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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 [...] Usually, when we hear the term art, we think of paintings, sculpture, or maybe dance. But Cuba, Missouri is lucky to have a needle artist of award winning stature and her studio in our midst. Pat Cookson, an Indian Hills resident, uses her needle to create fiber art of significance and meaning. Often the pieces [...] 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 [...] July 12-16, 2011 in Cuba, Missouri is fair time! For 4 days, Hood Park along Route 66 in Cuba, Missouri will be the center of all activity as it hosts the 65th annual county wide fair. The family friendly fair is steeped in tradition and brings home towners back for the many activities and events that [...] 1. Before you come. Check out Viva Cuba’s website and blog. Photos will give you a feel for the atmosphere of our town, and blog entries tell the story of Cuba, “Route 66 Mural City,” now and in the past. 2. Whether you are driving Route 66 , I-44, or Hwy. 19, a stop of [...] We woke to a snowy Christmas Eve in historic Cuba this morning. Nature did its thing with some natural beautification. Although it was early in town,Gordoz Cafe had some breakfast eaters, the city crews were out plowing the streets, Mace’s Grocery had some early shoppers, and the Wagon Wheel Motel had Route 66 travelers continuing their [...] Bette Davis, award winning actress, and her husband cruised into Cuba on Route 66 in their Packard Station Wagon. The actress would dine at the Southern Hotel and her husband would engage in a footrace through the streets of Cuba with a local newsman/photographer Wilbur Vaughn. Vaughn’s photo that sparked the footrace would appear that [...] Part of our Looking at the Blog Archives series…. Viva Cuba has been blogging about beautification, Cuba’s public art, preservations, and a mixed bag of other subjects since April 2009. We now have over 200 blogs in our archives, which you can access from the first page of our blog. You can also read current [...] When you throw a rock into water, it causes ripples that move out in increasingly larger circles. That is what Cuba’s murals and other attractions have done. They are known worldwide. While promoting Cuba, I email and talk to tour guides, writers, website owners, videographers, and travelers. Some of them are in the US, but [...] Artist Ray Harvey doesn’t live in Cuba, but he has adopted, or been adopted, by the area. When Harvey completes the two new mural commissions at Midwest Petroleum Travel Plaza Harvey will have painted 24 pieces of public art in the area. Last summer Harvey painted a 50′ mural entitled Classic Road Show at Midwest. [...] |
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