A Journey Along Route 66 In Pictures

[Charlie H.]

A Journey Along Route 66 In Pictures
Springfield, Illinois To Erick, Oklahoma



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Illinois
Springfield, Illinois







Along The Way - Springfield To Litchfield, Illinois





Litchfield, Illinois





Mount Olive, Illinois



Staunton, Illinois



Along The Way - Staunton To Mitchell, Illinois



Mitchell, Illinois



Missouri

St. Louis



Route 66 State Park - Fenton, Missouri



Along The Way - Fenton To Cuba, Missouri



Note: The Tri-County Truck Stop was originally The Diamonds Restaurant. When it was by-passed by I-44, a new Diamonds was built at the I-44 Exit. It no longer exists.

Cuba, Missouri





Fanning, Missouri





Along The Way - Fanning To Devil's Elbow, Missouri
John's Modern Cabins, Near Arlington, MO



Near Jerome, Missouri



Devil's Elbow, Missouri





Along The Way - Devil's Elbow To Lebanon, Missouri





Lebanon, Missouri


Sadly, Mr. Wrink who had run the store since the end of World War II, passed away a couple of years back and on our last trip through, the store was no longer open.



Springfield, Missouri



Along The Way - Springfield To Paris Springs, Missouri



Paris Springs, Missouri





Along The Way - Paris Springs To Carthage, MO



Carthage, Missouri



Kansas
Galena, Kansas - Home Of Towmater





Along The Way - Galena, Kansas To Oklahoma



Oklahoma
Commerce And Miami, Oklahoma



Afton, Oklahoma



Foyil, Oklahoma





Claremore, Oklahoma



Catoosa, Oklahoma



Along The Way - Catoosa To Stroud, Oklahoma



Stroud, Oklahoma



Davenport, Oklahoma



Chandler, Oklahoma





Arcadia, Oklahoma



Note: The Hillbilly Bed & Breakfast is no longer open - to bad, it was a neat and unique place.

Along The Way - Arcadia To Yukon, Oklahoma



Along The Way - Yukon To Clinton, Oklahoma




Clinton, Oklahoma







Elk City, Oklahoma



Along The Way - Elk City To Erick, Oklahoma



Note: The Beckham County Courthouse shown above appears briefly in the film The Grapes Of Wrath.

Erick, Oklahoma

[Charlie H.]

A Journey Along Route 66 In Pictures
Shamrock, Texas To Santa Monica, California



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Texas
Shamrock, Texas



Along The Way - Shamrock To Amarillo, Texas





Amarillo, Texas



Along The Way - Amarillo To Adrian, Texas





Adrian, Texas





Glen Rio, Texas - "The Town I-40 Killed"



New Mexico

San Jon



Tucumcari







Newkirk





Santa Rosa





A Side Trip Down New Mexico 91 South Of Santa Rosa





Clines Corners, New Mexico



Note: Clines Corners is along the Post 1937 Alignment not the Pre 1937 Alignment (I-40 Exit 218.)

Santa Fe, New Mexico
The Inn At Loretto



The Plaza Area






The Loretto Chapel And The "Miraculous Stairway"



The stairway, which was built after the construction of the chapel, has no center post, is not connected to any wall, is built without the use of any steel fasteners (nails or screws) and is built of wood found nowhere in the area. Legend has it that it was built by a carpenter sent by God in answer to the nuns prayers for a way to get to the choir loft other than the ladder they had been using. The carpenter, who no one knew, just showed up one day and told the nuns he could build them a stairway.

The Art



La Bajada Hill - 1926 To 1932 Alignment







Prior To Route 66, La Bajada Hill was on the El Camino Real, the Spanish road from Mexico City to Santa Fe which dates back to the 1500's.

Albuquerque



Laguna, New Mexico



Along The Way - Laguna, New Mexico To Gallup, New Mexico







Gallup, New Mexico



Arizona
Holbrook



Along The Way - Holbrook, Arizona To Winslow, Arizona



Winslow, Arizona
The La Posada Hotel



"Standing On The Corner In Winslow, Arizona"



Two Guns, Arizona (I-40 Exit 230)





Twin Arrows, Arizona (I-40 Exit 219)



The improvements visible between the 2005 pictures and the 2009 pictures are the result of an ongoing restoration project.



Williams, Arizona



The Grand Motel has recently been renovated and is now The Lodge On Route 66.

Seligman, Arizona







Hackberry, Arizona



Along The Way - Hackberry, Arizona To Oatman, Arizona



Oatman, Arizona







Along The Way - Oatman, Arizona To Topock, Arizona



California

Along The Way - Needles. California To Newberry Springs, California





Newberry Springs, California



Daggett, California



Along The Way - Daggett, California To Pasadena, California





A Side Trip To Hollywood



Santa Monica, California

[Valeria71]

Brilliant post! Most have taken you a while to add those photos.

I drove across Route 66 3 years ago and absolutely loved it. Met some wonderful people during the drive across.

[p0testi0]

We are getting ready to go on a Route 66 trip. It will be me, my hubby and our 3 and 1.5 year old. We'll probably be leaving from Chicago in April. I've been researching guidebooks and sites to see. I came across your post on the Historic Route 66 forum. I decided to check out your link. I'm glad I did! You have some awesome pictures here! Really great job. Thanks for posting them for the rest of us to enjoy. I'm bookmarking your page to refer to on our trip! It's really great of you to take the time to share all of these. I can't wait to get out there on the road. You should put together your own picture book. This is really great!

[Charlie H.]

Glad you both enjoyed. Actually I did the post on another Forum which recently closed so all I actually had to do was copy and paste the codes which fortunately i had saved.

Have a great trip p0testi0!! Someone on Historic 66 can answer about any question you might have.

[Charlie H.]

p0testi0 - You might want to check out my "Journey Through Utah" thread - it makes for one tremendous side trip from 66 if you have the time.

Charlie