Share: Historic Route 66 pics

[D7k1]

To be honest I can remember, it was before Roys heading toward California.

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[RayB]

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[barry]

The end of the road:

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[ToxicTabasco]

To be honest I can remember, it was before Roys heading toward California.

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Those California gas prices are insane by USA standards.

 

[ToxicTabasco]

Excellent Hackberry pics. I didn't know they had a store. I pass this place late at night several times.

 

[ToxicTabasco]

The end of the road:

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Great shots of the final destination. The entire route is still on my bucket list. I may need to do it in parts.

 

[ToxicTabasco]

A recent road trip to the Mojave Naitonal Preserve led me to Goffs for a journey West on the National Trails Highway (AKA Route 66). It was again, Mother Road Overload time. Here's some pics from the trip. Should have the video uploaded by the weekend.

Below a pic of Amboy and Roy's Motel. After many owners, the place is still under repair.

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Heading West on Route 66 is Ludlow. A very small town with a cafe, motel and gas station. This one doesn't work, but the one across the street does.

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Next town heading West is Newberry Springs. This place has a few interesting diners and agriculture. Bagdad Cafe is one of the popular icons along this route.

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[rloewy]

Next town heading West is Newberry Springs. This place has a few interesting diners and agriculture. Bagdad Cafe is one of the popular icons along this route.
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That was such a good movie.

 

[ToxicTabasco]

Here's more Mother Road in San Bernardino County Route 66.

 

[guzziknight]

Stopped in Holbrook, AZ on our way to The Grand Canyon.

Dairy Queen.

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Joe & Aggies Cafe.

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Romo’s.

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Welcome to Holbrook.

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Wigwam Motel.

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[ToxicTabasco]

Stopped in Holbrook, AZ on our way to The Grand Canyon.

Great pics, thanks for sharing them. Night photography is truly amazing. Another place for my bucket list of Route 66 in AZ.

 

[guzziknight]

Great pics, thanks for sharing them. Night photography is truly amazing. Another place for my bucket list of Route 66 in AZ.

Thanks!! So many great night photo ops along Route 66. Unfortunately, I’ve only scratched the surface of what’s out there.

 

[guzziknight]

Williams, AZ. Our stopping point for 5 nights while at the Grand Canyon. Williams was the last town on Route 66 to get bypassed by I-40. Lots of neon for a very small town.

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[AndyCr]

At Hackberry, Arizona

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[AndyCr]

Seligman, Arizona

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[AndyCr]

Standin' On The Corner, Winslow, Arizona

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[ralf-11]

By The Associated Press
Posted at 5:35 PMUpdated at 5:36 PM

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) ” New Mexico’s largest city is the latest to embark on upgrades to its portion of the historic Route 66 Highway.

Officials in Albuquerque want to see improvements to a barren stretch of Route 66 in an area that some complain is a forgotten part of the city, KRQE-TV reports .

City officials are eying a $2.3 million plan that would add medians, landscaping and lighting along the Mother Road west of downtown. Currently, there are no sidewalks, landscaping or bike lanes and very few street lights.

Albuquerque has the largest part of Route 66 in an urban area.

The move comes as an endangered federal program that has helped preserve the historic Route 66 Highway for two decades is set to end and federal legislation to designate Route 66 as a National Historic Trail remains stalled in Congress.

Earlier this year, Gallup, New Mexico, announced a plan to upgrade its Route 66 streetlights to LED lights. And various cities in Oklahoma also have embarked on Route 66 facelifts.


Route 66, also called the “Mother Road,” was created in 1926 after the Bureau of Public Roads launched the nation’s first federal highway system, bringing together existing local and state roads from Chicago through St. Louis to Los Angeles. Small towns opened shops, motels and gas stations to pump revenue into local economies just as the nation’s car culture took off.

One of the first roads in the U.S. highway system, it spanned more than 2,400 miles (3,862 kilometers). The highway ran through eight states, connecting tourists with friendly diners in small towns.

The route changed a number of times through the years. It eventually became less of a destination thanks to new interstate highways.

The World Monuments Fund in 2008 listed Route 66 on the “Watch List of 100 Most Endangered Sites.”

 

[Crdome]

Gemini Giant, Launch Pad Diner, Wilmington, Illinois

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[ToxicTabasco]

Williams, AZ. Our stopping point for 5 nights while at the Grand Canyon. Williams was the last town on Route 66 to get bypassed by I-40. Lots of neon for a very small town.

Great pics of Williams AZ. That is a great place to stop and see while visiting the Grand Canyon. Seems you're getting some great content and a huge collection of it. Those pics will make a great series for a photo book or album of the current conditions of the Route 66.

 

[ToxicTabasco]

At Hackberry, Arizona

Those are some great pics of Hackberry. I pass by there a few times.