Report on the Havasu Hotel November 3, 2007
Posted by Ron in Businesses, Preservation, Railroad.add a comment
Cronkite News Service in Arizona has a report about residents’ efforts to save the Havasu Hotel in Seligman from the wrecking ball. It was a Harvey House for many years until it closed decades ago.
Most of the story treads over familiar ground, except for this new twist:
Frank Kocevar, owner of Seligman Sundries, a coffee bar and gift shop in a historic building, said he is negotiating with the railroad to buy the hotel and restore it on land he owns nearby.
“I want to see life in that building – perhaps as a museum, so people could see a piece of Seligman,” Kocevar said. “It’s a classic building. It would be hard to replace.”
The Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway went from scheduling a demolition in October to not doing it until 2009 at the earliest. So preservationists already have had an effect by buying the Havasu more time.
“Route 66 Tour, Part 1″ November 3, 2007
Posted by Ron in Attractions, History, Movies, Road trips.1 comment so far
A YouTube poster who calls himself/herself “Route 66 Tour” has posted the first segment of what appears to be well-produced documentary series about Route 66:
I’m not 100 percent positive, but I think the segment comes from this five-DVD box set, titled “Route 66: The Marathon Tour.”
A twist on “Route 66″ November 3, 2007
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The BCB Band of Oklahoma City delivers a country-rock twist to Bobby Troup’s “Route 66″ in this slideshow.
If you like what you heard, go to the band’s Web site here, where a lot of Mp3s can be heard and videos can be seen.
Bottletree ranch November 3, 2007
Posted by Ron in Art, Attractions, Blogroll.add a comment
This video shows the scale of the Bottletree Ranch that’s on Route 66 just outside of Helendale, Calif.
The property is owned by Elmer “Bottletree Man” Long, and he has a blog.
