Though its popular and well-regarded cost-share grant program legislatively expired last fall with little chance of renewal, the Route 66 Corridor Preservation Program continues to offer aid to the public. Kaisa Barthuli, program manager for the National Park Service program, stated in an email Friday: As you likely are aware, the authorizing legislation for the … Continue reading Not dead yet: Route 66 Corridor Preservation Program still offers assistance
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End of an era: Yahoo! will scale back Route 66 group
Yahoo! recently announced it will stop allowing uploads of content on all its Yahoo Groups -- including the once-seminal and 20-year-old Route 66 group -- on Oct. 28 and remove all uploaded content in mid-December. One of the group's longtime members and moderators, Mike Ward, passed along the news Monday and posted a Yahoo link … Continue reading End of an era: Yahoo! will scale back Route 66 group
Route 66 Corridor Preservation Program announces final cost-share grants
The Route 66 Corridor Preservation Program this week announced what will be its final cost-share grants, barring a very unlikely renewal of the program by Congress. Since 2001, the program awarded $2.27 million with $3.57 million in cost-share matches to 152 projects, totaling $5.84 million in public-private investment toward the revitalization and commemoration of Route … Continue reading Route 66 Corridor Preservation Program announces final cost-share grants
Switch is flipped on Ariston Cafe’s neon restoration
At 8:10 p.m. Saturday, the switch was flipped to show the restored neon signs and window accents for the Ariston Cafe in Litchfield, Illinois, during a relighting ceremony. The aim of the restoration was to show what the Route 66 restaurant looked like shortly after it opened in Litchfield in July 1935. The Ariston originally … Continue reading Switch is flipped on Ariston Cafe’s neon restoration
A few thoughts on the AP’s story on the Route 66 Corridor Preservation Program
A few days ago, Russell Contreras, a reporter with the Associated Press' Albuquerque bureau, filed a story last week about the imminent demise of the Route 66 Corridor Preservation Program. Because AP stories fly all over the globe and are picked up by dozens of news outlets, I thought I'd better address some of the … Continue reading A few thoughts on the AP’s story on the Route 66 Corridor Preservation Program
Relighting of Ariston Cafe’s neon signs, windows set for May 4
A relighting ceremony for the neon signs and window accents for the Ariston Cafe in Litchfield, Illinois, will be scheduled for the evening of May 4. The restoration of the signs and accents is a joint project between the Route 66 Association of Missouri and the Illinois Route 66 Association. The Missouri association has been … Continue reading Relighting of Ariston Cafe’s neon signs, windows set for May 4
Final cost-share grant season opens for Route 66 Corridor Preservation Program
An era is coming to an end as the Route 66 Corridor Preservation Program announced this week it is opening its annual cost-share grant application season -- its last before the program sunsets later this year. According to a news release from program director Kaisa Barthuli: Applications will be accepted until Friday, April 12, 2019. The … Continue reading Final cost-share grant season opens for Route 66 Corridor Preservation Program
Congress fails to pass Route 66 bills before session ends
The 115th Congress failed to pass two Route 66-related bills into law before the legislative body's session ended Jan. 3, leaving Route 66 boosters the prospect of starting the process all over again with the new Congress. The Route 66 National Historic Trail Designation Act and the Route 66 Centennial Commission Act easily passed through the … Continue reading Congress fails to pass Route 66 bills before session ends
2018 cost-share grants for Route 66 sites announced
The Route 66 Corridor Preservation Program on Wednesday announced it awarded seven cost-share grants totaling about $87,000 for preservation or historical research. Since 2001, the program has awarded 146 cost-share grants totaling $2.17 million. The program tentatively has planned to award more grants in 2019 before it expires that year. Here are the 2018 awardees, … Continue reading 2018 cost-share grants for Route 66 sites announced
Gasconade River Bridge Guardians issue progress report
The Route 66 Gasconade River Bridge Guardians this week issued a report on its activities to preserve the closed historic bridge near Hazelgreen, Missouri. The group met in St. Louis on Sunday. Here is a summary of the meeting, as described on a post on Facebook on Thursday: -- The group's fundraising efforts have generated … Continue reading Gasconade River Bridge Guardians issue progress report