green 66...thus your screen name?
I’ve driven RT 66 from Amarillo through most of Arizona. It’s a great look back in history. As a kid I always wanted to “motor west” on that famous highway.
I also remember the signs painted on barn roofs in the Southeastern states saying “SEE ROCK CITY - SEE SEVEN STATES FROM ONE LOCATION!”. I found one a few years ago that was in pretty good shape and got a great pic. If you drive US 64 from Memphis and go east always look at the old barns sitting along the side of the road. Especially ones that are falling down and being overtaken by plant life. lots of them will have the faded sign on them.
I’ve always wanted to travel the Lincoln Highway from NY to the San Francisco.
Nope, screen name has nothing to do with Route 66.
But I’ve always been keen on roadside americana. Used to travel endlessly on state highways in the 80s/90s, and would shoot photos of old buildings and signage along the highways. Semi-collected old postcards of such things as well.
Whenever I travel back to places I shot photos of back then, I notice that 95% of what I took is now gone. All the old individualistic country stores, gas stations, restaurants, etc. Very little left.
Seven states? Really?