The Southwest regularly has vivid sunsets, as Sandi Wheaton's time-lapse photos from the Texas Panhandle show: This is part of Wheaton's Picture Route 66 project.
Bigfoot near Seligman?
No, it's not a joke. KTVK-TV reports that a Phoenix resident who's building a cabin near the Route 66 town of Seligman, Ariz., claims he saw Bigfoot twice in a year there. "Java" Bob Smallsback of Searching for Bigfoot, Inc. is in Seligman investigating: Smallsback says he was called in after the most recent sighting … Continue reading Bigfoot near Seligman?
San Fidel property named to National Register
The former Acoma Curio Shop on Route 66 in the tiny Route 66 settlement of San Fidel, N.M., was named to the National Register of Historic Places effective Oct. 7, according to an e-mail Thursday from the National Park Service. The shop is now home for Mary Trask's Gallery66.us, an art gallery that sells and … Continue reading San Fidel property named to National Register
Multimedia 66
This grad-school project by a few California State University students is fairly well-explained in this video: Here's a summary: The Mother Road is a Multimedia Graduate team working on a project thesis about Route 66. Taking an actual car, a 1969 VW Bug and modifying it with sensors and monitors, we hope to create a … Continue reading Multimedia 66
Elbow Inn turns into a real biker bar
The Elbow Inn, a grand barbecue-and-beer joint on an old alignment of Route 66 in Devil's Elbow, Mo., became a full-fledged biker bar Wednesday when it hosted a slew of bicycle riders on a cross-state tour, according to the Waynesville Daily Guide. Hostel International-Gateway Council of St. Louis was taking cyclists on Route 66 from … Continue reading Elbow Inn turns into a real biker bar
Graveyard tours included in Cuba festival
Cuba Fest, an annual festival thrown by Viva Cuba in the Route 66 town of Cuba, Mo., is holding a chili cook-off, a trolley tour of the town's many murals, and a celebratory gathering in front of Recklein Auditorium, according to an article in the Cuba Free Press. However, it's this activity during the festival … Continue reading Graveyard tours included in Cuba festival
An audio postcard from Route 66
National Public Radio's "All Things Considered" broadcast an eight-minute segment about Route 66 from New Mexico. Go here to listen to it.
Photographers on the road
By now, you've probably read about photographer Sandi Wheaton and her journey to document Route 66 with a series of time-lapse images. She's in the Texas Panhandle now. But there are other photographers who are traveling the road or who recently did so. One is Steven Brett Stoddart, who is traveling the Mother Road from … Continue reading Photographers on the road
Neighborhood opposition shoots down Bonnie and Clyde B+B
Opposition from the neighborhood thwarted a zoning permit request to convert a garage apartment in Joplin, Mo., that was once used by famed outlaws Bonnie and Clyde into a bed-and-breakfast, reports the Joplin Globe. The apartment, which was used by the Barrow gang for 12 days in 1933 before shooting their way out and killing … Continue reading Neighborhood opposition shoots down Bonnie and Clyde B+B
Man stakes faith in newspapers in Santa Rosa
In the New York Times, you can read about the tale of M.E. Sprengelmeyer, a former star reporter with the now-defunct Rocky Mountain News who recently purchased a small weekly newspaper in the Route 66 town of Santa Rosa, N.M., and is determined to make a go of it. The newspaper is the Guadalupe County … Continue reading Man stakes faith in newspapers in Santa Rosa