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Route 66 in St. Louis
- Title
- Route 66 in St. Louis / Joe Sonderman.
- Author
- Sonderman, Joe.
- Publication
- Charleston, SC : Arcadia Publishing, ©2008.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Use in library | HE356.U55 S667 2008 | Off-site |
Details
- Description
- 127 pages : illustrations, map; 24 cm
- Summary
- "In 1926, highway planners laid out a ribbon of roadways connecting the nation. One of the most important wove its way across eight states, from the cities of the heartland to golden California. In The Grapes of Wrath, John Steinbeck calls it ?the Mother Road.? Route 66 has become a legend, celebrated in books, movies, works of art, and popular music. The interstates could not kill it. As ?the Main Street of America,? Route 66 had to pass through ?the Gateway to the West,? St. Louis. Crossing the Mississippi River, the road took many different paths through the busy city and then united to travel into the rolling hills of the Ozarks. Along the way there were mom-and-pop motels, tourist traps, roadside restaurants, a man selling frozen custard, one living with snakes, and another who claimed to be Jesse James. Their stories are here"--Provided by publisher.
- Series Statement
- Images of America
- Uniform Title
- Images of America.
- Alternative Title
- Route Sixty-six in St. Louis
- Route 66 in Saint Louis
- Subject
- Roads > Missouri > Saint Louis > History
- Roads > Missouri > Pictorial works
- Roads > Illinois > Edwardsville > History
- Roads > Missouri > Franklin County > History
- Roads
- United States Highway 66 > History
- United States Highway 66 > Pictorial works
- Illinois > Edwardsville
- Missouri
- Missouri > Franklin County
- Missouri > Saint Louis
- United States > United States Highway 66
- Genre/Form
- History
- Pictorial works
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (page 127).
- Contents
- Historic or Southern Route from 1933 to 1975 -- 1926-1932 Original Route -- Bypass Route used from 1936 to 1965 -- Franklin County -- Metro East.
- ISBN
- 9780738552163
- 073855216X
- LCCN
- 2007941896
- OCLC
- ocn229452550
- 229452550
- SCSB-9431997
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library