Acclaimed Route 66 Author Jim Hinckley to debut Route Encyclopedia at Cuba Fest 2012

Cuba Fest 2012 on October 20-21 in Cuba, Missouri will have crafts, music, trolley tours, food, a 5K race, apple butter making, and family fun as it always does. This year the Tri-C organization that organizes the event has chosen a Route 66 theme in keeping with a special event at this year’s Cuba Fest. Arizona [...]

Historic Rt. 66 Building in Cuba, Missouri threatened by fire…

Last night a mattress fire in one of the apartments threatened the historic Hotel Cuba building along Route 66 in Cuba, Missouri. Fire trucks with flashing lights and screaming sirens pierced the night as they rushed to the old hotel building, which is now used for apartments. While units were evacuated, the fire seemed to [...]

East End Square had it going on…Rt. 66 and Cuba, MO hotspot…

from the Joe Sonderman Photo Collection I don’t know about you, but I love to look at old photos, especially ones with old signs, cars, and buildings. The above photo has it all. One can see the  Cuba Theatre where Wilbur Vaughn and others from Cuba use to work.  Probably a lot of budding romances [...]