Route 66 News

We all need a safe harbor, a place to linger over a cup of coffee or wedge of pie.

No one was injured when a truck driven by Brian Hileman, 45, of Vandergrift, collided with a school bus, driven by Christina Pepple, 34, of Kittanning, at the intersection of Route 66 and Pleasantview Drive at 8:07 a.m. Wednesday.

Posted by Ron in Attractions , Highways , History , Movies , Towns . trackback The gist of it is that Route 66's original western terminus was at Seventh and Broadway in downtown Los Angeles.

Illinois artist Bob Waldmire, known for selling his artwork along Route 66, said he is dying of cancer and using his remaining time saying goodbye to friends.

A school bus, carrying 17 Lenape Elementary School students, was struck by a tri-axle coal truck at the intersection of Route 66 and Pleasantview Drive Wednesday morning.

When: November 11, 9:30am Where: Santa Monica Pier What: After 83 years of history, the official West Coast end of Route 66 will be designated on November 11.

As you can see from the November issue's table of contents , although the magazine ranked Mr.

A symbol based on the original Route 66 road signs is seen painted on the highway near an abandoned gas station and Cafe in Ludlow, California.

How could a young Warren Pickard ignore the twinkling chrome, rumbling engines, sparkling rims and bold paint jobs of passing cars? It was as if his own toy cars had swollen to real-life proportions in front of his eyes.

Badlands Burgers owner Daniel Chavez recently won the New Mexico Governor's Green Chile Cheeseburger Challenge at the State Fair.

Several illuminated pillars along Route 66 in Flagstaff, Ariz., will be kept in storage indefinitely after a car accident and other problems with the art display cropped up in recent weeks, reported the Arizona Republic .

Posted by Ron in Motels , Movies , People , Road trips , Vehicles . trackback A crew for the documentary "Alfred & Jakobine" stopped Sunday on Route 66 in Tucumcari, N.M., in the early stages of production for the film, reported Richard Talley of the Motel Safari in town.

RICHLAND, Mo. a ' A Richland woman faces drunk driving charges after totaling her pickup early Sunday morning in a rollover wreck on Historic Route 66 in Laclede County.

A curio shop that sold Native American crafts during Route 66's heyday has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

"You never know where life will take you," said Fernando Thomas, 45, as he looked back on the events that brought him from Arkansas to Duarte to Lancaster.

Just as inmates at Alcatraz were taunted by the sights and sounds of seductive San Francisco, the incarcerated men at maximum security Joliet Correctional Center suffered a similar fate.

A Vienna woman was killed Oct. 26 in a two-vehicle accident at 9:35 a.m. on U.S. Highway 63 at Scenic Ridge Trails.

Bob Waldmire, with his Volkswagen minibus, visits with Afton Station co-owner Laurel Kane at the 2008 Route 66 Festival in Litchfield, Ill.

Police are investigating a Monday afternoon bank robbery at the TD Bank on Route 66.

FBI officials say they have rescued 52 children in a series of raids around the country aimed at underage prostitution.