Taylor’s Dairy Joy restaurant in Lebanon is up for sale

The historic Taylor's Dairy Joy restaurant along Route 66 in Lebanon, Missouri, was recently put on the market. Ozarks Alive! reported that the owners want to retire and have taped a notice on the front door about it being for sale. According to an online listing by Century 21 Commercial, the property at 1205 E. … Continue reading Taylor’s Dairy Joy restaurant in Lebanon is up for sale

Missouri State uploads “Trucking on Route 66” interviews

Missouri State University Libraries over the years has interviewed a number of Route 66 figures (including yours truly) as part of an oral-history project. It received a Route 66 Corridor Preservation Program cost-share grant to amass a "Trucking on Route 66" oral-history collection. MSU Libraries, in a collaboration with Ozarks Alive, has been uploading interviews … Continue reading Missouri State uploads “Trucking on Route 66” interviews

Grant to help “Trucking on Route 66” project

A $5,100 federal cost-share grant will help Missouri State University Libraries and Ozarks Alive set up a "Trucking on Route 66" oral-history project. The grant comes from the Route 66 Corridor Preservation Program, which should release its full list of 2017 grant recipients any day now. According to a news release from the university: Twenty … Continue reading Grant to help “Trucking on Route 66” project