Posted on Aug 25, 2025
The Fascinating History of Route 66, America’s Most Famous Road — Daily Passport
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The first time I traveled Route 66 was in 1970 going from B-52 training in California to my first operational squadron in Michigan. Huge portions of the interstate were still not complete so most of the facilities and attractions were still open. Years later traveling just portions of Route 66 it was sad to see how much of that history was gone.
The Fascinating History of Route 66, America’s Most Famous Road — Daily Passport
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I guess no one wanted to preserve the history of Route 66
It’s all gone and I missed it
It’s all gone and I missed it
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Like everything else, time steamrolled it flat.
You'll see Amarillo, Gallup, New Mexico
Flagstaff, Arizona, now don't forget Winona
Kingman, Barstow, San Bernardino
You'll see Amarillo, Gallup, New Mexico
Flagstaff, Arizona, now don't forget Winona
Kingman, Barstow, San Bernardino
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Cpl Timothy Sissons
It also runs through Tulsa and Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and is marked and even celebrated
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Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen
Not to mention Winslow Arizona, where you can still stand on a corner and look for a flatbed Ford :-))
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Cpl Timothy Sissons Ya, I know the Oklahoma City part, we stayed there on our 1st anniversary. Unfortunately that was on a Sunday and the county was dry then. But we did have a trunk full of California wine :-))
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I started traveling between Oklahoma City and Albuquerque in late 1980 before 1-4 was completed, and it was obvious the parts of US 66 that hadn't been erased. There is also a part of US 66 going through Albuquerque, and when I left in 1993 it was still obvious what road you were on.
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