Steve's Photoblog
Route 66
Posted by Steve Rice (Olympia, United States) on 21 August 2008 in Lifestyle & Culture.
Old telephone poles mark the course of the famous Route 66 which went from Chicago, Illinois to Los Angeles, California.
Part of The Great American West series.
Daniel from Kenmare, United States
reminiscent of the days of fast cars and cheap gas!
21 Aug 2008 5:07am
saeed from ahwaz, Iran
what a beautiful composition and perspective! great shot in B/W!
21 Aug 2008 7:16am
Ana Lúcia from Leiria, Portugal
Great eye Steve. Great perspective and depth, I am amazed.
21 Aug 2008 8:20am
Arps from Hyderabad, India
Very Good B&W Shot....Gives Such an "abandoned" kinda feel..reminds me of movie "Cars" and the abandoned route in that
21 Aug 2008 9:17am
@Arps: According to a Route 66 web site I found, the movie is based on Route 66 and some of the people and places found along it.
Observing from West Cheshire, United Kingdom
Lovely historical shot, how about the road.. is it still the old original one ?
21 Aug 2008 10:43am
@Observing: In this instance, the original road is gone. It has been replaced by an interstate highway. In fact, Route 66 was decommissioned in 1985. However, as you travel through the West, some sections of the original highway remain and are marked with "Historic Route 66" signs. One such section that comes to mind is in Flagstaff, Arizona.
