Pink Elephant Antiques, Livingston Illinois
Our second day driving on Route 66 through Illinois was full of giant alerts highlighted by the fantastic collection at the whimsical...
Route 66, the Mother Road of America, had beckoned me for years, so it was thrilling in 2014 to participate in The Ride for the Relay, a fundraising road trip for The American Cancer Society which started in Chicago and ended in LA. This two week journey provided endless opportunities to document the famous road itself, the iconic signage that I love so much, and the glories of our American landscape as it moves from east to west. I hope you enjoy this photographic essay of my journey.
Our second day driving on Route 66 through Illinois was full of giant alerts highlighted by the fantastic collection at the whimsical...
One of the joys of cruising Route 66 is being on constant alert to unexpected finds like this Muffler Man...
For Route 66 fans, the Wagon Wheel Motel in Cuba, Missouri is a must-see historical landmark, as it is one...
Somewhere after Gray Summit, Missouri on Hwy 100 south of I-44 I found this amazing Diamond Motel sign. Evidently there...
The story of the Boots Court Motel in Carthage, Missouri is Route 66 gold! It opened in 1939 at what...
What a joy to visit roadside enthusiast Gary Turner's Gay Parita's Sinclair gas station in Paris Junction while we were...
We were cruising along Route 66 at a rapid pace when we slowed down for Miami (pronounced “my-am-uh”) and after...
We had just crossed into Kansas and rounded the corner coming into Galena, when we saw Mater, the tow truck...
Galena, Kansas is a tiny one-horse town located on Route 66 as it cuts through a short 13 mile stretch in the corner...
It was scorching hot the day we stopped to appreciate this wonderful Route 66 roadside attraction, the Blue Whale, in Catoosa,...