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Route 66 in Popular Culture
In the 1940s and 1950s, as America’s love affair with
the car grew, and more people moved west than ever
before, hundreds of motels, restaurants, and tourist
attractions appeared along Route 66, sporting a
vibrant new style of architecture. The road’s end as
a major thoroughfare came in the 1970s with the
building of a national network of multilane highways.
Today, the road is a popular tourist destination in itself,
and along the Arizona section, enthusiasts and conser- Locator Map
vationists have helped to ensure the preservation of Route 66
many of its most evocative buildings and signs. Map area

Holbrook was
founded in 1882
and is another Route
66 landmark. It is
famous for Wigwam
Village, a restored
1950s motel, where
visitors can stay
in rooms that
are designed
to resemble
A street sign amid deserted plains in a section of the Indian teepees.
iconic Route 66.

Parks Chambers
Winona

Joseph Navajo
City
Winslow

Flagstaff is home to the famous Museum Club
roadhouse, a large log cabin, built in 1931. It became
a nightclub nicknamed “The Zoo,” which was favored
by country musicians traveling the road, including
such stars as Willie Nelson.

Williams is known for its many nostalgic diners
and motels. Twisters café (see p249), also known
as the Route 66 Place, is crammed with road
memorabilia, including an original 1950s soda
fountain and bar stools.

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