ROAD
TRIP MEMORIES - Website by Pat and Jennifer, who were brought together
by Route 66. They share a love of road
trips, old two lane highways, roadside attractions, motels, diners and other
nostalgia!
POSTCARDS
FROM THE ROAD
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Celebrating Route 66, old motels, and Route 66 postcard collecting. Also, the
continuing saga of our restoration of a vintage Route 66 DX gas station.
ACROSS
THE TRACKS: A ROUTE 66 STORY - Follow America's Main Street from Chicago to Los
Angeles, traveling through history or literature. Meeting the people along the
route.
CORAL
COURT MOTEL - "The proverbial NO-TELL Motel with a definite touch of
class," was the way Michael Wallis described the Coral Court. We loved the
motel's good looks and intrigued by its racy reputation. Learn about this Art
Deco masterpiece that was on the National Registry of Historic Places, the mafia
connections, the kidnapping, the FBI investigation--why was this place so
notorious?
ROUTE
66 TRIP - A big trip on a Harley Davidson motorcycle, between Chicago and Los
Angeles in the year 2000.
DENNY
G's ROAD TRIPS - A growing collection of back road trip reports posted while
in route. Daily pictures and commentary.
MOTHER
ROAD WIDOW - One woman's journey down the Mother Road. Illinois Route 66
Association news. Links to Route 66 related websites. Original Stories by
"The Mother Road Widow."
BYGONE
BYWAYS - A look at those great two-lane concrete ribbons of yesteryear:
Route 66, Highways 80, 99, 101 and more! A growing repository for kitschy
roadside Americana from all over. Submissions and guest photos not only
welcome, but desired!
ROUTE
66 PHOTO ALBUM - Japanese senior couple drove from Chicago to Los Angeles. A
lot of best quality pictures of Route 66 Roadside Attractions.
1930
"DUST BOWL" NASH TRAVELS ROUTE 66 - Follow Brian McKay in a 1930
Nash from Chicago to the Land of Plenty in California.
TUCSON'S
OLD MOTOR COURTS - Welcome to my photo site. After reading Margaret Regan's
article "Night Lights" in the Spring 2004 TUCSON GUIDE extolling the
beauty of Tucson's old motor courts, I decided to "hit the road" and
find some of these old neon gems while they're still here. In some cases, the
lights have already dimmed on the signs, but luckily there are still quite a few
left serving the motoring public.
ROUTE
66: THE MAIN STREET OF AMERIKA - This website is dedicated to the travels
along Route 66 by
Denmark resident and traveler of the Mother Road, Karsten Beyer.
A
COLORADO ROADIE ROUTE 66 PHOTO GALLERY - This is my tribute to Route 66,
from Chicago to Santa Monica in pictures and postcards. It is an on going
work. I will be adding to it every chance I get.
AMERICAN
HIGHWAY PROJECT - The American Highway Project uses photography to document
vanishing Americana such as motels, billboards, service stations, highway signs,
tourist attractions, drive-in theatres and diners. We are a photographic
resource for those interested in the history of transportation and architecture.
SHADOWS
OF OLD ROUTE 66 - Take a cyber journey through the historical west with the
"Road Wanderer" that includes a comprehensive contemporary look at
Route 66. Travel the entire Mother Road from Chicago to LA! This site includes a
state by state, city by city cyber tour of Route 66 plus history, maps, and
photos galore! Plan to spend awhile - you'll see what I mean when you visit this
site.
ROUTE
66 LOST AND FOUND - Here's the closest you can get to a real Time Machine!
Photographer and Author Russell Olsen has put together the best "Then and
Now" photographic journey down the Mother Road in his new book, "Route
66 Lost and Found: Ruins and Relics Revisited."
GAS
SIGNS - Welcome to Gassigns.org, the online collection of gasoline logos
from photos and maps. I began this project in 1996 by scanning some images of my
small collection of roadmaps, and photographing some of the gas stations I saw
during my travels. We are presenting them here for history's sake, lest
they be forgotten in the world of ever-changing gasoline brands.
U.S.
ROUTE 90 POSTCARD TOUR - The Southern Route 66 went from the Atlantic Ocean
at Jacksonville, Florida to the desert town of Van Horn in west Texas. Here you
will find many web pages of vintage postcards that celebrate this great road.
HISTORICAL
U.S. FEDERAL ROUTE 66, ILLINOIS - This is a pictoral journey down many of
the known alignments of U.S. 66 in Illinois. It takes you from the Chicago
Loop to the Chain of Rocks.
THE
AMERICAN ROADSIDE - Photos, news, memories and musings on the great American
roadside experience. Members are urged to add their personal stories and photos
to an ever growing list.
MR.
HARLEYDON'S WEBSHOT PHOTOS - This personal photo site has many albums with
many different
subjects. There are also early 1900s historical black and white albums with
photos showing roads and locations that later became part of Route 66.
GREENLAW
PHOTO COLLECTION - This site has many photos with some historical
information about the Greenlaw family and their part in the early history of
Flagstaff, Arizona. The Greenlaws lived on Route 66 in Flagstaff at what is now
the corner of 4th Street, east of the downtown area.
PHOTOS
OF U.S. ROUTE 40 IN COLORADO - U.S. Route 40 photos in Denver and Idaho
Springs. You will also find links to other historic photo albums of vintage
motorcycles, old gas pumps, neon signs, calendars, clocks, automotive brochures,
oil company advertisements, and much, much more!
ROUND
AMERICA - It began as a trip...and a book...and it became a business. On
April 1, 2003, my wife and I left on a long-anticipated trip that we have
affectionately referred to for several years as "The Pie Trip."
The trip covered all 50 states, over 2,500 towns, and over 29,000 miles.
We are writing a book about the experience.
ROADSIDE
ARCHITECTURE - Roadside Architecture is one of my life-long passions. When I
go off to agility trials on the weekends with my dogs, I try to squeeze in
side-trips to check out unusual buildings, mini golfs, muffler men, etc. My
traveling range is usually limited to the Northeast but you will find plenty
of things included that are outside this area as well.
THE
DEVIL'S PROMENADE AND SPOOK LIGHT - NEAR JOPLIN, MISSOURI - Twelve miles
southwest of Joplin, Missouri, a roughly paved road runs through a narrow
canyon. This nearly forgotten track runs across the Oklahoma border but is only
about four miles long. Nearby is the former border village of Hornet, and close
to that is the site of what once was a spook light museum. The place is remote
and far from civilization, so why do so many people come here?
ELROND
LAWRENCE PHOTOGRAPHY - This site has wonderful photo image galleries
featuring Route
66, Hotrods, Diners, Railroads, and scenes in California!
THE
OKLAHOMA ROUTE 66 JOURNEY - As you drive Route 66 through Oklahoma, you’ll
find something for everyone like great little mom and pop diners, old roadside
tourist cabins, neon signs, antique stores, quirky roadside attractions like the
Blue Whale and the Round Barn, and museums of every sort. In western Oklahoma,
you’ll find a good deal of the original two lane, pinkish Portland Cement road
that workers laid in the 1930s. During your Route 66 experience, don’t forget
to slow down and enjoy the trip by meeting the folks and experiencing the small
towns that make The Mother Road so special.
THE
OKLAHOMA ROUTE 66 JOURNEY - PART ONE
THE
OKLAHOMA ROUTE 66 JOURNEY - PART TWO
THE
OKLAHOMA ROUTE 66 JOURNEY - PART THREE
DON
BAIN'S VIRTUAL GUIDEBOOKS - This site features over 4000 of my VR panoramas.
These amazing photographs show you exactly what it is like to be in a particular
spot - you can look in any direction, all the way around. It's the next best
thing to being there.
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