Tag Archives: Mother Road
The Story of Thrifty
The eastern portions of 11th Street in Tulsa (also known as Route 66) resemble more of a rural highway than a city road. Homes and empty fields make up most of the landscape with an occasional church or small business … Continue reading
Posted in Oklahoma, Route 66, Tulsa
Tagged Crow Motors, Dollar-Thrifty, History, Lobeck-Taylor, LTFF, Mother Road, oklahoma, Rent-a-car, Rental, rental car, route 66, Thrifty, Tulsa
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The Waldmire U-Haul
Originally posted to the Oklahoma Route 66 Association blog on 11/7/19 When it was announced this summer that the contents of Afton Station were going to be auctioned off, I was tremendously sad. Afton Station had been a great asset … Continue reading
Posted in Oklahoma, Route 66, Uncategorized
Tagged "bob waldmire", Afton, art, Chelsea, Mother Road, oklahoma, preservation, roadside, route 66, travelok, U-Haul, waldmire
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Gilligan’s Spring Tour (II)
If you missed my previous post that covered the journey from Paris Springs to Joplin, Missouri — check that out here. As I ate my breakfast and visited with my New Zealand traveling companions in Joplin, I noticed they were … Continue reading
Posted in Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma, Route 66
Tagged ANZAC, ANZAC Day, baxter springs, Blue Whale, bridge, Catoosa, Clanton's Cafe, commerce, Dairy King, Joplin, marsh arch, Mother Road, Mustang, road trip, Route 66 Village, travel, travelok, Tulsa, Vinita
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Gilligan’s Spring Tour (I)
For the last several years, I’ve met up with the Gilligan’s Route 66 Tour group as they’ve come through Tulsa. Gilligan’s is operated by Sam Murray, a gent from New Zealand that also owns and operates a 1916 boutique hotel … Continue reading
Posted in Missouri, Route 66, Travel
Tagged Bob Boots, Carthage, Gary's Gay Parita, Joplin, La Russell, Lowell Davis, Missouri, Mother Road, Mustang, neon, Red Oak II, road trip
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Rendezvous in ABQ
When I was elected as the new President of the Oklahoma Route 66 Association, I also became a board member of the Route 66 Road Ahead Partnership. This nationwide group just entered their third year of operation and their annual … Continue reading
Posted in New Mexico, Route 66, Travel, Uncategorized
Tagged abandoned, Albuquerque, Mother Road, Nara Visa, New Mexico, Pampa, road trip, Santo Domingo, Tewa Pueblo
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The Hi-Way Cafe
On the way home from Missouri this weekend, I stopped for lunch in Vinita, OK. Normally, I’d stop in at Clanton’s…but today I opted for the Hi-Way Cafe just west of town. I’d heard good things and the timing was … Continue reading
Posted in Oklahoma, Route 66, Uncategorized
Tagged Bob Wills, conversation, diner, Hi-Way Cafe, Mother Road, oklahoma, route 66, travel, Tulsa, Vinita
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Texas Welcomes the World
Last weekend, I took a trip west to the Texas Panhandle. It was finally time for Texas Welcomes the World, the 2018 International Route 66 Festival! It had been a long time since I’d seen many of my roadie friends … Continue reading
Posted in Route 66, Texas, Travel, Uncategorized
Tagged canyon, family, festival, McLean, Mother Road, neon, Palo Duro, panhandle, Preserve66, Road Crew, roadie, route 66, Shamrock, Texas, Texas Welcomes the World, travel
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