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The slab you were wondering about was the Cattlemen's cafe. Best place to eat through the late 60s.

Graffiti is like tattoos.

I went thare yesterday

i want to ride my H-D to the grand canyon zip-lines ... i just can't get away though, it would have to be a shorter vacation.

What are your best budget travel tips?

I'm back Big Mike! So glad to see this video. I just found it because as you know I just subscribed about a week ago or so. My Route 66 road trip is now about 5 or 6 months away. Can't wait!

Greetings from Salinas Pueblo. I am currently doing a video of our visit to this unique place. Love your video and appreciate your hard work. I started my own travel channel in January and look forward to hitting 1000 subs and the 4000 watch hours. I love the challenge and especially enjoy sharing this gorgeous country with as many people as I can. I have gobs of information and experience because I’ve traveled this country fulltime for over 31 years and been to over 250 National Parks, all of the ones in New Mexico, hundreds of State Parks and other public hiking locations. Many of which you have been to. Safe travels to you. Edit on!

Oatman was my hometown through the 90s. I've got many great memories of my time along the Mother Road.

Stopped there when I was a kid several times. Big fun.

Old dream of mine was being able to take all of 66 in its prime. See all the small towns at their peak

Thank you for such a wonderful video, Big Mike! I turned 70 in July and retired on August 1st. For many years, I've planned to take my first big road trip after retirement along Route 66. I'll be selling my home in the Spring and moving to St. George, UT where I'll settle for good after a very successful business career. I can't wait to hit the road and I must say, your video makes me wish it was Spring already. Thanks!

Thanks Big Mike!

It’s like a museum of bad ideas.

Interesting but the background music is too loud. Had to turn it off after 2 minutes.

The Eisenhower Administration was responsible for getting our U.S. highways built. But you did a great job keeping Rt. 66 nostalgia alive 👍❤️🇺🇸

I worked in a Deep Rock gas station on US-66 in Oklahoma City in 1966 and 67. I-40 was under construction but not yet open any further west. The station was 24/7 until 1967. We pumped gas, washed windshields and even vacuumed out customers cars on request. There was a hoist and a tire changing machine. Gas was $0.25.9 except during gas wars.

You missed so many in New Mexico, most of which are still open, most notably the Blue Swallow motel in Tucumcari and 2 in Santa Rosa that are also still open for business, the La Loma and the La Mesa. Still a very interesting video.

In May I have to make a run from OK to CA for my daughter’s wedding. Plan has been to take the Electra Glide, think I’m gonna run 66. Thanks!

Great stuff Mike!!

I love the history facts and the black and white! Nice!

Where's tow mater at? 👍🇺🇸

Well done, cheers.

My father drove the family through Truxton in 1975 on the way from Los Angeles to the Grand Canyon. I remembered the name of the town, and stopped by a cafe there in 2007 on the way from the Denver area to Los Angeles.

They should use a cars theme and have a car show every other weekend. It'll make it back on the map. My kid is 8 months old, and I've seen it probably a couple hundred times in four months 🫣

I remember Whiting Bros and Terrible Herbst stations when they were in operation. There is still what's left of a Whiting Bros station and motel on a side road along the east bound lanes of I 40 around Yucca, AZ

I live in Kingman now, but I remember driving from New York to St Louis where I would pick up Route 66 on the way to LA several times before I 40 was built. I'll be up in Seligman for the Fun Run next May.

Great stop! There's so many great joints along Route 66

Hi big mike good to see the old station being restored . Cheers mate🇦🇺

I live the black and white.

I actually drove by it myself on the way to Arizona. It was in better shape back then but not by much cool place.

Thanks

Just some constructive feedback. This video would really benefit from some pictures of this place throughout the years. Maybe even a nice drone shot or overhead view where you can point out certain things about it

Nice edit Big Mike!

It’s amazing how the movie “Cars” has sparked so much interest in 66!

The Esso gas station, when you filled up and they pumped your gas they gave you a tiger keychain. The keychain actually had a tiger on it. Wish I could find mine.

F Troop was filmed in Los Angeles at Warner Brothers Studios western town. A funny show!

Things have sure changed! I’m 72 and I remember a lot of this when it was operational 🎉

My parents use to take Route 66 back in the early 1950's and told me stories of their adventures taking road trips. My dad's brother also drove Route 66 as a long-haul trucker and he loved to stop in those towns along Route 66.

A lot of good 66 stuff I have never seen in other videos. Nice job!🎉

yeah.., this is what non-thinking, unintelligent fahrt sniffing disrespectful immature, paint huffing a-holes like to destroy..

Sucks.

Went there as a teenager with my parents .

The restaurant had the best French toast I had ever ate as a kid.

Great stuff thank you for posting this video 66 is a GREAT ROAD!!!!!