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See also: http://oldred.org/
“Old Red”, the Dallas County Court House, was built in 1892 in the “Richardsonian Romanesque” type of architecture of Red Sandstone from the area around Pecos, Texas and Blue Granite from Arkansas. Henry Hobson Richardson was the designer of many similar buildings. However, the architect of “Old Red” was Maximillian Anton Orlopp, [...]
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For the benefit of new travelers who plan to travel Route 66, this is intended as a general guide for finding Route 66.
Route 66 was officially known as “U.S. Federal Interstate Higway 66″ and was certified along with many other routes which came into being in 1926.
Before that, there was no system of numbered [...]
I’m listing a few items for translation between two variations from the English language. I mentioned the quote from (I believe it was attributed to George Bernard Shaw)- “England and America are two countries separated by the same language.” – which applies to the below.
If there are corrections or additions, please feel [...]
I recently returned from a visit with a group of intrepid travelers from the United Kingdom who are traveling Route 66 in its entirety from the shores of Lake Michigan at Chicago to the shores of the Pacific Ocean at Santa Monica.
I joined them for just a short portion of their journey – just the [...]
In the far distant past, say around the year 1915, rail travelers to and from Dallas, Texas faced a bewildering problem of getting to and from the trains, especially if they had to transfer from one line to the other. For example, if you arrived on the Texas and Pacific from El Paso and [...]
The view looks down on Dealey Plaza, which was a depression-era project to provide a gateway to the business district of Dallas, Texas.
Dealey Plaza is named for George Bannerman Dealey, founder, editor and publisher of the Dallas Morning News. Young “G.B.” was a member of the large Dealey family which came to Galveston, Texas [...]
Many of the old restaurants along Old Route 66 are no longer in operation, but happily there are some who have survived and are doing quite well, thank you !
One of these is Joseph’s Restaurant along the main street in Santa Rosa, New Mexico. It advertises itself as being in operation since 1956. The old [...]
If you really want to see some of the old historic landmarks along old Route 66, you will have to get off the Interstate occasionally. In this case if you are headed westbound on I-40, exit at Mile 53 at Kingman, Arizona; eastbound tourists can exit at Mile 48.
Historic Route 66 through Kingman, Arizona [...]
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Old Route 66 between Needles and Barstow, California is also designated as The National Old Trails Highway. The old route from the turnoff at the exit west of Needles to the return to Interstate Highway 40 at Ludlow, California is about 75 miles – only about 9 miles longer than the direct route on [...]
Many of the old landmarks along Route 66 have been restored or renovated . The Power House Museum in Kingman, Arizona contains historical exhibits , including an extensive Route 66 collection.