Along 66, June 2020: BLM Riots in Albuquerque, Birthplace Route 66 Festival Canceled, No More Musical Road in New Mexico

These are taken from the Route 66 News site.  I just take the stories of particular interest to me.  The site has at least one story every day and goes into more detail and even has pictures.  Check it out.

JUNE 1--  Rioters damage the KiMo Theatre in Albuquerque.  Even there?  These are quite the times to be living in.  As if the coronavirus wasn't bad enough.  Now we have to deal with all this Black Lives Matter demonstrations, which often start off peaceful, but all too often turn into rioting and looting.  And, that KiMo Theatre is one beautiful structure.

JUNE 2--  Birthplace of Route 66 Festival is cancelled.  It was to be August 14-125.  Last year, attendance was put at 65,000.  Plans are in place to have it again in 2021, hopefully.

Reason;  you-know-what.

We're hoping to make it there sometime in the future.

JUNE 4--  the famed Musical Road in Tijeras, New Mexico, is quietly fading away and, sadly, there are no plans for restoration.

It played "America the Beautiful" if you drove across the strips at 45 mph.  We were kind of looking forward to riving it.  Though, I would have preferred to hear "Get Your Kicks on Route 66."

Here's hoping someone takes it forward.

--RoadDog