MIDDLE OF ROUTE 66: The Midpoint Cafe

Brenda Bradley operates The Midpoint Cafe, a popular stop where travelers stop for a picture in front of the famous sign.  This is the second episode in a 3 part series featuring The Beginning, The Middle, and The End of Route 66.

Join host Anthony Arno as he talks with Brenda about:

• Earliest memory of Route 66
• Working as a waitress at The Midpoint Cafe and later purchasing the cafe
• One thing that Brenda wishes she knew before purchasing The Midpoint Cafe
• Welcome to Adrian, TX and nearby towns along Route 66
• Early history of The Midpoint Cafe (Zellas’ 1928)
• References in Cars movie (V-8 Cafe) and previous owners Fran Houser, Dan Purschwitz
• Origin of Ugly Crust Pies
• Annual output of updated Ugly Crust Pies (Midpoint Ugly Pie)
• Most popular flavors of pie that Route 66 customers want
• The Midpoint Cafe Gift Shop and popular souvenir items
• A typical day at the cafe at the height of tourism season
• Most memorable visitors and repeat customers
• The moment of panic: when a tour bus pulls into the parking lot
• Seasonal Hours
• Most popular gift shop items that Route 66 travelers are purchasing
• The most popular sign outside the cafe window
• The lure of Route 66
• Next on Brenda’s Bucket list

Facebook: The Midpoint Cafe

OUR YOUNGEST FAN SINGING THE ROUTE 66 JINGLE

Thank you to Route 66 Podcast & Scholarship supporters, including

BUSINESS LEVEL

• MidPoint Cafe, Adrian, TX – Featuring both their Ugly Crust Pie and one of the most popular photo ops along Route 66, located exactly halfway between Chicago and Santa Monica in Adrian, Texas.
• Gilligan’s Route 66 Tours featuring tours of Route 66 in Ford Mustang convertibles, stays at historic Route 66 motels, and daily breakfast.
• Mary Beth Busutil – Florida
• Jim Crabtree – California
• Mike Fort 
• Route 66 author and photographer – Shellee Graham and also my guest on Episode # 10 where she talks about her book, Tales from the Coral Court Motel.
• Kristin Haakenson – Washington 
• Rich Havlik – Minnesota
• Mary Nicholson – Pennsylvania
• Brian Sawyer – Indiana

And from the United Kingdom

• Charli Beeton

Please consider supporting both The Route 66 Podcast and Scholarship Program.

Congratulations to this months Patreon winner, Mary Nicholson,  from Pennsylvania, who has won a bag of Route 66 brand snack Sweet & Salty flavored snack mix.