Hank Billings, who is described as the Ozarks columnist for the News-Leader newspaper in Springfield, Mo., wrote today about his and another woman's memories of Devils Elbow, a town along Route 66 in mid-Missouri.It's a good and informative read. What struck me, however, is how that driving into Devils Elbow even today is like going … Continue reading Devils Elbow — a drive into the past
Month: October 2005
Cow Bop reaches the end of the road
The Western swing band Cow Bop finally ended its second Route 66 Challenge on the Santa Monica Pier. Here is the final journal entry from their trek.
Woman hits Route 66 to raise money for ISU
Terri Ryburn-Lamonte wants to raise money to buy pianos for Illinois State Univesity's College of Fine Arts. The "Gettin' Your Kicks on Route 66" bus tour will start Nov. 12 at the Illinois Route 66 Museum in Pontiac and head south to sites in Bloomington-Normal, Funks Grove, Broadwell and Springfield. The story about the tour … Continue reading Woman hits Route 66 to raise money for ISU
Wanna buy a business on Route 66?
Tulsa Transmission Center on 11th Street, which is Route 66 in Tulsa, is up for sale on eBay.Listed at $850,000, it's the most expensive Route 66-related item I've seen on that auction site. Looking at the photographs, the building appears to have some Art Deco architecture. Because it's listed as having been built in 1930, that … Continue reading Wanna buy a business on Route 66?
Wanna free Route 66 book?
The very busy Emily Priddy, eastern vice president of the Oklahoma Route 66 Association, is offering a volume you can download online. It's called "Kids on 66," which is a guidebook for parents who want to take their kids down Route 66. It's a detailed state-by-state listing of tourist attractions in Route 66 cities that … Continue reading Wanna free Route 66 book?
El Vado Motel’s closing affects more than travelers
Check out the front-page photo of the Albuquerque Tribune here.The text of the photo says: Sandra Gonzales holds her 12-day-old granddaughter, Jewel Diamond, in their room at El Vado Motel. Gonzales has lived at the motel for five months in trade for doing housekeeping. The family hopes to find housing before the end of the … Continue reading El Vado Motel’s closing affects more than travelers
Latest Pain Connection walker’s update
Dennis Kinch has walked through St. Louis and has covered 300 miles in his National Pain Foundation awareness campaign along Route 66. Here is his latest journal entry.
Route 66er meets with El Vado Motel owner
This was posted this morning on the Route 66 e-group. Emily Priddy is the eastern vice president of the Oklahoma Route 66 Association and a charter member of the Friends of the Mother Road preservation group. She meet on Thursday with Richard Gonzales, the new owner of El Vado, after Albuquerque's Planning Commission deferred the … Continue reading Route 66er meets with El Vado Motel owner
Washington Post Route 66 blog
I just found this today. Meredith Bragg has something on the Washington Post's site called Vagablog, a travel journal. And she's been getting her kicks on Route 66. Here is an index of her posts from the Mother Road. There are pictures, too.
Cow Bop rolls into California
The Western swing band's latest journal entry from their Route 66 trip is here.