Notes from the road

I’m on the road, and time is short and the computer isn’t connecting to the Net well. But here are a few items worth noting:

• Here’s a fascinating story about Springfield Underground in Springfield, Mo., which has 3 million square feet of underground storage under Route 66. Link
• Here’s a story about the Route 66 town of Vega, Texas, in the Patchwork Nation blog of the Christian Science Monitor. Link
• The city of Webb City, Mo., adopted an ordinance that makes it likely that it will land $25,000 in state money to create a Route 66 Welcome Center in town. Link
• City fathers in Williams, Ariz., fear the town may be becoming too noisy at night, and are considering an ordinance. So if you visit, pipe down. Link
• Here’s an item about a new book, “Route 66 in the Missouri Ozarks,” written by longtime roadie Joe Sonderman. Link