These are taken from the Route 66 News blog by Ron Warnick. I take just the stories of most interest to me. The site has something every day and in extended form from what I write. Also, there is a picture or video accompanying it.
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OCTOBER 5
William Shatner gets his kicks on Route 66 on his new blues themed album. I listened to his version of "Get Your Kicks on Route 66." He needs to keep his acting job because it was pretty bad.
Actually, Shatner made one of his early appearances on an episode of the old "Route 66" TV show.
OCTOBER 6
A cash register from the Threatt Filling Station in Luther, Oklahoma, is to be part of a Smithsonian exhibition. It was one of the few gas stations along Route 66 that catered to black motorists.
There is a copy of the Negro Motorist Green Book in the National Civil Rights Museum in Memphis.
The black experience on Route 66 before the 1970s is one that has been overlooked for too long and I am glad to see that this case is no longer. It is sad that it was that way, but that was just the way it was. Glad it is not as bad anymore.
Back When Route 66 Wasn't Necessarily So Friendly and Fun for Some. --RoadDog
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