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Tucumcari New Mexico is home to one of the newest Route 66 icons. It is on the west edge of town at the Convention Center. |
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The Big Texan in Amarillo serves a great hamburger . . . and a free steak if you can eat it (72 ounces) and all the trimmings in an hour. |
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The Blue Whale in Catoosa, Oklahoma is looking pretty spiffy these days thanks to a new coat of paint. |
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Chicago gas stations went straight for the throat. |
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The Jack Rabbit Trading Post in Joseph City, AZ has paved their parking lot. |
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Lucille Hamon in Hydro, Oklahoma . . . operated her Route 66 shop for 60 years on the Old Road. In August of 2000 she passed away to the deep regret of many. |
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Hands down, the neatest woman I've ever seen on my motorcycle! |
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The Museum Club in Flagstaff, AZ . . . the liveliest spot on Route 66. |
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Not all the two wheelers had cc's in them. This couple - from the Netherlands - were doing the Old Road from Los Angeles and then on to New York. They could do about 70 miles a day. |
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This plaque, in Palisades Park-Santa Monica, CA, commemorates Will Rogers and his connection to Route 66. A movie company placed one of these plaques in each of Route 66's states in connection with their promotion of the movie The Will Rogers Story. This is the only one known to have survived. |
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The Ribbon Road at Miami, OK is just 8 feet wide. State of the art in the early days of Route 66. The fact that it is still in use says a lot about the quality of the work. |
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The Round Barn, in Arcadia, OK, has been restored and houses a gift shop and interesting memorbillia. |
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Trigger, Trigger Jr., and Buttermilk are on permanent display at the Roy Rogers - Dale Evans Museum in Victorville, CA. |
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Roy's, in the heart of the Mojave Desert, offers the only shade for miles around . . . and sells water for more than you would EVER think possible. It was 110° in the shade when we got there. |
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Saint Monica, in Palisades Park-Santa Monica, CA, has been watching over Route 66 Cruisers since 1934. |
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The Santa Monica Pier is a popular spot with rides, food, and some genuine California caracters. The eastbound Rally Riders start from the Pier. |
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The Will Rogers Memorial in Claremore, OK, commands a terrific view from its hilltop location. A wonderful place to visit. The really broke the mold when they made Will Rogers. We've not seen the likes of him since. |
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Winslow, Arizona has installed a neat little park and monument to mark the corner made famous by the Eagles in their song, 'Take It Easy.' ('Standin' on a corner in Winslow, Arizona . . . such a fine sight to see, etc.') |
You'll see all that from the comfort of your easy chair when you own The Millennium Run.