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This is one of our featured blogs from the past… Viva Cuba’s blog started in April 2009. With the idea that some of our newer readers may have missed a few noteworthy blogs, we occasionally feature a past blog. This one explores the idea of how many Cubas there are in the United States. Some googling [...] Cuba, Missouri is lucky to have a BBQ restaurant recognized as one of the best in Missouri. From their oversized Ory baked potato to the their smoked meats and own MO Hick BBQ sauce, Missouri Hick BBQ is a standout along Route 66. Travelers from around the world plan on a Cuba stop to enjoy some [...] Trains have always been important to Cuba, Missouri history as the old scrapbook pages above show. The town was founded and platted in 1857 in anticipation of the arrival of the Southern Branch of the Pacific Railroad in 1859-60. During WW II the Blue Bonnet Train took soldiers to and from the war, a scene which [...] In July 2009, two convergence journalism students visited Cuba to film and interview subjects about the Viva Cuba Mural Project. The experience was chronicled in the blog “Public Radio visits Cuba, Missouri.” Hayes Shoe Store owner Jeff Bouse, Frisco’s restaurant owner Virginia Watson, and Viva Cuba members were among some that were interviewed. Two other [...] Once again, murals in Cuba “Route 66 Mural City” are in the news. A quartet of articles/blogs appeared this week concerning artist Ray Harvey and his murals in Cuba. 1. The latest Show Me Route 66 Magazine showcases the Cuba murals of artist Ray Harvey. The My Place Tire mural and a Diner mural at [...] In October, Viva Cuba introduced the white t-shirt that featured the vintage Highway Patrol Car pictured in one of the History at the Way murals at the intersection of Route 66 and Hwy. 19. The murals are located on the historic Phillips 66 Station at the intersection. The shirt went on sale at the Visitor [...] Anyone who uses one of Apple’s mobile products knows that there are apps for just about anything. But can you find an app that features Cuba, Missouri? Now you can. Kelly Ludwig, a designer and iphone app developer, recently introduced a $3.99 iphone application Road Trip 66. This latest technology dowloads to an iphone, itouch, [...] One of Viva Cuba’s supporters and Cuba, Missouri’s pioneer businesses McGinnis Wood Products is featured in the February 2011 Rural Missouri article “World wide wood” by Paul Hagey and Kyle Spradley. The family-operated business sponsored Viva Cuba’s Apple Mural, with its emphasis on the early 1900s apple industry when “Apples were King” and shipped around [...] |
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