The Yukon's Best Flour mills in Yukon, Oklahoma, made the list of 2021's Most Endangered Places by Preservation Oklahoma. The 2021 list hadn't been posted on Preservation Oklahoma's website as of Friday afternoon. However, a mailer by the nonprofit organization announced the annual listing. Preservation Oklahoma issues the list each year to bring awareness of … Continue reading Yukon’s Best Flour mills named to Preservation Oklahoma’s Most Endangered Places list
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Hi-Way Cafe near Vinita creates Giving Wall for helping customers in need
The historic Hi-Way Cafe near Vinita, Oklahoma, created a "Giving Wall" so customers can discreetly pay it forward for those who are less fortunate, especially during economic hardships created by the COVID-19 pandemic. The wall inside the Route 66 restaurant two miles west of town has a message that states: "If you are hungry or … Continue reading Hi-Way Cafe near Vinita creates Giving Wall for helping customers in need
Village of Tijeras opens new drive-in theater today
The Village of Tijeras, New Mexico, tonight will open its new Park and View drive-in theater just off Route 66. The theater at 12 Camino Municipal behind the village hall on Route 66 will screen "Forrest Gump" tonight, with "The Goonies" on March 13. According to the online form to order tickets, both screens already … Continue reading Village of Tijeras opens new drive-in theater today
Downtowner Motor Inn in Albuquerque added to National Register
The Downtowner Motor Inn along the Route 66 corridor in Albuquerque has been designated to the National Register of Historic Places. The motel at 717 Central Ave. NW (aka Route 66) received the designation effective Nov. 4, according to an email Friday from the National Park Service. According to the nomination form, the Downtowner was … Continue reading Downtowner Motor Inn in Albuquerque added to National Register
Some stucco repairs made to Painted Desert Trading Post
Volunteers recently spent a few days performing stucco repairs to the long-abandoned Painted Desert Trading Post building in eastern Arizona before winter sets in. When the group returns in the spring, it'll finish the stucco work, then Route 66 artist and researcher Jerry McClanahan eventually will repaint the faded letters on the building. Mike Ward … Continue reading Some stucco repairs made to Painted Desert Trading Post
Texas adds restrictions to restaurants, closes bars because of COVID-19 surge
Route 66 travelers will find closed taverns today and restaurants capped at 50% capacity in Texas starting Monday after the governor imposed new restrictions because of a steep rise in coronavirus cases there. Gov. Greg Abbott issued these orders Friday: All bars and similar establishments that receive more than 51% of their gross receipts from … Continue reading Texas adds restrictions to restaurants, closes bars because of COVID-19 surge
Construction begins on Route 66 neon-sign park near 11th Street Bridge in Tulsa
Construction has started on a park on the west side of the historic 11th Street Bridge in Tulsa that will include a re-creation of three neon signs from long-gone Route 66 businesses. The Tulsa Route 66 Commission announced in mid-2016 it would install three re-created neon signs in Tulsa that were lost or destroyed after … Continue reading Construction begins on Route 66 neon-sign park near 11th Street Bridge in Tulsa
More about the Ski Lodge Roof House in Daggett
A recent Facebook post by the Daggett Historical Society in Daggett, California, sent me down a rabbit hole regarding the weirdly shaped house called Ski Lodge Roof House, Ski Slope Lodge or Russian House along Route 66 in town. The historical society posted last month on Facebook: Last night's DHS meeting was on what is … Continue reading More about the Ski Lodge Roof House in Daggett
Part of Maplewood Historic Commercial District added to National Register
Several blocks of the Maplewood Historic Commercial District in Maplewood, Missouri, recently were added to the National Register of Historic Places. The district includes portions of the 7100 and 7200 blocks of Manchester Road, which is the earliest alignment of Route 66 through that part of the St. Louis region. It also includes a portion … Continue reading Part of Maplewood Historic Commercial District added to National Register
Big Chief Roadhouse marks 90th year in Wildwood
The Big Chief Roadhouse, which sits along an old alignment of Route 66 in Wildwood, Missouri. recently celebrated its 90th anniversary. The Lancer Feed, a newspaper created by students at Lafayette High School in Wildwood, created this video from the Sept. 14 celebration: https://youtu.be/38_lRMseNlY The restaurant's website contains an extensive history here. The Big Chief … Continue reading Big Chief Roadhouse marks 90th year in Wildwood