Route 66, the first cross-country (actually, Chicago to Los Angeles) motor route and which sped America's migration west, embodies a kind of cool that spans generations. A two-lane ribbon of asphalt, concrete and an occasional pothole that stretched for more than 2400 miles, Route 66 is a road from the past that shows us everything we need to know about travel in the future.
[FULL CONTENT CAPTURED - see notes: long historical feature on Route 66 covering its origins in the 1857 War Department wagon road, the 1925 act of Congress, the 1928 Bunion Derby publicity run, Steinbeck's 'Mother Road', roadside attractions (Coral Court Motel, Wigwam motels, the Catoosa Big Blue Whale), mom-and-pop restaurants, and the road's decline after the Interstate Highway Act of 1956 and decommissioning in 1984.]
