66 Motor Palace

When you're done with us go look at  Bakersfield to Bakersfield  and watch for these guys as they return on east bound Route 66! Since the Motor Palace isn't quite ready we booked rooms at the  La Posada in Winslow  and  El Rancho in New Mexico  for a rolling wedding anniversary celebration. (We rolled in the truck to deliver a few rugs and a couple chandeliers.) We'll have "Road Trip" photos in the next post but for now we're just going to show building shots. Joe and the crew are doing a great job. The space is really comfortable with tons of natural light and a very solid feel. For those of you new to us we are converting a mud room into sleeping quarters similar to a hotel room.  The mud room was added to the rear of the Motor Palace long before it was placed on the Historic Registry to enclose the entrance to the cellar. It's foundation was undermined and the walls were pulling apart so we decided to preserve, repair, and improve! We'll h

I saw a guy shooting with a Leica M8 at last month's  Deus Sunday Mass  and since I've had Lust for Leica (get it?) most of my adult life I took advantage of the opportunity to speak to it's owner. The Photographers name is Peter Heck and it turns out he likes it. He spent considerable time teaching me about it and making lens recommendations. He never said so, but over the course of our conversation I got the idea he wasn't just taking snapshots for his Facebook page. As usual our conversation drifted to motorcycles and motorcycle things, (he rides a modified/lightened/hot rodded BMW R90/6). As we wrapped our conversation we exchanged cards confirming my suspicion, Peter's a professional photographer. We've stayed in touch since returned to Germany and he's been kind enough to share more photos of his motorcycle, these taken on a ride through the French Alps. Anyway the point here is you should go to Deus Sunday Mass. "For sure" they

This is the corner in 1948, I like the girl in the crosswalk talking on her cell phone. Patty Willis after crashing her plane at an air race in Winslow. Photo poached from "Ladies Love Taildraggers" A Kreutzer tri-motor plane purchased from Navajo Airways to fly Winslow city officials around the state. Schott jacket with brass hardware. This is the drain from the sink we picked up in Prescott. We straightened it and wire brushed the chrome off to expose the brass. More Rugs! and chandeliers!!! Our neighbors picked up this vintage Airstream to do some Route 66 exploring. We're getting ready to eat sausages!