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Gettin' My Kicks on Route 66




Route 66 is the historic and iconic road leading across the USA from Chicago Illinois to Los Angeles and more recently, Santa Monica California. Passing through Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico and Arizona along the way, it is probably the most famous road in the USA.

Originally covering a distance of 2,448 miles, it has been immortalised in songs like “Get Your Kicks on Route 66”. It was known as the “mother road of America,” and has a cult following that I haven’t seen or heard of for any other road in the world.

Route 66 was decommissioned in 1985 when it was replaced by newer, faster interstates. Although some parts have been preserved, it is now impossible to travel the original Route 66 for its full distance. Some sections have been abandoned. Other parts of the road which travel through Illinois, Missouri, New Mexico and Arizona are now a tourist attraction renamed “Historic Route 66”. In Winslow Arizona, for instance, you can find people “standing on a corner”, a tribute to the Eagles song “Take it Easy.”


Having been to parts of Historic Route 66 in Arizona, I can say that it has a buzz, its own vibe. Like it is a living being just bursting with the kind of freedom you can only get from an open road. Something which you just don’t get from the new modern-day interstates.

Bye for Now

Olly


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  1. Frances Leate14 September 2014 at 06:08

    Hi Olly just discovered your blog when I thought it was time to learn a little more about the thimbles I have been collecting on my travels for about 12 years now. I have enjoyed what I have read so far and will enjoy following your posts. Cheers from Frances in tropical North Queensland Australia

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  2. Olly25 September 2014 at 01:19

    Hi Frances, welcome to my blog. Good to hear from you! Let me know if you have any thimbles you would like help with identifying. I can't guarantee I'll be able to pinpoint them exactly but will give it my best shot.

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  3. Agnieszka27 September 2014 at 12:41

    The good one! :)

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