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Here’s a new video that shows many of the current neon icons of Route 66.

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Clifton’s Republic in downtown Los Angeles reopens after year-long closure November 15, 2024
Clifton’s Republic, formerly the long-running Clifton’s Cafeteria in downtown Los Angeles, recently reopened after it was closed for renovations for about a year. Time Out magazine recently went to the venue and filed a report: There’s more. You can read all about it here. Additional spaces will open at Clifton’s later. For now, Clifton’s is […]
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The City of Claremore, Oklahoma, and the state’s Route 66 Centennial Commission on Monday unveiled the second Route 66 centennial marker in the Sooner State. Here’s what it looks like: Monday also happened to be the anniversary of when U.S. 66 was federally certified in 1926. According to KJRH-TV in Tulsa, the first centennial marker […]
Forthcoming Tim Daly film using Route 66, Springfield as location shoots November 12, 2024
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Second round of applications opens for the National Trust’s grants for Route 66 businesses November 10, 2024
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City of Tulsa releases final design of Cry Baby Hill statue November 9, 2024
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Floodwaters inundate Route 66 village of Devils Elbow November 8, 2024
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