Urban Tulsa, the alternative weekly in town, has a report today about the still-being-planned Route 66 interpretive center in town. Many of the quotes are from Michael Wallis, author of the best-selling "Route 66: The Mother Road." Wallis' thoughts about the Route 66 center: "I saw this site as the key to really push Tulsa … Continue reading A take on Tulsa’s Mother Road
No hoaxes here
Today is April Fools' Day. I feel obligated to inform readers that you should not expect hoaxes today, or any other day, on this site. I value the credibility of Route 66 News too much to waste your time and mine on such tomfoolery. That is all.
Two restaurants voted to Arizona’s Top 25
Two Route 66 restaurants in Arizona were named to Arizona Highways magazine's annual top 25 places to eat in 2009, in its April issue. One is Twisters 50s Soda Fountain and Route 66 Cafe at 417 E. Route 66 in Williams. The other is Hubb's Bistro, in the historic Hotel Brunswick at 315 E. Andy … Continue reading Two restaurants voted to Arizona’s Top 25
President signs bill to reauthorize Route 66 program
About 2 p.m. CST today, President Obama signed the Omnibus Public Lands Bill that contained a measure to reauthorize the Route 66 Corridor Preservation Program for another 10 years. The word came over in the past hour from wire services and an elated e-mail from Michael Romero Taylor, a longtime co-director of the Route 66 … Continue reading President signs bill to reauthorize Route 66 program
Route 66 Magazine moves to Florida; editor stays near Mother Road
In Route 66 Magazine's latest issue, longtime owners Paul and Sandi Taylor said they were moving the magazine's operations from Laughlin, Nev., to Port Richey, Fla., by early April. In the announcement, Paul Taylor sought to reassure readers that the magazine would still adequately cover the Mother Road, despite relocating more than 1,000 miles from … Continue reading Route 66 Magazine moves to Florida; editor stays near Mother Road
Chain of Rocks Canal Bridge
The Old Chain of Rocks Bridge that carried old Route 66 from Madison, Ill., to St. Louis gets a lot of attention from roadies and tourists. However, there also is a bridge over the Chain of Rocks Canal a couple of miles east of the Old Chain of Rocks Bridge. The canal was built during … Continue reading Chain of Rocks Canal Bridge
New blogs on the Blogroll
In recent weeks, I've taken note of promising new blogs, or blogs that I've overlooked, that should be good resources for the roadie in all of us. Here are new additions to the Blogroll, located in the upper right side of the home page: -- Alan Dunn's Mrzip66 blog, which is subtitled "Road Blogging Route … Continue reading New blogs on the Blogroll
Preview of mural event in Pontiac
The Route 66 town of Pontiac, Ill., is hosting a four-day mural festival in June, and the city was offered a preview earlier this week. Jane Diaz of Diaz Sign Art showed a few artist's renderings of the murals that will be created during the Walldogs' "Chief City Runs with the Dogs" event, reported the … Continue reading Preview of mural event in Pontiac
Road-trip resurgence
The Chicago Tribune is reporting what I've suspected: that more families are taking to the road for their destinations instead of flying. It's a resurgence fed by cheaper gas, childhood memories and a general reluctance to splurge by people who are fearful for their jobs, travel analysts said. Others are fed up with air travel, … Continue reading Road-trip resurgence
Snowstorm hammers Route 66’s midsection
Late March is usually a safe time of the year to travel old Route 66, barring a thunderstorm or two. Not this year. There are currently blizzard warnings or winter storm warnings from central New Mexico, the entire Texas Panhandle to most of western and central Oklahoma. According to the Quay County Sun, U.S. 54 … Continue reading Snowstorm hammers Route 66’s midsection