EZ UPDATES
For readers of the EZ 66 Guide for Travelers, I have provided free online updates to help keep your Route 66 experience as current as possible. As you might imagine, Route 66 is constantly undergoing changes, some good, others not so. Businesses open and close, roads are re-routed and street names change.
Please check back here just before your trip for the latest info. Entries are dated as to when they were added.
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EZ 66 readers have been helpful in keeping me keep the guidebook updated in between my own road trips, so if you discover something that needs to be addressed while on your journey, please let me know!
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Summit Inn on
Aug 17, 2016 at 3:30:01 am
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California's famous summit inn has burned down in the current Cajon Pass fire.
reviews on
Aug 16, 2016 at 6:45:28 pm
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Please feel free to let me know your experiences at motels along 66...good and bad. sometimes things change.
MO page-17 on
Jul 29, 2016 at 1:08:36 am
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Argh! Some nice observant visitors from Minnesota found a goof I made!
The defunct Phillips 66 is EAST of the Methodist Church, not "further west".
Oh well.
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May 29, 2016 at 6:11:46 pm
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My phone is 4 OH 5 240 7659.
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May 24, 2016 at 9:40:59 pm
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The number given for Harley at the Sand Hills Curiosity Shop is now evidently disconnected.
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May 23, 2016 at 1:57:48 pm
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The Giant Abe Lincoln moves around. Look for him now just north of the junction of Lincoln Parkway and 5th Street.
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May 16, 2016 at 2:34:52 am
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There's been a change in road surface on the OZARK TRAIL OPTION west of Stroud. The portion of north-south road with the 1917 Culvert is reportedly now covered in gravel.
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May 10, 2016 at 4:38:04 pm
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You can now walk UNDERNEATH Route 66 through the recently restored pedestrian underpass in Chelsea, OK!
Back in the heyday of 66, there was so much traffic that this tunnel (like those in Odell, Illinois, Sayre OK, etc) were built to help pedestrians. But you can use this example once again.
Just turn at the stoplight (left turn if headed towards California) and park on the street or at the neighboring businesses.
The entrance is on the side of the road near Chelsea Pharmacy.
Inside the well lighted tunnel are murals of the town and area, and a wall for tourists to sign.
Unfortunately, idiots have already vandalized the signature wall, but fresh paint and a stepped up police presence and cameras should help.
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Apr 20, 2016 at 4:02:08 pm
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BTW...I am reliably informed that I misspelled Bob "Croc" LILE's name again!
At least i got it right on his gallery name: Lile Art Gallery!
Great place to stop and buy art...but buy art at MY gallery first, willya? LOL
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Apr 14, 2016 at 10:23:22 pm
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Good news! After the passing of Gary Turner last year, his famous Gay Parita Sinclair Station has sat vacant. But now his daughter Barb has moved there, and is reopening Gary's legacy to visitors!
I talked with her on the phone today, and even though they are still busy unpacking and reorganizing, she has been opening the gate for visitors.
UPDATE: They are up and running and a great place to stop and visit!
Gary built a unique stop alongside 66, and it looks like his vision will keep going.