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Route 66 Chronicles
http://route66chronicles.blogspot.com/
An eclectic mix of original articles on automotive history, repair and travel on the backroads of America by award winning author Jim Hinckley, links to obscure sites on related topics, and vintage photos
- Added on: Aug 26th, 2007
- Country: United States
- Language: English
Recent Posts
MERRY CHRISTMAS FROM KINGMAN ARIZONA
Indications are the next few days will be a whirlwind of activity so posting may be on hold until Saturday. With that in mind I wanted to at least say Merry Christmas from Kingman, Arizona, "The heart of Historic Route 66."As a teaser for this weeken...
THE PLACE WE CALL HOME
I miss Kingman, the place I moved to in the summer of 1966 that was a western verison of Mayberry where real cowboys mingled with travelers on Route 66, miners, and small town folks that took the time to stop and talk. I suppose more than a few of th...
BOB WALDMIRE MURAL
A few days ago I noted that when time allowed a photo of Bob Waldmire's contributions to the Route 66 roadside in Kingman would be posted. This mural was completed a couple of years ago for TNT Engineering, a local shop that specializes in VW repair....
ANOTHER WEEK, MORE ADVENTURES, AND CHRISTMAS
Well, the week now past is one for the record books, at least mine. The week ahead is as always full of promise.Lets see, I took a quasi week off as vacation. What this means is I opened and closed the office, used the computer at home to resolve pro...
BOB WALDMIRE AND LESSONS LEARNED
To say the very least Bob Waldmire was a unique individual. He exemplified the man who marched to the tune of a different drummer as described by Henry David Thoreau.This photo of the Hackberry General Store in Hackberry, Arizona, the one used on the...
JIM HINCKLEY, OVERNIGHT SUCCESS TWENTY YEARS IN THE MAKING
I know this is a story as old as time itself but perhaps by sharing my version it will inspire others or, perhaps, add a dose of reality to those dreams of quitting the day job by becoming a writer. As a quick summary writing may not be overly profit...
nice blog ..........keep it up
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