The Route 66 Rendezvous in San Bernardino, Calif., begins today and continues through the weekend. You can go to the San Bernardino County Sun for plenty of coverage and videos about the big car event. One of the big changes is that the Rendezvous wraps up an hour earlier each night, at 9 p.m., to … Continue reading Route 66 Rendezvous starts today
Walldogs may paint murals in Pontiac
Diaz Sign Art of Pontiac, Ill., offered to have a group of artists paint murals on the sides of buildings in the Route 66 town, reported the Bloomington Pantagraph. The presentation was to inform them about the Walldogs, a group of artists invited and paid by a community to paint murals on various buildings. Several … Continue reading Walldogs may paint murals in Pontiac
Wrink’s reborn
KOLR/KSFX has a story about the recent reopening of Wrink's Market on Route 66 in Lebanon, Mo. Glen Wrinkle ran the store for more than 50 years until he died in 2005. Glen's son, Terry, reopened the store this summer. “And after I started up, all of dad's customers come in going ‘We want a … Continue reading Wrink’s reborn
Man drives 1935 Ford on Mother Road
The Quad City Times in northwest Illinois has the story about Paul O'Brien, who drove a 1935 Ford Tudor from Seal Beach, Calif., to his home area of Grand Mound, Iowa -- much of his trek on Route 66. It took him eight days to complete the trip. The Ford was prone to overheat, and … Continue reading Man drives 1935 Ford on Mother Road
Book review: “Traveling the Historic Three”
Here's something for roadies: A guidebook for traveling not one, not two, but three historic highways, all in a compact loop. Illinois Route 66 preservationists John and Lenore Weiss recently published the "Traveling the Historic Three" (self-published, 74 pages, $9.95), which is a guidebook to Route 66, the Lincoln Highway and the Dixie Highway in … Continue reading Book review: “Traveling the Historic Three”
Old Potapov Service Station buildings are razed
The Victorville (Calif.) Daily Press reports that the stone buildings that once were Potapov's Service Station and Auto Court on Route 66 in Oro Grande were torn down Monday. “The only option I had was to tear them down, in my mind, because what are you going to do, a tourist spectacle? It’s not safe,” … Continue reading Old Potapov Service Station buildings are razed
Another delay
The City of Albuquerque has requested another deferral on whether to again designate El Vado Motel as a city landmark, and the owner has agreed to another 30-day delay, according to Maryellen Hennessy, senior planner with the Landmarks and Urban Conservation Commission. The LUCC was supposed to decide this on Wednesday. It now looks like … Continue reading Another delay
Flooding on Missouri 66
If you're driving on Route 66 through southwest Missouri, you may encounter this. The flooding on the Mother Road, shown in a photo by Route66TVOnline.com near Carterville on Saturday, receded over time. But it's raining again today, and that area is highly susceptible for additional flooding after eight-plus inches of rain fell on parts of … Continue reading Flooding on Missouri 66
Cars, cars, cars
The Arizona Daily Sun has a story about the 275-strong car show during Route 66 Days in Flagstaff, Ariz. It sounds like the organizers put on a first-rate event: Bortree said the car show, which has grown considerably from 88 entries in 2005, is unique and appealing not only for its location, but in how … Continue reading Cars, cars, cars
‘Tractor tippin’s fun’
And now, for a moment of levity from "Cars." And, yep, there are still plenty of custom-made Frank the Combines for sale on eBay. UPDATE: It looks like the original video was taken down. A substitute was found.