A few weeks ago, the Route 66 Corridor Preservation Program announced its annual cost-share grants. One of them was a property of which I was unfamiliar -- the Western Host Motel in Grants, New Mexico. The $12,500 grant went towards buying 50 new doors for the motel. I had meant to contact the new owners … Continue reading More about the Western Host Motel restoration
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Route 66 Corridor Preservation Program announces grants for 2016
The Route 66 Corridor Preservation Program, under the auspices of the National Park Service, announced its cost-share grants for 2016. This year, the program awarded eight cost-share grants totaling more than $103,000 -- mostly for renovations or preservation of historic Route 66 properties. Since 2001, the program has awarded 122 projects $1.9 million with $3.1 … Continue reading Route 66 Corridor Preservation Program announces grants for 2016
Elvis sightings on Route 66
The Marshfield Mail in Missouri published an extensive listing of Elvis Presley sightings and shows in the Show-Me State in 1956 -- the year he came into national prominence. The future King of Rock 'n' Roll's tours brought him to a few Route 66 landmarks that year. According to the newspaper. --- "By May 1956, Elvis was … Continue reading Elvis sightings on Route 66
Grants city council votes to not support bike rally
The city council of Grants, New Mexico, voted this week -- with the mayor casting the tiebreaker -- to no longer support the Fire & Ice Bike Rally on Route 66 after concerns about public safety, according to the Cibola County Beacon. During the previous city council meeting, Police Chief Craig Vandiver reported more than 150 … Continue reading Grants city council votes to not support bike rally
Museum seeks Route 66 postcards for exhibit
The Cibola Art Gallery and Artifacts Museum in Grants, N.M., is seeking vintage Route 66 postcards -- especially from west-central New Mexico -- for an upcoming exhibit, according to a letter to the editor in the Cibola County Beacon. The letter from the museum's staff says the exhibit will be titled "Postcards from Route 66." They … Continue reading Museum seeks Route 66 postcards for exhibit