An update on Cars Land

The Cars Land addition at Disneyland Resort in California will open in about 15 months. It's based on the fictional Route 66 town of Radiator Springs in the 2006 Disney-Pixar movie "Cars," and Cars Land no doubt will get a nice bump in interest after "Cars 2" hits theaters this June. I found out that … Continue reading An update on Cars Land

A postcard from a bygone agricultural era

Brian Mackey wrote this exceptional story for the Springfield State Journal-Register about the historic Manske-Niemann Farm, which is south of Litchfield, Ill., just off Route 66. An excerpt: Perhaps the most remarkable fact about the Manske-Niemann Farm is that it has been continuously occupied and worked by the same family since Abraham Lincoln was in the … Continue reading A postcard from a bygone agricultural era

A new classic

It's apparent the folks that own the Campbell Hotel, aka former Casa Loma Motel in Tulsa, are getting close to opening when they put up this retro-looking neon sign on the side of that historic building. I shot these photos in the early evening today. The hotel, which was closed for many years, is at … Continue reading A new classic

Oatman’s burros

This is one of the best videos I've seen about the semi-wild burros that roam the streets of the Route 66 town of Oatman, Ariz. You see the burros interacting with people and each other, plus you get to gaze on a cute young burro named Jelly Bean. The video was shot in 2004; Jelly … Continue reading Oatman’s burros

New twist on an old classic

Ribs N' More Bar-B-Que on Sixth Street (aka Route 66) in Amarillo, Texas, has added an interesting way of cooking a dish that's been served for many decades on the Mother Road. According to the Amarillo Globe-News: The barbecue joint recently began serving a new unique item, smoked meatloaf. The newspaper article shows the co-owner, … Continue reading New twist on an old classic

Admiral Twin slated to reopen

The historic Admiral Twin Drive-In theater in Tulsa, which saw its screens destroyed by a fire in September 2010, will almost certainly reopen later this year, reported KTUL-TV in Tulsa. The station reported: The owner told me that he is 99.9% sure the drive-in will be open this season. "We are pushing forward and I … Continue reading Admiral Twin slated to reopen

“Get Your Tricks on Route 66”

I found this documentary video about skateboarders who live in the Route 66 town of Glendora, Calif. The interviews aren't much, but the slow-motion footage of their skateboard tricks is worth viewing. https://vimeo.com/20541672

A word from our sponsor

I have no idea what's going on here, except that you see the Bagdad Cafe in Newberry Springs, Calif. https://vimeo.com/20532758

“Dodge and Burn” trailer

While surfing Vimeo for videos, I stumbled onto this well-edited clip. Music is "All Summer Long" by Kid Rock (with a nod to Lynyrd Skynyrd and Warren Zevon): https://vimeo.com/20374026 It's a trailer for a film by Stephen Vernon-Clarke with the working title "Dodge and Burn," and it comes with this summary: Whilst traveling through the … Continue reading “Dodge and Burn” trailer