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20-foot-tall Colt pistol unveiled at J.M. Davis Arms Museum in Claremore
The J.M. Davis Arms & Historical Museum in Claremore, Oklahoma, on Friday unveiled a 20-foot-tall Colt pistol made with LED lights. It being called the Big Red Gun. The sculpture is part of Route 66 centennial celebrations this year. KTUL-TV in nearby Tulsa reported: The…
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Tulsa to honor musician Roy Clark with street sign unveiling on Nov. 3
The City of Tulsa will celebrate late musician Roy Clark with the unveiling of a commemorative Roy Clark Way street sign on Nov. 3. The free celebration begins at 11:30 a.m. at The Church Studio, 304 S. Trenton Ave., with the unveiling to follow. Free tickets are available…
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Tacos Uranus opening at Uranus Missouri complex on Nov. 11
The Tacos Uranus restaurant will open at the Uranus Missouri complex in St. Robert, Missouri, on Nov. 11 — the centennial date when U.S. 66 was federally certified. Louie Keen, owner and self-proclaimed mayor of Uranus Missouri, stated in an email that Tacos Uranus will be…
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Illinois Route 66 Scenic Byway to give away one-of-a-kind neon sign
Ace Sign Co. of Springfield, Illinois, is designing and building a unique Route 66 neon sign in partnership with the Illinois Route 66 Scenic Byway as part of the state’s celebration of the Mother Road’s 100th anniversary. The one-of-a-kind sign, valued at $6,000, will be…
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Doc’s Just Off 66 in Girard likely will have new owners by late November
The Doc’s Just Off Route 66 restaurant and bar in downtown Girard, Illinois, likely will be under new ownership in about a month. Steve and Casey Claypool owned the former drugstore for five years and shifted it more toward a restaurant-related business. Casey is also executive…
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Video for Oklahoma Route 66 Gala takes a page from “Field of Dreams”
If you have two minutes, watch this video made by Freestyle Creative for the recent Route 66 Gala in Oklahoma City. I gasped in recognition during the first few seconds, and you might, too. Yes, the narration takes a liberal page from the late James Earl Jones’ speech about…
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“Travels with Darley” host to attend inaugural Mother Road Conference
Darley Newman, host and executive producer of “Travels with Darley,” will join the Illinois Route 66 Scenic Byway inaugural Mother Road Conference on Nov. 11 at Motorheads Bar & Grill in Springfield, Illinois, for a special preview screening of the series’ 100th episode,…
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Rare, 1960s-era Futuro house coming soon to Atlanta, Illinois
The same people who run the American Giants Museum along Route 66 in Atlanta, Illinois, will soon welcome a new tourist attraction: a rare 1960s Futuro house. For the uninitiated, fiberglass Futuro homes were designed in Finland and resemble flying saucers. Only about 100 were…
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Groundbreaking set for Nov. 7 for Kingman Route 66 Nature Trail
The public is invited to attend the official groundbreaking for the Kingman Route 66 Nature Trail on Nov. 7 in the parking lot at Third Street and Andy Devine Avenue (Route 66) in Kingman, Arizona. The event schedule includes: The Kingman Route 66 Nature Trail is a…
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City of Marshfield finishes restoration of century-old gas station that once stood near Niangua
The City of Marshfield, Missouri, recently completed restoration of the Niangua Service Station, which first opened in 1925, shortly before U.S. 66 was certified. KOLR-TV reports that the station now stands along Hubble Drive, next to the Webster County Route 66 marker. “We were…
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“Shark Tank” personality takes on the Big Texan’s 72-ounce steak challenge
Television personality Kevin O’Leary, aka Mr. Wonderful, best known for the “Shark Tank” TV reality show, recently showed up at the Big Texan Steak Ranch in Amarillo to try the restaurant’s famed 72-ounce steak dinner challenge. It’s probably no surprise that O’Leary did not…
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City of Lebanon declares former Red Fox Motel unsafe
The City of Lebanon, Missouri, earlier this month declared the former Red Fox Motel unsafe after finding safety hazards in the wake of a stabbing there. The Laclede County Herald reported that police department inspectors found the hazards on Oct. 8. The inspection came after a…
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PBS show takes a closer look at Rich Dinkela and his Shamrock Court motel
The PBS-TV show “American Lens,” hosted by noted photographer Carol Highsmith, recently examined Roamin’ Rich Dinkela and the Shamrock Court motel in Sullivan, Missouri, which he spent years restoring. Dinkela also acquired another Route 66 landmark: the Wagon Wheel Motel in…