Continuing with the story by Jim Winnerman in the Christian Science Monitor.
Route 66 first aroused international interest because of John Steinbeck's 1939 book "Grapes of Wrath" where he referred to it as the "Mother Road, a path of opportunity for people seeking a new life in the American West as they fled the Dust Bowl during the Depression."
In 1946, there was the popular song "get Your Kicks on Route 66" sung by Nat King Cole. Since then, it has been recorded by more than 200 artists in several languages.
Then, in the early sixties, there was the TV series "Route 66" featuring two men going across the US in a Corvette. This was very popular overseas.
Since then, there have been the 1969 movie "Easy Rider" and then in 2006, the animated feature "Cars."
Take My Way. --RoadDog
RoadDog's RoadLog Blog: Being my travels down those great two lane highways of this nation as well as news I learn about them from media sources. Since I'm also very interested in historic preservation, there will be a lot of that as well.
The Shamrock Court Motel in Sullivan, Missouri. It can be yours for $125,000. Lots of possibilities. Actually, now you're too late. Missouri's Roamin' Rich bought it.
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