WATCH: Route 66 in Missouri with Frozen Custard, Elvis & a Wacky Rest Stop
In the second installment of our five-part series, we leave Route 66 Illinois for Missouri and those 13.2 miles of Kansas on the historic Mother Road. America’s first highway turns 100 in 2026 and we’re celebrating early, by getting off the highway and exploring small towns (and big ones) that are the heart of America […]
The house built around a tree in the Mayberry-like Valmonte neighborhood
The owner wanted an Old Spanish style home, but with a modern openness, with a tree in the middle by Stephanie Cartozian What sold Vicki Kraft on the 1948 house in the Mayberry-like Valmonte neighborhood was its mature Jacaranda. Her initial plan was to remodel the house without disturbing the tree. But even after realizing […]