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Australia. England, Wales, Scotland. And one Yank. The motorcycle group was with MCI Tours. The bikers were traveling Route 66 from Chicago to California. I first noticed their bikes when I was at Hayes Shoe Store taking photos of the Robert Wadlow Shoes. A group of motorcycles sat in the Alps parking lot across the [...] In Cuba, MO, you will find some big shoes to fill… For a town of about 3500, the small town of Cuba, Missouri thinks really big. First, there is the Route 66 town’s mural project of 12 outdoor murals that seems to have infected the town with a mural and public art frenzy. See Viva Cuba’s [...] Beautification and preservation in Cuba, Missouri… All good things need a little renewal and a facelift from time to time. The iconic Route 66 motor court The Wagon Wheel Motel is no exception. Under its new ownership, the motel will get just that in 2009-10. The Wagon Wheel Motel, 901 East Washington, a continuously operating [...] The Fanning Outpost General Store on Rt. 66 has a lot of positive things going for it. * It has the Guinness Route 66 designation for the World’s Largest Rocking Chair. You don’t see a 42 foot rocker every day. * The staff at the convenience store, 4-plex archery center, and taxidermy center is friendly, *The [...] Thousands of visitors stop to see our large outdoor murals each year. Viva Cuba members spot them wandering along our streets, admiring our murals and taking pictures. Many of us carry our mural brochures in our cars, and when we see mural-watchers, we offer them information. The question is then asked, “Where are you from?” [...] Part of the Viva Cuba Mural Project has to do with promoting the murals, our town of Cuba, Missouri, and events that will be taking place. We are lucky enough to have a small motel tourism tax in Cuba that gives us funds for advertising. The tax provides funds for the mural brochures that are [...] It’s all in the eye of the beholder… The photos on this page were taken by Missouri artist Ray Harvey, who has a history with the Viva Cuba Mural Project. Harvey painted the Bette Davis Mural and the History-at-the-4 Way mural on the old Phillips 66 station. The mural photos on [...] |
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