Property for sale update July 11, 2006
Posted by Ron in Motels, Preservation.add a comment
While checking a few things with my “Route 66 Properties for Sale” link, I saw the following things have occurred:
- The Apache Motel in Tucumcari, N.M., is under contract. It was in bad shape, as its for-sale price of $59,000 attests. Hopefully, the buyer can do something with it.
- The price on the historic Palomino Motel in Tucumcari has been reduced from $225,000 to $195,000, with the label “Seller motivated” added.
Pain Walker in Pasadena July 11, 2006
Posted by Ron in People, Road trips.add a comment
The Pasadena (Calif.) Star-News caught up with Dennis Kinch, the man who’s walking Route 66 for the National Pain Foundation.
Here’s the money quote from him about his physical ailments:
“I’m blessed to have pain,” he said. “It’s made me a stronger person than before.”
Kinch also has a new entry in his Notes from the Road.
Kinch has only 25 miles to go before reaching the end of the Mother Road. If you want to greet him at the end of his trek, he’ll be at the Third Street Promenade in Santa Monica from 9 a.m. to noon on Friday.
UPDATE: I just found a story from a newspaper in his hometown of Attleboro, Mass., about Kinch nearing the end of his trek.
I like the other possible name better July 11, 2006
Posted by Ron in Restaurants.add a comment
The Desert Dispatch newspaper in Barstow, Calif., has an article about a new sushi restaurant at 116 E. Main St., called Main Street Sushi and BBQ.
Apparently the owners considered calling it Route 66 Sushi, since the Mother Road runs right outside, but went with the Main Street moniker instead.
Too bad.
