‘Valentine Sally’ identified nearly 40 years after her body was found near Ash Fork

About a year ago, Route 66 enthusiast Blue Miller wrote on her Never Quite Lost blog about the mystery of "Valentine Sally," an unidentified young woman whose body was found near Ash Fork, Arizona, in an apparent homicide in February 1982. This week, Valentine Sally finally has her true name. She is Carolyn Eaton, a … Continue reading ‘Valentine Sally’ identified nearly 40 years after her body was found near Ash Fork

Zettlers Route 66 shop in Ash Fork reopens

The historic Zettlers Route 66 shop in Ash Fork, Arizona, reopened last month after it landed new owners earlier this summer. According to the Williams-Grand Canyon News, Zettlers aims to cater to both tourists and locals by offering Route 66 memorabilia and souvenirs, hardware, appliances and camping gear. The newspaper reported: New owners Terry and … Continue reading Zettlers Route 66 shop in Ash Fork reopens

Zettlers Route 66 Store in Ash Fork has new owner

Zettlers Market, also known as Zettlers Route 66 Store, in Ash Fork, Arizona, recently gained a new owner after the previous proprietors put it up for sale nearly four years ago. Blue Miller, known for her well-researched Never Quite Lost blog, reported on the Historic Route 66 group on Facebook: Zettlers was named after Homer … Continue reading Zettlers Route 66 Store in Ash Fork has new owner

Scott Piotrowski’s “158 Miles to Yesterday” now on YouTube

Scott Piotrowski recently uploaded a 20-minute documentary from 1998, "158 Miles to Yesterday," that he directed and produced. The film, shot in 16 mm film and uploaded from the VHS tape, examines the longest unbroken stretch of original Route 66 from in Arizona, from about Crookton Road to Topock. Now over 20 years old, the … Continue reading Scott Piotrowski’s “158 Miles to Yesterday” now on YouTube

More 1990s videos from a Route 66 journey in 1959 Cadillac

Anthony Reichardt has uploaded more videos from when he traveled Route 66 during the early and mid-1990s in a 1959 Cadillac. Reichardt's YouTube channel for the videos is here. The clips are notable for historical reasons, as many of the places he visited have vanished or changed drastically. The first video is when Reichardt and a … Continue reading More 1990s videos from a Route 66 journey in 1959 Cadillac

Ash Fork’s little-known historical gem

Only one of two steel dams still exist in the United States, and one is less than a mile off an old alignment of Route 66 east of Ash Fork, Arizona. Known as the Bainbridge Steel Dam or the Ashfork-Bainbridge Steel Dam, the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe railway built the dam's parts offsite and shipped … Continue reading Ash Fork’s little-known historical gem

Zettlers Route 66 store in Ash Fork put up for sale

The owners of the Zettlers Route 66 store in Ash Fork, Arizona, have put the business up for sale less than a year after opening it. Kirk and Yvette Slack finished about 15 months of cleaning and renovations to the historic building on Route 66 and reopened it as a crafts and collectibles business April 1. The Slacks … Continue reading Zettlers Route 66 store in Ash Fork put up for sale

A concise history of Ash Fork

Marshall Trimble, who's been designated Arizona's official state historian, appears in this 2 1/2-minute video about the Route 66 town of Ash Fork, Arizona, for the Ash Fork Historical Society and Museum. And because Trimble grew up in Ash Fork, who better to tell the town's story? Ash Fork, Arizona with Marshall Trimble from Route … Continue reading A concise history of Ash Fork

Zettlers Route 66 store opening soon in Ash Fork

A couple from Montana is reviving an old business in Ash Fork, Arizona, as the Zettlers Route 66 store. Zettlers Route 66 will open Friday after owners Kirk and Yvette Slack finished about 15 months of cleaning and renovations to the building, reported the Grand Canyon News. The store features a working 1960s Coke machine, Native … Continue reading Zettlers Route 66 store opening soon in Ash Fork

What’s left of Ted’s Bull Pen

The dude who created this video, Adam the Woo, is adamantly irreverent. However, this is his fascinating closer look at an abandoned Route 66 truck stop, Ted's Bull Pen, in Ash Fork, Arizona. https://youtu.be/VCcXrhdTD1A An Internet link indicates Ted's was open as recently as 1998. And I found this document from 2012 that indicated Pilot … Continue reading What’s left of Ted’s Bull Pen