Dream big. Then dream bigger. Add a healthy dose of passion, vision, tenacity, infectious enthusiasm, and ambition. That is the recipe used by Lenore Knudtson and Tim Webb. The result is the transformation of an entire block along Route 66 in Kingman, Arizona, and a major contribution to the renaissance of that community's historic business district.
On today's program we talk with this dynamic duo about Tin Can Alley, Mudd on 66, Scoops on 66 and a bicycle rental company housed in a refurbished 1940s gas station. Weed and trash strewn vacant lots, a long shuttered 1930s cafe and 1950s roadhouse, and a decrepit old garage and gas station have been given a new lease on life. And the Route 66 traveler now has a new place to lay a weary head, enjoy some gourmet ice cream, savor delicious coffee and fresh baked pastries, and an opportunity to explore Kingman on two wheels.
Today's program is sure to inspire a road trip or two. And, perhaps, it will inspire you to chase that dream, and to make a difference in your community.
Today's episode of Coffee With Jim, the weekly podcast from Jim HInckley's America, is sponsored in part by fans that keep the wheels rolling through Patreon. It is also sponsored by our friends at RouteTrip USA, Wagon Wheel Motel, Two Lane America, Gilligan's Route 66 Tours, Enchanted Trails Trading Post & RV Park, and the Cactus Inn Motel.
Next week we take a road trip detour and visit with Jim Featherstone and Olivia Golaszewski of Internet Transformed to discuss the changing face of internet security, and its importance to small business owners.