David Allen, who writes for the Inland Valley Daily Bulletin, dropped in this tiny nugget in his column today:
Word has it that Route 66 Memories, the shop combining Americana and dinosaur sculptures that closed recently in Rancho Cucamonga, may reopen a few blocks away.
It was announced in early January that Route 66 Memories in Rancho Cucamonga, Calif., closed after 15 years at its Foothill Boulevard (aka Route 66) location. The poor economy was cited in the store’s shuttering.
Owner Rosa Ramos said at the time she would consider reopening in Rancho or nearby Victorville if the economy improved. If Allen’s report is true, the economy is improving fast in Southern California, or Ramos found a really good deal on another property.
UPDATE: I noticed on the Route 66 Memories website that it touts a new store “coming soon” in Victorville, called La Hacienda del Arte, on Stoddard Wells Road. We’ll see.