Road warrior Tim Steil was in Washington, D.C., last week with his kid to see the Smithsonian's "America on the Move" exhibit before that part of the museum closes Sept. 4 for a two-year renovation. He e-mailed me a few photos from it. Here's a 1930s section of Route 66 from western Oklahoma. Steil wrote: … Continue reading “America on the Move” photos
Day: August 28, 2006
Your own Route 66 wallpaper
Johnny Mango of Albloggerque has attempted to re-create the old-fashioned postcard look of Route 66 in downtown Albuquerque. It's available as desktop wallpaper here.
Austin Sevens on their way to Chicago
Five Austin Sevens, dating from 1929 to 1938, were taken off the oceanliner and made their way through the Big Apple's streets a couple of days ago. They group, sponsored by the British-based 750 Motor Club, is on its way to Chicago, where they will start their Route 66 trip. A travel blog of the … Continue reading Austin Sevens on their way to Chicago
An excellent likeness
OpenThreads, who like me has an account on Flickr, attempted to re-create Ernst Hass' famous photograph of Central Avenue, aka Route 66, that was published in Life magazine in 1969. Here's the original: Here's OpenThreads' re-creation, in the year 2006: Not bad, huh? Here's OpenThreads' full-size version of the image. In case, you're wondering, that … Continue reading An excellent likeness