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The Latest Breaking News from Route 66

Want a desert experience that’s not Joshua Tree? Here are 3

This is not about Joshua Tree, California.

Los Angeles Times

Route 66 Classic Car Show gears up for Ogden Avenue in Lawndale on Sunday

“We really try to hold to the Route 66 theme and try to have something that’s quaint, elegant for our community,” said founder Drewone Goldsmith.

Chicago Sun-Times

Murals help kick up interest in Route 66 towns

Edwardsville has a historic theater, Collinsville a giant catsup bottle and East St. Louis its jazz, all Americana from the glory days of Route 66.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

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Murals help kick up interest in Route 66 towns

Edwardsville has a historic theater, Collinsville a giant catsup bottle and East St. Louis its jazz, all Americana from the glory days of Route 66.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

NC500 named the best road trip in the UK and third in all of Europe

New data has revealed Scotland's answer to Route 66 continues to garner popularity with Staycationers and visiting tourists alike.

Daily Record

Curse of abandoned Wild West town - from murder in 'Death Cave' to lion attacks

The abandoned Two Guns in Arizona was once a thriving town that housed a zoo as well as guides around a haunted cave were 42 Apache Indians were killed in an act of revenge

Daily Mirror

Lotto results Ireland: Lucky Dublin punter to fulfil life-long dream to travel Route 66 after winning six figure sum

The winning Quick Pick Play with Plus ticket was purchased on the day of the draw in Rush

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Bilingual poetry book about A470 sets Welsh hearts racing

Welsh-English anthology about Welsh equivalent of Route 66 republished twice since release on St David’s Day

The Guardian - UK

'My kids led me to deserts, mountains, canyons and beaches on an epic US adventure'

Zoe Chamberlain visits Los Angeles, Joshua Tree and Horseshoe Bend on a Route 66 family road trip in a 30ft recreational vehicle courtesy of Cruise America and The Motorhome Experts

Daily Mirror

Brighton to twin with Santa Monica – but which is cooler?

The Californian resort is the western end of Route 66 from Chicago via St Louis, while the Sussex city marks the southern terminus of the A23 from London via Crawley

The Independent UK

With nearly 700 credits at age 93, legendary actor James Hong isn’t done yet

LOS ANGELES — In 1953, James Hong left Minnesota with a buddy in a Buick and hit Route 66, bound for California.

Los Angeles Times

Jim Alexander: Getting hip to baseball on Route 66

The lyrics might only be familiar to those of a certain age.

The Orange County Register

Traveling in style: Luxury RVs include all the comforts of home

TAMPA, Fla. — Americans have long been enamored of the open road. There was John Steinbeck circling the country in Travels With Charley. Buz and Tod tooling west on Route 66. Clark Griswold loading up the family for a National Lampoon’s Vacation.

Tribune News Service

Kmart se ha reducido a sus últimas cuatro tiendas en EE. UU.

AVENEL, Nueva Jersey— En un concurrido tramo de Route 35, cerca de Rahway, Nueva Jersey, una de las últimas tiendas Kmart del país parece una reliquia del pasado. Su gran K roja está descolorida y agrietada. En el interior de esta tienda, la más americana de todas, popular por sus…

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Kmart is down to its last 4 stores in the US

AVENEL, New Jersey — On a busy stretch of Route 35 near Rahway, New Jersey, one of the nation's last Kmart stores looks like a relic from the past. Its big red K is faded and cracked. Inside this most American of retail stores, popular for K Cafe luncheonettes and…

Daily Record

North Coast 500 named 'most dangerous road trip' in the UK

Scotland's answer to Route 66, ranked by the RAC as the most popular Road Trip in the UK is also the most dangerous.

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