"Rand McNally has a long history of innovation, including the creation of the highway numbering system used to name Route 66," said Joseph Roark, CEO of Rand McNally Publishing. "As the Official Map ...
Route 66 is about to turn 100, yet the road that once carried Dust Bowl refugees and postwar vacationers still shapes how the world imagines an American road trip. From neon-lit motels to quiet ...
Route 66, the 2,448-mile link between Middle America’s capital, Chicago, and the exotic West Coast, was commissioned 75 years ago this summer. And as the diamond anniversary of what author John ...
BARCELONA, Spain--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ROUTE 66, a pioneer in mobile mapping and navigation solutions for smartphones and tablets, today announces the launch of ROUTE 66 Maps + Navigation, a new app for ...
Route 66 had had a major impact on American history in the 20th century. Long before the interstate highways were a twinkle in Dwight Eisenhower's eye, it connected many previously isolated Western ...
In 1926, Route 66 was supposed to be the Main Street of America, stretching from Chicago to L.A. Motoring was exciting, roadhouses were sexy, and motels were about to be invented. Soon, you could find ...
“Historic Route 66 is the quintessential American experience,” explains Ken Busby, executive director and CEO of Route 66 Alliance, a nonprofit organization in Tulsa, Oklahoma dedicated to the Route’s ...
It's something that should be on every American's bucket list: driving Route 66. And there's no better time than now to get out and explore the country's motoring heritage and history. However, the ...
Our Route 66 road trip ended at the beginning, at East Jackson Boulevard and South Michigan Avenue in Chicago, where a brown sign hanging 12 feet high on a light post tells people they’ve reached the ...