Where The Streets Are Paved With Gold
"Route 66 was completely paved in Missouri as of January 5, 1931. The final section of pavement was just east of the Pulaski County line, near Arlington. Workers tossed coins…
Beyond The Route 66 Centennial
It was an era of hand crank telephones, Model A Fords, and unprecedented economic collapse. The onslaught of the Dust Bowl that would transform families into refugees and prosperous communities…
Hard Times
"By most accounts it was a surprisingly mild day in late March 1933 when McLean County sheriff’s deputy Charles Adams, accompanied by a DeWitt county deputy, went to the grocery…
Sleep Is Our Business
The tag line in promotion for the Hiway House Motel chain was "Sleep Is Our Business." It appeared in brochures and on the motels distinctive signage that cast a neon…
Murder, Mayhem & Road Trips
On the evening of October 4, 1919, about twenty-five miles west of Seligman behind a small hill along the National Old Trails Road, predecessor to Route 66, a shepherd tending…
Cold Beer & Reflections
Reflection is what you do after an afternoon spent sipping a pint of house brewed Bearded Bagpipe at Rickety Cricket in Kingman, Arizona, and enjoying some hearty conversation, and a…