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Route 66 News
Booklet on Tulsa’s neon signs to be published
The Tulsa Foundation for Architecture and Leadership Tulsa are publishing a booklet about the city’s historic neon signs, including many on Route 66. The booklet, “Tulsa Vintage Neon Signs,” will be distributed during a release party at one of the sites of a historic sign, El Rancho Grande restaurant on Route 66, at 5-6:45 p.m. [...]
3/9/2010 2:11:16 πμ
Route 66 News
Joplin marathon attracts runners from far and wide
The inaugural Mother Road Marathon that’s set to run from Commerce, Okla., to Joplin, Mo., on Oct. 10 has already attracted 1,000 entrants from 34 states, according to the Joplin Globe. The event includes the full 26.2-mile marathon, a half-marathon, and a fun run. To attract that many runners with weeks to go before a [...]
3/9/2010 1:43:27 πμ
Route 66 News
Gallop to Gallup
Because The Huffington Post is primarily serves as a political site, I ordinarily don’t surf there. But this decidedly nonpartisan post by travel writer Karen Tina Harrison serves as good overview of the Route 66 town of Gallup, N.M. It contains plenty of photos, and shout-outs to El Rancho Hotel and Richardson’s trading post. Harrison [...]
2/9/2010 10:56:54 μμ
Route 66 News
Chili that’s older than the road
Central Illinois has long been praised as a haven for chili. And here’s more proof with Taylor’s Mexican Chili Parlor, 0n the old Illinois 4 alignment of Route 66 in Carlinville, Ill. Here’s a fan of Taylor’s: A little Internet surfing revealed that Taylor’s Mexican Chili was established in 1904 in Carlinville. That’s more than [...]
2/9/2010 6:27:06 πμ
Route 66 News
Tire store on Route 66 marks 75th year
This is pretty amazing. Bay’s Tire Service, at 112 E. Osage St. in Pacific, Mo., recently marked its 75th year at the same location and the same family ownership, reported the Washington Missourian. According to the story: Lee and Hazel Miles Bay purchased a farmhouse at present-day 112 E. Osage St. on the new Route [...]
2/9/2010 1:17:44 πμ
Route 66 News
Little Engines That Could: A Meeting of Microcars - New York Times

New York Times

Little Engines That Could: A Meeting of Microcars
New York Times
UWE STAUFENBERG just got his kicks on Route 66, and he did it at less than 30 miles an hour. The microcar enthusiast from Stuttgart, Germany shipped his ...

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3/9/2010 1:19:44 πμ
Route 66 News
Schlotzsky's Franchise Cruises the Mother Road with Three Hot New Chicks - Franchising.com (press release)

Schlotzsky's Franchise Cruises the Mother Road with Three Hot New Chicks
Franchising.com (press release)
"Our guests demonstrated a passion for the history behind Route 66 and an appreciation for the regional flavors featured in each sandwich, ...

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3/9/2010 1:19:44 πμ
Route 66 News
Route 66 lures German couple to Carthage - Carthage Press

Route 66 lures German couple to Carthage
Carthage Press
Karla Fredericksen, from Germany, shows her German language Route 66 travel guide that features a three-quarter-page photo of the Jasper County Courthouse ...

3/9/2010 1:19:44 πμ
Route 66 News
Bob Waldmire to be honored at this year's Mother Road Festival - The State Journal-Register

Bob Waldmire to be honored at this year's Mother Road Festival
The State Journal-Register
Artist Bob Waldmire spent much of his life on Route 66 between Springfield and Arizona. One of his homes was a school bus near Rochester. ...

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3/9/2010 1:19:44 πμ
Route 66 News
City officials decide fate of bus route affected by budget cuts - Web Devil

City officials decide fate of bus route affected by budget cuts
Web Devil
Bus route 66 was cancelled due to state-wide budget cuts, said John Kelley, city of Scottsdale transportation planner. In March, $34 million of the Local ...

3/9/2010 1:19:44 πμ
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