Route 66 - Scenes and Scenery related to The Mother Road

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This thread is intended to be an ongoing running thread with images submitted by everyone of scenes, signs and scenery found along or near the old Route 66, or the Will Rogers Highway, or "The Mother Road", from Chicago through Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico and Arizona, until it terminated in Santa Monica California on the beach. It was approximately 2448 miles of road trip USA. A bucket list item for lots of folks, American and world citizens, over the years. It still brings tourists to the Southwest.

Please post where the image was taken, or submit the image and challenge folks to figure out where the image was taken - your choice

I'll start with one from Winslow Az - Its a girl, my lord, in a flat bed Ford, slowing down to take a look at me!:thumb

travelways

Great that you started this

Very nice shot - I still have to see Winslow Az

travelways

Stumblebum

Thread is awesome already! Tatiana should start stock photography business or something!

moose135

Restored Tower Conoco Station in Shamrock, Texas, used as a model for the Disney movie "Cars"

David_S85

Guess where?
The first two photos were taken somewhere along Rte. 66. A hint is they were in Arizona. This is a difficulty level of ONE on a scale from one to ten. Where were they taken? There is no prize - just glow in the knowledge that you are a savvy follower of this thread and have started from the beginning.

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There is a hidden connection between the bird in the window above (shot 2), and the statue on the street. What is that connection? (Difficulty of THREE on a one to ten scale)

This third shot is also, obviously, from Rte. 66. A hint is it was taken in Missouri. In fact, I'd really like to know myself, in what town this was because I never wrote it down and want to add that town name to my gallery.

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#4 has a difficulty of ONE. Not a lot was happening in Adrian when we rolled through. There is a pretty cool ruins of an old gas station across the street and down a block from this shot. Maybe I'll post some from that in another post.

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moose135 wrote: »

Restored Tower Conoco Station in Shamrock, Texas, used as a model for the Disney movie "Cars"

Wow, cool that you got this one at night with the neon lights - I have shot it several times, a couple even as panos, and all the wires that need cloning out always bug me. Nice capture of a cool scene!!

Shamrock Texas!! Did you kiss the Blarney stone while you were there?

pathfinder

This sign I captured in one of the towns that David_S85 listed in his post above, BUT which town do you think it was found??

David_S85

I know, I know! But someone else should make the guess. I'll bet that's next to the "Crock of Gin" sign.

Stumblebum

Good infection to have!

Cornflake

Here's one.

travelways

Stumblebum wrote: »

Thread is awesome already! Tatiana should start stock photography business or something!

Thank you Taz - I take this as a compliment

This beautiful mural was a very difficult one to get - It's part of an old ruined fast food place, surrounded by a fence which I had to climb to get inside

travelways

David_S85 wrote: »

This is a great sign of the Route 66!

travelways

Cornflake wrote: »

Here's one.

How nice is this!!! My husband and were in Flagstaff 2 days ago, going to the Grand Canyon and unfortunately I didn't have enough time to look for details and take photos....

travelways

More from Needles, California
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kdog

A couple of mdoel shots taken along Rt66 in Kingman, AZ.



Enhancing the famous Hilltop Motel sign on Rt66 with the same girl.

travelways

kdog wrote: »

A couple of mdoel shots taken along Rt66 in Kingman, AZ.

travelways

pathfinder

Kdog, I like your way of catching neon signs mo' betta!

sarasphotos

I haven't traveled Route 66, but am enjoying this thread! Thanks all for sharing.

Stumblebum

Brilliant presentations all! So good to see what one may never have a chance to see on their own! Cheers!

travelways

More from Needles, California on Route 66

moose135

pathfinder wrote: »

Wow, cool that you got this one at night with the neon lights - I have shot it several times, a couple even as panos, and all the wires that need cloning out always bug me. Nice capture of a cool scene!!

Shamrock Texas!! Did you kiss the Blarney stone while you were there?

Thanks! It was just luck - I happened to spend the night at a hotel down the block, and when I checked in, the lady at the desk told me about it, as they had a photo hanging in the lobby. And no, I didn't stop to kiss the Blarney stone.





A foggy morning in McLean, Texas.

pathfinder

This thread needs a boost - more images of Rt 66 - hopefully nicely edited, non-phone shots....

Model T Oatman Az

Stop sign - Kingman Az

Burma Shave signs - Hackberry Az