If you're traveling the Mother Road this week, you may have to make other plans for the midsection. As this map from the National Weather Service shows, the Route 66 corridor is under a winter storm warning all the way from about Springfield, Mo., to Gallup, N.M. -- much of it freezing rain. Authorities closed … Continue reading Notes from the road
Rally ’round the bridge
Here's a St. Louis Post-Dispatch article today about efforts by the Route 66 Association of Missouri and other preservation groups to prevent the razing of the historic Route 66 Bridge at Route 66 State Park near Eureka. [...] Joe Sonderman of Hazelwood, a local traffic reporter and author of three books on Route 66, said … Continue reading Rally ’round the bridge
Opposition to museum tax proposal goes to Facebook
Less than a week ago, the city council of Joplin, Mo., voted to put a tax referendum on the April ballot to fund a move and expansion of the Joplin Museum Complex to Memorial Hall. Already, the opposition to the one-sixth-cent sales tax has organized on the Internet, with a "Save Memorial Hall" group on … Continue reading Opposition to museum tax proposal goes to Facebook
Motel living
Here's a nice video of the sights and sounds of two Route 66 icons -- the Wigwam Motel of Holbrook, Ariz., and the Blue Swallow Motel of Tucumcari, N.M.
Benld church will be converted to monastery
A 103-year-old Russian Orthodox Church on Route 66 in Benld, Ill., will be converted into a monastery -- instead of being razed -- because of declining attendance, reported the Springfield State Journal-Register. Mindful of Holy Dormition’s rich history, but acknowledging a declining membership and church rules that say an unused building must be torn down, … Continue reading Benld church will be converted to monastery
Tulsa district proposes rules to allow rooftop signs
Tulsa's Blue Dome District, of which an older alignment of Route 66 goes through, wants a change in the city's ordinances that would allow rooftop signs in the district's restaurants and bars. Elliot Nelson, owner of McNellie's Public House and El Guapo Mexican Cantina in the district, says the rooftop signs would help those businesses … Continue reading Tulsa district proposes rules to allow rooftop signs
A closer look at the Wigwams
The Press-Enterprise newspaper in the Los Angeles region posted a story about the origins of the famed Wigwam Motel on Route 66 in on the San Bernardino and Rialto line. What got overlooked in the story is that the motel was a haven for prostitution and other shady activities for many years. The property was … Continue reading A closer look at the Wigwams
A tour of Cross Ministries
Here's a 10-year-old video of someone who visited each of the 10 stations of Jesus' crucifixion at the Cross Ministries complex off Route 66 in Groom, Texas. The site is simply known as the Big Cross.
A video farewell to Bob
Here's a video tribute to Route 66 artist and ambassador Bob Waldmire, who died about a month ago.
In the middle of the road
The Monett (Mo.) Times published an article about a local native, Jerany Jackson, who is in the middle of helping the Route 66 Association of Missouri organize public hearings so that Route 66 in Missouri can attain All-American Road status. The article is useful, not only explaining the many facets of tourism and history of … Continue reading In the middle of the road