has been slapped with $141,000 in fines for more than 400 building code violations, reported the Springfield State Journal-Register. The city inspected nearly the entire 80-room hotel over three days this year — Jan. 9, Feb. 3 and March 1, said … Continue reading Bel-Aire Motel’s owner faces $141,000 in fines
Billboard near Round Barn will be removed
The Arcadia Historical and Preservation Society announced Wednesday it had reached an agreement with the City of Arcadia, Okla., and land owner Fred Mazaheri to remove a tall billboard just east of the historic Round Barn on Route 66, reported the Edmond Daily Sun. According to the newspaper: “We are sure thankful to Mr. Mazaheri … Continue reading Billboard near Round Barn will be removed
Longtime Pig Hip restaurant owner dies
Ernie Edwards, longtime owner of the Pig Hip restaurant along Route 66 in Broadwell, Ill., died in his sleep Wednesday night at age 94, according to a news release from the Abraham Lincoln Tourism Bureau of Logan County. Edwards died at St. Clara's Manor in Lincoln, Ill. He had recently been moved from his Broadwell … Continue reading Longtime Pig Hip restaurant owner dies
A walk through the Bottle Tree woods
Here's a new video about Elmer Long's Bottle Tree Ranch, located off Route 66 near Oro Grande, Calif. https://youtu.be/ZDwXs4BJoc8 I wouldn't be surprised if the site is eventually declared a national landmark or something like that. I would hope so, anyway.