RoadDog's RoadLog Blog: Being my travels down those great two lane highways of this nation as well as news I learn about them from media sources. Since I'm also very interested in historic preservation, there will be a lot of that as well.
The Shamrock Court Motel in Sullivan, Missouri. It can be yours for $125,000. Lots of possibilities. Actually, now you're too late. Missouri's Roamin' Rich bought it.
Showing posts with label Bunion Derby. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Bunion Derby. Show all posts
Friday, May 18, 2018
Along 66, April 2018: The Mill and Olde Keg Meet the Bunion Derby
APRIL 17-- The Olde Keg building in Joliet, Illinois, is set to become a Mexican restaurant with a new name, Catrina's Mexican The Olde Keg has been long-closed.
The building opened in 1897 and from that year to 1908 was the Horvath Cafe. From 1908 to 1964, it was Jermaine's Tavern. The last 29 years it was open it was The Keg.
We've driven by it, but didn't know it wasn't open.
APRIL 17-- This marks the first anniversary of The Mill's reopening in Lincoln, Illinois. Ceremonies will be held April 29. Sure glad Lincoln saved this relic of 66. When we first saw it in 2002, it was looking quite bad.
Lincoln deserves credit, though. I doubt that any town in the U.S. does more with its Route 66 heritage.
APRIL 19-- Oklahoma is marking the 90th anniversary of the Bunion Derby which took place in 1928 with a running race from Los Angeles to New York City, along Route 66 from L.A. to Chicago. Two points for anyone who knows who won it?
Run, Run, Don't You Know. --Andy Payne
Friday, July 14, 2017
News From Along 66, June 2017: Farms, Book and Movie
JUNE 12-- The old Gillett Farm on the top of Elkhart Hill in Elkhart, Illinois, will be auctioned off. It is sure hard to miss Elkhart Hill as it is the highest ground between Chicago and St. Louis.
John Dean Gillett was called the "Cattle King of the World" back in 1860. he was a friend of Abraham Lincoln.
I imagine he made quite a bit of money supplying beef to the Union armies during the Civil War.
JUNE 14-- There is a new book out called "The 1928 Bunion Derby" by James R. Powell. It is about the 3,423 mile Trans-American Footrace between Los Angeles and New York City. But, those of us Route 66 fans knew that.
JUNE 16-- Movie Review on "Cars 3." "Represents a return to the emotional core of the original 2006 film."
I saw it yesterday and sure did enjoy it. Sadly, our local theater is pulling it after just three weeks, so it must not have done all that well.
--RoadDog
John Dean Gillett was called the "Cattle King of the World" back in 1860. he was a friend of Abraham Lincoln.
I imagine he made quite a bit of money supplying beef to the Union armies during the Civil War.
JUNE 14-- There is a new book out called "The 1928 Bunion Derby" by James R. Powell. It is about the 3,423 mile Trans-American Footrace between Los Angeles and New York City. But, those of us Route 66 fans knew that.
JUNE 16-- Movie Review on "Cars 3." "Represents a return to the emotional core of the original 2006 film."
I saw it yesterday and sure did enjoy it. Sadly, our local theater is pulling it after just three weeks, so it must not have done all that well.
--RoadDog
Saturday, December 17, 2016
News From Along Route 66, November 2016--: Route 66's 90th Birthday-- Part 1
I wrote about this back on November 14th, three days latest the time, now I write about it again.
This is from Ron Warnick's Route 66 News site.
Happy 90th Birthday to Route 66, came into being November 11, 1926. This was the day when AASHO, the American Association of State Highway Officials adopted 66 as the number for our road. It is also the birthday of all other U.S. Highways.
ROUTE 66 THROUGH THE DECADES:
1920s: The Developmental Years. Existing roads linked together, often through the center of towns. Became known as Main Street of America. The 1928 Bunion Derby brought a lot of publicity.
1930s: The Great Depression and Great Okie Migration "Grapes of Wrath" and name "The Mother Road."
--Road66
This is from Ron Warnick's Route 66 News site.
Happy 90th Birthday to Route 66, came into being November 11, 1926. This was the day when AASHO, the American Association of State Highway Officials adopted 66 as the number for our road. It is also the birthday of all other U.S. Highways.
ROUTE 66 THROUGH THE DECADES:
1920s: The Developmental Years. Existing roads linked together, often through the center of towns. Became known as Main Street of America. The 1928 Bunion Derby brought a lot of publicity.
1930s: The Great Depression and Great Okie Migration "Grapes of Wrath" and name "The Mother Road."
--Road66
Wednesday, September 7, 2016
News From Along Route 66, August 2016: Andy Payne Featured
From the Route 66 News site. More information, pictures and other items at the site. I just write about the ones of particular interest to me.
AUGUST 3-- Grants, N.M. will open the Route 66 Neon Drive-Thru on Saturday. Looks like a neat new thing to visit. Photo op, anyone?
AUGUST 4-- Heart of Route 66 Auto Museum opened to the public in Sapulpa, Oklahoma. You can never have too many museums, especially those with those oldies and classics.
AUGUST 5-- The Cherokee Indians have put out a seven-minute film about the 1928 Trans-American Footrace, called the Bunion Derby. It is mostly about Native son Andy Payne of Oklahoma who won it. This footrace helped promote Route 66 and is well worth watching.
--RoadDog
AUGUST 3-- Grants, N.M. will open the Route 66 Neon Drive-Thru on Saturday. Looks like a neat new thing to visit. Photo op, anyone?
AUGUST 4-- Heart of Route 66 Auto Museum opened to the public in Sapulpa, Oklahoma. You can never have too many museums, especially those with those oldies and classics.
AUGUST 5-- The Cherokee Indians have put out a seven-minute film about the 1928 Trans-American Footrace, called the Bunion Derby. It is mostly about Native son Andy Payne of Oklahoma who won it. This footrace helped promote Route 66 and is well worth watching.
--RoadDog
Tuesday, June 2, 2015
News From Along Route 66-- April 2015
From Route 66 News site. Ron Warnick goes into more detail and has many other news stories. I am just writing about the ones of most interest to me.
APRIL 2ND: Atsuywki Katsuyama of Japan plans to retrace Andy Payne's Bunyan Derby trek. It will be 3,400 miles from Los Angeles to New York City and plans to begin it April 25. Here come the really sore feet. Good luck. He plans to be in Chicago June 21st. Does anyone know where he is right now?
APRIL 3RD: Kean Isaacs is restoring a 1920s gas station in Foyil, Oklahoma. I love old gas stations. Thanks.
APRIL 5TH: A new Route 66 souvenir shop has opened on Santa Monica Pier in California. It is in a trailer, but at least they now have one. Liz and I were greatly disappointed when we got to the end after starting in Chicago, and there was nothing really there. Hey, we wanted a frove the whole way license plates or a tee shirt at least.
Getting my Kicks You know Where. --RoadDog
APRIL 2ND: Atsuywki Katsuyama of Japan plans to retrace Andy Payne's Bunyan Derby trek. It will be 3,400 miles from Los Angeles to New York City and plans to begin it April 25. Here come the really sore feet. Good luck. He plans to be in Chicago June 21st. Does anyone know where he is right now?
APRIL 3RD: Kean Isaacs is restoring a 1920s gas station in Foyil, Oklahoma. I love old gas stations. Thanks.
APRIL 5TH: A new Route 66 souvenir shop has opened on Santa Monica Pier in California. It is in a trailer, but at least they now have one. Liz and I were greatly disappointed when we got to the end after starting in Chicago, and there was nothing really there. Hey, we wanted a frove the whole way license plates or a tee shirt at least.
Getting my Kicks You know Where. --RoadDog
Monday, October 22, 2012
Get Your Butt Kicked on Route 66: The Bunion Derby and Today
From the April 8, 2012, Arizona Daily Sun by Neil Weintraub.
In 1928, Charles C. Pyle organized a 3,400 mile footrace from Los Angeles to New York Vity in 84 days with a top prize of $35,000. The first 2,000 miles were on the new Route 66.
There was only one Arizona runner, Nicholas Quamawahu, a Hopi Indian from Orabi who dropped out in Arizona. Pyle's "Footrace Across America" became better known as "The Bunion Derby." It began March 4, 1928 with 199 runners. Only 55 finished and it was won by 20-year-old Andy Payne of Oklahoma, with an average of 10 miles per hour.
The Northern Arizona Trail Runners Association (NATRA) recently ran one of the most challenging stretches of the Bunion Derby which occurred on the 13th day, the steep Ash Fork Hill where Quamawahu dropped off. This is the 43-mile trek from Seligman to Williams, a 1700 ft incline.
The nine NATRA runners started near the Welch exit and retraced a few miles of the exact path, then took a graded dirt road, part of the Old Trails Highway. After three miles, most of the present-day runners were walking after having their butts kicked.
Getting Your Butt Kicked You Know Where. --RoadDog
In 1928, Charles C. Pyle organized a 3,400 mile footrace from Los Angeles to New York Vity in 84 days with a top prize of $35,000. The first 2,000 miles were on the new Route 66.
There was only one Arizona runner, Nicholas Quamawahu, a Hopi Indian from Orabi who dropped out in Arizona. Pyle's "Footrace Across America" became better known as "The Bunion Derby." It began March 4, 1928 with 199 runners. Only 55 finished and it was won by 20-year-old Andy Payne of Oklahoma, with an average of 10 miles per hour.
The Northern Arizona Trail Runners Association (NATRA) recently ran one of the most challenging stretches of the Bunion Derby which occurred on the 13th day, the steep Ash Fork Hill where Quamawahu dropped off. This is the 43-mile trek from Seligman to Williams, a 1700 ft incline.
The nine NATRA runners started near the Welch exit and retraced a few miles of the exact path, then took a graded dirt road, part of the Old Trails Highway. After three miles, most of the present-day runners were walking after having their butts kicked.
Getting Your Butt Kicked You Know Where. --RoadDog
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)