Download or read book Route 66 Yesterday and Today written by Joe Berardi and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2015-04-26 with total page 82 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book, Route 66 Yesterday and Today is the updated re-titled Route 66 Favorites book. It now has 15 large color maps for retracing the fragments of the original Route 66 highway. More color photographs have be added to this edition. Route 66 was the first all-weather cross-country highway from Chicago to Los Angeles. This book covers a little of the history and several of the sights and nostalgic relics of this by-gone time. We mention a few museums that have been erected to celebrate this magical era of freedom of travel. This type of travel was previously not possible or recommended due to lack of reliable maps and bad road quality. Now, mostly replaced by Interstate 40, Route 66 still calls to those who remember or long for that trip down the Mother Road. Old classic cars, trucks, gas pumps, motels and restaurants, some now rusted and aged, others newly restored, are featured in full color photographs. A description of our experience driving the route from Arizona to Missouri is included with special consideration given to the best places to visit. There are some humorous stops with decorated cars or mannequin mechanics. There is even a restaurant called The Roadkill Cafe and a motel where you sleep in a wigwam. Join us on this nostalgic journey down what's left of Route 66."
Download or read book Route 66 in St Louis written by Joe Sonderman and published by Arcadia Library Editions. This book was released on 2008-05 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1926, highway planners laid out a ribbon of roadways connecting the nation. One of the most important wove its way across eight states, from the cities of the heartland to golden California. In The Grapes of Wrath, John Steinbeck calls it "the Mother Road." Route 66 has become a legend, celebrated in books, movies, works of art, and popular music. The interstates could not kill it. As "the Main Street of America," Route 66 had to pass through "the Gateway to the West," St. Louis. Crossing the Mississippi River, the road took many different paths through the busy city and then united to travel into the rolling hills of the Ozarks. Along the way there were mom-and-pop motels, tourist traps, roadside restaurants, a man selling frozen custard, one living with snakes, and another who claimed to be Jesse James. Their stories are here.
Download or read book Legendary Route 66 written by Michael Karl Witzel, Gyvel Young-Witzel and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It started in the heartland and originally ended in Los Angeles (not, contrary to myth, at the ocean). It carried truckers crossing the country, Okies fleeing the Dust Bowl, vacationers seeking the sun. It was Americas Main Street, the Mother Road, the Will Rogers Highway, and, at its dangerous curves, Bloody 66. Get your kicks on Route 66 with this wonderfully illustrated tribute to the best-loved highway in this car-loving nation. Michael Witzel shares his expertise and wealth of personal, archive, collector, and contributing photographer images in these pages, offering a nostalgic tour of the charms and oddities of this road through American cultural history. Starting in Chicago and running to Santa Monica, this book highlights the sights along the highway with historic and current photos in then-and-now pairings, and includes Route 66 postcards, road signs, trinkets, maps, brochures, and advertisements. Here we see Route 66 as it was in its heyday and as it is now, the neon glamour of yesterday versus the ghost towns of today. Witzel and his wife, Gyvel Young-Witzel, recount the highways history, its role in popular culture, and its demise, as well as the individual stories of famous sights. Several profiles of those with close ties to the Mother Road, including the woman who played Ruthie Joad in the The Grapes of Wrath film, are included.
Download or read book Route 66 written by Michael Wallis and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 1990 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tells the story of the legendary road, Route 66, begun in the early 1920s that covered 2400 miles from Chicago to Los Angeles.
Download or read book Route 66 written by William Kaszynski and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2003-01-01 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Route 66 is a fixture of American culture. For the truckers, salesmen and vacationers who have traveled it and for the people who live along it, the road is a reminder of the bygone days of the American motoring experience. Despite time, neglect and progress, Route 66 endures. Almost all of its 2,448 miles are still intact and drivable. Travel from Chicago to Los Angeles and experience Route 66 through this richly illustrated book. It presents pictures of many of the historic landmarks and longtime businesses which have become roadside institutions to several generations of Route 66 travelers, plus some places that are relatively unknown to the average traveler. Nearly all of the places shown can be visited today. The book is also a salute to those who supported the highway over the years, including Cyrus Avery, Jack Cutberth ("Mr. 66"), Lucille Hamon and Campbell's 66 Express.
Download or read book Legendary Route 66 written by Michael Karl Witzel and published by Voyageur Press. This book was released on 2007-10-15 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It started in the heartland and originally ended in Los Angeles (not, contrary to myth, at the ocean). It carried truckers crossing the country, Okies fleeing the Dust Bowl, vacationers seeking the sun. It was Americas Main Street, the Mother Road, the Will Rogers Highway, and, at its dangerous curves, Bloody 66. Get your kicks on Route 66 with this wonderfully illustrated tribute to the best-loved highway in this car-loving nation. Michael Witzel shares his expertise and wealth of personal, archive, collector, and contributing photographer images in these pages, offering a nostalgic tour of the charms and oddities of this road through American cultural history. Starting in Chicago and running to Santa Monica, this book highlights the sights along the highway with historic and current photos in then-and-now pairings, and includes Route 66 postcards, road signs, trinkets, maps, brochures, and advertisements. Here we see Route 66 as it was in its heyday and as it is now, the neon glamour of yesterday versus the ghost towns of today. Witzel and his wife, Gyvel Young-Witzel, recount the highways history, its role in popular culture, and its demise, as well as the individual stories of famous sights. Several profiles of those with close ties to the Mother Road, including the woman who played Ruthie Joad in the The Grapes of Wrath film, are included.
Download or read book Drive Ins of Route 66 written by Michael Kilgore and published by . This book was released on 2019-09-02 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Enjoy a trip down legendary US 66 to visit the 105 drive-in theaters along the way. Historian and Carload.com webmaster Michael Kilgore provides the details of each along with their often quirky stories. Packed with dozens of photos, some never before printed in any book, Drive-Ins of Route 66 is a must for any drive-in enthusiast or Route 66 fan.
Download or read book Roadtrippers Route 66 written by Parent ROADTRIPPERS and published by Roadtrippers. This book was released on 2021 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This guide to road-tripping along Route 66 presents the highway's very best stops--and it's the only guidebook with a fully integrated app.
Download or read book Life on Route 66 written by Claudia Heller and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2012-05-15 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A celebration of America’s most historic highway, in words and pictures. Winding through the rugged heartland of the American West, Route 66 has resonated for generations in hardscrabble tales of hopeful seekers of new homes and new lives. It also inspired Alan and Claudia Heller, longtime residents of Duarte, a California town along Route 66, to hitch their trailer to a retirement dream and travel the road again, journeying through their home state and back to Chicago. They collected stories of the iconic highway, and what it means to the people who live along its way, for a series in the San Gabriel Valley Newspaper Group. This collection retraces their journey and introduces us to some of the people and places that make Route 66 truly historic.
Download or read book A Guide Book to Highway 66 written by Jack D. Rittenhouse and published by UNM Press. This book was released on 1989-04-01 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is an exact facsimile of the first guidebook of its kind to the full length of the famous Route 66, from Chicago to Los Angeles. It was first published in 1946. Route 66 is part of American history now, and this guide is useful for those who wish to follow the old road in lieu of driving on the interstate highways that have replaced it. The book is divided into nine sections, corresponding to the journeys between stops by the average motorist. In addition, this structure makes the book useful to the traveler who wishes to follow only part of old US 66. Rittenhouse includes altitude and 1940 population figures for each town, with information on reliable garages, tourist courts (the forerunner's of today's motels), and other local attractions. This fascinating piece of Americana recalls a day before the arrival of franchised restaurants and hotels, when travel still held some surprises. Anyone driving in the West or recalling a trip in the good old days will enjoy it.
Download or read book The Complete Route 66 Lost Found written by and published by . This book was released on with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Now Russell Olsen’s best-selling collections featuring Route 66 filling stations, main streets, motor courts, cafés, campgrounds, honky-tonks, truck stops, and barbecue joints as they appeared both in their heyday and today is available in one package. For more than 30 years, Route 66 was America’s main east-west artery, pointing the nation toward all the promise that California represented. To serve these travelers, Route 66 boasted bustling commercial hubs, many of which remain today, many more of which crumbled long ago. All of the sites included here—150 in all—are shown both during their mid-century heydays and as they appear today. Taken together, the marvelous visual and descriptive elements assembled here—period postcards and imagery, specially commissioned maps, and Olsen’s own photography and capsule histories of the sites featured—comprise a unique, state-by-state look back at America’s Main Street.
Download or read book Route 66 in Kansas written by Joe Sonderman and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2016-07-04 with total page 239 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There are only 13.2 miles of Route 66 in Kansas, but the Sunflower State packs in as much history and adventure per mile as any of the eight Route 66 states. Route 66 in Kansas includes the wild tales from the days of "Red Hot Street" and the "First Cowtown in Texas." Blood was spilled here during the Civil War and when workers in the mines fought for their rights. Travelers will meet a beloved character from the motion picture Cars, cross a rare Rainbow Bridge, and see classic scenes along the Main Streets. Kansas was completely bypassed and was not even mentioned in the Bobby Troup song "(Get Your Kicks) on Route 66," but it would be a major mistake to pass it by today. It deserves to be experienced slowly--with the top down and the radio up.
Download or read book Route 66 Traveler s Guide Roadside Companion written by Tom Snyder and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 1995-04-15 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The popularity of the old Route 66 is one of America's great comeback stories. This fully revised and expanded edition of Snyder's classic guide will make the trip along the "Mother Road" more exciting than ever with new information on mini-tours, photography tips, a planning section, and more. Over 40 maps.
Download or read book Road Trip USA Route 66 written by Jamie Jensen and published by Moon Travel. This book was released on 2018-04-17 with total page 203 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Road Awaits! Explore the historic "Main Street of America," from cosmopolitan Chicago and quirky St. Louis, through the deserts of New Mexico, to sunny Los Angeles. Excerpted from Road Trip USA Mile-by-mile highlights celebrating the best of Route 66, including The Grand Canyon, Cadillac Ranch, Tinkertown, and London Bridge, as well as the parks, diners, and kitschy favorites along the way Driving maps covering the entire historic route Vintage snapshots, full-color photos, and beautiful illustrations of Route 66 both then and now in a slim, portable guide Local history that reveals the unique personalities of small towns and big cities along the route, plus roadside curiosities and worthwhile detours Expert advice from road-warrior Jamie Jensen, who has zoomed along nearly 400,000 miles of highway in search of the perfect stretches of pavement Road Trip USA: Route 66 celebrates the great American road trip, and gives you the tools, resources, and inspiration to make it your own. Hit the Road! Want more road trips? Criss-cross the country on two-lane highways with the 11 routes in Road Trip USA.
Download or read book Route 66 written by Tom Snyder and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2000-03-17 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fully revised and expanded New stories-more details -Nearly 30 feet of strip maps -350 towns and attractions -More highway memorabilia -Mini-tours-rentals-discounts -Chicago-L.A. mileage table
Download or read book Route 66 75th Anniversary Edition written by Michael Wallis and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2001-06-23 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Definitive book on the most famous road in American history.
Download or read book Route 66 in Springfield written by Cheryl Jett and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2010 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From 1926 through 1977, Route 66 carried millions of travelers from the shores of Lake Michigan to the Pacific Coast. Americans fell in love with the automobile and made a family tradition of the road trip. On its three different alignments through the capital city of Springfield, Route 66 took motorists around the Illinois State Fairgrounds, past the state capitol, and through Abraham Lincoln's neighborhood. Mom-and-pop motels, gas stations, and eateries opened along the highway and became familiar landmarks to travelers in the "Land of Lincoln." In Springfield, the "horseshoe" and the "cozy dog" became popular local foods, and one of the first drive-up window restaurants opened. A man spent 40 years on Route 66 operating his gas station before transforming it into an internationally known museum. Meet the proprietors of these businesses, witness the growth of the highway, and enjoy a generous dose of nostalgia.
