Description

ROUTE 66 CHANGED IMMENSELY IN THE SIX DECADES BETWEEN ITS OPENING IN 1926 AND IT’S REMOVAL FROM THE U.S. HIGHWAY SYSTEM IN 1985. THOUGH NOW DECOMISSIONED FOR THIRTY YEARS, ROUTE 66 HAS ENJOYED A RENAISSANCE, AND INTEREST IN AMERICA’S MOTHER ROAD- BOTH AS A HISTORICAL BYWAY AND AS A TRAVEL DESTINATION CONTINUES TO GROW.

IN THIS UNPRECENDENTED VOLUME, PROLIFIC ROUTE 66 AUTHOR JIM HINCKLEY PRESENTS AN ATLAS EXPLORING THE ROAD’S HISTORY FROM ITS CREATION INTO THE PRESENT DAY THROUGH A WEALTH OF PHOTOGRAPHS AND NOSTALGIC MEMORABILIA. FOR EACH STATE ROUTE 66 PASSES THROUGH, HINCKLEY PROVIDES A RUNDOWN OF SITES OF INTEREST, DIVIDED INTO CATEGORIES.