Been a long time since I was last on here

I will be looking forward to seeing it.

Sounds good. Thank you.

Just came back from the Mother Road and was our first time. Did alot....missed alot due to time constraints. Look forward to seeing what you put together.

At least 10 years ago I drove last on Route 66. Where I was it was like driving a long ghost town. Many times you have to detour for road closures. It’s not what it once was.
I drove Route 66 from south of Chicago into California way back in 1970 and now it’s just a ghost of its former self.

Welcome back

Nice

I'd definitely be interested in your guide. Thanks!

I can hardly wait..

Are you done yet?

How 'bout now?

What's taking you so long? I knew you'd be done with it by the time I finished this post!!!

After we retired in late 2013, we sold our house in the Chicago area, put our stuff in storage (because we weren't sure where we were going to retire to) and made a bucket-list Rt-66 drive as best could be done then all the way from the Art Institute in Chicago to the Santa Monica Pier, following a popular guidebook at the time. We had a blast.

Yes, for long stretches, as Melaqueman said, the original Rt 66 is replaced by or parallels an interstate (especially I-40), or it's been abandoned, blocked off, is undriveable, or torn up, so there's no way to follow the "original" or at least the pre-I-40 Rt 66 the whole way. It should also be pointed out that even in its Golden Era, Rt. 66 was rerouted a block here, a quarter-mile there, many times. Much (maybe two-thirds of it, give or take?) of road that was at least once labeled "Rt 66" or non-interstate road that is right nearby old Rt 66 can still be driven.

We took three weeks to drive from Chicago to Santa Monica, because we kept stopping to photograph sights and sites including the kitschy places and the ghost towns with surviving ruins. Before the interstates it took about three weeks to traverse as well if one drove straight through, stopping to sleep in a motor court. If you don't stop much now except at night, jumping on and off the interstate replacements where Rt 66 is gone, it would probably still take about two weeks one way to make the trip.

Out west especially, we saw no other vehicles for a few hours at a time(!) a few days, traveling in December and January. Satellite navigation is recommended, because cell phone reception is missing in many of these deserted areas.

Of course many of the original mom & pop places are gone, but many survive under new ownership, have been restored, and there are some new mom & pop businesses that are well worth a visit, meal, or stay.

I can understand that someone who traveled the route pre-1970 may be disappointed, but we hadn't done it before and weren't disappointed at all. If the trip interests you, and you've got the time, go for it! You will need some kind of guide to do it, though. Signage is hit or easy to miss, or missing altogether.