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Last weekend almost 900 runners raced 4-miles west on Route 66 from the historic Cuba, Mo area to the site of the Fanning US 66 General Store and the site of the World’s Largest Rocking Chair at Fanning, Missouri. It was a beautiful day and a combination of fun, inspiration, and fitness. Many photos were [...] Cuba,Missouri: Robert Wadlow, known as the Giant of Alton, Illinois, lived from 1918-1940 and was billed as the World’s Tallest Man. Although he was of normal size when he was born, a pituitary disorder caused him to grow to 8’11.1″ tall. He weighed 490 pounds and suffered from a number height-related ailments. At 13, it [...] The ramshackle blue building had become a Route 66 eyesore. The former Sinclair Station had seen better days. In stepped artist Merry Cloer and her husband Adam to create a “hands-on” artistic renovation. The article in the Cuba Free Press ” Route 66 art gallery and studio spirals into being” tells the story behind this [...] Cuba, Missouri: On August 20-21, the Wagon Wheel Motel celebrated its 75th Anniversary of serving guests on Route 66. Many friends, guests, and family of Connie Echols, who bought the motel in 2009, came by to join in the Bonnie and Clyde-themed weekend. that highlighted the motel’s restoriation. The old cafe building, gas station, and cottages [...] Preservation and Restoration at the Cox Complex After posting some of the restoration photos of the Cox Complex at 615 N.W. Main on the Cuba MO Murals Facebook page, I realized that some might not be familiar with the buildings history or post-restoration photos of the building. This post travels to “Back-in-the-Day” when the building [...] Vera Cantley’s column “Recalling the Past,” a compilation of historic newspaper stories has once more prompted a topic for this blog. This week her column from forty-five years ago on July 7, 1966 reported the end of a local landmark. In the 1930s, the Works Progress Administration (WPA) erected an underpass beneath the busy national [...] I think towns are more interesting when they have maintained some of their vintage architectural details. Some buildings get so modernized that the vintage look is lost. One detail that I have always liked is the corner entrance, and five of Cuba’s buildings have maintained these entrances. Pictured above, you will see what is currently [...] The Midway started as a small cafe and gas station In the 1930s Allyne Earls leased the Midway a small cafe in Cuba, Missouri from the owner William Mullen. When Route 66 came through Cuba, it brought prosperity, and the Midway was positioned to take advantage of good times as the motoring public traveled from [...] 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 [...] |
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