Today marks what is considered by many as the 95th anniversary of the creation of U.S. Highway 66, aka Route 66. As one who has run this website for 16 years and been involved on Route 66 for more than 20, I’ve got a few random thoughts from my time of reporting about this fabled … Continue reading Thoughts on Route 66 on its 95th birthday
The Alibi, which is an alternative newspaper in Albuquerque, reports that there is a “Route 66 Through Albuquerque: A Postcard History” exhibit at the Special Collections Library at 423 Central Ave. NE through Aug. 26. Alibi staffer Steven Robert Allen writes: The highlight is a display of vintage Albuquerque postcards mounted beside captions explaining their … Continue reading A history through postcards
Readers of Route 66 News may remember a story about Vintage Roadside, an Oregon company that specializes in T-shirts featuring cool graphics of defunct roadside businesses from the 1930s to the ’60s. Vintage Roadside recently started offering photographs, too. One of their apparel offerings featured a Route 66 business — the B&B Rancho in Rialto, … Continue reading A special offer to Route 66 News readers
