If there is one name that stirs your memory of a man that was truly the ambassador of the Mother Road, it would be BOB WALDMIRE. For those that were his family and close friends, to those that only met him once or never met him at all, he was a giant among men. By […]
When you travel down Route 66 you will most likely see a variety of “Roadside Attraction Signs”. These signs typically highlight places of interest along the Mother Road. When you see them, you’ll find them helpful during your trip. But, you may wonder, how did those signs get there and who put them there? We’re […]
Let me first tell you what it isn’t. It is NOT a government program. Nor is it one where anyone and everyone can line up for free money…or a hand-out. Let me tell what IT IS. It’s a grass roots, community involvement, in this case the Route 66 Community, along with folks that want to […]
Why, I feel our world, countries, communities and my beloved Route 66 will not only survive but flourish once we are allowed to get back on track after the crisis of 2020. By Jim Conkle It has been said that the Route 66 Community is a microcosm of the world at large. It is local […]
Willem was the kind of whose hands could make what his eyes saw. His specialty and hobby was the creation of scale models of buildings along Route 66. In 2005 he and his wife, Monique, planned a vacation to the USA for the first time during which they drove a part of Route 66 in […]