Landmarks Of Route 66 And Other Quirky Roadside Attractions
Bombs Away!
ABCnews.com has a nice slideshow of many of the wacky, weird, and quirky roadside attractions that were built alone Route 66. They also include other interesting bits of Americana that while not on the Mother Road, they are bizarre or interesting enough to merit a look.
I have to say that during my travels throughout my life, I have seen many of these odd creations. Drop a comment about any you have seen too!
A blogger by the name of Kenneth R. Koehler has put up a nice interactive map on his blog where you can click on some icons which pop-up images of what you can see along Route 66 as well as a nice travelogue of his trip with pictures from the road today.
And now a little road music!
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4 August 2010
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Big Texan Steak Ranch House on I40 (Route 66) Amarillo, is one of my favorite stops on Route 66.
Home of the giant 72 oz steak, (free) if you can eat it in one hour. The steak house cadillacs were the inspiration for Tex Dinoco in Cars. The movie crew stopped there for the steaks, and saw the Cadillacs in the parking lot.
The Longhorn Limousines have longhorns on the grilles. The caddys are used by the steakhouse for promoting the place and Pick up customers from local hotels and take them to steakhouse for dinner.
I wonder if that steak house is a reference to the steak house they mention several times on King of the Hill
We have a Cars Extras DVD that shows Joe Ranft trying to down one of those steaks, much to the delights of John Lasseter and the rest of the crew travelling Route 66 as they did research while making “Cars”.
The last time I was at the Big Texan, I told them about the Tex Dinoco Car and that they should carry it in their gift shop which is full of Route 66 memorabilia. They didn’t even know about the car based on their Longhorn Limos.
http://www.bigtexan.com/restaurant.html
scroll down to see the interior.
http://blog.petaflop.de/wp-content/uploads/2007/10/car-hood-bonnet-longhorn-langhorn-rinderhoerner-motorhaube-auto-big-texan-steak-ranch-house-steakhaus-old-route-66-amarillo-texas-usa-dscn7319.jpg
pics of the longhorn limo Tex Dinoco.
NOTE:
Bobby Troup played a doctor on Emergency tv show with Julie London ( a jazz singer famous for the song My Funny Valentine) as “Dixie” who played a nurse on the same show
Ho! More trivia: Bobby Troup also played the cursing guy in the jeep at the very end of the original MASH movie. AND – In the show that ran after Emergency, which was Adam-12, one of the policemen was played by the same actor in the TV show Route 66 – Martin Milner.
Eagles / Route 66 trivia:
“Standin on the Corner in Winslow Arizona” line from the Eagles song “Take It Easy”…. actually exists,
http://www.roadsideamerica.com/story/12603
I-40 east of flagstaff about 40 – 50 miles is Joesph, Arizona for the “Here it is” Jack Rabbit Trading Post” where the original Here It Is sign is.
http://www.roadsideamerica.com/tip/85
During our SDCC travels, we wanted to take the Route 66 trip from Vegas to San Diego. We did end up visiting Barstow and San Bernardino, but Kingston was in the wrong direction. Barstow. . is definitely NOT the place to stop to use a restroom. . . . just sayin’
I have also stopped in Barstow and I totally agree with you!
“but MOM!!!! I REAAAAALLY need to go!!!”
” I am sorry son. After what I read about Barstow on Take 5 the other day, we just cannot stop here. You will have to hold it until we get to the Wheel Well Motel.”
“MOM, my eyes are turning yellow I cannot hold it any more!!! Can’t we pull over so I can find a tree??”
“Son, we are in the middle of the DESERT! Nothing but Tumbleweed and Cactus for miles!! Do you want me to stop at a Cactus????”
“NO …. I WILL HOLD IT!!!”
😆
heh heh; love the cactus line
LMBO