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People seemed to enjoy the latest trip report, but there have been many trips, and many side trips off the highway to find obscure places where Route 66 once ran, and where artifacts remain. It is a place of gimmicks, eccentrics, sadness and optimism all in one. This is not a guide here but just a few observations of a road shared for many miles with my co-driver Phil and the dogs over the years.
66 started in downtown Chicago on a busy street, but I always thought of is as the open road with the big trucks for company
66 ran
close to the rail routes in many areas, so the train is never far away. A few of the old Harvey hotels which were railside still exist but are mainly used as railroad offices apart from La Posada on my other thread....
Quite a lot of original enterprise still stand. some Ariston Cafe in Illinois has been there since 1926 Restored gas station in Ill. Lincoln's birthplace in Springfield is worth a visit
as restorations:
Gary Turner's restored gas station in Mo Very Original motel in Missouri the proprietor Lucille's road house in Oklahoma that was one of the very last to close
Lot of long established places to eat: Sadly gone now Charile Gitto's in St Louis was a place where nuns and cops gathered with Charlie presiding...he died last year Rock Cafe in Stroud OK,the Porsche in CARS was inspired by the owner. Amarillo Tx Interior of the Golden Light Kingman Az Diners abound ..and usually have Marilyn and James Dean
Many have gone for course...the remains of John's Modern Cabins need a bit of navigation to reach in Mo. This was a juke joint during segregation where the black people gathered to party. Long abandoned now and slowly crumbling away...........
There are all sorts El Rancho in Gallup NM is good ,,,and traditional or you can have a brilliant Margarita at La Posada in AZ or a side trip to the Grand Canyon and stay at El Tovar I love old motels such as this very good one in Tucumcari NM which has nice murals
of accommodation and eateries all alone the way
12-23-2021, 01:19 PM
A look back at 10 years of Route 66
