ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – A traveling photo exhibit made a pit stop in Albuquerque this weekend. It featured the vibrant history of Route 66, ahead of the centennial celebration.
Saturday, documentary photographer Craig Kilgore put on display his piece called “Before 100: Route 66 Now.” The exhibit is made of framed photographs and photo zines. The collection captures the 28-day journey Kilgore took along the over 2,000-mile stretch of the Mother Road, hoping to capture the history, street scapes, and signs that make up the road from Chicago to Los Angeles.
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Kilgore had taken the trip once before and was excited to see how Route 66 had changed in the last 20 years. “So, I was excited to kind of see the communities and the resilience that I knew were there as part of Route 66. And I really tried to engage with people on the road,” said Kilgore.
He says that during his journey, he captured over 15,000 images. Kilgore added that it was difficult to narrow down the images he would feature in the display…