Down Da 66-- Good El Vado News-- D'Arcy's Pint-- Ugly!!!-- Picture This

Some News Along the Mother Road.

1. El Vado Motel--Albuquerque, NM-- Ron Warnick's Route 66 News reports that things are finally looking up for the famous El Vado Motel. The city has been given access to it by a judge. This is one beautiful motel that definitely needs to be saved.

2. D'Arcy's Pint-- Springfield, Il-- www.roadfood.com recently featured one of our favorite eatin' spots. If you want one of the best horseshoes available anywhere, this is where to go. The place is located about a half mile off Route 66.

3. Gettin' Ugly in Adrian, Texas-- The Midland Reporter-Telegram of Texas reports that lots of folks are stopping off at Adran's Midpoint Cafe to get a taste of Jo Ann Harwell's out-of-this world Ugly Crust Pies. When she started making them ten years ago, she thought it would be a temporary job, but now she makes 5-10 pies a day.

These pies have become synonymous with the restaurant. Liz and I split one the last time through back in the fall of 2006. Mighty good eatin' in the neighborhood. Coconut pie is the biggest-seller, but also chocolate, pecan, and lemon merengue do well.

Jo Ann is now known as the "Queen of Ugly" and "Pie Fairy."

4. Photos in Pontiac, Il-- Photographer Michael A. Campanelli took a trip across Route 66 in 2002 (the time of our first abbreviated trip through Illinois) and took over 1000 pictures. The Illinois Route 66 Hall of Fame and Museum has acquired 166 of the pictures and will display them for at least a year. Definitely just something else to see in Illinois.

Keep on Down that Two Lane Mother Road. --RoadDog