Randy’s of Wildorado is moving March 27, 2007
Posted by Ron in Preservation, Restaurants.add a comment
A reader tipped me off that the fine-dining restaurant on Route 66 in Wildorado, Texas, is moving to nearby downtown Amarillo.
Sure enough, Randy’s Web site says the restaurant closed its Wildorado location on Feb. 17 and is moving into the historic Paramount Building at 817 S. Polk, about two blocks south of Route 66. The restaurant will be renamed Randy’s at the Paramount. It plans to reopen next month after renovations.
I have mixed feelings about Randy’s moving from that delightfully dinky Route 66 town. But he’s traded it for a historic location that’s being preserved. It’s mostly a win-win.
Grand Canyon Skywalk opens tomorrow March 27, 2007
Posted by Ron in Attractions, Events.add a comment
The Grand Canyon Skywalk opens to the public at 10 a.m. local time tomorrow, reports KVBC-TV in Las Vegas. The story also has plenty of other details if you want to go there. Reservations are recommended.
Chris Kahn of the Associated Press took a tentative but ultimately rewarding stroll on the Skywalk during a media preview:
Finally, at the farthest point on the Skywalk, I stopped and peered through the transparent floor.
And there it was.
The cliff descended several hundred feet before it hit a narrow boulder-strewn shelf. Then it was straight down again, past a rainbow of strata, a few more chiseled ledges and into a dark crevice at the bottom.
This must be what Wile E. Coyote sees, I thought, just before gravity takes hold and he plummets into a little cartoon poof.
Far to the left, I could see ripples in the Colorado River. To the right was the triangular dip in the canyon wall that looks like the outstretched wings of a bird and gives this place its name: Eagle Point.
It was gorgeous.
“Voices from Route 66″ March 27, 2007
Posted by Ron in History, Radio.add a comment
Joe Loesch of Readio Theatre teaches eight students in an advanced voice-over class. He used those students in about a four-minute “Voices from Route 66″ podcast. You can listen to it here:
(Hat tip to Readio Theatre blog.)
