As promised, here are more television commercials from the 1961 season of "Route 66." It's amazing to encounter Chevrolet models of which I was unaware.
Day: March 16, 2010
A tasty development
The original railroad Harvey House in Barstow, Calif., which is the home of Barstow Route 66 Mother Road Museum, will also play host to a farmers market starting this weekend, reported the Desert Dispatch. Barstow has been without a farmers’ market for some time, and the Barstow Area Chamber of Commerce aims to bring farmers … Continue reading A tasty development
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KTVI-TV in St. Louis proclaims that a few folks are confused by the new "Historic Route 66 Byway" signs posted along Manchester Road in the St. Louis region. A merchant claims that Watson Road is the original Route 66. He named his transmission business because of that. "Watson Road here is the original Route 66," … Continue reading Let me answer