Today, you'll find that Route 66 signs outnumber the remaining sights. Their well-meaning projects all but obliterated the old Route 66 landmarks. In the eastern part of California, the Interstate highway often bypassed towns along the Mother Road, leading them to inevitable decline.įurther west, San Bernardino and Los Angeles County civic leaders made changes fueled by dreams of growth and funded by state money earmarked for redevelopment. If you've strolled along Route 66 in Williams, Arizona, or cruised the neons along Albuquerque's Central Avenue, don't expect to find anything comparable in California. Steinbeck called it the Mother Road and the name stuck. The highway was the backdrop for John Steinbeck's Grapes of Wrath, the topic of a song by Bobby Troup and the backdrop for a 1960s television show.

In 1985, Route 66 was removed from the United States highway system, replaced by wider, more modern Interstate Highway, but in those six decades, it gained a status few strips of asphalt enjoy, passing into the fabric of our culture. After World War II and the beginning of America's new car culture, it carried vacationers who wanted to tour The West, visit a new-fangled attraction called Disneyland, or see the Pacific Ocean. After its creation in 1926, it was the way west for migrants escaping the Dust Bowl, hoping to find work in California's fields and factories. Overall, we highly recommend this Casino / Hotel.For much of the early twentieth century, Route 66 was the way most people got to California. The $5 breakfast is awesome! Most times when you get a $5 coupon breakfast, it lacks in food amount or quality. I suggest you use them, we only realized there were coupons on the last day. When you check in, your key card comes with several coupons. We had only one meal, breakfast at the 'Main Street' restaurant. The ushers and security were helpful and accommodating. Large stage, and no areas that I saw had obstructed views. If you are seeing a show, the facility is nice. The coffee provided was Starbucks too, great coffee! The shower and bathroom facilities were clean and well stocked with soap, shampoo, etc. It had newer furnishings, a small fridge, and coffee maker. Because we are, we were given a discount even though I had already booked at the rate without the discount.

Upon check in, the young lady checking us in, Martha, asked us if we were AAA members. From the minute we checked in, until check out, we were treated very well. My wife and I came here for a weekend, which included a concert on Friday night (Sammy Hagar).

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