John Paget's Blog

Route 66 - Niagara Falls connection is a strange coincidence

Interesting story about a lost episode of the old Route 66 TV show that was filmed in Niagara Falls in October 1963, but never aired because the plot of the episode bore an uncanny resemblance to JFK assassination which happened a month later. Click here for the full story.

http://www.wgrz.com/news/local/story.aspx?storyid=71662&provider=gnewsPublish

Route 66 artist's life coming to an end -- chicagotribune.com

Route 66 artist's life coming to an end -- chicagotribune.com

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Chicago Olympics = Route 66 Revival

If the Olympics, do land in Chicago in 2012, it could mean another boom for Route 66.  A huge component of Route 66 tourism has always been the foreign travelers, who are lured by the mythic appeal of 66 generated by Steinbeck, Kerouac and the 1960's Route 66 TV show.  A Chicago Olympics would place legions of foreigners right at the doorstep of Route 66's Chicago-to-LA path. 

The Route 66 State Associations should immediately propose a new Olympic event - a Cannonball Run type race along the old route!

LA Times: "Route 66 Fans Rejoice!"

LA Times reports that the National Park Service has dedicated a new microsite to Historic Route 66, with a mother lode of info on the mother road.

The NPS list of Route 66 sites includes many attractions that were featured in my documentary film, Route 66: Return to the Road with Martin Milner.