The Interesting & Colorful History of the American Road Map

The American Road map! From its humble beginnings in 1901 to the first road trip in 1903 and on to the hey day of the drive in gas station. The road map has seen it all. Join Harmony while she takes you on a drive through the colorful rise and fall of the American Road map.

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Super cool

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Love the video

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[@TheHypnotstCollector]

i collect road maps. thousands. back to c.1907. when roads and cars were very young. graphics are value.... colors and stuff like dinosaurs, pretty girls in cars, ... Violet Ray maps are rare.....And topo maps of where I live, be it santa cruz mtns, the sierra's. And Utah canyon lands. my other claim to fame is driving route 66 on its 66th birthday, June 6, 1992. So I entered 66 at Oatman, going 66mph at 6:06am with my 6 yr old son and I was 42..... had a 59 vette that my dad had bought in ....1966.

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I love the old road maps. I am always looking for ones from the 30’s & 40’s