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in_cog_ni_to (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-21-07 02:06 PM Original message |
Anyone here ever take the ROUTE 66 trip from CA. to Illinois or Illinois to CA.? I'm planning |
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Whoa_Nelly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-21-07 02:09 PM Response to Original message |
1. There iare more Route 66 miles in OK than in any other state. |
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in_cog_ni_to (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-21-07 02:20 PM Response to Reply #1 |
3. Yes, I just ordered some books and maps for the Route. Since OK has more Route 66 miles than |
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Whoa_Nelly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-21-07 02:31 PM Response to Reply #3 |
8. There are a lot of good photo ops in OK |
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rwork (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-21-07 02:23 PM Response to Reply #1 |
4. Check out the round barn |
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in_cog_ni_to (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-21-07 02:28 PM Response to Reply #4 |
7. Ok. I will! Sounds pretty cool. |
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rasputin1952 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-21-07 02:27 PM Response to Reply #1 |
6. I took a part of it, and some of it merges w/the Interstate |
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skipos (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-21-07 02:16 PM Response to Original message |
2. I'm curious about it too...nt |
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helderheid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-21-07 02:26 PM Response to Original message |
5. Well if you ever plan to motor west |
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KansDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-21-07 03:15 PM Response to Reply #5 |
14. ! |
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in_cog_ni_to (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-21-07 03:38 PM Response to Reply #5 |
17. I have that song on CD...it'll be going with me! |
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Canuckistanian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-21-07 06:12 PM Response to Reply #5 |
33. Lyrics by Bobby Troup |
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AllegroRondo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-21-07 02:33 PM Response to Original message |
9. I used to live on route 66 in Missouri |
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ayeshahaqqiqa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-21-07 03:04 PM Response to Original message |
10. Rt. 66 goes through Springfield MO |
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in_cog_ni_to (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-21-07 03:31 PM Response to Reply #10 |
15. There are many State Route 66 Historical organizations now and they each are trying to restore old |
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ayeshahaqqiqa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-21-07 05:28 PM Response to Reply #15 |
26. One of the original Steak n Shakes is on Rt 66 |
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in_cog_ni_to (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-21-07 05:39 PM Response to Reply #26 |
29. We have a Steak and Shake in our town. LOVE their milk shakes. I'd love to see an original. |
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ayeshahaqqiqa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-21-07 06:01 PM Response to Reply #29 |
31. Oh yeah |
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Louis C. Phurye (187 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-21-07 03:10 PM Response to Original message |
11. Done the Illinois section. |
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devilgrrl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-21-07 03:11 PM Response to Original message |
12. Yep, thought we actually cut in at St. Louis.... |
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KansDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-21-07 03:13 PM Response to Original message |
13. Are you planning on taking a vintage Corvette? |
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in_cog_ni_to (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-21-07 03:36 PM Response to Reply #13 |
16. No, but I wouldn't mind taking the dude standing at the Corvette..:) Is that Troy Donahue & |
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KansDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-21-07 04:31 PM Response to Reply #16 |
19. Close...guy on the right is Martin Milner... |
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in_cog_ni_to (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-21-07 05:11 PM Response to Reply #19 |
22. Yikes! Missed that one by a mile! |
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lies and propaganda (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-21-07 03:59 PM Response to Original message |
18. I have property in Northern Arizona along Route 66 |
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Beaverhausen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-21-07 04:33 PM Response to Original message |
20. Are you old enough to remember all the words to the song? |
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in_cog_ni_to (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-21-07 04:53 PM Response to Reply #20 |
21. No, but I have the song on CD. My son's gonna KILL ME because I plan on playing it |
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knight_of_the_star (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-21-07 05:20 PM Response to Original message |
23. What's the endpoint in CA? |
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XOKCowboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-21-07 05:26 PM Response to Reply #23 |
24. Santa Monica Blvd as the song says.... |
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MurrayDelph (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-21-07 05:28 PM Response to Original message |
25. Haven't done it yet, but it's on the list |
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Warren DeMontague (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-21-07 05:28 PM Response to Original message |
27. Years ago. At least parts of it. There was some interesting stuff to see. |
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XOKCowboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-21-07 05:38 PM Response to Original message |
28. There is a loop of the original 66 around Holbrook AZ... |
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in_cog_ni_to (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-22-07 02:24 PM Response to Reply #28 |
36. I just had to post this here! I just got a book, "As The Story Goes..." 'A Unique Collection of |
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Canuckistanian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-21-07 06:00 PM Response to Original message |
30. That's one trip I'd like to take |
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misanthrope (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-21-07 06:08 PM Response to Original message |
32. Considering gas prices... |
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in_cog_ni_to (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-22-07 02:25 PM Response to Reply #32 |
37. NOPE. I drive a Prius. |
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TahitiNut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-21-07 06:16 PM Response to Original message |
34. I did the trip with my parents in 1952 - the "hey day" of Route 66. Detroit-Chicago-St.Lous-L.A. |
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in_cog_ni_to (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-22-07 02:35 PM Response to Reply #34 |
40. Sounds awesome! There's a restored 'Original' Phillips 66 'filling station' in Dwight, Illinois |
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Hobo (452 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-21-07 06:17 PM Response to Original message |
35. On several Trips I have gone from Chicago to Santa Fe NM |
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seabeyond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-22-07 02:27 PM Response to Original message |
38. i am in amarillo, rt 66 c0ming right thru. give me a shout, i will buy you |
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in_cog_ni_to (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-22-07 02:37 PM Response to Reply #38 |
41. No kidding?! I'd love to meet you, sea! When we decide exactly when we're leaving, I'll |
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seabeyond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-22-07 04:08 PM Response to Reply #41 |
43. sounds great to me and easy as pie. anytime.... n/t |
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Paulie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-22-07 02:31 PM Response to Original message |
39. You'll be driving near me, Joliet Rd becomes I-55 around here |
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in_cog_ni_to (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-22-07 03:13 PM Response to Reply #39 |
42. I just bought a book from a local Route 66 Historian, John Weiss. He lives in Wilmington and he has |
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