These Route 66 videos have been awesome! So much great history, Americana, and memories! Loved the Gearhead Curios! So many great places and stuff to see.
Drove from St Louis to Cali in the summer of 1966. Car had no air conditioning so anywhere we stopped that had air was a treat. As a kid I loved all the neon along the route.
Really enjoying this series. Travelled the Mother Road twice in the 1970’s as a child with the folks. Doing it once more is on my list. I used to tow cargo barges to Barrow and back during the summers almost 30 years ago. I was able to visit the Rogers-Post Site and memorials. The man was indeed an American icon.
The original "Tow Tater" in Galena, KS, was the inspiration for Cars and Tow Mater. Tow Tater was the tow truck closest to the building where Tow Mater and Red were located.
I have to say, each time you say that you are 'burning up too much time here' is so reminiscent of our own Route 66 road trip. I can't tell you have many times we would find ourselves immersed in the history, and especially the people... that's the real treasure of Route 66, the people that not only keep it alive but so willingly share it with us. *U* Kathleen
@@TheHistoryUnderground We did this trip for my sweet love's retirement... and to celebrate my turning 60, we ended up being on the road 60 days... from Michigan to Santa Monica and back home...I'd do it again in a heartbeat. *U* Kathleen
I have watched a few of his westerns and know of his famous speeches, which remain relevant today. But I didn't know that Will Rogers was Cherokee, learn something everyday!
Even though it was quite long, I watched the whole thing and am glad that I did. I learned a lot about Will Rogers and what a truly admirable man that he was. Great video, JD, thanks! 👍
never heard of will rogers. thats why i love this channel JD, i always learn something! Your channel fills the void that exists in cable tv these days, theres nothing educational anymore. Appreciate it and keep up the good work!
Great serie as always, first 3 weeks of october, we are driving Montreal to Vancouver then going south until L.A. then route 66 to Chicago then back to Montreal, thanks JD for all these spots, so far a lot of place to stop !!!
My folks spoke alot of Will Rogers when I was a kid. He had an amazing impact on regular folks all over the world and especially here in America. Amazing, simple man who was kind, funny and an all around decent person could impact so many.
Thanks for the highlight on Will Rogers. I worked at a movie theater as a teen and the yearly fundraising for his Institute was dreadful because one of us had to give a speech to ask for donations before every movie. I wished we had been educated on this man to better understand his impact on this country. I also recognized the Syllabary (Cherokee alphabet) at the museum entrance (27:16). If you visit Cherokee, NC, you'll see road signs in English and Syllabary. :)
It's interesting how one specific aspect of history can relate to so many events both local and global. For instance, Route 66 relates to Western Expansion, WWII, 50s Car culture, Civil Rights, etc. This is why it is important to experience history first hand and see what connections it makes.
Hi from Oklahoma! Welcome. So happy that you have visited my state of Oklahoma. Route 66 is such a great part of our state & thank you for highlighting Route 66! There’s so much to learn. I have a friend here in OKC that loves Route 66. She has & continues to teach me all about it even in traveling our state. We actually made a day trip to Kansas & saw that same marker of Will Rogers highway that you highlighted in this video. I just found your RUclips channel & have been watching it non stop.❤
Thank you for the Will Rodgers story. I've heard the name but didn't know very much about him. I'm sure my grandfather probably listened to him on the radio, but even grandpa(born1925) was only ten years old when Mr.Rogers passed.
My film school capstone project from the University of Oklahoma was a documentary comparison of the lives of Will Rogers and Jim Thorpe. Very cool to see a light shone on Will Rogers. I’m proud to be an Okie alongside him.
@@TheHistoryUnderground. Would be happy to try to find a way to send it your way, if you’re interested! I’d have to dust off the virtual cobwebs to find it. Went another career route and became an in-house lawyer for Love’s Travel Stops, but have a passion for Oklahoma history and the roles those two great men played. So appreciate the work you do and the stories you tell. Keep up the good work, sir!
I love the Red Oak 2 place - especially the chicken on the toilet part (I got that right away and I can't stop laughing about it!!). The fact that you're doing the whole Rte. 66 vacation is so cool, JD!! Definitely a great way to learn about one's country and its history - especially on a very historic road!! I can't believe at how much stuff I'm learning from this series!! Who knew that I'd learn about a candy place that sells pop that has some very gross flavored pop that happens to be located on this route - I think in Indiana or Missouri (I can't remember which state that you mentioned - please feel free to correct me so that I can have a reminder!!)? That aside, the fact that you also went to a car museum and learned about all those old cars is so awesome. I can't wait to see what else you're gonna find on this trip!!
@@TheHistoryUndergroundmy former husband had relatives who lived in Baxter! Can't remember if it was his paternal grandmother and her kids or another relatives,aunt.
I grew up hearing about Will Roger, Geronimo, Quanah Parker and Sheriff Thomas Heck, and the five civilized tribes. As a kid I did not absorb all of the details and the one thing I did not know was that Rogers was Cherokee! That is interesting. Also very interesting that he has connection through his ancestors who experienced The Trail of Tears. Great video !
I'm enjoying this series very much. I would like to travel to some of these places. Thanks for making it possible for all of us to come along. God bless.
My wife and I have traveled old Route 66 from Chicago to LA… We were very disappointed that you skipped over Joplin MO…. In our opinion you did your viewers a great disservice by this omission,,, 😮
I was severely limited on time. Unfortunately, I just can't do it all. I do plan on doing the route again and catching the stuff that I missed the first time around.
Many thanks for this trip on Route 66, It has been one ttip thst has been on my buckeg list for many years, and I remember wztching the TV series in the early 60's, bext regsrds from Australia, Les
If you are still in the area. Its a bit a way off 66 up north but Woolaroc is worth checking out while you're here. It a place you would enjoy I believe.
Hahaha! It took me a few minutes to get the chicken! I had to engage my 12 year old self! LOL and then it was very funny! PS- Fleetwood Mac! You are the Master of my Playlist!
There's loads of these village museums in the country, Genesee Country Village in Mumford, NY, or Hancock Shaker Village in Hancock, MA. These are very cool places and in this case sounds even cooler if there are residents.
Today, our leaders and people that have a platform, choose to use it for division, anger, resentment towards each other. We need people in the world who aren't afraid to say, love, acceptance, laugh, learn from each other and this wonderful life. At the end of the day we are all just people trying to find out way and it is sad that the politicians in the US and world are trying to make it harder and to pit us against each other. Thank you for this series on the Route 66 and for your insight/comments.
I’m a little late to this episode, but the connection between Galena, KS and Cars is the tow truck that inspired the character of Mater is one of those trucks you showed in the video.
Hi. My wife and I watch your channel. We live in Tulsa. Up by Rt. 66 near Joplin is a town called Picher Oklahoma. It is a monument to lead mining. I hope you have time to examine the place in your travels
It's interesting to note how you were at the Will Rodgers Museum just about 2 weeks from the anniversary of his death. "I never met a man I didn't like." If he were alive today, I bet he would meet at least 2 politicians he would not like . . .
I looked up Boots Court. Did you know Clark Gable stayed in room 6 there? Very cool motel. And that Will Rogers museum looked very cool. Thanks for bringing us along
One of the best episodes! One of my favorite books from high school English is “The Grapes of Wrath”. The movie is also one of my favorites. John Steinbeck caught the mood of desperation the country was feeling during the Dust Bowl and the Great Depression. Ma Joad tries everything within her power to keep her family together and healthy. One of the saddest parts of both the novel and movie is when Grandpa Joad dies along Route 66 on the way to California. (Sorry-spoiler alert). With no money for a funeral and not wanting to have any interaction with law enforcement, the family buries Grandpa along the roadside, with a note that Tom Joad (Henry Fonda) wrote, explaining the situation. The novel and movie are fiction but how many desperate families had to make decisions in real life along Route 66? How many unmarked graves are there along the highway? Will Roger’s was an American icon. He could tell a joke about someone or a political party, and not offend anyone! Boy, could we use his humor now!
I did route 66 in the 1970s! Alot of the businesses were closed back them,im hoping that they can restore some of those buildings ,the only good things about the area it is in a dry climate
Loved it ! Hey, that fellow in Red Oak has done a great job of preservation, this is very similar to what exists in Eagle Park, Cache, OK that included the Quanah Parker House (which has not faired as well and is in very decayed condition) Neat stuff, I appreciate your videos and the way you highlight some many interesting attractions !
I had to laugh when you said "Try not to get distracted"...That's the whole point of driving Rt. 66! Nothing against Galena, Kansas, but, it's NOT Radiator Springs! LOL! The real Radiator Springs lies ahead, good sir! It was pretty cool, though. I have to say, I've been to a few rodeos, and a county fair, but I have NEVER seen a bathroom like that!
I'm really loving the Mother Road series. BTW, you brought up the Missouri/Missourah controversy. If you live in NW Oklahoma, Miami OK is pronounced Miamah, not Miami. 😀
So: now, and only from watching this very channel, I must spend the days of the Battle of Gettysburg in and around the city following the days of the battle, and now to take a few weeks (eventually) to travel Route 66. I’m not sorry at all, either!
Hey Cap. Whenever (back) in Arnhem, The. Netherlands (maybe for M-Garden 80y); We have quite the same here it’s called Openluchtmuseum (open-air museum) and during the German occupation people used the moved/display houses (which were also real houses once and moved for presentation) for hiding.
GALENA, KANSAS: Drinking age was 18 years old there for 3.2% beer, when I was there in 1972. Joplin,MO was only five miles away. All the 18 to 20 year old kids from Joplin used to go over the border to Galena & go to the Green Parrot lounge to legally drink. The Green Parrot had the best pool table around, because of the young drinking age & all the kids from Joplin hanging out there, the week-ends at The Green Parrot looked like a high school lunch room with a pool table & 3.2% beer, & rowdy teenagers five miles away from their mother’s interference. lol.
When I was a kid we lived in Phoenix AZ. My Grand Parents lived in Amarillo TX and an aunt lived in Whitter CA. We made countless trips on Route 66 from Phoenix to Amarillo and LA. Now some 60 years later I can still remember what a great trip it was on that HWY. I heard alot of WWII vets opened and owned alot of the motels and restaurants and gift shops along the route. I remember on motel front entrance to the check-in was the nose from a B-29 bomber. All of the towns that had an airport had a rotating light beacon on the field. At night we could track where we were by those beacons rotating. We look hoping to be the first in the car to see the flash from the next towns beacon. I remember how sad I was when the freeway opened and by-passed all those towns and all those memories. Those were fun trips.
Thanks for stopping by! What a great episode featuring our museum! Can't wait to share.
@@willrogers6642- Amazing place that you all have there. Appreciate the hospitality.
These Route 66 videos have been awesome! So much great history, Americana, and memories! Loved the Gearhead Curios! So many great places and stuff to see.
Oh man, that place was cool as heck.
Only thing wrong with this road trip is we all can't go along for the ride! Love this trip JD! This was a great idea for a series!
Thanks!
Agreed! Another terrific series!
Thank you for highlighting Will Rogers such an impressive American. Truly someone with good qualities.
I’m sure I would have the hardest time not stopping at everything along the way, too. Such a fun journey!
I saw your earlier post worrying about the length of these videos. Don't give it another thought. Those 50 minutes flew by. Great stuff!!
Drove from St Louis to Cali in the summer of 1966. Car had no air conditioning so anywhere we stopped that had air was a treat. As a kid I loved all the neon along the route.
Wow!
Man what a way to spend the summer
@@ronopiela1959 - Best trip ever.
Traveling Route 66 anytime of year is always worth it. But summer is definitely filled with more events along the way.
Really enjoying this series. Travelled the Mother Road twice in the 1970’s as a child with the folks. Doing it once more is on my list. I used to tow cargo barges to Barrow and back during the summers almost 30 years ago. I was able to visit the Rogers-Post Site and memorials. The man was indeed an American icon.
The bathroom is on of the coolest things on the channel.
Dude. The bathroom was next level.
The original "Tow Tater" in Galena, KS, was the inspiration for Cars and Tow Mater. Tow Tater was the tow truck closest to the building where Tow Mater and Red were located.
I have to say, each time you say that you are 'burning up too much time here' is so reminiscent of our own Route 66 road trip. I can't tell you have many times we would find ourselves immersed in the history, and especially the people... that's the real treasure of Route 66, the people that not only keep it alive but so willingly share it with us. *U* Kathleen
The creatures you mean.
I was wishing that I would have blocked off an entire month.
@@TheHistoryUnderground We did this trip for my sweet love's retirement... and to celebrate my turning 60, we ended up being on the road 60 days... from Michigan to Santa Monica and back home...I'd do it again in a heartbeat. *U* Kathleen
I have watched a few of his westerns and know of his famous speeches, which remain relevant today.
But I didn't know that Will Rogers was Cherokee, learn something everyday!
This is such a great series.
@@richardthacker6 thanks!!!
What an amazing way to spend an hour on Sunday evening. Thank you Sir!
My husband and I so appreciate all of your videos. Thank you !
Even though it was quite long, I watched the whole thing and am glad that I did. I learned a lot about Will Rogers and what a truly admirable man that he was. Great video, JD, thanks! 👍
never heard of will rogers. thats why i love this channel JD, i always learn something! Your channel fills the void that exists in cable tv these days, theres nothing educational anymore. Appreciate it and keep up the good work!
Will Rogers was the man. Glad that we could introduce you!
The wife and I visited Will Rogers Museum back in 2009. Great place to visit. Great job.
Love that place.
Great serie as always, first 3 weeks of october, we are driving Montreal to Vancouver then going south until L.A. then route 66 to Chicago then back to Montreal, thanks JD for all these spots, so far a lot of place to stop !!!
Awesome!
Thanks! I had never heard of Will Rogers, certainly a man we should all aspire to emulate.
Agreed.
My folks spoke alot of Will Rogers when I was a kid. He had an amazing impact on regular folks all over the world and especially here in America. Amazing, simple man who was kind, funny and an all around decent person could impact so many.
Such an interesting story about a man I had heard of but never knew much about!!
Thank you very much for the story 🙏🏻
Love the way you present things and people of interest. Lead on JD!
Thank you!
Thanks for the highlight on Will Rogers. I worked at a movie theater as a teen and the yearly fundraising for his Institute was dreadful because one of us had to give a speech to ask for donations before every movie. I wished we had been educated on this man to better understand his impact on this country. I also recognized the Syllabary (Cherokee alphabet) at the museum entrance (27:16). If you visit Cherokee, NC, you'll see road signs in English and Syllabary. :)
My life has been centered around the route sense 1953. Thank you for taking me back!
My pleasure! Much more to come.
It's interesting how one specific aspect of history can relate to so many events both local and global. For instance, Route 66 relates to Western Expansion, WWII, 50s Car culture, Civil Rights, etc. This is why it is important to experience history first hand and see what connections it makes.
Thanks again for taking us along for the trip. Enjoy your videos.
Our pleasure!
Hi from Oklahoma!
Welcome. So happy that you have visited my state of Oklahoma. Route 66 is such a great part of our state & thank you for highlighting Route 66!
There’s so much to learn. I have a friend here in OKC that loves Route 66. She has & continues to teach me all about it even in traveling our state. We actually made a day trip to Kansas & saw that same marker of Will Rogers highway that you highlighted in this video.
I just found your RUclips channel & have been watching it non stop.❤
Thank you once again for such a great series.
I need to do a road trip I love those old towns.
Will Rogers was quite the accomplished man. Great episode!
Thanks!
@10Bdog. right! Yet so humble and meek,loving,kind!!
Thank you for the Will Rodgers story. I've heard the name but didn't know very much about him. I'm sure my grandfather probably listened to him on the radio, but even grandpa(born1925) was only ten years old when Mr.Rogers passed.
He was quite the man.
My film school capstone project from the University of Oklahoma was a documentary comparison of the lives of Will Rogers and Jim Thorpe. Very cool to see a light shone on Will Rogers. I’m proud to be an Okie alongside him.
Oh wow. That would be interesting.
@@TheHistoryUnderground. Would be happy to try to find a way to send it your way, if you’re interested! I’d have to dust off the virtual cobwebs to find it. Went another career route and became an in-house lawyer for Love’s Travel Stops, but have a passion for Oklahoma history and the roles those two great men played.
So appreciate the work you do and the stories you tell. Keep up the good work, sir!
Absolutely love your channel, this series has me chomping at the bit for the next episode before the current video is over. Appreciate ya man 🤙🏻🤙🏻
Thanks!
This series just continues to impress
This is amazing! I'd love to visit one day. Cheers 😊 From Western Australia
The Mother-in-law house is gorgeous! I love it. I love that there's families living there and continuing Lowell's legacy.
I would love to travel rt66 in my 1965 mustang coupe. But for now I'm going to travel with you. Thanks for taking me along and sharing your knowledge
That would be awesome!
Go in the fall as the 65 Mustang might be a little aged , and walking in the desert would be more enjoyable in November .
First time I was there was February 1965 My mom was living in Tulsa when he died she said everyone was heartbroken People really were devastated
Great video. Don’t always understand everything mentioned but Google helps! Thanks JD ❤️🇬🇧
No problem 👍
Great series JD. So much to see a long that stretch. I had heard of W Roger’s but knew little about him. Great American!
This series is AWESOME my friend ! This trip is on my bucket list . Number one . Hope i can get it done. THANK YOU FRANK FROM MONTANA.......
Thanks! Glad to share the experience.
I am really enjoying this series, JD. Excellent work!!
Best episode ever.
I love the Red Oak 2 place - especially the chicken on the toilet part (I got that right away and I can't stop laughing about it!!). The fact that you're doing the whole Rte. 66 vacation is so cool, JD!! Definitely a great way to learn about one's country and its history - especially on a very historic road!! I can't believe at how much stuff I'm learning from this series!! Who knew that I'd learn about a candy place that sells pop that has some very gross flavored pop that happens to be located on this route - I think in Indiana or Missouri (I can't remember which state that you mentioned - please feel free to correct me so that I can have a reminder!!)? That aside, the fact that you also went to a car museum and learned about all those old cars is so awesome. I can't wait to see what else you're gonna find on this trip!!
“We’re going to try and not get distracted”
Who are you kidding 😂
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GREAT video JD! Just watched it. Thanks for sharing your journey with all of us.
And some call it Misery, lol Great to see your in my neck of the woods! I always enjoyed that stretch from Springfield to Baxter Springs.
Ha! Yes, great stretch of the road.
@@TheHistoryUndergroundmy former husband had relatives who lived in Baxter! Can't remember if it was his paternal grandmother and her kids or another relatives,aunt.
I grew up hearing about Will Roger, Geronimo, Quanah Parker and Sheriff Thomas Heck, and the five civilized tribes. As a kid I did not absorb all of the details and the one thing I did not know was that Rogers was Cherokee! That is interesting. Also very interesting that he has connection through his ancestors who experienced The Trail of Tears. Great video !
I'm enjoying this series very much. I would like to travel to some of these places. Thanks for making it possible for all of us to come along. God bless.
Thanks!
I grew up near Claremore and I appreciated your video.
My wife and I have traveled old Route 66 from Chicago to LA… We were very disappointed that you skipped over Joplin MO…. In our opinion you did your viewers a great disservice by this omission,,, 😮
I was severely limited on time. Unfortunately, I just can't do it all. I do plan on doing the route again and catching the stuff that I missed the first time around.
Many thanks for this trip on Route 66, It has been one ttip thst has been on my buckeg list for many years, and I remember wztching the TV series in the early 60's, bext regsrds from Australia, Les
Very cool video 👍 From Red Oak II to the Will Rogers Museum and points in between. I learned a few things today 😉 Really enjoying the series.
Thanks! Had a blast visiting these places.
If you are still in the area. Its a bit a way off 66 up north but Woolaroc is worth checking out while you're here. It a place you would enjoy I believe.
Loving this series. Thank you
So glad!
Hahaha! It took me a few minutes to get the chicken! I had to engage my 12 year old self! LOL and then it was very funny!
PS- Fleetwood Mac! You are the Master of my Playlist!
Wow. Great video. I work down the road from Will Rogers Memorial. Wish I had known you were passing through town!
I'll definitely be back. Way too much that I missed there.
@@TheHistoryUnderground If you didn't get the chance, the next time you're in town, I highly recommend the J.M. Davis Arms & Historical Museum.
Thank you, JD, That trip is on my Bucket List but time is not on my side.
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That is the coolest ‘wizzed’ i have ever seen!
ha!
There's loads of these village museums in the country, Genesee Country Village in Mumford, NY, or Hancock Shaker Village in Hancock, MA. These are very cool places and in this case sounds even cooler if there are residents.
This is such a fun ride. Love the Chicken in the Pot! This. has been so much fun. Can’t wait for the next stops you make. 👍😄
Sounds like Mr. Davis had a great sense of humor. I bet during the war he kept his buddies entertained during the hard times.
Hey that little shack with the moat is perfect for me. Slap some wifi and power and im golden. 😂❤
I’m learning so much!
Love, love, love this series
Thanks!
Amazing, I really enjoyed this adventure 😊
How much fun from your serious films of war and pain to amusing, instructive material.
Thanks so much for this.
Thanks for watching!
Just did Rt 66 Galena, KS to New Mexico. But, I live in Oklahoma. We did it in phases and took two months.
Awesome! That's a good stretch.
Today, our leaders and people that have a platform, choose to use it for division, anger, resentment towards each other. We need people in the world who aren't afraid to say, love, acceptance, laugh, learn from each other and this wonderful life. At the end of the day we are all just people trying to find out way and it is sad that the politicians in the US and world are trying to make it harder and to pit us against each other. Thank you for this series on the Route 66 and for your insight/comments.
Tis is a terrific piece, JD. Well done!
I’m a little late to this episode, but the connection between Galena, KS and Cars is the tow truck that inspired the character of Mater is one of those trucks you showed in the video.
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Great segment!❤
Hi. My wife and I watch your channel. We live in Tulsa.
Up by Rt. 66 near Joplin is a town called Picher Oklahoma. It is a monument to lead mining. I hope you have time to examine the place in your travels
West of Claremore is a town called Hominy, Oklahoma.
There are many murals on the buildings in town. It’s beautiful.
Oh, man. I'll have to hit that on the next trip.
Always good content.
It's interesting to note how you were at the Will Rodgers Museum just about 2 weeks from the anniversary of his death. "I never met a man I didn't like." If he were alive today, I bet he would meet at least 2 politicians he would not like . . .
Maybe. But aspiring to be more like he was.
I looked up Boots Court. Did you know Clark Gable stayed in room 6 there? Very cool motel. And that Will Rogers museum looked very cool. Thanks for bringing us along
One of the best episodes!
One of my favorite books from high school English is “The Grapes of Wrath”. The movie is also one of my favorites. John Steinbeck caught the mood of desperation the country was feeling during the Dust Bowl and the Great Depression.
Ma Joad tries everything within her power to keep her family together and healthy. One of the saddest parts of both the novel and movie is when Grandpa Joad dies along Route 66 on the way to California. (Sorry-spoiler alert). With no money for a funeral and not wanting to have any interaction with law enforcement, the family buries Grandpa along the roadside, with a note that Tom Joad (Henry Fonda) wrote, explaining the situation.
The novel and movie are fiction but how many desperate families had to make decisions in real life along Route 66? How many unmarked graves are there along the highway?
Will Roger’s was an American icon. He could tell a joke about someone or a political party, and not offend anyone! Boy, could we use his humor now!
Great series JD! Keep up the great work
I did route 66 in the 1970s! Alot of the businesses were closed back them,im hoping that they can restore some of those buildings ,the only good things about the area it is in a dry climate
Excellent Thanks 👏👏😎
Lowell Davis , use to drive around carthage in his old antique truck and smoke a corn cob pipe.
Nice!
Loved it ! Hey, that fellow in Red Oak has done a great job of preservation, this is very similar to what exists in Eagle Park, Cache, OK that included the Quanah Parker House (which has not faired as well and is in very decayed condition) Neat stuff, I appreciate your videos and the way you highlight some many interesting attractions !
Love the Cars in Galena. Tucumcari, NM, a little further down the route, reminds me of Radiator Springs.
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Excellent video, love everything about it ☺️
Thanks for sharing! I used to live close to Carthage before moving to Texas.
I had to laugh when you said "Try not to get distracted"...That's the whole point of driving Rt. 66! Nothing against Galena, Kansas, but, it's NOT Radiator Springs! LOL! The real Radiator Springs lies ahead, good sir! It was pretty cool, though. I have to say, I've been to a few rodeos, and a county fair, but I have NEVER seen a bathroom like that!
That bathroom was next level.
I'm really loving the Mother Road series. BTW, you brought up the Missouri/Missourah controversy. If you live in NW Oklahoma, Miami OK is pronounced Miamah, not Miami. 😀
Wow, I’m catching up on videos from all of my subscriptions and I realized I’m watching this episode on the 89th anniversary of Will Rogers’ death.
So: now, and only from watching this very channel, I must spend the days of the Battle of Gettysburg in and around the city following the days of the battle, and now to take a few weeks (eventually) to travel Route 66. I’m not sorry at all, either!
Ha! You'll love it.
This vid was worth it just for the bathroom.
EXCELLENT!!!
Great video! 👍😀
Hey Cap. Whenever (back) in Arnhem, The. Netherlands (maybe for M-Garden 80y); We have quite the same here it’s called Openluchtmuseum (open-air museum) and during the German occupation people used the moved/display houses (which were also real houses once and moved for presentation) for hiding.
GALENA, KANSAS:
Drinking age was 18 years old there for 3.2% beer, when I was there in 1972. Joplin,MO was only five miles away. All the 18 to 20 year old kids from Joplin used to go over the border to Galena & go to the Green Parrot lounge to legally drink. The Green Parrot had the best pool table around, because of the young drinking age & all the kids from Joplin hanging out there, the week-ends at The Green Parrot looked like a high school lunch room with a pool table & 3.2% beer, & rowdy teenagers five miles away from their mother’s interference. lol.
Interesting….. Thank you.
Hope you stop at the JM Davis museum when you pass through Oklahoma!! Wonderful museum.
Gonna have to hit that one on the next trip.
@TheHistoryUnderground that's too bad! You'll be driving right next to it off of 66 in claremore, OK. Have safe travels!
Great video WOW!!✌️🇺🇲
Thanks 👍
Fun fact that Cherokee confederate general was present at Appomattox the day Lee surrendered
When I was a kid we lived in Phoenix AZ. My Grand Parents lived in Amarillo TX and an aunt lived in Whitter CA. We made countless trips on Route 66 from Phoenix to Amarillo and LA. Now some 60 years later I can still remember what a great trip it was on that HWY. I heard alot of WWII vets opened and owned alot of the motels and restaurants and gift shops along the route. I remember on motel front entrance to the check-in was the nose from a B-29 bomber. All of the towns that had an airport had a rotating light beacon on the field. At night we could track where we were by those beacons rotating. We look hoping to be the first in the car to see the flash from the next towns beacon. I remember how sad I was when the freeway opened and by-passed all those towns and all those memories. Those were fun trips.