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History of Route 66

One of America’s most iconic highways, Route 66 stretched 2,448 miles from Chicago to Los Angeles. Pieced together in 1926 from existing roads, it wound through Illinois, Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico, Arizona and California. Dust Bowl migrants headed west on the roadway in the 1930s, while tourists flocked to its mom-and-pop businesses and kitschy attractions in the 1950s. The two-lane highway was memorialized in literature (“The Grapes of Wrath”) and song (“Get Your Kicks on Route 66”) and came to symbolize freedom and adventure. Explore the celebrated roadway, which was made obsolete by high-speed interstates and decommissioned by the federal government in 1985—although much of it remains drivable today.

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Nat King Cole - Route 66 (Get Your Kicks On) (1956)

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Try and find the name of this famous attraction along Route 66!

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Try and find the name of this famous attraction along Route 66!

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American actor, pianist and songwriter Bobby Troup.

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American actor, pianist and songwriter Bobby Troup.

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In 1946, singer Nat King Cole had a hit single with “(Get Your Kicks on) Route 66,” written that same year by Bobby Troup. Bobby Troup was inspired to write the song while driving on Route 66 to California with his wife.

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Original movie poster for The Grapes of Wrath (1940)

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Original movie poster for The Grapes of Wrath (1940)

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Cover of Steinbeck's 1939 classic novel of hope and rebellion.

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Cover of Steinbeck's 1939 classic novel of hope and rebellion.

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The spirit of Route 66 as seen by Levi's

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The spirit of Route 66 as seen by Levi's

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Original Route 66 - Vintage Levi's Commercial (1976)