Going to have to take a peek at this place next time I roll through Joplin! Found an interesting website (http://www.dean-h.com/Joplin.html) with a lot of hi-res images of the place & a video of inmates getting rid of graffiti there. Thanks for po...
That is a great book Les! It was the second book I purchased on Route 66. If there were any other old pictures of Glenrio on the web, I'm sure one of us would have found it by now. The search will continue!
October 25
Seeing what's new here and on the "Route 66 Pulse"!
Actually, I was first reminded of the poem in Las Vegas (NV) a few months ago as I looked around at what I considered to be its unsustainability and its dependence on kind of a shallow culture (IMHO). I thought what the place might look like in 10...
Hi Les,
I just got back home and found you message from the 15th. I was back east and talked a friend of mine into taking more photos of 66 where he lives in St. Louis. I like your choices for music on your page .. my kind of music! Glad you liked my photos and hope you've been able to see the webshots albums. I'll also invite you to join the Yahoo group that I moderate. It's: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/route66news/ I'll hope to see you there -
Don
Hi Les, I actually was just at the Buffalo Ranch a couple of days ago, or what's left of it. Welcome to the group. Let me know if you need anything?
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Birthday:
December 31, 1953
Hometown:
West Babylon NY
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About Me:
BA in History, former auto mechanic, former telecom tech, married 35 years with 5 kids (only 1 left at home)...longtime road trip addict...a fan of 66 since there were actually buffalo at the Buffalo Ranch & have traveled most of it, many stretches 3 or 4 times...happy to be here
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Wilco, Jayhawks, Neil Young, Asleep at the Wheel, etc
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Recommended to site by another member
List Of My Favorite Route 66 Places
Springfield IL, Joplin to Galena, Vinita OK, Shamrock & McLean TX, Glenrio, Tucumcari, Gallup, the Oatman Road, Needles, the Goffs Road, National Trails Highway (Essex CA to Ludlow), Barstow CA
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