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November 16, 2008 at 1:44 am |
Thank you Carolyn, for setting this up and offering another opportunity for “Friends” of Route 66 to bring forth stories and seek inspiration as to saving what is still alive and well on the Mother Road.
The Red Cedar Inn is still alive, but is not well. As those who have followed this saga may have surmised, the City of Pacific is no longer in the running to purchase it. The owners, Ginger and Smith, are extremely interested in preserving the place and having it be a museum and visitors center. However, there is a lot of cost involved, namely in paying the amounts owed on it, making necessary repairs and the like. I know there are sources of funds out there other than passing the hat, but was wondering if anyone would have an idea as to private sources (we will see what availability there is from State and Federal sources) any inspiration please advise…slan go foill, Kip
November 16, 2008 at 1:49 pm |
Kip, do we know the total of how much they need?
November 20, 2008 at 2:49 am |
not at this point, I am awaiting info from them…I think we need to take this to the Association, the State, etc., but I sense what we need are places we can get decent chunks of change…once we get more info we can present a proposal to those sources…sorry if I sound like I am flying off the seat of my pants but I guess I am. Thanks for any and all inspiration…
November 21, 2008 at 1:21 pm |
Missouri66, thanks for linking Preservation in Pink! And thank you for sharing additional links with me. I absolutely love route 66 in missouri. happy traveling! Feel free to send any information my way whenever you want.
December 8, 2008 at 2:23 am |
Ron Warnick reported some sad news about a Missouri Icon on his Route 66 News Website (Dec. 6, 2008)
If you’re traveling through the Ozarks during the holiday season, it may be wise to stay one night at the Wagon Wheel Motel on Route 66 in Cuba, Mo.
The historic motel will continue to be operational and offer its amazingly inexpensive $17-a-night rooms for at least the next few weeks.
But James Armstrong, son of the longtime and now-deceased owners Harold and Pauline Armstrong, said in a phone interview that the Wagon Wheel will probably be put up for sale fairly soon. Pauline Armstrong died a few years ago, and Harold died in November.
After the property is up for sale … well … who knows. Perhaps a preservation-minded person will take a chance with it. But there’s no telling.
The last I checked, the Wagon Wheel doesn’t take reservations. But if you’re in the area, you can call (573) 885-3411 to make informal arrangements for an overnight stay in one of those charming stone cabins that are on the National Register of Historic Places.