Traveling Route 66

Route 66 might be all-but obsolete now that interstate highways traverse the country, but during the 1920s and 30s, it was the "Mother Road," leading desperate Americans out to the promising west.

From: AERIAL AMERICA: Oklahoma

[stenbak]

Ever since I was a kid it has been my dream to drive the entire stretch

[photosbymaddog]

I lived on it for years.. Spent 3 years in Sayre OK living on a home right on ole 66

[DanielJonesVlogs]

Me and my friend started saving money three years ago and when we can drive we’re doing the whole thing We’ve saved about 1000 dollars so far

[ediekoller]

was on that route with my parents in 1957... Dad drove from Cleveland to Chicago and picked up the route there took 5 days to get to Los ANgles. It was soo hot..I will never forget it I was almost 11 then.

[dansimon]

I say it's time to preserve it make the whole Road a national park but with any businesses that are still open on the route make them historical got to preserve Route 66

[AstronautOtto]

what a shame that Oklahoma would let Route 66 fall into such disrepair that it would become a dirt road

[moriver]

I wish these videos were longer and not cliff hangers.

[Nyowayro]

I used to work with a lady called Lucille

[veramann]

This is one reason why California has the most population to this day.

[BNTmodels]

Why can I see this clip, but is the full episode blocked????

[aled_]

When gangsters wake up mack and you fall out your trailer

[urbanstuff]

"Depression era migrants"??? As if, this was for non USA persons! This was for persons who were relocating form one state to another. Implying this was for illegals is absurd, but the the smithsonian is a gov funded group, so...