#route66 Was Named For Will Rogers, The “Cowboy Philosopher” of the Twentieth Century

The working-class hero’s death was mourned nationwide, and commemorated by naming the Mother Road for him.

by Rich Watson 

In the early twentieth century, Will Rogers was a major American celebrity, an actor in film and on vaudeville, as well as a syndicated columnist. Perhaps you’ve heard one of his famous quotes: “I never met a man I didn’t like.”

After his death in 1935, among his many tributes included renaming Route 66 after him.

Rock Cafe, The #route66 Restaurant That Survived a Tornado

Have lunch at the Oklahoma restaurant that endured disastrous weather and provided inspiration for a movie.

by Rich Watson 

Oklahoma, according to Wikipedia, lies between a semi-arid zone, a humid continental one and a humid subtropical one. This means weather can get weird in a hurry. The biggest weather problem people have there is with tornadoes.

The staff of the Rock Cafe, on Route 66 in Stroud, OK, know about tornadoes. They survived one that nearly wiped the town out.