1. 2012-2013Route 661 ROUTE 66 THE MOTHER ROAD

2. 2012-2013Route 662 Route 66-A Project

3. 2012-2013Route 663 Route 66-A Project Roadside diners

4. 2012-2013Route 664 Route 66-A Project Neon……..

5. 2012-2013Route 665 Route 66-A Project The beauty of America

6. 2012-2013Route 666 Route 66-A Project Today, decay is something the traveler can not miss.

7. 2012-2013Route 667

8. 2012-2013Route 668 Route 66-A Project

9. 2012-2013Route 669 The Car and Route 66 Before we can talk about Route 66, we need to look at the automobile. IT LITERALLY CHANGED THE LANDSCAPE OF AMERICA. The car liberated isolated families in rural areas. Now, they could drive to the city, shop and seek entertainment.

10. 2012-2013Route 6610 The Car and Route 66 The car allowed both women and young people to become more independent through increased mobility. Indeed, the car was the first truly private place where men and women could meet….. The car also allowed workers the opportunity to live miles from their jobs—often more cheaply than if they had lived closer to those jobs.

11. 2012-2013Route 6611 The Car and Route 66 Of course, all of this creates what we call “urban sprawl”. The car industry would provide an economic base for towns like Akron and Detroit, Flint and Pontiac. The auto industry symbolized “the success of the free enterprise system and the Coolidge era”.

12. 2012-2013Route 6612 The Car and Route 66 By the late 1920s, around 80% of all registered automobiles in the world were in the United States—about 1 car per 5 people.

13. 2012-2013Route 6613 Route 66—A Project Route 66 gets its start in 1857 when a Lieutenant Ed Beale—an officer in the U.S. Army Corps-- was ordered by the War Department to build a government- funded wagon road across the 35 th parallel. It would become a part of 66.

14. 2012-2013Route 6614 Route 66—A Project It would be businessman, Cyrus Avery, who would become champion of Route 66—a number settled upon because Avery thought the double-digit number would be both easy to remember as well as pleasant to say and hear.

15. 2012-2013Route 6615 Route 66—A Project It would be completely paved in 1938 and traffic grew and grew. Essentially flat, it was a popular route for truckers and automobile drivers alike.

16. 2012-2013Route 6616 Route 66—A Project The Route passed through both pleasant and dangerous places alike: more than one stretch of the highway was nicknamed “Bloody 66”.

17. 2012-2013Route 6617 Route 66—A Project Steep sections through the Sandias in New Mexico and the Black Mountains in Arizona were fraught with sharp, hairpin turns which managed to frighten more than one or two travelers.

18. 2012-2013Route 6618 Route 66—A Project During World War II, more migration West occurred thanks to war-related industries in California. Route 66—already popular—and fully paved, became a main route for the movement of military equipment.

19. 2012-2013Route 6619 Route 66-A Project Route 66 ends up being decommissioned yet no single road was designated to replace it. Although it was no longer possible to drive Route 66 uninterrupted all the way from Chicago to Los Angeles, more than 80% of the original road and alternate alignments are still drivable with careful planning.

20. 2012-2013Route 6620 Route 66-A Project U.S. 66 was decommissioned officially on 6/27/85 when the Route was replaced by the IHS.

21. 2012-2013Route 6621 Route 66—A Project Preservation groups Revival groups in all the states through which Route 66 once passed have seen an incredible revival of the road and its history. Many of these groups have tried to landmark the old motels and neon signs along the road.

22. 2012-2013Route 6622 Route 66- A Project As the popularity and mythical stature of Route 66 has continued to grow, demands have begun to mount to improve signage, return Route 66 to road atlases and revive its status as a continuous routing.

23. 2012-2013Route 6623 Rout 66-A Project Popular Culture: –!946: jazz composer and pianist Bobby Troupe wrote his best known song: “Get Your Kicks on Route 66” –The highway also gave its name to a popular TV show: Route 66. –The U2 song “Heartland” from their album Rattle and Hum, references Route 66 with the lines: “66 a highway speaks, of deserts dry….

24. 2012-2013Route 6624 Route 66: A Project …of cool, green valleys, gold and silver veins, all the shining cities.” The 2006 mini-series, The Lost Room, the event takes place on Route 66. The King of Route 66 is a video game that allows players to travel the Route. CARS—the Pixar movie takes place on Route 66.