Route 66 Quick Reference Encyclopedia PDF
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Quick RefeRence encyclopedia Quick RefeRence encyclopedia dRew knowles Copyright © 2008 by Drew Knowles All rights reserved. This book may not be reproduced in whole or in part or in any form or format without written permission of the publisher. Published by: Santa Monica Press LLC P.O. Box 1076 Santa Monica, CA 90406-1076 1-800-784-9553 www.santamonicapress.com [email protected] Printed in the United States Santa Monica Press books are available at special quan- tity discounts when purchased in bulk by corporations, organizations, or groups. Please call our Special Sales department at 1-800-784-9553. ISBN-13 978-1-59580-034-3 ISBN-10 1-59580-034-4 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Knowles, Drew, 1956– Route 66 quick reference encyclopedia / by Drew Knowles. p. cm. ISBN-13: 978-1-59580-034-3 ISBN-10: 1-59580-034-4 1. United States Highway 66--Encyclopedias. 2. United States Highway 66--History--Encyclopedias. 3. Roads- -United States--History--Encyclopedias. 4. United States--Description and travel--Encyclopedias. 5. United States--History, Local--Encyclopedias. 6. Automobile travel--United States--Encyclopedias. 7. Historic sites-- United States--Encyclopedias. 8. Roadside architecture- -United States--Encyclopedias. 9. United States Highway 66--Maps. I. Title. HE356.U55K58 2008 917.804’34--dc22 2008001802 Cover and interior design and production by Future Studio Contents 6 Acknowledgments 8 Foreword b y Susan Croce Kelly, Author of Route 66: The Highway and Its People 10 Author’s Preface 12 A Short Introduction to Route 66 Route 66 Maps 18–19 California 20–21 Arizona 22–23 New Mexico and Texas 24–25 Oklahoma 27 Kansas 28–29 Missouri 30–31 Illinois 32 A Route 66 Timeline 33 Route 66 A-to-Z 205 Need to Know More? Acknowledgments I t’s true that no writer goes it alone. I want to take this opportunity to thank some of the people who contributed— some directly, some indirectly—to the completion of this Quick Reference. But before I do, let me acknowledge that any errors or omissions rest entirely with me. Whether for sharing their personal experience and expertise, or for provid- ing their generous support and encourage- ment of my own humble contributions to the Route 66 renaissance, the following people deserve special thanks: Kathy An- derson, David Clark and Carol Krohn, Mar- ian Clark, Jim Conkle, Linda and Rocky Drake, Carol Duncan, Denny Gibson, Shellee Graham, Lucille Hamons, Michele Hansford, Dan and Sheila Harlow, Carolyn Hasenfratz, Debra Hodkin, Fran Houser, Bill Kaszynski, Susan Croce Kelly, Gerald Knowles, David and Mary Lou Knudson, Geoff Ladd, Bob and Ramona Lehman, Croc and Cheryl Lile, Jerry McClanahan, Jeff Meyer, Terrence Moore, Ralph Oli- ver, Scott Piotrowski, Sue Preston, Emily Priddy, Wanda Queenan, Becky Ransom, James Rosin, Jim Ross, Bill Shea, Pat Smith, 7 Michael Taylor, Tom Teague, Delbert and Ruth Trew, Bob Waldmire, Sue Waldmire, Michael and Suzanne Wallis, Mike Ward, Ron Warnick, Dawn Welch, Terry Wrinkle, and Fred Zander. And finally, thanks to my wife Lau- ren for being the world’s best traveling companion. Foreword by Susan Croce Kelly Author of Route 66: The Highway and Its People T he first intrepid travelers along Route 66 in the 1920s had to bring their own tents, not to mention automobile repair equipment and frying pans. Signage along the road in those early days was iffy, and pavement was almost nonexistent. Today, Route 66 pilgrims can count on pavement and places to eat, sleep and get their cars fixed. But information can still be hard to come by. Modern Route 66 explorers may, in some cases, be look- ing for a particular stretch of the earliest highway route. That’s a very tough ques- tion. But they may have other kinds of questions, too, things like: “Where is the Wigwam Motel?” “When was ‘Get Your Kicks on Route 66’ written and who was the singer who made it famous?” “Is there any connection between the wonderful old movie theatres in Miami, Oklahoma, and Gallup, New Mexico?” “Who named it ‘The Mother Road’?” Drew Knowles has spent years travel-
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