hit a new section of Route 66 today (many pics)
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I posted a lot of pics from a long trip down 66 a month ago, but there was a lot missing, including a whole section I never visited. Its the virtually empty section from Williams Az to Seligman Az. This is a fairly remote area. There are only two towns, both of which were abandoned as the interstates passed them by and the railroads moved their tracks.
The first one, Ash Fork, is barely hanging on. Its main industry is flagstone mining, but once, 66 went right through town and things were booming. It has a magnificent hotel in the twenties which has since burnt down,as did much of the town. Yet, there are still traces of 66:
The old motels are partially abandoned:
The diner has been closed:
And so has the beauty salon:
Even the pawn shop was closed:
as was the barbecue
Many cars could be found:
and of course Obama is not popular here:
Not sure how long the DeSoto on the roof will be there:
Lots of buildings abandoned or for sale:
Heading out of Ash Fork there is a 20 mile unbroken stretch of the original Route 66 ..no towns are services but beautiful scenery
The locomotive engineer obligingly tooted the horn as I waved to him:
we then headed for Seligman, just down the road.
The first one, Ash Fork, is barely hanging on. Its main industry is flagstone mining, but once, 66 went right through town and things were booming. It has a magnificent hotel in the twenties which has since burnt down,as did much of the town. Yet, there are still traces of 66:
The old motels are partially abandoned:
The diner has been closed:
And so has the beauty salon:
Even the pawn shop was closed:
as was the barbecue
Many cars could be found:
and of course Obama is not popular here:
Not sure how long the DeSoto on the roof will be there:
Lots of buildings abandoned or for sale:
Heading out of Ash Fork there is a 20 mile unbroken stretch of the original Route 66 ..no towns are services but beautiful scenery
The locomotive engineer obligingly tooted the horn as I waved to him:
we then headed for Seligman, just down the road.
Edited by RDMcG on Saturday 17th December 23:19
Always a sucker for a pun, picked this up in the seligman sundries store - refreshing on an august day, but not quite A&W's
Actually they do a great expresso on the store too. The owners were very tolerant of my little lad knocking things off shelves with a model plane - Turns out he used to be a Northwestern airline pilot so anything with planes is cool!
Actually they do a great expresso on the store too. The owners were very tolerant of my little lad knocking things off shelves with a model plane - Turns out he used to be a Northwestern airline pilot so anything with planes is cool!
sawman said:
Always a sucker for a pun, picked this up in the seligman sundries store - refreshing on an august day, but not quite A&W's
Actually they do a great expresso on the store too. The owners were very tolerant of my little lad knocking things off shelves with a model plane - Turns out he used to be a Northwestern airline pilot so anything with planes is cool!
Seligman is probably the most souvenir filled town on all of Route 66Actually they do a great expresso on the store too. The owners were very tolerant of my little lad knocking things off shelves with a model plane - Turns out he used to be a Northwestern airline pilot so anything with planes is cool!
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5potTurbo said:
Bloody hell - it's like Radiator Springs in "Cars"!
It is a shame when the freeways/interstates take away the commerce that used to be the lifeblood of these places.
I like the sign of "Cheeseburger with cheese"
A lot of locations in 'Cars" actually came from Route 66. One that comes to mind ( I posted it in the earlier trip thread) was the U Drop Inn in Shamrock Tx:It is a shame when the freeways/interstates take away the commerce that used to be the lifeblood of these places.
I like the sign of "Cheeseburger with cheese"
Here is the shot:
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