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In his famous social commentary, "The Grapes of Wrath", John Steinbeck proclaimed U. S. Highway 66 the "Mother Road." Steinbeck's classic 1939 novel, combined with the 1940 film recreation of the epic odyssey, served to immortalize Route 66 in the American consciousness. An estimated 210,000 people migrated to California to escape the despair of the Dust Bowl. Certainly in the minds of those who endured that particularly painful experience, and in the view of generations of children to whom they recounted their story, Route 66 symbolized the "road to opportunity." From 1933 to 1938 thousands of unemployed male youths from virtually every state were put to work as laborers on road gangs to pave the final stretches of the road. As a result of this monumental effort, the Chicago-to-Los Angeles highway was reported as "continuously paved" in 1938.

These are a few pictures of what's left of the old "Mother Road" from San Bernardino to Santa Monica.
All of these photo's were taken this year (Y2K).

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There really isn't much of the "old Route 66" left anymore.
Mostly mini-malls, McDonalds, Taco Bell and other
fast food/life type things that don't seem to fit
very well out there.
The old Azusa drive-inn

A homeless guy on Route 66		 Some things are the same everywhere, aren't they?
You don't have to look very hard to see hard times.
There seems to be an awful lot of poverty
in this booming economy.This guy let me snap this shot
for a few bucks.Hope it helped.
This nice old movie house finally closed down this year.
It had been in operation on Colorado Blvd. in Pasadena since 1918.
The State Theatre on Colorado Blvd
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