POPS, the restaurant/convenience store on Route 66 in Arcadia, Okla., is fast approaching its 1 millionth bottle of soda sold since opening in 2007, reported The Oklahoman's BAM's Blog. Whoever buys the fateful bottle will earn prizes of 66 scoops of ice cream, free soda for a year, 66 free burgers and fries, and 2,400 … Continue reading POPS closes in on 1 million bottles sold
Month: February 2010
Marker near Route 66 coming for Civil War site
Blackburn Park in Pacific, Mo., soon will install a marker to commemorate a Civil War battle that occurred along the bluffs that are now next to old Route 66, according to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. I'd never heard of this battle, and the details show why: Civil War historians say the battle of Oct. 1, … Continue reading Marker near Route 66 coming for Civil War site
More of this, please …
While surfing at the London Telegraph's site, I noted that the newspaper touted Complete North America for its Route 66 driving tours, namely because it worked out a deal in which travelers can rent a car from the starting point in Chicago and not have to pay steep one-way dropoff fees when they finish their … Continue reading More of this, please …
Multimedia Route 66 update
The California State University-Heyward team that wants to place an interactive multimedia experience in a 1960s Volkswagen Beetle has filed a short update on its project: In short, the team is going to embark on a genuine Route 66 trip next month to gather data, and it also is seeking more sponsors for their project. … Continue reading Multimedia Route 66 update
“Route 66” musical hits the road
Springer Theatricals is taking its "Route 66" musical on the road this winter and spring, including two towns on the Mother Road next month. Here's the play's premise, according to BroadwayWorld.com: In this musical comedy, a gang of rowdy Chicago service station attendants (played by Brian C. Gray, Dylan R. Hauck, Reid Robinson and Casey … Continue reading “Route 66” musical hits the road
Fan of classic Carthage burger joint becomes its owner
Drew Evans frequently ate hamburgers at the Whisler's Drive-Up at 300 N. Garrison Ave. in Carthage, Mo., since he was child. Now, according to the Carthage Press, Evans recently took over ownership of the restaurant, which has occupied a spot on a Route 66 alignment since 1953. Whisler’s is an absolute Carthage landmark, he continued. … Continue reading Fan of classic Carthage burger joint becomes its owner
Here’s your sign
A few months ago, we tracked down who had painted hundreds, perhaps thousands of distinctive signs along the Route 66 corridor from the western Texas Panhandle to eastern New Mexico. It was Rudolph Gonzales, who has crafted his work along the Mother Road since the mid-1950s and is one of the last to do so … Continue reading Here’s your sign
A day at the museum
A family shot video inside the Oklahoma Route 66 Museum in Clinton, Okla. Here's what they found:
Building a better video
Eric Paul Johnson, aka LoonNewsLoon on YouTube, said he didn't like the videos that came with the song "Route 66." So he created his own, using the version by the Nat "King" Cole Trio and lots of sharp editing.
Four-wheeled flourishes
The Route 66 town of Pontiac, Ill., has come up with a novel way to decorate its downtown, reports the Bloomington Pantagraph: The Pontiac City Council voted Monday to spend about $8,000 to purchase nine fiberglass models of 1957 convertibles, three of 1930s-era pickup trucks and artist supplies. The cars will be about 5½ feet … Continue reading Four-wheeled flourishes