Historic Route 66 Photo Gallery by Bill Taylor at pbase.com

Historic Route 66

See Route 66 Gallery by:
Don Taylor

U. S. Highway "Route" 66 was commissioned in 1926, the year U. S. numbered highways came into existence. It consisted of a 'collection" of two-lane concrete or asphalt paved roads extending from Chicago to Santa Monica, running through the states of Illinois, Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, and California. Route 66 is considered the "Mother Road" of American highways. The old "Main Street of America" was deactivated in 1984 and the U. S. 66 highway shields taken down, after being replaced by the modern interstate highway system.
Route 66 was a major path of the migrants who went west, especially during the Dust Bowl of the 1930s, and supported the economies of the communities through which the road passed. People doing business along the route became prosperous due to the growing popularity of the highway, and those same people later fought to keep the highway alive even with the growing threat of being bypassed by the new Interstate Highway System.

USA and Route 66	Route 66 / Flagstaff, AZ	Flagstaff, AZ	Flagstaff, AZ
Flagstaff, AZ	Flagstaff, AZ	Flagstaff, AZ	Flagstaff, AZ
Flagstaff, AZ	Flagstaff, AZ	Flagstaff, AZ	Flagstaff, AZ
Muffler Tree	Route 66	Route 66	Route 66
Route 66	Route 66	Route 66	Private Drive
Route 66	Williams, Az	Twisters	Twisters
Twisters	Twisters	Twisters	Twisters
Twisters	Williams, Az	Williams, Az	Wild West Junction
Williams, Az	Williams, Az	Williams, Az	Williams, Az
Williams, Az	Williams, Az	Williams, Az	Williams, Az
Williams, Az	Williams, Az	Williams, Az	Seligman, AZ
Seligman, Az	Rusty Bolt	Rusty Bolt	Betty Boop
Seligman, Az	Seligman, Az	The Rusty Bolt	Classic Chevy
Seligman, Az	Best Hand Job in Town !	Seligman, Az	Seligman, Az
Seligman, Az	Seligman, Az	Seligman, Az	Seligman, Az
Seligman, Az	OldSchool Tattoos	Seligman, Az	Seligman, Az
Seligman, Az	Snow Cap	Seligman Vista Motel	Seligman, Az
Roadkill Cafe	Dinosaur	Truxton Station	Route 66
Hackberry , Az	Hackberry , Az	Hackberry , Az	Hackberry , Az
Hackberry , Az	Greyhound Lines	Burma Shave	Hackberry , Az
Hackberry General Store	Hackberry General Store	Kozy Corner Trailer Park	Hill Top Motel
Mr. D'z Route 66 Diner	Mr. D'z	Outpost Saloon	Outpost Saloon
Coleman Shadow	Outpost Saloon	Route 66	Kingman,Az
Kingman,Az	Kingman,Az	Hot Rod Cafe	Kingman,Az
Kingman,Az	Steve's Auto Repair	Kingman,Az	Kingman,Az
Kingman,Az	Burlington Northern Santa Fe	Kingman,Az	Needles, Ca
Needles, Ca	Needles, Ca	Needles, Ca	River Road Resort
River Road Resort	Roy's Cafe / Gas	Amboy , Ca	Shoe Tree
The Shoe Tree	Road Runner Retreat	Route 66	Route 66
Route 66	Dairy Queen & Diesel	Light's Out	Broken Wire
Awhile Back ..	Barstow, Ca	Barstow, Ca	Barstow, Ca
Barstow, Ca	Barstow, Ca	Barstow, Ca	Barstow, Ca
Route 66 Motel	Route 66 Motel / Barstow	Route 66 Motel	Route 66 Motel
Texaco	Route 66 Motel	Route 66 Motel	Barstow,Ca
Barstow,Ca	Barstow,Ca	Barstow,Ca	Barstow,Ca
Do Drop Inn	Daggett , Ca	Daggett Stone Hotel	Daggett Stone Hotel
Polly Gas	Texaco	The Bottle Tree Ranch	Bottle Tree Ranch
Bottle Tree Ranch	Bottle Tree Ranch	Upland, Ca	Classic McDonald
Classic McDonald	Classic Denny's	Legends Classic	Legends Diner Glendora, Ca
Legends Diner	Glendora, Ca	Glendora, Ca	Azusa, Ca

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richard		09-Apr-2013 21:41
You did an outstanding job with your photos. I enjoyed richard

John G Reed		17-Apr-2012 08:03
Stunning gallery. Best. J

Kathleen		08-Mar-2012 06:03
I love all your pictures and rt 66!

Chet King		10-Aug-2011 00:41
Very nice work!~V

Cheryl Klym-Edwards		11-May-2010 00:43
Great gallery...we did most of Route 66 a few years ago, however most of your shots were the areas we didn't get to. Wonderful gallery!

Karsten Askeland		03-May-2009 23:23
Thanks so much for this gallery. I am in the planning stages of my first retirement trip which will be travelling the full length of Route 66 from Chicago to LA. Viewing your pictures has just heightened my excitment and enthusiasm to get going. I'm leaving around this time next year for at least 3-4 weeks.

Guest		17-Dec-2008 13:37
The western half is fascinating. Where's the rest of it?

Kevin Chan		02-Dec-2008 19:04
great series, thanks for let me know the story, before that i just heard the song "Route 66" from Depeche Mode. V

Don Taylor		27-Nov-2008 00:10
Outstanding collection of route 66 photos Bill.

Richard Calmes		22-Nov-2008 02:08
Outstanding execution of this theme! Great variety of well made images! V

Bill Warren		22-Nov-2008 01:02
Very enjoyable collection of "Get Your Kicks" Americana. V

Guest		21-Nov-2008 22:36
Great gallery Bill. It brought fond memories of a long time ago when I drove part of Route 66. Looks like very little has changed. Fausto

Gary Stanley		21-Nov-2008 18:07
Great theme, great photos!

Jake		21-Nov-2008 06:23
Very Sentimental.

Meggi Raeder		21-Nov-2008 05:58
What a great gallery and tribute to this famous highway!! Very much enjoyed it! Meggi V

Cedric Sims		20-Nov-2008 08:38
Bill this gallery is looking good! I am sure it will be in the popular gallery for a while.

Susan Gordon		20-Nov-2008 07:01
Great to see these marvelous images! You've got a book in the making.

Dallas Hyatt		20-Nov-2008 04:05
Wonderful work Bill. You are making great work out of that wide lens.

LynnH		19-Nov-2008 21:43
I'm excited to see your Rt 66 gallery coming to life. I love what you've added so far. It's good to see preservation of this Americana - even if it is only in photographs. Vote!!

Peter Sussex		19-Nov-2008 21:32
Gorgeous and charming collection and nice tribute to Route 66. The guidelines really broadened my mind. Hope you've got a lot more to come!

Milan Simic		19-Nov-2008 08:44
I'm expecting a lot from this gallery Bill... always likes Route 66... so inspiring... voted!

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