After a rash of break-ins of parked cars at the Old Chain of Rocks Bridge in north St. Louis and Madison, Ill., in recent years, local police finally have installed security cameras at the old Route 66 site to deter criminals. According to Fox Channel 2 in St. Louis: Madison Police Chief Steven Shelby says … Continue reading Security cameras installed at Old Chain of Rocks Bridge
Tank Farm Loop cruise
Here's a video I shot of the historic Tank Farm Loop of Route 66, east of Bristow, Okla. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2RcGFkxAJrw It served as Route 66 from 1926 to 1938, when it was bypassed. It now serves as a quiet country road for farms and residences. Tank Farm Loop is so named because of the oil tanks … Continue reading Tank Farm Loop cruise
Route 66 Memories reopens in new spot
Route 66 Memories, the metal-dinosaurs-and-memorabilia shop that graced Route 66 in Rancho Cucamonga, Calif., but closed in January, has reopened just down the road, according to the Inland Valley Daily Bulletin. The business has reopened in Route 66 Plaza, which also is on Foothill Boulevard (aka Route 66), in the former Armstrong Garden Center. [Rosa] … Continue reading Route 66 Memories reopens in new spot
Pixar returns to the Mother Road
A film crew from Pixar Animation Studios spent time on Route 66 in Kansas and Oklahoma this weekend to shoot a documentary as a special feature for the eventual "Cars 2" DVD and Blu-Ray disc. The purpose of the short film is to explain the impact the original "Cars" film made on businesses along the … Continue reading Pixar returns to the Mother Road
Kellyville’s Cotton Gin complex is razed
The Cotton Gin complex that graced Route 66 in Kellyville, Okla., for decades was torn down in recent weeks. When we passed through town Saturday, we found that the property where the Cotton Gin stood was scraped clean, with the steel skeleton being build in the back of the land. No traces of the historical … Continue reading Kellyville’s Cotton Gin complex is razed
Scenes from the carnival
Crystal City Shopping Center, which sits just off Route 66 in southwest Tulsa, is hosting its first carnival in decades. Here are scenes I shot tonight at the Route 66 Carnival. It continues through Sunday night. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OcJMgwwKtW8 The Crystal City Shopping Center was built in 1958, but an amusement park in that spot dates to the … Continue reading Scenes from the carnival
Final auction of Roy Rogers Museum items is next week
The final items of memorabilia of the now-closed Roy Rogers and Dale Evans Museum will be auctioned April 9 in New Braunfels, Texas, according to a press release today. Roy Rogers, the long-acknowledged king of the Hollywood cowboys, and his co-starring wife Dale once operated their museum off Route 66 in Victorville, Calif. Amid declining … Continue reading Final auction of Roy Rogers Museum items is next week
From the trail of “End of the Trail”
Dan Rice of 66 to Cali on the Santa Monica Pier is traveling down Route 66 to the Midwest to promote his new book, "End of the Trail." Here's his interview yesterday with host Pat Campbell on KFAQ-AM in Tulsa. Rice mostly talks about his recovery from traumatic brain injury, but he also talks about … Continue reading From the trail of “End of the Trail”
California 66 museum volunteers nominated as “most inspiring”
Two volunteers at the California Route 66 Museum in Victorville, Calif., have been nominated as the 2011 Most Inspiring Women by the city's Daily Press newspaper. Charlotte “Chick” Kirk and Betty Halbe were nominated together, and apparently are such a strong combination, they have a nickname. Some may have never heard of a Chickanbetty, but … Continue reading California 66 museum volunteers nominated as “most inspiring”
Route 66 documentary to debut next month
Photojournalist Joe Frederick of Frederick Media spent much of last summer checking out businesses and its people along Route 66. That trip will culminate in the documentary film, "Life Along the Forgotten Highway," next month. Frederick recently appeared on a news show on NBC Philadelphia to talk about the film. A free screening is scheduled … Continue reading Route 66 documentary to debut next month