Along 66, Dec. 2019: More 66 Art and a New Bike/Pedestrian Path in Oklahoma

I take these from the Route 66 News blog spot.  I only take the ones of most interest to me, but if you want to know pretty much everything going on along our old road, this is where you want to go.  There is an entry every day with a lot more information and pictures.  Where you want to go for 66.

DECEMBER 1--  Road art goes up on 66 near Calumet, Oklahoma.  This is the art of John Cerney of Salinas, California, and consists of an 18-foot Paul Bunyan muffler man, an 18-foot tall Uniroyal Gal and a clean-shaven muffler man.

Oh Boy, something else to see.

DECEMBER 4--  Route 66 Trail project in Edmond Oklahoma, to begin this month.  It will be a trail for bicyclists and pedestrians and will cost $2.6 million.

Wouldn't it be great if the whole Route 66 was turned into a bike/walking path, along, of course, with roadway for vehicles.

--RoadDog

Along 66, August 2017: Travel Advisory, The Nimblewell Nomad and the Fire

AUGUST 7--  A closer look at the NAACP's Missouri travel advisory.  It warns about possible discrimination and attacks against minorities because of recent legislation making discrimination lawsuits harder to win.

A clear case of grasping at straws by a racist group.  Well, at least it wasn't about discrimination against Confederate monuments.

AUGUST 8--  M.J. Eberhart, 78, walking the length of Route 66.  he calls himself The Nimblewill  Nomad.  Going East to West.  And I can just make it across the bar to my stool.  Today, September 9, if all is going well, he should be in Edmond, Oklahoma.

AUGUST 9--  Fire ravages Country Classic cars near Staunton, Illinois.  Did a job on the main building which had around 100-150 cars in it.  The business opened about 20 years ago.

They had some neat cars, but a lot that really, really, really needed to be restored.

Beware Travelers!!  The NAACP Is Looking Out for You.  --RoadDog

Let's Use that Riverfront

Cities and towns across the US are discovering that there is money to be made in their riverfronts. And that is not to mention the great aesthetics of a water view. Chicago is among these with it's mile-long Riverwalk between Lake Shore Drive and Franklin Street. This is Mayor Richard M. Daley's project, and yesterday, he announced that seven summertime businesses were going to be opening along it.

Five of them will be outdoor cafes offering food from French to hot dogs. There will also be a bicycle rental place.

Mayor Daley sees this as only the beginning and I would imagine he hopes to have something along the lines of San Antonio's famed River Walk. That was an impressive place when we visited it.

One problem to be overcome are the bridge structures between the two roads. Plans are for eight under-bridge pedestrian walkways extending 15-20 feet out into the river. Each one will cost an estimated $5 million.

Chicago Tribune July 7- "Chicago Riverwalk gains food, services" by Gary Washburn.

Nothing like a Water View. --RoadDog