The Old Chain of Rocks Bridge on June 19, 2025. It opened to traffic in 1929 and was rerouted in 1936 to carry Route 66 over ...

The California Route 66 Museum sits along the historic corridor that once served as America’s main artery, connecting Chicago to Santa Monica across 2,448 miles of promise and pavement.

Drive along Central near the University of New Mexico, and you will encounter a piece of history. This tiny police substation ...

When I saw signs for Dwight, Ill., proud of its place as a stopover on Route 66, I veered right. At the Texaco filling station, with its red gas pumps redolent of Edward Hopper’s roadside ...

The newest concept from the McNellie’s Group, Swirl 66, is now open at 1802 S. Cincinnati Ave., in a building that once served as a gas station in bygone times. It specializes in vanilla soft ...

Located in Rancho Cucamonga, the Cucamonga Service Station is a beautifully restored piece of Route 66 history. Once a vital stop for early road trippers, it now stands as a charming tribute to ...

The quirky public art pieces along Route 66 are part time capsule, ... including Texaco Big Friend, ... a town hall and a Phillips 66 gas station.

The quirky public art pieces along Route 66 are part time capsule, ... including Texaco Big Friend, ... a town hall and a Phillips 66 gas station.

In 2019, they turned a former Texaco gas station in Springfield, Illinois, into Route History, a museum dedicated to the experiences of Black motorists along the Mother Road.

They wanted the museum’s giant Texaco gas station attendant, known as Big Friend, to feel at home, Thomas said. Image The Country-Aire Restaurant’s giant, Lumi, is a 19-foot waitress hoisting ...

In 1963, the journey along Route 66 was punctuated by neon signs: Shell, Mobil, Texaco, Standard… The rise of the motorcar had been insatiable since the ’20s, and with it, gas stations had ...