The National Trust for Historic Preservation announced its latest grants from its Preserve Route 66 program totaling $135,835. Among the grants awarded are preservation work on an Albuquerque building where Microsoft started, funds to pursue a National Register of Historic Places listing for the Gasconade River Bridge near Hazelgreen, Missouri, and an educational program about … Continue reading National Trust announces latest round of Preserve Route 66 grant recipients
Category: Theaters
Royale Cinema Lounge offers vintage feel along Route 66 in Joplin
The Royale Cinema Lounge, located along Route 66 in Joplin, Missouri, contains a lot of things for lovers of all things vintage -- VHS tapes shown on analog televisions, a jukebox, board games, puzzles and a small theater to screen films. Joplin Globe columnist Marta Churchwell recently wrote about the venue, formerly the Bookhouse Cinema … Continue reading Royale Cinema Lounge offers vintage feel along Route 66 in Joplin
Circle Cinema in Tulsa to host free screening of “Route 66: An American Odyssey” on Nov. 11
The historic Circle Cinema in Tulsa will host a rare and free screening of John Paget's film "Route 66: An American Odyssey" with a question-and-answer session with the filmmaker and the film's narrator and host, Michael Wallis. A reception will be held in the venue's lobby at 6 p.m. Nov. 11, with the screening at … Continue reading Circle Cinema in Tulsa to host free screening of “Route 66: An American Odyssey” on Nov. 11
Route 66 Bull Bash held in front of Coleman Theatre in Miami
Here is something you don't see every day: a professional bull-riding competition literally held on Route 66 in front of the Coleman Theatre in Miami, Oklahoma. The event was the Route 66 Bull Bash on Saturday which also included live music, a block party, a beer garden and a broadcast of the Oklahoma-Texas football game … Continue reading Route 66 Bull Bash held in front of Coleman Theatre in Miami
Holiday drive-through light show coming to Admiral Twin Drive-In in Tulsa
The Admiral Twin Drive-In theater, which sits along an alignment of Route 66 in Tulsa, will host its inaugural Jolly Lane Lights drive-through display during the Christmas season. According to News on 6 in Tulsa, the owners of the light display hope to have 1 million lights erected when it opens on Nov. 22. It's … Continue reading Holiday drive-through light show coming to Admiral Twin Drive-In in Tulsa
New video details the changes on Route 66 between 2007 and 2024
Route 66 enthusiast Mike Curtis, aka 2 Lane Traveler on YouTube, recently created a 20-minute video detailing the changes on the Mother Road from 2007 to 2024. The video thumbnail comes with a provocative question: "Thriving or dying?" (Spoiler alert: Definitely not dying; Curtis asserts the old road is simply changing.) https://youtu.be/qpNoshXr-bY?si=_dsqhgfTLccLQgKs The video is … Continue reading New video details the changes on Route 66 between 2007 and 2024
Gay Parita Station appears in a popular Chappell Roan music video
This debuted months ago, but a music video by fast-rising music artist Chappell Roan features Gay Parita Station and other landmarks in the Springfield, Missouri, region. Route 66 enthusiast Liz Cousins flagged the "Hot to Go" video a few days ago, which originally was flagged by the Gay Parita account on Facebook: https://youtu.be/xaPNR-_Cfn0?si=FPGoNq6af7XGYoZQ In addition … Continue reading Gay Parita Station appears in a popular Chappell Roan music video
Preservation team repairs Wash Lady, Loretta’s Burrito Hut neon signs in Tucumcari
Larry Plath and Johnnie Meier of the New Mexico Route 66 Preservation Team recently repaired neon tubing for the so-called "Wash Lady" at Boulevard Cleaners and Loretta's Burrito Hut, both along Route 66 in Tucumcari, New Mexico. The duo also began repairing the tubing on the Odeon Theatre in Tucumcari, which isn't on Route 66 … Continue reading Preservation team repairs Wash Lady, Loretta’s Burrito Hut neon signs in Tucumcari
New owners of the Tascosa Drive-In theater in Amarillo will keep it going
Less than a year after the Tascosa Drive-In in Amarillo appeared doomed, a local family has stepped in to acquire the venue. The Amarillo Globe-News reported: But, out of nowhere, the DeWitz family, Jim and Candy, known for having Jim’s Pizza, formerly La Bella’s Pizza, on Olsen, and also K-N Root Beer Drive-In Stand, flew … Continue reading New owners of the Tascosa Drive-In theater in Amarillo will keep it going
TeePee Drive-In in Sapulpa to host hotdog-eating contest on July 4
The TeePee Drive-In theater in Sapulpa, Oklahoma, will host a hotdog-eating contest on the evening of July 4, the birthday of the United States. The contest begins at 7 p.m. The TeePee will hold a small fireworks display that night at 8:50, with a moving screening to follow. The venue claims it is the first … Continue reading TeePee Drive-In in Sapulpa to host hotdog-eating contest on July 4