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- Опубликовано: 23 авг 2024
- The Mother Road! In the longest original CCF video evar, we take a look at westbound former U.S. Route 66. We cover a bunch of roadside attractions but certainly miss as many as are mentioned because there's simply too much to cover. Come get your kicks!
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"Get your Kicks on Route 66" performed by Nat King Cole
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Working a busy convenience store most days wishing I was on the road or taking trains, these videos are the highlight of my week. Thanks for all the work you put into your fine content, Todd!
Great to hear!
When the pandemic hit in 2020, I started studying Illinois Route 66. Cool things that are there are many old gas stations in towns like Dwight, Odell, Normal, Mount Olive, etc. And there is an old drive in theatre in Litchfield. And Springfield has a cool corn dog restaurant just north of the main interchange. So I learned over 4 years that Route 66 attractions far outweigh the mundane scenery in Illinois.
I should check it out sometime! 55 is pretty boring so nice the alternative isn't.
@@ControlCityFreak You should consider doing a video on US 222, from Bel Air, Maryland area to Allentown, Pennsylvania
Route 66 is definitely one of the best roads I've ever been on in my life.
So many amazing small towns!
I was disappointed when Rand McNally had their 100 year anniversary edition, it didn't come with a map of the U.S. as it was in 1924. It wasn't long after until the U.S. Highway system started and it had numerous changes in the first few years. It'd be nice if Rand McNally would recreate old maps and sell them.
Having driven on an old brick road my fight or flight reaction kicks in. They're absolute hell on your tires and shocks
You may have not covered all of the roadside attractions on Route 66, but it is still an awesome video nonetheless, one of your best videos thus far. Also, the timing for this video is great, because tomorrow I'm going out to look for a Route 66 hoodie or shirt at a Love's Travel Stop. I think of all the places along Route 66 I'd like to visit the most would be Amarillo for the Big Texan Steakhouse, followed by ABQ, then Williams for a little trip to the Grand Canyon, and then to Oatman for a little good Old West action and scenery. lol Until next time, keep on trucking Todd! :) 👍👍
I drove most of US66 in August of 2000 starting in Springfield, IL and heading southwest. By the time I had raced across the flat desert toward Oatman chasing the setting Sun I questioned my choice as I wound through the twisty, winding mountain road. At one point I stopped and looked down at a rusted car that didn't make the narrow curve about 100 feet below. YIKES!
Many of the towns along the Illinois and Oklahoma stretches had signs on the light poles advertising the route, so it was starting to jump the shark even back then. Some stretches through there offer 2 (and sometimes 3) alternatives as the routing changed over the decades.
I stopped for a memorable breakfast at the Wagon Wheel Restaurant in Needles, CA where the waitresses are sassy and the platters are HUGE. Lots of memories, not many photos though. Thanks for the video!
Sounds like a great trip!
Growing up with an older brother who traveled across the Southeast US, the Midwest and the Rust Belt for AAU Basketball tournaments every summer, seeing these videos is like taking trip down memory lane while also seeing places I've never seen before (like every place west of Denver except for the city of Las Vegas).
Because of those AAU trips lets just say I know the trek from my hometown of Ames, Iowa to places like Kansas City (both of them), Indianapolis, Louisville and Atlanta very well.
i work in downtown Chicago around the corner from the start of Rt 66. i always see people taking pictures of the start sign.
Seeing US 69 in Oklahoma reminds me of the Carrie underwood song ‘where 69 meets 40 there’s a single stoplight town’
Checotah, where she is from.
I Ain't In Checotah Anymore. From her debut album. Saw her in concert twice. Amazing singer.
Pity when you did the scenes in Albuquerque, you didn't look at the "left turn" location that Bugs Bunny always misses when he travels around.
lol
This is your most impressive video yet! I can't imagine how much work had to go into this. Keep up the great work!
Thanks! Yeah took a ton of time
Wow what a great video! I’m actually really proud that even though the road doesn’t exist anymore, IL still has is very well signed for its portion! US 66 is a legend and deserves its recognition!
Great job. We get to see this route up close. It certainly is Americana.
A few years ago I moved my friend from Ohio to California and got to drive the majority of Route 66's interstate alignments between St. Louis and San Bernardino. Such a beautiful drive, I'd love to do the full route at a more relaxed pace.
Williams and Flagstaff are my favorite Route 66 towns. BTW, I spent a year in Korea during my Air Force days, so I remember the munchie attacks I got when I returned.
Oh cool. Were you stationed at Osan? I used to go up there all the time.
At 7:40 in Illinois, the abandoned roadway or trail to the right was half of the old 4-lane alignment of US 66 that was abandoned following completion of I-55. Old 66 reverted back to 2-lanes through much of rural Illinois with the parallel lanes either abandoned or converted to a bike trail.
In regards to the upcoming 30 video...
30 does have old alignments especially out here in Nebraska, where it originally went through Omaha, partnered with US 38 ( current US 6) and old SH 8 (now US 275 but thats been rerouted ages ago onto L Street) , or dead end roads connecting houses on its current alignment
I’ve driven on 66 a few times, my grandfather lives in Ballwin Missouri and Manchester road which 66 runs is the main road in town. I really think states should sign it better and sign for roadside attractions better so people can actually drive this great road
No pic of the Meadow Gold sign in Tulsa? Also the University of Tulsa is located on Route 66, the only FBS school located on Route 66. I visited both when I was in Tulsa last year.
My hometown is on Route 66, sadly most of the business and development shifted to the freeway and the "Old Town" district is, for lack of better terms, a dumpster fire. It's unfortunate, but at least we preserved Route 66 pretty well in that area.
As recently as 1987, there was an actual 66 shield out between Amboy and Essex. Why I didn't steal it I will never know.
The best historic route🔥🔥
The Super 8 in El Reno was destroyed in a tornado back in 2019. When I was little, I was fascinated with Route 66 so I was lucky to have grown up in El Reno!
Oh wow, crazy!
An interesting note on on US 191. US 191 used to begin in Brigham City Utah where it was a secondary roue in southeastern Idaho where strung together Pocatello, Blackfoot and Idaho Falls. US 20 went on to Rexburg. (If you're curious). After 1976 That US 191 was decommissioned. I next found it over in eastern Utah of I-70. It had been completely moved.
I agree for the most part but would skip Winona. It's not even incorporated
Route 66 is my all time favorite U.S. Route
40:07 The Shell sign used to be a Texaco, which explains why the first block is blank.
OK 66 in OKC has a pedestrian bridge with the Historic Route 66 sign on it. I've driven on parts of OK west of OKC, mainly Sayre. Farms have to have ways to get around using OK66. There are a few overpasses that I-40 have in that region for the farmers. OK 66 Shamrock, TX is another popular town. One of the Chefs ( I think Master Chef) has a restaurant in Shamrock, right off of Bus 40 / route 66.
Arizona sings Los Angeles on almost everything heading west...lol
Pickle ball is starting to become more popular in Baxter Springs. My wife just played it somewhere around town a couple weeks ago and seemed to have a lot of fun. The roundabout you showed that was requested is in Riverton but then you backed up a few miles east back into Galena. Gelena has Cars on the Route on the historic route that is worth checking out.
The reason for all the detour signs around Riverton and Baxter is US 400, a few miles of US 166 and much of Alt US 69/US 69 up through Pittsburg, KS and beyond is getting replaced by a freeway bypass that's currently under construction. A part of it is open east of Baxter, currently 2 way traffic to I-44. It'll be open within a couple months to Alt 69 as a 4 lane freeway from I-44. Kansas DOT is a little unsure of the time frame on completion it seems like though
Oh interesting!
Route 6 goes from California to Provincetown, Cape Cod
Fun fact. Historically, Routes 6 and 66 meet twice. One in Los Angeles when they merge and pass by Dodger Stadium and the other in Joliet, IL. Also, Route 6's former terminus is at a roundabout in Long Beach, CA. In L.A. County, Figueroa St. marks the Historic Route 6.
US 66 is NOT US 6. Two different hyways serving completely different locations on most of their routes. US 6 starts in Cape Cod Mass and crosses west through MA, NY, PA, OH, IL before it reaches the Chicago area.
Love watching this one i know there is alot to cover on love seeing the historic 66 sign great job.
Through My Lense on RUclips has a great video on Route 66 they did a 14 day trip on the old route.
Agree, I saw a couple episodes
Route 66 actually went through webb city and turned south on Madison st and went into Joplin and took different streets to get into downtown Joplin
Yeah, there was a lot of fussin and finaglin to get the route to come through their towns. That's why the routing changed over the years.
Genuinely an epic, thank you for all the work.
39:43 it's ironic that you pointed out that I-40 West lists a rest area as a secondary control city .... as I-10 (in both directions) does the same thing for the rest area between Casa Grande and Phoenix. but, at least in I-10's case ... that rest area is the only one on the highway for 230+ miles. the next one westbound on I-10 is around mile marker 87, about 60 miles west of Phoenix ... and eastbound on I-10 is around mile marker 321, about 60 miles east of Tucson (i only know this cuz I have driven the entire length of I-10 in Arizona at some point). I dunno if I-40 has that same excuse. lol
Rest Area definitely isn't a bad secondary in some sparse parts in Arizona (and Utah, Nevada, and probably others). Honestly it probably is more useful to more travelers than Winona, other than Winona being in the song for rhyme scheme reasons.
1:13 Michigan Avenue was also US-12 and US-20, then City US-12/20 when US-12 and US-20 were moved to 95th Street and LaGrange/Mannheim Road. P.S.: It's Ogden Avenue, Harlem Avenue, 1st Avenue, not Boulevard (and Des Plaines Street, not Avenue).
3:54 I-55 is built on most of Old 66 here; however, there are a few places the old road still exists. Between Madison Street and Clarendon Hills Road, through the IL-83 interchange, the old road is north of the freeway. This is where one finds Del Rey's Chicken Basket. BTW, this section of I-66 was originally built in 1956 as a US-66 (not I-55) freeway.
4:55 This is where the Mother Road (1926-1940) crosses the Lincoln Highway; we'll meet US-6 (old route) again near the end of this video. At 4:59, that courthouse is now just a pile of rubble, replaced by a new one to the right.
Nice, thanks!
Chiming in from Springfield, IL...I wanted to point out a more recent attraction added inside the SE corner of the Illinois State Fairgrounds (just in time for the Route 66 Centennial coming up in 2026). It's a neon sign park that celebrates the communities and historical landmarks along the Illinois alignments of 66. Certainly a thing of beauty to viewe at night!
Oh cool!
I’ve been waiting for this video!!
6:02 "Bears, Beets, Battlestar Gallactica"
Great work Todd! 55 minutes long! That took some time! Have a drink on me! Cheers!
Thanks so much!
Love the videos! I’d like to request the 150th street exit on the Dodge Street portion of Route 6 in Omaha if you ever get around to that one. Thanks!!
Thanks, you got it!
You’re surprised that QT exists in St. Louis in the same vein that I am surprised that they exist in Phoenix
Additionally, they are headquartered in Tulsa
TIL Six Flags St. Louis was previously known as Six Flags Over Mid-America
I've been waiting for this video I love route 66 videos. Very good video I enjoyed it.
Thank you very much!
@@ControlCityFreak You're welcome, buddy.
They need to sign route 66 better. Half of the time you don't even know if your on the right route because the signs are as small as a sheet of paper.
The Oklahoma version is pronouced Mai-AM-uh, not ee. As with Boise City in the Panhandle, it's easy to tell who the non-natives are. And while the super-old historical routes indeed aren't signed well, we have plenty of books and web sites that tell us where we need to go. (And the first control city in the state is actually pronounced the way you probably thought it would be: kwaw-paw.)
I only done 66 in downtown Chicago and in Arizona between Kingman and Seligman. I do want to see more of this road.
Those are probably my 2 favorite parts
Very nice stretch of Route 66 in New Mexico and Arizona.
Yeah that's the best part imo
16:34 US 65 goes through my hometown (Carrollton, MO)!
This was a great adventure... but I am still interested in US 412 lol
47:33 hmmm needles and Barstow I agree. Those towns suck 😂
Heh... taking my time in watching this video from you, Todd. =3
Naturally I was the one that requested Route 66 via just westbound, right? :3
Control City Freak, Kwik Trips are also in Wisconsin! I think most of the central US has Kwik Trips!
He was referring to QT though also known as QuikTrip. Two different companies. There are many of them around St Louis and Tulsa, a couple of big cities mentioned in the video. Joplin actually has one now as of a few years ago
Kwik Trip outside Wisconsin and Minnesota is known as Kwik Star to differentiate it from Quik Trip.
You gotta do I 535 in Duluth!
What if he does 535 in Superior instead
The Baghdad Cafe was also a movie shot there.
I think you missed the second point of interest in Newberry Springs, CA. The 4mi long Mrs. Orcutt's driveway and how it came to be.
The Mother road is what it was called by some. The ideal solution would have been keeping it as the local Road parallel to the interstate highway some locations merge with the interstate highway you do see this in the Northeast I-78 merges with US-22 the major one would be US-1 merging with Interstate 95 at selected segments
I was born in Amarillo. I’ll be waiting for the 287 video I live on 287
Hey I have a request to make. Can you make a video on US-61 it would amazing if you did
I went to a route 66 museum in Lebanon MO it was pretty cool.
I expect this to be the most viewed video by next year
Good take
I hope so! Been months in the works for this one.
My interstate hero! 55 minute video 😵
I been on part of route 66 in the NE Oklahoma region
4:49 When you get to US 6, please include the California extension not on the route anymore
Couple of things here, we as Okies pronounce things weirdly. Miami in Oklahoma is actually pronounced My-am-uh and Quapaw is pronounced k-w-aw-p-aw, the former of which is the home to Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College where I had fond memories of that college... for one week. That was because in 2016 I went to that college for American Legion Boys State
Fun fact about Mickey Mantle: He may had played for the Yankees but he's a native of Commerce, Oklahoma
There were 2 attractions not mentioned in the Oklahoma section of Route 66 and I know this because I live in one of the towns that Route 66 goes by:
The Rock Cafe is a restaurant in Stroud that has all sorts of references to the original movie, Cars and the restaurant itself was featured in that movie.
In my hometown of Chandler, we have the Route 66 Interpretive Center, it used to be an Armory Depot because the solders liked to have a centralized location and Chandler of course being located in between Oklahoma City and Tulsa it made logical sense.
A few more things to wrap up the bridge in Wellston that I-44 goes over Route 66 is soon going to be torn down as part of the widening of I-44 to 6 lanes from Oklahoma City to Tulsa and that bridge is historic in a sense that it's over 70 years old.
And finally if you plan on covering US-65 at some point, Todd I'm likely going to have numerous exit requests from the South side of Springfield all the way to the north side of Harrison, Arkansas, I know that whole area like the back of my head because I've been visiting the Branson area on and off, but mostly on for 25 years.
Thanks again Todd for all that you do in this community
I’m from Southwest MO so I know US 65 very well.
@@adawg2015 Awesome, I've only been on that US 65 stretch between Springfield and the State Line, I've actually never been on US-65 north of I-44, but that'd be something cool to do one day.
20:50, interesting signage considering Picher doesn't exist as a town anymore.
I like to see Lincoln Highway or Route 99 sometime
Pretty cool video on my favorite road though
Lincoln Highway would probably be the final boss of this channel. Will do 99 at some point, but will probably start with current CA 99
I can’t believe you didn’t show Uranus, MO. You gotta try the fudge
lol
7:21 It looks like you can see the old Rte 66 to your right
Any plans to do James River Freeway or Schoolcraft Freeway in Springfield, MO? There’s a lot of QuikTrips in St. Louis. They are actually headquartered in Tulsa. Also Miami OK is pronounced My-am-uh not My-am-ee.
If Todd does the James River Freeway that's another one where I may be making a few exit requests. From time to time, me and my parents take this route on our way to Branson if we're not going the Arkansas route
Is this a perfect trip for a Ford Model A or T? Any old car would work especially before 1950.
Not sure they'd be legal on the unavoidable freeway portions.
Exit 22 on I-264
I only do requests with a $5 super thanks. Thanks! Moot point this time as 264 recording is done so requests are closed.
Hwy 61 in future would be nice
It's a shame that you can't drive the route between Amboy and Goffs. Flash floods over the last two years have washed out too many bridges.
Oh that's too bad, didn't know that. Glad I got to drive it earlier.
46:48 - Searchlight - the home of Senator Harry Reid.
Hang on, you showed the Watson alignment and didn’t stop at Ted Drewes? Sacrilege!
You put a lot of work into this one and it's very much appreciated. There's lots of videos on this road but only a few give a grand tour like this. I especially loved the BB/BCS shoutouts, I had no idea hotel and hot dog place were both right on 66!
One other thing, Springfield Missouri is not the last time 66 and US 60 meet before LA, they do cross paths one more time in Amarillo.
A+ material as always, I'm expecting this to dethrone your I-80 video before too long!
Thanks! Yeah I hope it does
Im pretty sure the longest north-south highway in the U.S is next, that being U.S 1
Just a couple things I noticed:
1. Miami is pronounced My-am-uh
2. Vinita is pronounced Vi-ni-ta
You know, I still don't get why 66 was decommissioned. That's the one highway I think AASHTO (or whoever was in charge) goofed up.
It was a victim of its own success. A lot of it had moved to freeways/expressways by the 70s and a whole lot of 55, 44, and 40 were originally an upgraded 66 before getting the shield.
@@ControlCityFreak Ah. I got it.
Can You Pls Do US Route 2 East
I would love to tour US 66 someday...
I've enjoyed the parts I've driven!
Us 66 gas station in Joliet il on IL53 and Wally's gas station in Pontiac IL and Wally’s gas station coming in Kansas City
Just wondering, Do you have ANY Interest in any of the Raleigh Roads: I-440/540, US 70 or US 401?
I've never been. Only place in NC I've really visited is Charlotte. If the channel goes long enough, I imagine I'll eventually do every 3di, and US 70 is an option for it's length, although I don't think I've ever been on an independent section of it.
@@ControlCityFreak I recommend coming by and visiting the city. If you want any places to visit in the area I’d love to send you some recommendations.
Thanks, appreciate it. Will hit you up if I ever head that way.
can you do I-66?
He already did a couple years ago.
0:31 what template is that called
It's a background in iMovie
ALT 69 should be 69A
Hi Todd
yo
Dess Plaines? It's more like De Plaines... You say it like the French did...
- A birthed and former Chicagoan.
Both parents and all 4 grandparents born and raised on the South Side, and I lived on the North Side myself 4 years. Always heard it the way I said it.
@ControlCityFreak Boystown and Hyde Park? 😆 joking
Not where I was in Aurora and anyone I meet in the Burbs and working as a Roadie, mostly in Uptown at the Brawlroom and Riviera.
I been us 66 begin
Video request
Us 40
Us 50
Us 27
I465
Us60
He's doing 465 in a few weeks, those other ones I'm sure he will cover at some point.
I’m going to be covering US 27 NB at the end of Summer
Sounds good! Gonna try the steak challenge?
IDK yet todd
2:00 real pluto is still a planet energy.. things change bro
I mean it still is, just a dwarf planet. Also the new name for the tower is dumb as hell anyway.