Tag: route 66
member name: Jennifer F.
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May 23, 2007 12:37 AM EDT --
San Bernardino is the home to the very first McDonalds. Today, my daughter and I stopped by the site of the original McDonalds and took some photos to share.
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September 16, 2007 01:39 AM EDT --
Last night, I went to the Route 66 Rendezvous that is held every year in downtown San Bernardino on the historic Route 66 during the second weekend of September.
As soon as you enter downtown . . .
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October 15, 2007 01:35 AM EDT --
Today, I drove the next leg of the Route 66 heading toward the Pacific Ocean from my home in San Bernardino. This brought me to the lovely town of Upland, California (motto: Gracious Living . . .
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October 07, 2007 01:25 AM EDT --
On October 6, 2007, my daughter and I took a road trip down the Route 66 going west from our home in San Bernardino. The second city on our roadtrip is Rialto, which is full of fun Route 66 artifacts. . . .
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December 16, 2007 10:21 AM EST --
Kingman, Arizona is the hub of the Mohave County government and a proud and interesting town on the Route 66. Founded in 1882 as a railroad settlement, Kingman quickly became an important center . . .
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December 19, 2007 10:35 AM EST --
Seligman, Arizona should not be missed by anyone who loves quirky roadside attractions. Located between Kingman and Williams, Seligman is only a mile off of Interstate 40, so even if you are not . . .
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October 06, 2007 11:51 PM EDT --
This morning my son played a baseball game on the Westside in San Bernardino on Mount Vernon Avenue. Seeing the signs for Route 66 gave me an idea to travel on the historic highway this afternoon . . .
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December 09, 2007 11:02 PM EST --
Needles is a very interesting, fun, and historically important town on the Route 66. Located on the western banks of the Colorado River, Needles was the first taste of California many traveler's . . .
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August 21, 2008 09:04 AM EDT --
There are many delicious roadside restaurants along Route 66 from Chicago to Santa Monica, but perhaps the most world famous one is the Snow Cap in Seligman, Arizona.
What makes this predecessor . . .
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December 01, 2007 10:46 AM EST --
Over the Thanksgiving holiday, we drove to the Grand Canyon from our home in San Bernardino, California. One of my projects this year is to learn more about the historic Route 66 so I was very pleased . . .
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December 12, 2007 11:16 PM EST --
Driving Route 66 in Arizona is a great experience. Arizona has the longest stretch of Route 66 still maintained today and you can visit many interesting towns on the trip such as Oatman, Kingman, . . .
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December 21, 2007 11:39 PM EST --
Williams, Arizona is the gateway to the Grand Canyon and a lovely small town in its own right in a beautiful mountain setting. Way up at 6,700 feet in elevation, Williams provides a cool spot in . . .
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August 20, 2008 12:05 PM EDT --
Goffs is an almost forgotten Ghost town on Route 66 in the Mojave Desert close to the eastern edge of California. In its heyday, Goffs was an important center for mining and transportation.
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August 25, 2008 01:15 AM EDT --
If you want to drive down Route 66 and imagine you are cruising down the Mother Road in the pre-Interstate days, Ash Fork, Arizona is the best place to start from. Ash Fork begins what is the longest . . .
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September 05, 2008 02:35 PM EDT --
Every Route 66 fan knows Holbrook, Arizona because of the Wigwam Hotel. There is so much more to see and do in Holbrook then just sleep in a wigwam.
Holbrook, like almost all . . .
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August 31, 2008 01:48 AM EDT --
Recently, I wrote about Juan Delgadillo and the legacy on Route 66 he created with his wonderful roadside restaurant, the Snow Cap. His younger brother, Angel Delgadillo, is equally important . . .
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June 13, 2008 10:04 PM EDT --
Even though Barstow is a small desert community in the Mojave, its importance to travel to California has made it a cultural icon. As a main watering hole on the Spanish Trail, the Southern . . .
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September 05, 2008 01:58 AM EDT --
The Grand Canyon Railroad saved the town of Williams from becoming yet another ghost town on the old Route 66 after Interstate 40 bypassed it in 1984.
The Santa Fe Railroad first ran passengers from . . .
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October 08, 2007 08:14 PM EDT --
Day two on Route 66 and I still did not get more than 20 miles from my home. Rancho Cucamonga has so much history and the traffic along Foothill Boulevard, the Route 66 highway, is very heavy because . . .
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August 23, 2008 04:35 PM EDT --
The Santa Fe railway's first San Bernardino station was built in 1886 and consisted of a two story wooden structure to house the Los Angeles administrative and freight offices. A quick burning . . .
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