I'm a Route 66 FANATIC! I travel alone & have the best time. I've made many friends on the road. The real genuine folks that run the Mom & Pop places keep Route 66 alive & would love your patronage & the sharing of stories about the "Main Street Of America". On facebook you can join several Route 66 groups who would be happy to share stories/photos/maps & can direct you to the best books to guide you along the "Mother Road". Find me, Penny Black, on facebook. Look for me under a neon motel sign
Hey Penny, it's Nolan Stolz--we met at the conference a couple of months ago. The video you commented on 8 years ago was filmed in 2011--I can't believe it's been over 10 years!
Well, in 1992 I entered Rt66 near Oatman. It was the 66th Anniversary. It was June 6, I was going 66mph at 6:06 AM with my 6 yr old son. And I was 42 yrs old. (4+2=6) I had a 1959 Corvette. It was one lonely drive. Didn't see a soul. All the way to Seligman. It was Very green that year and Flies were Everywhere. It can never happen again. So, I got my kicks
I love this video!!its a shame they dont try to revive those little towns abit more by offering the buildings up for caretakers,it could bring new buisness to town..
Great video...Thanks. A buddy and I did ROUTE 66 from Chicago to Santa Monica in 2012...loved it....We had the most fun in Santa Rosa NM and Seligman Az....cool Motels, diners and BARS !
I used to drink in the old bar in Glenrio. I worked on a ranch in Adrian, TX (dry). It simply had a small bar and a pool table. It would fill up with cowboys on Fri. and Sat. nights. No girls just cowboys. Beer flowed freely and fights were frequent. Occasionally bikers would pull in and it meant that it was time to leave.
You did a great job. I've been up and down 66 a few times. You hit a lot of the high points and gave a good sense of the journey. I cannot the imagine the douches that downed this. That town square in Springfield, Mo. is where Wild Bill Hickok shot it out with Dave Tutt in one of the very few documented Old West High Noon gunfights
I love all about Route 66 and also drove on parts of it 4-5 times now. My favorite was a road trip between Texas and Las Vegas, Nevada (there's a video on my channel here: th-cam.com/video/5IMmr3w_8Ys/w-d-xo.html). If you have sometime, check it out... I'd love to know your thoughts! :) Cheers!
just watched it! before they built the bridge (from which you viewed the Hoover Dam), drivers would have to go along the 2-lane road curving through the mountains then across the top of the dam, waiting for tourist pedestrians. I would sometimes take forever to get from Kingman to Boulder City because of that!
Yes, I know! :) I drove there several times too before the bridge. Actually the first time I saw the bridge was while shooting that video, and it was a huge surprise! But in my case, as a tourist, it was always fun to drive across the top of the dam! I loved!!!! :) All the best to you and enjoy the holiday season!
I haven't taken this trip yet, but after watching your video, the plan is to take an adventurous road trip like you have allowed us all to do in your travels.
Thanks for memories - drove from western NY to Huntington Beach CA in 1971 with a pickup I bought at an auction and built a camper on the back. The Interstate wasn't done yet. Unfortunately you couldn't find a jackalope........
Excellent!!! Makes me want to make the trip myself. You also got a couple shots of some "rare" gas stations in Tucumcari NM at 10:20 and in Amarillo TX at 15:00. Both were Phillips 66 Batwing style gas stations. I want to see Cars now.
thanks for sharing . i lived in glendora ca where rte 66 was alosta ca.(there was a town called alosta that got gobbled up by glendora.). alosta is now called rte 66. got put out of business by the 210 freeway.
I hope you enjoy the video, and I hope you get to take 66 soon. Then take a Lincoln Highway trip, America's first transcontinental highway (1913). Here's some info about my latest project, recording my Lincoln Highway Suite for orchestra in 2017: www.nolanstolz.com/lh
The other little piece of trivia that I read about Glenrio was that like your said, the New Mexico side had the beer joint because the Texas side was "dry" but the Texas side had the gas station because New Mexico gas taxes were much higher than Texas.
If we pool our funds....?.....I would definitely go...OK, you're right, I've been drinking. But damn, I would do it anyway, live on the cheap, set up some part-time gigs, maintain a good attitude, .....see America. Fuck, I have to go work tomorrow.
Great video !!! Now, make arrangements to visit Fort Irwin & the NASA's Tracking Stations. The old Apollo dishes have been scrapped, however I believe that the main operations building and the NASA's station directors office/cafeteria buildings remain as does the old operations building of the Mojave STADAN (ATS pre-commercial synchronized TV satellites).
The best Rt 66 video trip I have seen! I hope to one day convince my husband & 2 daughters that this would be a lot of fun! We are in DE so start out as Far East as possible then go from there. I did hear part of 66 can't be driven on- is this true? Anyways great job!
From a historical perspective, you are going the wrong way. :) I plan on taking a road trip from Michigan to Utah to visit my distributor this summer, and taking as much as 66 as I can for nostalgic reasons, (at least one way), so thank you for the load.
it's a strange assumption that people would only drive westward on the 66, but for decades the 66 was traveled by vacationers going both ways. also, there were plenty of people that started out west and moved east
Too bad You didn't show the Rock Café in Stroud OK. Dawn Welch, who used to own the place, was the inspiration for Sally Carrera from the movie "Cars".
Great video, Makes me so excited for our trip next summer. What time of year did you go? - Route 66 Abandoned Art. I agree about Joplin Mo having a nice down town area. I live in SEK so it is almost in my back yard. My son lives there.
aqua .angels I think it was late-July/early-August, and it was way too hot (and we're both from Vegas, so we know about hot--just not humidity!). Have fun next summer!
Thanks for posting, this is great! I've always wondered what it would be like to drive on old 66! Did you drive on a "sidewalk highway" segment at any point? I believe there were a few places, including somewhere in Oklahoma, where only one lane of the highway was paved. The road itself is only about 9 feet wide, and motorists had to pass each other by using the gravel shoulders!
I'm not sure...that bit of really early road in OK including that one bridge was very narrow - if there was any oncoming traffic we surely would have been in the gravel.
Any restaurant named "EAT" 28:55 is sure to have good food. That's where you want to stop. Had one in my home town in the 60's and we called it the Eat Place.
I love this video! I love Route 66! I lived and worked in the U.S. for 12 years and been planning a great R66 road trip but never had the chance. Am back home in the Philippines now for good. Thanks for videos like this, somehow my dreams are realized. Thanks man!!!
Hi Ian, I'll respond similarly to how I responded to an earlier poster: I highly recommend this book: "EZ66 Guide for Travelers" by Jerry McClanahan. It has turn-by-turn directions with choices of which alignment of the 66 to take. It also lists buildings and things to look for. My GPS was there to keep track of where we were rather than telling us where to turn. The signage is pretty good along the road---you'll be fine.
That statue on side of building in Amarillo is a Shriners Hospital for children icon. This one is rare because this is usually only done as a from rear view only. "No man stands so tall as when he stoops to help a child"
Min 32:14: The 4 women should have called the old truck "Tow Motto" (instead of "Tow Tater"), for copy write reasons. "Tow Motto goes with Tow Mater", and, "Tow Potto goes with Tow Tater". They are 2 different veggies. The ladies have it apples and oranges. You should give those 4 ladies a call, and throw it across them. :)
Oh MY GOD !!! You Stop the Video like 2 Blocks away from the OLDEST BUILDING on Route 66, that has been doing the Same Exact thing, Uninterrupted an never closed Down since the Day Route 66 was Opened in 1926. The Shrine Mosque was Built in 1923 an is Home of the "Abou Ben Adhem Shrine Temple." Shriners Help Children, an our Doors have NEVER BEEN CLOSED. Our Stage is the Only Place on Route 66 that Elvis ever Preformed on. I am an ABA Shriner.
Diana Herbst , Hallo Diana you should come over great country the VS I’m from Holland been here forever seems like. Coming back for a long visit to Holland in about 6 months.
Love the video, but it makes me so sad. I grew up in Bristow, Okla. in the 50's and 60's. The town was booming. Business's were thriving. New business's were moving into town. No one wanted for a job. And then,,,, they built the interstate high way just outside of town. It was the death sentence for that town, and so many others. Since then, most of the stores have closed. Mostly empty buildings along main street. All the factories have closed, and a good part of the population has moved on. It was middle Americana, then,, mostly sad ghost towns now.
The incomes those mechanics had working out of small shops would be a story in itself. Doubtful any of them had sufficient air conditioning. Getting parts would involve at least a two day stay in the bed bug motel for the customer. Average parts run would allow for a 100 mile round trip. The golden era of unreliable cars may return in order to push everyone into EV.
I graduated HS in 1966 in the mid west.and my dream was to travel 66 to ca. I left the day after graduation. I always drive 66 when I go back. I live outside of Oatman now and when I First hit that winding road I was scared stiff.
This Video has got to be the best Route 66 video I've ever seen! It's been 48 years since I traveled Route 66 with my parents as a child. We left Los Angeles traveled to Kansas City Kansas in the summer of 1965. Thanks for this Video! Great Memories!
Loved your video. But when you become a 33rd degree freemason you have to renounce your religion and worship satain but please dont beleive me do your own research and you will open up a can of worms and its beginning of what you really dont know please be strong and fight for are country.
I used my old tom-tom from 2008 which I've never once updated, but did not "route" the trip in advance. I highly recommend this book: "EZ66 Guide for Travelers" by Jerry McClanahan. It has turn-by-turn directions with choices of which alignment of the 66 to take. It also lists buildings and things to look for. The tom-tom was there to keep track of where we were rather than telling us where to turn.
We have, what I believe to be, the last section of Route 66 out here on the East Coast, but I can't say for sure if it is the same "Route 66" that you traveled. Would it have been possible to continue on to the East Coast on the old "Route 66?" As I sit here and watch this, I find myself wondering what factors made "Route 66" obsolete. At one time I thought it was purely the increase in the number of cars on the road, but I think that is only ONE factor. Another would be the range and dependability of "cars" in general. You could go longer distances later on, without the need of gas stations for fuel or repairs, and knowing that, travelers wanted a faster way to get where they were going, instead of going thru every small town in America. Just "thinking out loud."
+nutmegger1957 , the 66 in SC is a state highway that has nothing to do with the old U.S. Route 66 (in fact I drove by it just the other day). The famous 66 never went further East than Chicago.
I would like to thank you guys for this video!! Had to pause it right in the middle, to watch the movie "Cars" first. I still didn't finish your video, but just finished watching the movie, and it was such a great experience! Not because of the story itself, but because of what the movie means! Not many people will ever recognize the real message of the movie... Such a great cast! Great to hear Paul Newman and George Carlin again! I got many references, but probably missed a few. After finishing your video, I might watch the movie again... One day I'll be visiting all of these places. And that's probably why I appreciated the movie so much. I already have an itinerary ready for the trip, so, most of these places were already marked. Just finished your video. Really nice!! I'm going to download it and keep it here to watch again! Oh, and the twin bridges are not "twins" anymore....
Great video guys! I live a couple of blocks off RTE 66 in Kingman AZ and always love watching these informative videos of the old road. I am curious how you knew all that info on what to look for in each city and the "old" sections of the Mother road? Thanks again for a wonderful video.
We had the Route 66 EZ guide that pointed to some of those places, and then we'd look up info later (mostly google research). Other times, we found a particular place interesting and then we'd look it up later.
Did y’all eat a wild burrow burger at The Oatman Diner? Mmmmm.... with a side of snake fried rattlesnake, cain’t be beat. Those mucho burgers in Santa Rosa make great feral burrow burgers. They don’t have the snake fried rattlesnake though. Y’all do know how Tucumcari got its name, don’t y’all? Well, there was an old prospector who had a burrow he named Tucum. He could carry any load the prospector put on him. Better’n a 4x4. Everybody around them parts started saying, “Tucum carry it.” Local Indians just would say, “Tucum cari.” Been called Tucumcari ever since. One problem they still have in them parts up to this time, is nary a tree big enough to take a piss behind. That’s why they called them dry river beds “rivers.” I know that old boy's wife was happy about that whale gift. Women love gifts like that.
I did this this trip in 2008.in a corvette.I come from Oztralia,where long haul means 350miles of road without a bend!! We took twice as long as you did, but I reckon we saw twice as much!! Hell,ya missed the Round Barn in Arcadia,OK.ya forgot Winona,bypassed the meteor crater inAZDidnt find any WildHogs In MadridNM.I think youall could "take it e e ea s y!Thanx
Hi Guys: my partner and I are leaving from Palm Springs, CA for a 2 week road trip to travel Old Route 66 on Saturday, June 25 2016. We are planning on starting in Barstow CA and see how far we go. Any specific suggestions about must see places to see or stay at? We very much enjoyed your video. Mike and Bill
The state's really got away with robbing these towns of business and development. There was no impact survey for economic compensation for deviant noneconomice malfeasance. The route 66 should of recovered 30% of highway &freeways tax money for the loss of use. Involvement pays off! Jim Rice
I agree Jim, but I don't think they had such sensibilities back then. There was definite competition for having the Interstate come near your town but I don't think any of the losers had a forum to file a grievance. In 1963 my family went on a camping trip across the country (across the Northern plains.) I have memories of going along perfect new highways which would abruptly stop and we would drive along a gravel road next to the new portion being built by crews of men.
BRAVO !! I would like to Thank You gentlemen for a sensational job of video coverage!! My wife & I have made that trip 29 times "Round Trip" from Cleveland to Phoenix, & I'm hoping to make it just ONE MORE TIME, so I can have an "even 30".....that's 60 times across the USA !! You've given me the motive to "keep up with my "Bucket List" !! Keep up the Great Work guys !! "T.J." & Carol 3/26/'13
This entire roadtrip is very well done. It had my full attention from the start to end. I wound up learning alot about the route 66 that people forgot about.
OHHH Amigo me acabas de dar la excusa PERFECTA para por fin recorrer la mítica ruta 66 voy a llevar a mi hijo de 8 años (familia) a recorrer la ruta de "Cars" GRACIAS. te felicito por el conocimiento que tienes sobre esa parte histórica de "USA."
Great question! The Wigwam of course was the traffic cone/teepee resemblance. But, the Blue Swallow influence is more subtle--it was the neon, specifically the "100% Refrigerated Air" sign
Hi, am enjoying this video, planning on picking up Route 66 somewhere in OK and driving to Las Vegas, most likely late May, can you please tell me how many hours you traveled each day? Thanks much!!
You should have stopped in, Cuervo, NM, I did, an awesome ghost town to be seen there. My buddy and me, just got back from a trip from MO to Albuquerque, NM. Great video of the sights you captured here.
Great job on this video. I'll bet the trip was a blast. I'm wondering where you got the history of some of these places, I assume you spent time in some of the towns to look up the history of some of the buildings to find out when they were built and what different businesses they've been inhabited by over the year. However, how did you find the history of some of the buildings that were in virtual ghost towns? Thanks!
ghosttowns.com is a good resource for ghost towns (used that for Correo and Suwanee), and some info can be found in books on Route 66, for instance, "Ghost Towns of Route 66." I got some information from the EZ guide and from David Wickline's "Images of 66" book.
I'm a Route 66 FANATIC! I travel alone & have the best time. I've made many friends on the road. The real genuine folks that run the Mom & Pop places keep Route 66 alive & would love your patronage & the sharing of stories about the "Main Street Of America".
On facebook you can join several Route 66 groups who would be happy to share stories/photos/maps & can direct you to the best books to guide you along the "Mother Road".
Find me, Penny Black, on facebook. Look for me under a neon motel sign
Hey Penny, it's Nolan Stolz--we met at the conference a couple of months ago. The video you commented on 8 years ago was filmed in 2011--I can't believe it's been over 10 years!
I get home sick for New Mexico from time to time.
Thanks for the ride.
my bucket list is route 66....:o) thanks for the awesom video!!! greeting from sweden
Well, in 1992 I entered Rt66 near Oatman. It was the 66th Anniversary. It was June 6, I was going 66mph at 6:06 AM with my 6 yr old son. And I was 42 yrs old. (4+2=6) I had a 1959 Corvette. It was one lonely drive. Didn't see a soul. All the way to Seligman. It was Very green that year and Flies were Everywhere. It can never happen again. So, I got my kicks
TheHypnotstCollector 1959 adds up to 24, so divide that by 4 numbers and you come up with 6.
Robert Haarlem don't be stupid
And now you sit with the devil
I love this video!!its a shame they dont try to revive those little towns abit more by offering the buildings up for caretakers,it could bring new buisness to town..
Great video...Thanks. A buddy and I did ROUTE 66 from Chicago to Santa Monica in 2012...loved it....We had the most fun in Santa Rosa NM and Seligman Az....cool Motels, diners and BARS !
9:00 Grandma's Fitness
32:32 My home town
Thanks so much for this video.. I would love to do this , although I dont have a clue if I will ever get to. Your video kinda made it a reality!
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you guys are great!!!!im taking my 31 ford rat rod down 66 next spring and videoing the trip for my you tube channel,,,,rat rods,two lanes,and neon.
dlewis1931 please let me know when you post it!
Brings back memories of the old Route 66 TV show with the Corvettes. A knock off of Wagon Train.
Anybody remember the old Route 66 TV show?
When the deactivate the towns post offices the town becomes a ghost town. But this one is a classic ghost town building.
+Coyote Man Great show, and just watch a long weekend marathon of Rout 66 on COZI TV.
after watching this video I wanted to get out and stretch my legs!
Great video. Wish I could take a trip like this. This was awesome! Thanks for sharing. I love stuff like this.
Yea b Tj
I used to drink in the old bar in Glenrio. I worked on a ranch in Adrian, TX (dry). It simply had a small bar and a pool table. It would fill up with cowboys on Fri. and Sat. nights. No girls just cowboys. Beer flowed freely and fights were frequent. Occasionally bikers would pull in and it meant that it was time to leave.
You did a great job. I've been up and down 66 a few times. You hit a lot of the high points and gave a good sense of the journey. I cannot the imagine the douches that downed this. That town square in Springfield, Mo. is where Wild Bill Hickok shot it out with Dave Tutt in one of the very few documented Old West High Noon gunfights
one of the best pieces on 66 i have seen on you tube
Please, try and get out more lads............
I love all about Route 66 and also drove on parts of it 4-5 times now. My favorite was a road trip between Texas and Las Vegas, Nevada (there's a video on my channel here: th-cam.com/video/5IMmr3w_8Ys/w-d-xo.html). If you have sometime, check it out... I'd love to know your thoughts! :) Cheers!
just watched it! before they built the bridge (from which you viewed the Hoover Dam), drivers would have to go along the 2-lane road curving through the mountains then across the top of the dam, waiting for tourist pedestrians. I would sometimes take forever to get from Kingman to Boulder City because of that!
Yes, I know! :) I drove there several times too before the bridge. Actually the first time I saw the bridge was while shooting that video, and it was a huge surprise! But in my case, as a tourist, it was always fun to drive across the top of the dam! I loved!!!! :) All the best to you and enjoy the holiday season!
I haven't taken this trip yet, but after watching your video, the plan is to take an adventurous road trip like you have allowed us all to do in your travels.
Thanks for memories - drove from western NY to Huntington Beach CA in 1971 with a pickup I bought at an auction and built a camper on the back. The Interstate wasn't done yet. Unfortunately you couldn't find a jackalope........
Excellent!!! Makes me want to make the trip myself. You also got a couple shots of some "rare" gas stations in Tucumcari NM at 10:20 and in Amarillo TX at 15:00.
Both were Phillips 66 Batwing style gas stations. I want to see Cars now.
thanks for sharing . i lived in glendora ca where rte 66 was alosta ca.(there was a town called alosta that got gobbled up by glendora.). alosta is now called rte 66. got put out of business by the 210 freeway.
Wow, that was interesting!!!!!!!!!!! A trip on old Route 66 is definately on my bucket list. Thanks for the great video and all the information!
I hope you enjoy the video, and I hope you get to take 66 soon. Then take a Lincoln Highway trip, America's first transcontinental highway (1913). Here's some info about my latest project, recording my Lincoln Highway Suite for orchestra in 2017: www.nolanstolz.com/lh
styxmahler you didn't show Rock Cafe in the video it historical land mark n part of inspire cars movie too
yeah, I think my video camera had ran out of battery around there, because I noticed I have no video and only one still shot from Stroud in that video
The other little piece of trivia that I read about Glenrio was that like your said, the New Mexico side had the beer joint because the Texas side was "dry" but the Texas side had the gas station because New Mexico gas taxes were much higher than Texas.
If I had the funds, I would go on the longest road trip ever! History rocks!
If we pool our funds....?.....I would definitely go...OK, you're right, I've been drinking. But damn, I would do it anyway, live on the cheap, set up some part-time gigs, maintain a good attitude, .....see America. Fuck, I have to go work tomorrow.
Great video !!! Now, make arrangements to visit Fort Irwin & the NASA's Tracking Stations. The old Apollo dishes have been scrapped, however I believe that the main operations building and the NASA's station directors office/cafeteria buildings remain as does the old operations building of the Mojave STADAN (ATS pre-commercial synchronized TV satellites).
The best Rt 66 video trip I have seen! I hope to one day convince my husband & 2 daughters that this would be a lot of fun! We are in DE so start out as Far East as possible then go from there. I did hear part of 66 can't be driven on- is this true? Anyways great job!
From a historical perspective, you are going the wrong way. :)
I plan on taking a road trip from Michigan to Utah to visit my distributor this summer, and taking as much as 66 as I can for nostalgic reasons, (at least one way), so thank you for the load.
it's a strange assumption that people would only drive westward on the 66, but for decades the 66 was traveled by vacationers going both ways. also, there were plenty of people that started out west and moved east
Perhaps we should have driven in reverse going east?
Excellent job boys!
That dog was faaaast!
Too bad You didn't show the Rock Café in Stroud OK. Dawn Welch, who used to own the place, was the inspiration for Sally Carrera from the movie "Cars".
it is a shame it's not in video. I can't remember if we missed it, or if the video camera was dead, or what.
good food im live here
Great video, Makes me so excited for our trip next summer. What time of year did you go? - Route 66 Abandoned Art. I agree about Joplin Mo having a nice down town area. I live in SEK so it is almost in my back yard. My son lives there.
aqua .angels I think it was late-July/early-August, and it was way too hot (and we're both from Vegas, so we know about hot--just not humidity!). Have fun next summer!
styxmahler The Okies know humidity, huh?
Thanks for posting, this is great! I've always wondered what it would be like to drive on old 66!
Did you drive on a "sidewalk highway" segment at any point? I believe there were a few places, including somewhere in Oklahoma, where only one lane of the highway was paved. The road itself is only about 9 feet wide, and motorists had to pass each other by using the gravel shoulders!
I'm not sure...that bit of really early road in OK including that one bridge was very narrow - if there was any oncoming traffic we surely would have been in the gravel.
Any restaurant named "EAT" 28:55 is sure to have good food. That's where you want to stop. Had one in my home town in the 60's and we called it the Eat Place.
that's my motto!
I love this video! I love Route 66! I lived and worked in the U.S. for 12 years and been planning a great R66 road trip but never had the chance. Am back home in the Philippines now for good. Thanks for videos like this, somehow my dreams are realized. Thanks man!!!
Hi Ian,
I'll respond similarly to how I responded to an earlier poster:
I highly recommend this book: "EZ66 Guide for Travelers" by Jerry McClanahan. It has turn-by-turn directions with choices of which alignment of the 66 to take. It also lists buildings and things to look for. My GPS was there to keep track of where we were rather than telling us where to turn. The signage is pretty good along the road---you'll be fine.
We have the same descendant donkeys in Cripple Creek, CO.
Did you spring a leak?
That statue on side of building in Amarillo is a Shriners Hospital for children icon. This one is rare because this is usually only done as a from rear view only. "No man stands so tall as when he stoops to help a child"
Min 32:14: The 4 women should have called the old truck "Tow Motto" (instead of "Tow Tater"), for copy write reasons.
"Tow Motto goes with Tow Mater", and, "Tow Potto goes with Tow Tater". They are 2 different veggies. The ladies have it apples and oranges.
You should give those 4 ladies a call, and throw it across them. :)
what Papa ?did you get Pico theatre?yes,Papa...POU HAITI school sturdy
Oh MY GOD !!! You Stop the Video like 2 Blocks away from the OLDEST BUILDING on Route 66, that has been doing the Same Exact thing, Uninterrupted an never closed Down since the Day Route 66 was Opened in 1926. The Shrine Mosque was Built in 1923 an is Home of the "Abou Ben Adhem Shrine Temple." Shriners Help Children, an our Doors have NEVER BEEN CLOSED. Our Stage is the Only Place on Route 66 that Elvis ever Preformed on.
I am an ABA Shriner.
What a good time with knowledge nuggets!
One of my dream wishis to see that old history of route 66 and places greatings from the Netherlands Europe
Diana Herbst , Hallo Diana you should come over great country the VS I’m from Holland been here forever seems like. Coming back for a long visit to Holland in about 6 months.
Conway ,Texas- I-40 drug bust capitol.
BORING !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I love your video
Thanks for this wonderful! Greetings from Italy!!
Love the video, but it makes me so sad. I grew up in Bristow, Okla. in the 50's and 60's. The town was booming. Business's were thriving. New business's were moving into town. No one wanted for a job. And then,,,, they built the interstate high way just outside of town. It was the death sentence for that town, and so many others. Since then, most of the stores have closed. Mostly empty buildings along main street. All the factories have closed, and a good part of the population has moved on. It was middle Americana, then,, mostly sad ghost towns now.
Good video guys
Great historical video
Did you "Stay in a Wigwam"? My brother has. I'm personally fond of the Blue Swallow in Tucumcari NM.
yeah we stayed at the Wigwam Motel in Holbrook (3:50 in the video)
He made me sleep on the floor in a wigwam it was terrible
@@brianpaulbrundage I did? OK, I owe you one, then!
@@styxmahler it's all good bro I'm just bougie
The incomes those mechanics had working out of small shops would be a story in itself. Doubtful any of them had sufficient air conditioning. Getting parts would involve at least a two day stay in the bed bug motel for the customer. Average parts run would allow for a 100 mile round trip. The golden era of unreliable cars may return in order to push everyone into EV.
Great video! I love seeing so many familiar sights on here! I've lived in several cities along Route 66!
carly0525 Fun! Which cities, and which was your favorite?
Great video. Make some more road trips [smile]. Love the history and the look of the old buildings and signs.
I graduated HS in 1966 in the mid west.and my dream was to travel 66 to ca. I left the day after graduation. I always drive 66 when I go back. I live outside of Oatman now and when I First hit that winding road I was scared stiff.
Noticed another cars thing, Next to Lizzy's shop is the tilting water tower of Texas!
Great video, blew up the screen on my 15" computer and I felt like I was in the car with you.
you my home town new town the town I borth in 1962
This Video has got to be the best Route 66 video I've ever seen! It's been 48 years since I traveled Route 66 with my parents as a child. We left Los Angeles traveled to
Kansas City Kansas in the summer of 1965. Thanks for this Video! Great Memories!
I rode the trolley in ElReno, Oklahoma in the early 2000s. Powered by a 454 Chevy engine then. Not in use any more?
Loved your video. But when you become a 33rd degree freemason you have to renounce your religion and worship satain but please dont beleive me do your own research and you will open up a can of worms and its beginning of what you really dont know please be strong and fight for are country.
all building very classic every downtown city Americans,,cowboy towns,,love it,
Are GPS updates done, I'd like to know about gas stations. I like to drive from the midwest to California or Arizona and back
Speaking of Alanreed, Tx.,
wasn't "Alan Reed" the original voice of Fred Flintstone?
Every time I drive Route 66 I swear that I feel like I was there back when it was the main Highway. I really like Seligman Az.
A great piece of video....super color....this is very good historical footage.....don't destroy the original tape!!!!! from Larry
I used my old tom-tom from 2008 which I've never once updated, but did not "route" the trip in advance. I highly recommend this book: "EZ66 Guide for Travelers" by Jerry McClanahan. It has turn-by-turn directions with choices of which alignment of the 66 to take. It also lists buildings and things to look for. The tom-tom was there to keep track of where we were rather than telling us where to turn.
Thank you. I’m a life long joplin resident. Great video.
We have, what I believe to be, the last section of Route 66 out here on the East Coast, but I can't say for sure if it is the same "Route 66" that you traveled. Would it have been possible to continue on to the East Coast on the old "Route 66?" As I sit here and watch this, I find myself wondering what factors made "Route 66" obsolete. At one time I thought it was purely the increase in the number of cars on the road, but I think that is only ONE factor. Another would be the range and dependability of "cars" in general. You could go longer distances later on, without the need of gas stations for fuel or repairs, and knowing that, travelers wanted a faster way to get where they were going, instead of going thru every small town in America. Just "thinking out loud."
+nutmegger1957 , the 66 in SC is a state highway that has nothing to do with the old U.S. Route 66 (in fact I drove by it just the other day). The famous 66 never went further East than Chicago.
At 16:45 - 17:02, do you know what music that was playing?
brealkeys From Miles Davis's 1984 album "Decoy" th-cam.com/video/nKS5GL0U6lo/w-d-xo.html
Mustang ranch joke at 16:25
Cool video, it's look like late 80s and early 90s.....but it was in 2011, awesome.
I'm inspired! I must try to do it in an older car though...... for example my '87 Corvette or our son's '78 Cordoba.
Thanks for posting.
David
That came up at some point - I think we were thinking either '65 thunderbird or a newer audi coupe.
who watch this in 2016
I would like to thank you guys for this video!!
Had to pause it right in the middle, to watch the movie "Cars" first.
I still didn't finish your video, but just finished watching the movie, and it was such a great experience!
Not because of the story itself, but because of what the movie means! Not many people will ever recognize the real message of the movie...
Such a great cast! Great to hear Paul Newman and George Carlin again!
I got many references, but probably missed a few. After finishing your video, I might watch the movie again...
One day I'll be visiting all of these places. And that's probably why I appreciated the movie so much. I already have an itinerary ready for the trip, so, most of these places were already marked.
Just finished your video. Really nice!! I'm going to download it and keep it here to watch again!
Oh, and the twin bridges are not "twins" anymore....
Great video guys! I live a couple of blocks off RTE 66 in Kingman AZ and always love watching these informative videos of the old road. I am curious how you knew all that info on what to look for in each city and the "old" sections of the Mother road? Thanks again for a wonderful video.
We had the Route 66 EZ guide that pointed to some of those places, and then we'd look up info later (mostly google research). Other times, we found a particular place interesting and then we'd look it up later.
Did y’all eat a wild burrow burger at The Oatman Diner? Mmmmm.... with a side of snake fried rattlesnake, cain’t be beat. Those mucho burgers in Santa Rosa make great feral burrow burgers. They don’t have the snake fried rattlesnake though. Y’all do know how Tucumcari got its name, don’t y’all? Well, there was an old prospector who had a burrow he named Tucum. He could carry any load the prospector put on him. Better’n a 4x4. Everybody around them parts started saying, “Tucum carry it.” Local Indians just would say, “Tucum cari.” Been called Tucumcari ever since. One problem they still have in them parts up to this time, is nary a tree big enough to take a piss behind. That’s why they called them dry river beds “rivers.” I know that old boy's wife was happy about that whale gift. Women love gifts like that.
I'm from Tucumcari and never heard that version. 🤔
Make sure your wheels are in tip top shape if you plan on traveling a Route 66 tour....A tow will cost you your ass !
I did this this trip in 2008.in a corvette.I come from Oztralia,where long haul means 350miles of road without a bend!! We took twice as long as you did, but I reckon we saw twice as much!! Hell,ya missed the Round Barn in Arcadia,OK.ya forgot Winona,bypassed the meteor crater inAZDidnt find any WildHogs In MadridNM.I think youall could "take it e e ea s y!Thanx
there's literally a link to Winona in the description 3:23
Hi Guys: my partner and I are leaving from Palm Springs, CA for a 2 week road trip to travel Old Route 66 on Saturday, June 25 2016. We are planning on starting in Barstow CA and see how far we go. Any specific suggestions about must see places to see or stay at? We very much enjoyed your video. Mike and Bill
sorry I missed your post, Bill. I hope you and Mike had a blast!
I do see you stopped in Springfield but said nothing about it being the birth place of Route 66 why is that?
Greetings, I am building a car especially to do Route 66. You may like to check it out,
1934 Daimler E20 Progress. thanks, Hugo.
Thanks guys, that was a lot of fun, educational too (kinda wished I'd gone along).
Educational ??????
The state's really got away with robbing these towns of business and development. There was no impact survey for economic compensation for deviant noneconomice malfeasance. The route 66 should of recovered 30% of highway &freeways tax money for the loss of use. Involvement pays off! Jim Rice
I agree Jim, but I don't think they had such sensibilities back then. There was definite competition for having the Interstate come near your town but I don't think any of the losers had a forum to file a grievance. In 1963 my family went on a camping trip across the country (across the Northern plains.) I have memories of going along perfect new highways which would abruptly stop and we would drive along a gravel road next to the new portion being built by crews of men.
***** I couldn't imagine what this would have looked like 50 years ago. What an experience.
BRAVO !! I would like to Thank You gentlemen for a sensational job of video coverage!!
My wife & I have made that trip 29 times "Round Trip" from Cleveland to Phoenix, & I'm hoping to make it just ONE MORE TIME, so I can have an "even 30".....that's 60 times across the USA !! You've given me the motive to "keep up with my "Bucket List" !!
Keep up the Great Work guys !! "T.J." & Carol 3/26/'13
This entire roadtrip is very well done. It had my full attention from the start to end. I wound up learning alot about the route 66 that people forgot about.
Kristina Kahila I'm glad you found it entertaining and informative. I hope it inspires you to do a road trip!
OHHH Amigo me acabas de dar la excusa PERFECTA para por fin recorrer la mítica ruta 66 voy a llevar a mi hijo de 8 años (familia) a recorrer la ruta de "Cars" GRACIAS. te felicito por el conocimiento que tienes sobre esa parte histórica de "USA."
hacerlo!
Nice video guys. Only thing I found puzzling was:
How was the Cozy Cone in Cars movie inspired by BOTH the Wigwam Motel AND the Blue Swallow Motel?
Great question! The Wigwam of course was the traffic cone/teepee resemblance. But, the Blue Swallow influence is more subtle--it was the neon, specifically the "100% Refrigerated Air" sign
thanks for the kind remarks; I'm glad you've enjoyed it and that it brought back good memories.
Hi, am enjoying this video, planning on picking up Route 66 somewhere in OK and driving to Las Vegas, most likely late May, can you please tell me how many hours you traveled each day? Thanks much!!
Like 10 or 11. I hope the trip went well
If your research is accurate you have done well, thank you.
awesome this movie, thanks...and funny trailer at 20:20 it was a old chevy blazer? haha .
I am raised in Galena, Kansas i have to go to Joplin a lot for groceries and stuff cause there are not much stores
You should have stopped in, Cuervo, NM, I did, an awesome ghost town to be seen there. My buddy and me, just got back from a trip from MO to Albuquerque, NM. Great video of the sights you captured here.
Interesting trip! Boring plot. Just skidding.
Loved this video. I just finished my Epic Route 66 adventures. Y'all were vloggers before we knew what that was.
Suspension chire Syllaberts
Great job on this video. I'll bet the trip was a blast. I'm wondering where you got the history of some of these places, I assume you spent time in some of the towns to look up the history of some of the buildings to find out when they were built and what different businesses they've been inhabited by over the year. However, how did you find the history of some of the buildings that were in virtual ghost towns? Thanks!
ghosttowns.com is a good resource for ghost towns (used that for Correo and Suwanee), and some info can be found in books on Route 66, for instance, "Ghost Towns of Route 66." I got some information from the EZ guide and from David Wickline's "Images of 66" book.
styxmahler
Thanks! You all did a GREAT job!
Could have taken me along for the ride!
Are you from Michigan, by any chance? I heard your reference to Flint, MI when you saw an old brick building in Amarillo.
no. interviewed for a job in Flint about a year before I made the video, so I got to the city
Damn guys, slow the hell down! Fuck.