A new trailer for Operation Route 66, which will raise funds in May 2012 for U.S. veterans of the Middle East wars, was posted a few hours ago: https://vimeo.com/33673314 More about this charity road trip can be found here. I'm nearly 100 percent certain the narrator is "Route 66: The Mother Road" author Michael Wallis. It … Continue reading New Operation Route 66 trailer
Pontiac’s impressive tourism surge
Today's story in the Pontiac Daily Leader gave many details about a tourism summit Monday in the Route 66 town of Pontiac, Ill., and how local officials and businesses will handle travelers in the future. It'd been previously reported that Pontiac was seeing a 30 percent increase in tourists in 2011. But City Administrator Bob … Continue reading Pontiac’s impressive tourism surge
Tribute to Bob Waldmire
This video popped up in my YouTube feed today, and it hit me like a ton of bricks, especially the last 30 seconds or so. https://youtu.be/IwY5GmoXUYE In case you're new to the site, here's more about Bob Waldmire. We're fast approaching the second anniversary of Waldmire's death from abdominal cancer on Dec. 16, 2009. The … Continue reading Tribute to Bob Waldmire
Winter wonderland
Longtime roadie Jim Hinckley was traveling Route 66 through Seligman, Ariz., on Monday and encountered this snowstorm. Among the businesses in the background is Angel "Guardian Angel of Route 66" Delgadillo's barbershop and his Route 66 gift shop. If you have seasonal or Christmas-themed photos on Route 66, email them to route66news@yahoo.com for consideration to … Continue reading Winter wonderland
A Mini road trip
https://vimeo.com/33549252 Here is the description of this charming video: Dean Wilhite, a graphic designer at Ackerman McQueen, loves his Mini Cooper. He met up with a few Frenchmen who shipped their minis to the U.S. and drove with them for a while on their trip across America on Route 66. Ackerman McQueen is a multimedia … Continue reading A Mini road trip
Grand entertainment
According to the poster of this video, this performance of Bobby Troup's best-known song was on the Grand Canyon Railway, which starts in the Route 66 town of Williams, Ariz. https://youtu.be/_I9tzLq1JLA
St. Nick visits Tucumcari
Kevin and Nancy Mueller, co-owners of the Blue Swallow Motel in Tucumcari, N.M., sent these photos of an early visit by Santa Claus at the historic Route 66 motel and other businesses. They wrote in an email: Thought you should know that Old Saint Nick was spotted along Route 66 in Tucumcari last night! He … Continue reading St. Nick visits Tucumcari
Footage from the Mother Road
Here's a new, 14-minute video by Ludwig Bispink, using a high-quality Panasonic camera. I like the way it was shot and edited. It contains no narration, just the images and crisp editing to show scenes from Route 66. Gary Turner at Gay Parita Station gets a generous segment about the 11 1/2-minute mark. https://youtu.be/98p3MJipHts This … Continue reading Footage from the Mother Road
Elderly woman may be new owner of old Cuervo school
An 80-year-old woman likely will be the new owner of the long-closed but historic school building in the Route 66 hamlet of Cuervo, N.M., according to a story in the current print edition of the Guadalupe County Communicator, based in nearby Santa Rosa. The Santa Rosa school board owns the property, but put it up … Continue reading Elderly woman may be new owner of old Cuervo school
History Channel may include Route 66 on program
A film crew from the History Channel filmed segments Friday along Route 66 in Southern California that may be included in a program titled "101 Objects That Changed the World," reported 66-to-Cali owner Dan Rice in Santa Monica. The crew spent time shooting near the "End of the Trail" Route 66 sign on the Santa … Continue reading History Channel may include Route 66 on program