Organizers for a Route 66 museum in Litchfield, Ill., have approved a site and building design, and plan on starting construction in the spring, reports The Journal-News in nearby Hillsboro. According to the newspaper: The 4,600 square foot building will be located on historic Route 66 across from Jubelts and the Ariston. The museum will … Continue reading Site approved for Route 66 museum in Litchfield
Month: November 2011
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World’s Largest Catsup Bottle rolls out new holiday ornament
The folks at the World's Largest Catsup Bottle in Collinsville, Ill., have announced the creation of a new ornament for Christmas and other Yuletide holidays, featuring that distinctive water tower. According to the news release: Each red, white, and blue 3-D brass ornament comes in a red, gold-stamped collector's box with a commemorative insert. Official Catsup … Continue reading World’s Largest Catsup Bottle rolls out new holiday ornament
El Rey Inn marks 75th year
The historic El Rey Inn in Santa Fe, N.M., is marking its 75th year along Cerrillos Road (aka Route 66), according to an article in the Albuquerque Journal. Terrell White has owned El Rey since 1973. Amazingly, it's reportedly not known who actually built the original motel structure: The records don’t show who built the original … Continue reading El Rey Inn marks 75th year
Keeping it cool at the Route 66 Marathon
Well, that didn't take long. The Route 66 Marathon in Tulsa was held Sunday morning, and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Oklahoma had a video from it posted before evening: https://youtu.be/GqVniSumfpk Weather conditions at the marathon definitely were better for runners than spectators. Temperatures barely climbed into the 40s all day, with a brisk north … Continue reading Keeping it cool at the Route 66 Marathon
“My Dad’s car”
I've been seeing a wonderful Chevrolet commercial in recent days, about two sons who tracked down their father's 1965 Impala and bought it back for him. Here's the extended video of that moment: https://youtu.be/bz-nO6WvOYw Chevrolet.com posted some of the back story behind the video: In the fall of 1964, Herb Younger bought a brand-new Chevy … Continue reading “My Dad’s car”
A trip on western Arizona’s Route 66
Here's a 10-minute film about the western portion of Route 66 in Arizona. It was shot by John Norman for jn14productions.com. https://vimeo.com/32375882 This is what Norman says about the video: This is about a road trip on the longest existing section of this famous highway. This 140 mile stretch runs from Seligman,AZ to Topock, AZ … Continue reading A trip on western Arizona’s Route 66
Route 66 in three minutes
One person's experiences on the Mother Road in October 2011, with brevity: https://youtu.be/wHAZJm4f3AQ Music is from Asleep at the Wheel.
Old McLean depot features model train shop
A few days ago, a listing in the Bloomington Pantagraph announced that the McLean Depot Train Shop had opened at 200 E. Dixie Road (aka Route 66) in the old railroad depot building in McLean, Ill. If another old railroad depot on Route 66 had been converted to a business of selling model trains, I'm not … Continue reading Old McLean depot features model train shop
Donations sought to finish throwback film
Mark Ross is mostly done with making a retro-influenced short film, "Curse of the Phantom Shadow." But he's run short of cash, and has launched a Kickstarter campaign to raise $5,000 so he can finish the movie. The film's style is influenced by old-time radio dramas, Dick Tracy comics, movie serials, and pulp novels of the … Continue reading Donations sought to finish throwback film