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Route 66 News
Saviors of the Wigwam Motel
Gary Warner of the Orange County (Calif.) Register takes a closer look at the three remaining Wigwam Motels in the United States, two of which are on Route 66. The third is in Cave City, Ky. All of the motels are praiseworthy. But the one that receives the most accolades is the Wigwam in San [...]
9/3/2010 12:03:51 PM
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. [...]
9/3/2010 2:11:16 AM
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 [...]
9/3/2010 1:43:27 AM
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 [...]
9/2/2010 10:56:54 PM
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 [...]
9/2/2010 6:27:06 AM
Route 66 News
Saving the Wigwam Motels - OCRegister

Saving the Wigwam Motels
OCRegister
It sits in the middle of what would politely be called an "economically challenged" strip of historic Route 66, the road that brought millions to Southern ...

9/3/2010 11:03:21 AM
Route 66 News
Jerry Rice will appear at Route 66 Rendezvous - Press-Enterprise

Jerry Rice will appear at Route 66 Rendezvous
Press-Enterprise
Route 66 Rendezvous, will have women lining up for autographs as well as men. That's the prediction of Karen Blanco, communications director of the San ...

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9/3/2010 11:03:21 AM
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 ...

9/3/2010 11:03:21 AM
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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9/3/2010 11:03:21 AM
Route 66 News
TORC: Barlow Motorsports Chicagoland summary - Motorsport.com

TORC: Barlow Motorsports Chicagoland summary
Motorsport.com
The number 48 Red Bull Bosch Power Tools F-150 was the fastest two-wheel- drive truck on the technical Route 66 track. Johnson won the Oakley Bomb Run award ...

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9/3/2010 11:03:21 AM
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