If you wondered whether famed pop-culture enthusiast Charles Phoenix included Route 66 attractions in his latest book, "Addicted to Americana" (180 pages, hardcover, illustrated, Prospect Park Books), all you have to do is glance at its cover. It contains an image of the Desert Hills Motel neon sign in Tulsa and a tepee from one … Continue reading Book review: Charles Phoenix’s “Addicted to Americana”
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Wigwam Motel gets decked out for Christmas
For the first time Sunday, the Wigwam Motel in San Bernardino, Calif., was decorated for Christmas -- thanks partly to the efforts of kitsch aficionado Charles Phoenix. Motorists on Route 66 in the Inland Empire got their first look Sunday evening at one of the motel's decorated concrete wigwams during the so-called Wig Wam Holiday Lighting … Continue reading Wigwam Motel gets decked out for Christmas