From Chicago to LA

Part 1 — The beginning of Route 66

  • From Chicago to LA
  • From Chicago to LA
  • The pictures above and to the right show the ending and beginning points of Route 66. Above is the ending at the Santa Monica Pier in California. At right is the beginning in Chicago, near Willis Tower, which is pictured in the background.
In less than two years. Route 66 will be having its 100th anniversary. Incepted in the summer of 1926 when the Bureau of Public Roads launched the country's first highway system. Route 66 became famous for more than being a long stretch of highway across the midwest and southeast. Also known as the “Mother Road,” “Old 66” and the “Mainstreet of America,” Route 66 is one of the oldest highways…

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