The iconic Mayo Hotel in downtown Tulsa, which had been shuttered for almost 30 years, held a limited "soft" opening Monday, reported the Tulsa World. The Mayo, at 115 W. Fifth St., is about two blocks from the downtown Route 66 alignment of Seventh Street. The Mayo dates to the 1920s, is listed on the … Continue reading Historic Mayo Hotel reopens in Tulsa
New videos from the Mother Road
DiscoverOklahoma, which is part of the Oklahoma Department of Tourism, today posted two videos about Route 66. One is about Afton Station in Afton; the other is about the Oklahoma Route 66 Museum in Clinton.
Route 66 display being installed in Carthage
A Route 66 historical display that mimics the original Boots Drive-In restaurant in Carthage, Mo., is being installed now at the iconic Jasper County Courthouse in Carthage, reports the Joplin Globe. At 18 feet wide and 13 feet tall, the display is a representation of the front of the former drive-in that will hold artifacts … Continue reading Route 66 display being installed in Carthage
Partridge Creek alignment may be developed
Arizona Route 66 aficionado Jeff Jensen noticed that a semi-obscure alignment of old Route 66 east of the Crookton Road exit of Interstate 40, west of Ash Fork, suddenly had recently sprouted a bunch of "for sale" signs. This is what is called the Partridge Creek section of Route 66. Swa Frantzen's Historic66.com site provides … Continue reading Partridge Creek alignment may be developed
For new roadies
I found this company based in Florida called Mooncakes, which makes clothing for babies. Among its upcoming products is its Route 66 line, which won't be available in stores until February but is available for retail stores to preorder now. Here are links to the Route 66 clothing: A convertible. A shortall. A romper. A … Continue reading For new roadies
A string of bad luck
Here's a hitchhiker I would think twice about picking up -- the perennially snake-bit Job. This is the latest video chapter of "Route 66: A Road Trip through the Bible."
Arizona Route 66 Association wins top award
Story and photos by Mark Potter The Historic Route 66 Association of Arizona was honored as the recipient of the 2009 Will Rogers Award, and Carolyn Pendleton for the Kansas Route 66 Visitors Center accepted the Cyrus Avery Preservation of the Year Award during the 2009 Will Rogers Awards Banquet on Saturday night at the … Continue reading Arizona Route 66 Association wins top award
More revealed about Cars Land
Orlando Attractions magazine went to the Walt Disney Park & Resorts exhibit at the D23 Expo in Anaheim, Calif., to check out upcoming attractions for Disney theme parks, including the Cars Land complex that's based on the fictional Route 66 town of Radiator Springs in the movie "Cars." Here's a video at the booth. The … Continue reading More revealed about Cars Land
Attendance rises at Will Rogers sites
Now here's something I didn't expect. Although the public memory of Oklahoma humorist Will Rogers has been fading for decades, attendance at his birthplace ranch near Oologah and at the Will Rogers Memorial Museum in the Route 66 town of Claremore has been rising in the past year, reported The Oklahoman. Officials think the increase … Continue reading Attendance rises at Will Rogers sites
It’s My-am-uh
Alexander Basek of the New York Post went to the Route 66 town of Miami, Okla., where he checked out the Route 66 Vintage Iron Motorcycle Museum, ate at Waylan's Ku-Ku restaurant, and learned how to pronounce the town's name (hint: it doesn't sounds like the big city in southern Florida). The whole thing is … Continue reading It’s My-am-uh