Skip to content

A clearinghouse of news and events about historic Route 66, the Mother Road.

Home
About
Attractions
Restaurants
Motels
Campgrounds
Bars
Events
Ads
Shop

“Half a World Away”

By R.E.M., circa 1991.

Share this:

Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)
Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)
Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)
Click to print (Opens in new window)
Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window)

Like this:

Like Loading...

Related

Posted on September 27, 2008September 25, 2008 by Ron WarnickPosted in Music

Post navigation

Previous Previous post: That tears it

Next Next post: Paul Newman, R.I.P

Leave a ReplyCancel reply

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

Route 66 News search

Search for:

Sort by

Below are recommended DVDs or books. As an Amazon Influencer, I earn from qualifying purchases.

Art

PostmarkArt
Route 66 Art

Blogroll

Ace Jackalope
Curious Traveler's Guide to Route 66 in Metro Chicago
Electric Route 66
Everything Ben
Jim Hinckley's America
La Patera Viajera Route 66
Never Quite Lost
Red Fork Hippie Chick
Retro Roadmap
RoadDog’s Roadlog Blog
Roadside Architecture blog
Route 66 Art
Route 66 MC
Route 66 World
Thoughts from a Route 66 Business Owner
Viva Cuba

History

Across the Tracks: A Route 66 Story
Coral Court Motel (R.I.P.)
Woody Guthrie

Magazines

American Road
ROUTE Magazine

Maps

Driving Route 66 maps
Here It Is! maps
Route 66 maps
Route66map
Stefan Joppich

Photographs

Gordon Radford Photography
Route 66 slideshow
rt66pix.com

Preservation

Route 66 Corridor Preservation Program

Publications

Grease Inc.

Radio

Across the Tracks: A Route 66 Story
KTNN 660 AM, Voice of the Navajo Nation

Road trips

Road Trip Memories
U.S. 54

Route 66 Associations

California Historic Route 66 Association
Canadian Route 66 Association
Czech Republic Route 66 Association
Dutch Route 66 Association
Historic Route 66 Association of Arizona
Illinois Route 66 Association
Illinois Route 66 Scenic Byway
National Historic Route 66 Federation
New Mexico Route 66 Association
Oklahoma Route 66 Association
Polish Route 66 Association
Route 66 Association of Japan
Route 66 Association of Missouri
Route 66 IECA
Texas Old Route 66 Association

Route 66 Web sites

Driving Route 66 guide
First Route 66 Web site
Kids on 66
Legends of America
Roadfood
Roadside America
Roadside Peek
Rockin' Route 66
Route 66 Chamber of Commerce
Route 66 MC
Route 66 Postcards
Route 66 Store
Sell 66 Stuff
Spirits of Route 66
Windy City Road Warrior

Meta

Log in
Entries feed
Comments feed
WordPress.org

Subscribe to Blog via Email

Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email.

Email Address

Join 27.7K other subscribers

Route 66 RSS Feed

New documentary released on HBO about the Oklahoma City bombing April 19, 2024
HBO has released on its Max streaming platform a new documentary about the 1995 bombing of the federal building in Oklahoma City, the worst act of domestic terrorism in U.S. history. “An American Bombing: The Road to April 19th” was released Tuesday. Here is the trailer: Katie Couric, executive producer of the film and an […]
Several Oklahoma organizations with Route 66 ties awarded preservation grants April 18, 2024
The Oklahoma Historical Society awarded 37 entities a total of $520,000 in grants this year, including several with Route 66 ties. We mentioned yesterday the Totum Pole Park near Foyil received a $20,000 grant to help restore its Fiddle House. Here are the rest of them that are relevant to Route 66: Friends of the […]
Totem Pole Park near Foyil lands new directors, $20,000 grant April 17, 2024
The landmark Totem Pole Park near Foyil, Oklahoma, recently received new directors, plus a $20,000 grant to restore its Fiddle House. The Claremore Daily Progress reports Wes and Jennifer Cantwell are the park’s new overseers, replacing the retiring David and Patsy Anderson after 14 years. The Cantwells grew up just a few miles from the […]
City of Chandler to build a park next to Route 66 Interpretive Center April 16, 2024
The City of Chandler, Oklahoma, announced last week it would build a new park next to the Route 66 Interpretive Center, including a “66 Man” statue developed by resident and Route 66 artist Jerry McClanahan. The city stated in a Facebook post it had been awarded $650,000 from the state’s Route 66 grant program for […]
Park Plaza Courts neon sign in St. Louis is relighted April 15, 2024
The Park Plaza Courts motel neon sign along Route 66 in St. Louis was relighted for the first time in 50 years during a ceremony Saturday night. Here is a video from the scene by Rich Dinkela, president of the Route 66 Association of Missouri. More images from Route 66 enthusiast and author Joe Sonderman. […]
Did another Blue Swallow Motel exist near Shamrock, Texas? April 14, 2024
Many, many Route 66 enthusiasts know about the landmark Blue Swallow Motel in Tucumcari, New Mexico. Smithsonian Magazine once called the 1939 establishment “the last, best and friendliest of the old-time motels.” But the Texas Old Route 66 Association recently went through the files of longtime Texas Route 66er Delbert Trew and found an intriguing […]
Pony Bridge to reopen to traffic the evening of May 10 April 12, 2024
The landmark Pony Bridge near Bridgeport, Oklahoma, is hosting a reopening celebration from 3 to 5 p.m. on May 10, with vehicular traffic being allowed to cross shortly after 5. The Oklahoma Route 66 Association had the details about the party: The gathering starts at 3:00 with music, food, and tours from the Oklahoma Department […]
Former Pour Richard’s in Odell now is Hobart’s on Tremont restaurant April 11, 2024
Longtime roadies may remember the Pour Richard’s restaurant and bar in downtown Odell, Illinois, a hangout for tourists after they checked out the landmark Odell Station and the former pedestrian tunnel under Route 66 in town. It’s now the Hobart’s on Tremont establishment, according to a story in the Bloomington Pantagraph. Because it’s in a […]
Progressively warmer winters affect harvest at Funks Grove Maple Sirup April 10, 2024
CBS News in Chicago recently did a story about Funks Grove Maple Sirup in Shirley, Illinois, and how repeatedly warmer winters are shortening the sap flow of the family farm’s maple trees. The gist is that climate change definitely is affecting Funks Grove’s annual harvest. Funks Grove tends to sell out of its maple syrup […]
Massive collection of St. Louis-area neon signs expected to be auctioned later this year April 9, 2024
Greg Rhomberg’s gigantic collection of vintage neon signs — including a few from Route 66 — and memorabilia are expected to be auctioned later this year after his unexpected death in early 2023. Rhomberg had hoped to build a neon museum at the National Museum of Transportation in St. Louis by 2025 — just before […]

Blog Stats

7,871,877 hits

Route 66 News

Route 66 News

Proudly powered by WordPress Theme: Colinear by Automattic.

%d