What do you see when you imagine Route 66? Buzzy, blurry neon whirring by on a dark highway? Vintage postcards from roadside motels? Scenes from road trips in old films?
The Mother Road, as it’s called, spans 2,448 miles across Illinois, Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, and California.
Linking the industrious Midwest to the promise of the West Coast, the historic highway helped shape the communities it touched – including many in the St. Louis area. This year, the national treasure turns 100…