You have to give POPS in Arcadia, Okla., a lot of credit. Not only is it wildly popular, but the restaurant/convenience store keeps coming up with new gimmicks to bring in even more visitors. Today, I received an e-mail announcing that POPS is holding its annual Easter Egg Hunt at 2 p.m. April 12. Hundreds … Continue reading POPS apparel mixes Easter and Route 66
Details on Illinois, Missouri motor tours
The Illinois and Missouri Route 66 Associations recently gave out additional details about their annual motor tours. First, some quick facts about the 20th annual Missouri tour on Sept. 11-13: The tour starts in Joplin and ends in Pacific. A block of rooms will be reserved at the Holiday Inn in Joplin, and the Munger … Continue reading Details on Illinois, Missouri motor tours
What is a road movie?
Author Chuck Klosterman (probably best known for his road-trip book "Killing Yourself to Live") attempts to answer the question in a thoughtful way in an article for The Telegraph in London. The essay contains ruminations about such films as "Easy Rider" and "Two-Lane Blacktop," both which were shot partially on Route 66. Klosterman also gets … Continue reading What is a road movie?
GPS 66 site launched
Drew Knowles, author of the "Route 66 Adventure Handbook" and the "Route 66 Quick Reference Encyclopedia" and proprietor of the Route 66 University site, has launched the interactive and open-source GPS 66 site. He described it "as the closest thing yet to an online tour of Route 66, including precise GPS-based mapping, eyewitness commentary, and … Continue reading GPS 66 site launched
“Gateway to Oklahoma”
"Gateway to Oklahoma" is what the state tourism director Hardy Watkins described Miami, Okla., during that city's chamber of commerce luncheon Wednesday, reported the Joplin (Mo.) Globe. Watkins told the crowd that successful communities know who they are, accept who they are and celebrate who they are. [...] “You’re being incredibly aggressive,” Watkins said, praising … Continue reading “Gateway to Oklahoma”
A take on Tulsa’s Mother Road
Urban Tulsa, the alternative weekly in town, has a report today about the still-being-planned Route 66 interpretive center in town. Many of the quotes are from Michael Wallis, author of the best-selling "Route 66: The Mother Road." Wallis' thoughts about the Route 66 center: "I saw this site as the key to really push Tulsa … Continue reading A take on Tulsa’s Mother Road
No hoaxes here
Today is April Fools' Day. I feel obligated to inform readers that you should not expect hoaxes today, or any other day, on this site. I value the credibility of Route 66 News too much to waste your time and mine on such tomfoolery. That is all.
Two restaurants voted to Arizona’s Top 25
Two Route 66 restaurants in Arizona were named to Arizona Highways magazine's annual top 25 places to eat in 2009, in its April issue. One is Twisters 50s Soda Fountain and Route 66 Cafe at 417 E. Route 66 in Williams. The other is Hubb's Bistro, in the historic Hotel Brunswick at 315 E. Andy … Continue reading Two restaurants voted to Arizona’s Top 25
President signs bill to reauthorize Route 66 program
About 2 p.m. CST today, President Obama signed the Omnibus Public Lands Bill that contained a measure to reauthorize the Route 66 Corridor Preservation Program for another 10 years. The word came over in the past hour from wire services and an elated e-mail from Michael Romero Taylor, a longtime co-director of the Route 66 … Continue reading President signs bill to reauthorize Route 66 program
Route 66 Magazine moves to Florida; editor stays near Mother Road
In Route 66 Magazine's latest issue, longtime owners Paul and Sandi Taylor said they were moving the magazine's operations from Laughlin, Nev., to Port Richey, Fla., by early April. In the announcement, Paul Taylor sought to reassure readers that the magazine would still adequately cover the Mother Road, despite relocating more than 1,000 miles from … Continue reading Route 66 Magazine moves to Florida; editor stays near Mother Road