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The Jade restaurant that opened in 1951 quickly became a Kingman landmark. Its location on Route 66 next to the Arcadia Lodge ensured that business was brisk.
The 1954 edition of the Western Accommodations Directory published by AAA noted, “Jade restaurant, air conditioned. Open daily 5:00 AM to 11:00 PM. Well prepared food with Chinese dishes, prime rib, steaks, southern style fried chicken, and sea food the specialties. Breakfast 65 cents up, luncheon $1 up, dinners $1.50 to $3.50; also, a la carte. Counter and booth service.”
But its popularity and its success are owed to the amazing Charlie Lum. This is his story. 
Today's program is sponsored in part by RouteTrip USA, the bespoke road trip holiday professionals for an adventure in the United States or Canada. 

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Needles, California. Its fascinating past, its place at the crossroads, and what looks to be a very exciting future. That is the topic of discussion on the February 14 episode of Wake Up With Jim. 
On this program America's storyteller author Jim Hinckley shares a bit about this desert towns fascinating and colorful history, and prvides some insight as to why he feels Needles is on the cusp of emulating the legenday Phoenix as it rises from the ashes of neglect and abandonment. 
Today's program was sponsored in part by RouteTrip USA, the memory making, grand adventure planning, holiday road trip experts for an odyssey in the US or Canada.   

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Mail Call! On our program for February 4, America's storyteller answers questions about book stores, Route 66, road trips, restaurants ....
Did you know that there is a book store that has been in business since 1953 and every Saturday morning is a cruise in?  Did you know that there is a café in Oklahoma that has been open since the 1920s? Do you know where the best place to stay is if you are visiting Forest Park in St. Louis? Take a listen for some road trip inspiration. 
This morning program was sponsored in part by RouteTrip USA, the bespoke road trip specialists for an adventure in the US or Canada. 

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Curious about the ghost town of Glenrio, Texas astride the state line along Route 66? Today on our program for February 3, 2022, America's storyteller, author Jim Hinckley, shares the story of this forlorn roadside relic. It's a tale of boom, bust and murder from his latest book, Here We Are ... On Route 66: A Journey Down America's Main Street.
This mornings program is sponsored by Uranus Fudge Company & General Store, your one stop shop for memory making fun, superb fudge, and smile inducing surprises.
 

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Their home in Kingman, Arizona seems suspended in time. By all appearances it is 1925 and the family will soon be returning from the store, from church or from the ranch. 
The Bonelli House is an engineering marvel. It is also a time capsule that transports the visitor back to the closing years of the Arizona territory, the dawning of statehood, and the formative years of Route 66. 
The Bonelli family story is a tale of immigration, of ranching, of overcoming adversity and of building an empire on the western frontier. 
Our program of February 2, 2022, is sponsored in part by the iconic Wagon Wheel Motel in Cuba, Missouri. At this Route treasure the past and present blend seamlessly. 

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It is a frontier era time capsule. It is a tangible link to the early days of the Arizona territory. It is a photographers paradise. And it was the scene of shootouts and disasters. This is the story of the Johnson Canyon Railroad Tunnel. 
Easily accessed from Route 66 east of Ash Fork, Arizona, this delightful little gem is just one of the hidden treasures awaiting discovery on your next adventure in northwestern Arizona. 
Today's program is sponsored in part by Uranus Fudge Company & General Store, your one stop shop for great fudge, tasty treats, fun, and memory making adventure. Located along Route 66 near St. Robert, Missouri, and soon a second location at Anderson, Indiana, Uranus Fudge Company & General Store brings the magic of the great American road trip to life. 

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To close out January 2022, we have a prerecorded electrifying program. 
First a little EV history and a couple of updates from Jim Hinckley's America as we deal with a couple of technicalities. And with those resolved our guest Mike May joins in to discuss electric vehicles, Route 66, Tesla ownership, and to provide a bit of insight about the future of electric vehicles. It's another adventure with America's storyteller, author Jim Hinckley. 
Today's program is sponsored in part by the bespoke road trip specialists for adventures in the US or Canada, RouteTrip USA. 

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It's Friday, January 28, 2022 and that means it's mail bag time. America's storyteller author Jim Hinckley answers your questions about road trips, restaurants, Route 66, Route 66 travel planning and much, much more!
This program is sponsored in part by the bespoke road trip specialists at RouteTrip USA. These fine folk test the pillows, sample the enchiladas, and ride the tramway to ensure that you are provided the most memorable and trouble free holiday. 
It is also sponsored in part through the magic of crowdfunding. 
If you are a community organizer, an event planner, an author, an artist, a photographer, or have an interesting story to share, and would like to be a guest, drop us a note to jimhinckley@jimhinckleysamerica.com