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Route 66 News
Wigwam Motel in Rialto named to National Register | | The Wigwam Motel on Route 66 in Rialto, Calif., was placed on the National Register of Historic Places effective Jan. 3, according to an email Thursday afternoon from the National Park Service. The Wigwam, which features individual motel cabins in the shape of tepees, was nominated in late 2011; its inclusion on the National Register was [...] | | 3/2/2012 4:03:06 πμ |
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The heap behind Mater’s Junkyard Jamboree | | The Disney Parks Blog took a behind-the-scenes look at Larry the Cable Guy, aka Mater from the 2006 Disney-Pixar film “Cars,” recording a voice-over. Disney needed Larry’s pipes for Mater’s Junkyard Jamboree, one of the rides featured in Cars Land at Disney’s California Adventure: Cars Land is based on the fictional Route 66 town of Radiator [...] | | 3/2/2012 3:42:25 πμ |
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Let’s make Route 66 a National Historic Trail | | It’s time for the Route 66 community to talk to congressmen about eventually designating the Mother Road as a National Historic Trail, under the auspices of the National Park Service. Of the eight states where the old highway traverses, six have attained Byways or All-American Road status for Route 66. A seventh — California — [...] | | 2/2/2012 1:45:00 μμ |
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Bill would eliminate National Scenic Byways program | | A transportation bill proposed by U.S. House committee chairman would eliminate the National Scenic Byways program, according to an email from an official with the Route 66 Association of New Mexico. Rep. John Mica (R-Fla.), chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, introduced legislation Tuesday that would repeal the byways program, according to an email [...] | | 1/2/2012 11:17:51 μμ |
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Arizona Route 66 restaurant destroyed by fire; owner killed | | A natural gas explosion is believed to have started an explosion and fire that destroyed Linda’s Cafe & Deli in Golden Shores, Ariz., and killed its owner last Thursday, reported the Mojave Daily News. The body of the restaurant’s owner, Ronald Lee Hansen, 58, of nearby Topock, Ariz., was discovered by firefighters as they tried [...] | | 1/2/2012 9:52:08 μμ |
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Zzyzx (pronounced Zi Ziks)
Just outside Baker, California off Interstate 15, a health resort operator was accused of tax evasion. The FDA shouted false advertising, and the AMA named the proprietor “King of Quacks.” But it was the BLM that brought Zzyzx down.
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