The historic Meadow Gold Milk sign, preserved and moved to E 11th Street and S Quaker Avenue in Tulsa, was among stops made on a National Trust for Historic Preservation Route 66 road trip. [PHOTOS BY DAVID KAFER, NATIONAL TRUST FOR HISTORIC PRESERVATION] Preservationists hit the Mother Road awhile back to make a point about as outlandish as "the sky is blue."
The historic El Vado Motel's recent Grand Opening celebration marked the start of a new life for this 1937-built auto lodge on Route 66 in Albuquerque, New Mexico. It also capped an $18 million public-private redevelopment effort that has transformed this "perfect example of Americana" into a vibrant mixed-use destination.
The Los Angeles County Fair in Pomona, California, reported an extra 60,000 attended over the previous year and is giving partial credit to a Route 66 theme for the attendance boost. The Los Angeles Times reported the fair drew 1.13 million people over 19 days - a 5 percent increase from 2017.
Volunteer work days to help the owner clean up the long-closed but photogenic Roadrunner Retreat restaurant near Chambless, California, have been set for Nov. 3-4, and a GoFundMe page has been launched to help defray its expenses. Beth Murray, organizer of the GoFundMe page , has set a relatively modest goal of $500.
We knew this was going to happen eventually: The Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation Department recently produced a video for Discover Oklahoma about Buck Atom's Cosmic Curios on Route 66 , the gift shop that opened along 11th Street in Tulsa earlier this summer. Celebrate the fun of the Mother Road with a visit to this unique retailer containing souvenirs, clothing, toys, home accessories, jewelry along with other items.
Sakon Wilson of Burbank drops in on the LA County Fair on its last day. Photographed in Pomona, Calif.
"Insomnia Motel on Route 66" by Marcus Pollitz takes a whimsical view of a sleepless traveler counting sheep in a garish roadside motel. It's part of "Alt 66," the exhibit at the LA County Fair's Millard Sheets Art Center.
"Insomnia Motel on Route 66" by Marcus Pollitz takes a whimsical view of a sleepless traveler counting sheep in a garish roadside motel. It's part of "Alt 66," the exhibit at the LA County Fair's Millard Sheets Art Center.
Cruisers representing Los Angeles cruise in a 1954 Bel Air convertible during the Route 66 Cruisin' Reunion in Ontario on Saturday, September 22, 2018. A two day classic car show with contests, live music, delicious food all taking place on the historic tree-lined Euclid Avenue.
Registration will allow you to post comments on timesunion.com and create a timesunion.com Subscriber Portal account for you to manage subscriptions and email preferences. State Police charged a man with multiple misdemeanors after they allege he crashed a truck while driving drunk and then tried to avoid being arrested.
Forty years after Seligman businesses were devastated by the opening of Interstate 40, the interstate is hampering businesses again - this time because of repairs to three bridges leading into the town. The Arizona Department of Transportation began the rebuilding project in June and tried to ease problems and concerns by meeting with businesses and placing detour signs on the interstate to direct travelers to alternate ways into Seligman.
Needles is often called the "Gateway to California." As you cross the state line into the historic city, the time zone changes from Mountain to Pacific.
Twentynine Palms, CA - The Bureau of Land Management returned to Twentynine Palms on Tuesday, Sept. 18, for its second public lands orientation session.
Historic Threatt Filling Station, Luther, as it was, date unknown. [PHOTOS PROVIDED BY OKLAHOMA HISTORICAL SOCIETY/STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICE] Two of seven grants recently awarded by the National Park Service Route 66 Corridor Preservation Program were for projects in Oklahoma and one with Oklahoma connections.
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A steady stream of people take selfies Wednesday at the mock Hollywood sign at the LA County Fair. It's part of the "Mother Road" exhibit about Route 66. Route 66 is a few miles north of the LA County Fair , but the Mother Road is coursing through the fairgrounds.
When we'd last heard almost three years ago, a local man bought a 1920s Texaco station along old Route 66 in Foyil, Oklahoma, and shortly had it added to the National Register of Historic Places. The station's owner, Kean Isaacs, pledged to restore it to as close as its original look as possible.
The cultural and creative diversity in Albuquerque - and the collaboration between all of its many communities - is one of the defining characteristics that differentiates the city from others in the American Southwest. What does it look like when a city doesn't just embrace diversity and foster inclusivity, but rather, grounds its very identity and way of life in those themes? Albuquerque does just that.
Road less travelled: Bypass the interstate to track the original route 66, with overnight stops at more characterful points. Photo / Andy Nicolaides, Getty Images If you ever plan to travel west in the US, take the highway that's the best, the so-called Mother Road that winds west from Chicago to the Pacific coastal city of Santa Monica.
The Alt 66 Diner in the Millard Sheets Art Center , located at the Fairplex currently hosting the LA County Fair , welcomes guests with a familiar setting: an old-school roadside diner with a neon sign shining "EAT," glass bottles of Coca-Cola, and a colorful, Googie-style menu. But this is the last of wholesome, all-American imagery guests see before stepping into Alt 66 , an immersive exhibition that explicitly focuses on less popular narratives told along the Mother Road.
Alabama: Cowboy's in Birmingham is a western-themed pit stop. It comes complete with a horse and carriage statue in front.
An upcoming bond question in Bernalillo County, New Mexico, includes money earmarked for a Route 66 visitors center on Albuquerque's west side. The county has a total of $38.5 million in bonds that must be approved by voters amid six questions in the Nov. 6 general election.
On Saturday morning the 48th Annual Abraham Lincoln National Railsplitting Festival began with a ribbon cut in front of the Postville Courthouse in Lincoln.
The Transportation Committee voted Monday to support the permanent federal designation of Route 66, which runs through nearly a dozen communities in Madison County. County Board member Phil Chapman of Highland and member of the Transportation Committee said he supports of the measure, which went before congress last year as the Route 66 National Historic Trail Designation Act He said the highway provided thousands of jobs for road crews and other workers unemployed during the Great Depression in Madison County.
More than any other place in the country, Route 66 in its heyday posed a problem for black motorists. Sundown towns - towns that did not allow blacks to stay within municipal limits after dark - and unwritten rules of segregation made travel through the West unpredictable and dangerous.
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The historic Parkview Inn restaurant in Bloomington, Illinois, destroyed by fire two years ago, may be rebuilt and reopened by early November. The restaurant was a mainstay along old Route 66 since 1928, but a fire in October 2016 burned the original structure beyond repair.
Loveland photographer Bob Campagna talks Friday about a piece he created documenting Route 66 in California and Arizona, which is part of his retrospective exhibit "All Gone To Look for America" at Artworks Loveland.
While many white families have fond memories of their auto adventures along Route 66 during its heyday, too little is remembered of how difficult it was for African Americans to travel U.S. highways including Route 66. There was shame and danger around each curve and the trip was often unpleasant as they faced discrimination and prejudice along the way. The attachment below is from Albuquerque Tribune of August 16, 1955 detailing the sad truth of Negro travels along Route 66. Thankfully, we've come a long way in those 63 years and I'm glad to have seen this change during my lifetime.
The Texaco in Foyil is one the National Register of Historic Places and someday, it could be another mother road tourist attraction. "I didn't know how important Route 66 was to the whole world until some people from China came by," Isaacs said. A tour group traveling Route 66 stopped to ask for directions.
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Hamel, Livingston, Worden Route 66 News: I moved the Madison County Resolution in Support of the Designation of Route 66 as A National Historic Trail which unanimously passed the Planning and Development and Transportation Committees this month. Many thanks to Congressman Rodney Davis for Bill 66 we hope will pass the Congress.
The Route 66 Road Ahead Partnership this week announced its Vintage Motel Task Force set two goals and identified seven challenges that face owners of historic Route 66 motels. According to a news release from the partnership, the task force's purpose is is "to retain, sustain, and enhance the viability of vintage motels along Route 66 by bringing together owner / operators committed to collaboratively addressing common challenges / needs."
On average, there are 280 sunny days per year in Albuquerque. However, when thunder clouds do come rolling through, the enormous western sky creates fantastical imagery.
KYTV reports that the newspaper's launch was announced Wednesday, just days after GateHouse Media said it was shuttering Pulaski County's local paper, the Daily Guide. The new publication's editor, Natalie Sanders, led the Daily Guide before leaving in June to start what she calls a "fun" paper that will include local news and promote the tourist town of Uranus, which is pronounced the way any self-respecting class clown would say it.
On average, there are 280 sunny days per year in Albuquerque. However, when thunder clouds do come rolling through, the enormous western sky creates fantastical imagery.
Traffic streams along Interstate 44, passing the Uranus Fudge Factory complex about 125 miles west of St. Louis at exit 163 near Dixon on Friday, Sept. 29, 2017.
The Annual Abraham Lincoln National Railsplitting Festival will be held Saturday and Sunday September 15th & 16th at locations in Lincoln, all of which are located on Historic Route 66 - Postville Courthouse State Historic Site, Postville Park, VFW and The Mill Museum.
Salt Creek ABATE & Route 66 Heritage Foundation of Logan County will be hosting their 3rd annual Motorcycle Show on Saturday, September 15th from 11am to 3pm at The Mill on 66. The event is being held as part of and in conjunction with the Abraham Lincoln National Railsplitting Festival.
Officially open : City and state officials cut the ribbon on the new bridge carrying Frankford Avenue over Pennypack Creek. The bridge closed for repair in March.
The Tulsa Route 66 Commission is considering an update to its master plan. If it does, rehabbing the historic but long-closed 11th Street Bridge over the Arkansas River will be high on the to-do list.
Doug and Sharon Quarles pose in front of Doug's mural, "The Legendary Road," on the Lowe's Market in Tucumcari. The couple, known for dozens of murals in Tucumcari, recently moved back to town after five years in southern Arizona.
It's not just the Decades of Wheels ownership group that's revamping century-old buildings in downtown Baxter Springs, Kansas. According to a story in the Cherokee County News-Advocate , Coltyn Seifert, his brother Casye and wife Kelsey have worked for months to restore at building at 1020 Military Ave., which is part of Route 66. "The weeks and months following we arduously worked to strip plaster off the walls to expose the authentic brick walls, clear out debris and edge closer to installing features like electric, plumbing, and HVAC."
Officials in Miami, Oklahoma, want to use a Rails to Trails project to help rehabilitate the historic stretch of the 9-foot-wide Sidewalk Highway of Route 66 between Miami and Afton, Oklahoma. KSNF-TV reported the four-phase project will involve an eight-mile route across Ottawa County and the Neosho River, near Miami.
The restored Cucamonga Service Station along Route 66 in Rancho Cucamonga, California, on Friday received one of six of the Governor's Historic Preservation Awards. The annual awards are sponsored by the California Office of Historic Preservation and California State Parks to projects, people and organizations "whose contributions demonstrate significant achievements in preserving the heritage of California," according to the awards' website .
Road construction updates from the Ohio Department of Transportation: Defiance County: State Route 66 at Palmer Drive, within the city of Defiance, is now open following the construction of a roundabout. Hancock County: Interstate 75 between county Road 99 and the Lima Avenue/county Road 313 overpass within the city of Findlay is affected during a $114 million reconstruction and widening project.
First paved with gravel in 1921, US Route 66-Sixth Street Historic District maintains much of the Mother Road's history. Displaying components of Spanish Revival, Art Deco and Art Moderne, its structures reflect the evolving architectural palate of early 20th century suburban America.
A section of original Route 66 in Marshfield, Missouri, will be converted into a roadside park after the state abandons it as a part of State Highway CC. The Marshfield Board of Alderman recently voted to hire the Crawford, Murphy and Tilly Inc. engineering firm draw up plans for the park, reported the Marshfield Mail newspaper.
All these names have historical attachments, and Amarillo's association with Route 66 is more appropriate than most people realize. Amarillo was a key city in the development of the nation's most famous highway.
A lot of people are fascinated by two things in Tulsa – Route 66 and The Outsiders . Now, visitors can enjoy both in one place.
Although it was officially decommissioned in 1985 , US Route 66 still symbolizes the spirit of America - and the allure of the American road trip . Thankfully, between the Interstate Highway System and the United States Numbered Highway System, there's no shortage of meandering routes to choose from when planning your next adventure.
Do you fancy sampling a taster of America's Mother Road? Illinois ticks all the boxes, capturing the essence, the kitsch and evocative spirit of America's greatest byway, writes Mike Yardley. A rendezvous with Route 66 is as classic as it gets.
When I started this journey three years ago, the first thing I noticed about being a biker was the people I would meet. As you know, the motorcycle is a magnet for attention.
This recent video answers a question: Can the air strip at the Route 66 town of Amboy, California, still be used by airplanes? Matt Guthmiller, who's been flying since age 16, took a video crew with him in his small airplane on a trip from Lake Havasu to the Amboy air strip, which is gravel but, as you'll see, obviously still usable. From the air strip, a pilot can taxi the plane right to the parking lot of Roy's in Amboy - the town's only surviving business - and even onto Route 66 itself if traffic is light.
Blue Swallow Motel co-owner Kevin Mueller takes a photograph of Route 66 tourist Michael Graham of Ireland with his saxophone and his rented Fort Mustang convertible under the motel's neon sign. With mixed feelings, the owners of the Blue Swallow Motel - Tucumcari's most famous Route 66 motel - said they have decided to put up the property for sale as their eighth tourist season there comes to an end.
I didn't set out to see the world's largest rocking chair, have my picture taken in the middle of a deserted stretch of historic Route 66, or sit in the booth where the King himself - Elvis Presley - dined.
Porsche 911 Turbo classic car driving on the North Coast 500 route the Scottish highlands United Kingdom. . It follows concerns that the North Coast 500 - dubbed Scotland's answer to America's Route 66 - is being used as a racetrack by some drivers.
The Shelby County Sheriff's Office responded to a crash in the 5000 block of State Route 66 near Houston. Deputies report that Benjamin Couchot, 17, of Ft.
"Bagdad Cafe" director Percy Adlon and its star, CCH Pounder, talked to The Guardian newspaper in London about their cult film 30 years after it was released. The eccentric German film was shot at a Route 66 restaurant, Sidewinder Cafe, near Newberry Springs, California.
If you were asked to think of the perfect road trip, you would probably imagine driving a convertible or motor home along Route 66 in America. But you don't need to spend thousands of pounds or cross the pond for one of the best road trips in the world.
Val Cheatham of Simi Valley, Calif. get her kicks along Route 66 at LA County Fair in Pomona on opening day.
Lebanon, Missouri, soon will double the number of blue-and-white "Route 66 Historic Byway" signs and probably will add banners proclaiming the city's Mother Road ties. According to a post earlier this week by the Lebanon-Laclede County Route 66 Society about Public Works director Richard Shockley in front of a recent city council meeting: Shockley said the city plans to double the number of state-approved Route 66 "Historic Byway" signs along the route in Lebanon.
Miguel Santana, president and CEO of the Los Angeles County Fair Association, stands in front of the entrance to Route 66 exhibit Tuesday, August 28, 2018 at Fairplex in Pomona. Route 66 is the theme of this year's LA County Fair which begins this Friday.
