9-Route 66 - Texas

[@carolm7759]

GREAT JOB on the road trip and checking out the abandoned sites. !! Very Cool.

[@jeffthisted]

Thanks so much @carolm7759 !! I really appreciate it! The next video drops on Sunday so stay tuned!!

[@papatangoable]

Great trip through Texas! Many abandoned gas stations, and then the Midpoint of Route 66, half way from Chicago to Santa Monica, Calif, over 1100 miles. Let the journey continue. Looking forward to NM!

[@jeffthisted]

Thanks so much for coming along for the ride with me Pop @papatangoable !! I can't believe we're already halfway through all of old Route 66!! New Mexico drops on Sunday morning so stay tuned. Thanks again for watching!!

[@ablokeinatroopyaustraliawide]

Still watching your vids, I think it’s a bucket list thing to come over there and do the route 66 trip . Thanks so much for sharing these.

[@jeffthisted]

You're welcome @ablokeinatroopyaustraliawide !! Thank YOU for coming along for the ride with me!! You've definitely gotta come out and see it for yourself. It's pretty amazing.

[@jmark7390]

Thanks for all these videos of Route 66. Enjoyed them very much. Seeing the old gas stations and motels was interesting.

[@jeffthisted]

You’re welcome @jmark7390 !! I’m glad you’re enjoying them!! I’m a big fan of the old abandoned motels and gas stations if you couldn’t tell. Thanks again for coming along for the ride with me!!

[@johnserou6466]

I love all the gas stations but the Conoco the best. Thanks Jeff and Merry Christmas

[@jeffthisted]

Thanks @johnserou6466 !! Merry Christmas to you & yours!! The old abandoned gas stations are my favorite if you couldn't already tell. The Conoco in Shamrock is iconic right?!?

[@markockwell5905]

Another terrific reel. Have a great Christmas wherever it finds you!

[@jeffthisted]

Thanks so much @markockwell5905 !! Merry Christmas to you & yours.

[@aps5150]

24:14 that was my favorite abandoned station as seen on another Route 66 tour. As soon as I heard Vega, TX I had to watch out for it in your video! Not a historically-significant building but so cool in its current condition.

[@jeffthisted]

Thanks @aps5150 !! I had to rewatch the video to figure out which station it was you liked - the old Shell station in Vega right?!? I think it's super-cool in its current condition too. Wait'll you see 'em in NM & AZ!!

[@aps5150]

​@@jeffthisted the Shell station, yep! I am not sure why I love that one; all of the buildings you've shown are so cool. Can't wait to see the rest of the Route!

[@jeffthisted]

Thanks so much@@aps5150 !! I'm glad you're enjoying the videos. Have you been watching from the beginning? New Mexico Part-1 drops in 1-week so stay tuned. Thanks again for watching!!

[@aps5150]

@@jeffthisted definitely -- I don't think any of the other trips I've watched have showed the actual start in Illinois.

[@jeffthisted]

No way!! Really@@aps5150 ?!? Gotta start from the beginning right?!? Thanks for watching!!

[@harriswaller7002]

Post at Adrian to set camera on To get all family in😀😀

[@jeffthisted]

I don't understand your comment @harriswaller7002 Please explain

[@harriswaller7002]

That post at The Midpoint is to set a camera on to take a picture of a group or individual without anyone holding the camera we used it when we stopped there and no one around to take our picture it’s a perch for a camera or video recorder That’s the best I can explain Sorry For people without a tripod 😀👌🏻

[@jeffthisted]

Gotcha - thank you for the explanation@@harriswaller7002 !! What'd you think of the video??

[@harriswaller7002]

Keep them coming We have been on 66 last 5 years Still like to see more anytime our motorcycle tour is over with now so we’re just gonna go to Missouri Parts Maybe some of Oklahoma getting to old to ride that far anymore Will be taking our Camry 😀😀 Thanks again for memories Keep us up on new engine in 55

[@jeffthisted]

Thanks@@harriswaller7002 You got it!!! The video of my road-trip to get to Colorado with the new engine drops tomorrow so stay tuned. Thanks again for watching!!

[@Bigsbeee]

Merry Christmas Jeff - Thank you for brightening my day’s. Love to you and your family from across the pond 👊

[@jeffthisted]

You're welcome @Bigsbeee !! Merry Christmas to you & yours!! Thank YOU for coming along for the ride!!

[@jmark7390]

Kind of funny. I was thinking Texas had to be the half way point and seconds later you mention it and then the sign

[@jeffthisted]

Come on @jmark7390 !! You know that’s the way I roll!!

[@MrSillyMouth]

Merry Christmas and greetings to your family Jeff..!!! Awesome...love your Videos..👍🌲🌴🤠

[@jeffthisted]

Thanks Ingo buddy @MrSillyMouth !! Merry Christmas to you & yours!! Thank you for all of your support - I really appreciate it!!

[@kenstowe07]

Merry Christmas Jeff. I hope that you celebrate it at home wherever that may be.

[@jeffthisted]

Thanks so much @kenstowe07 !!! Merry Christmas to you & yours!!

[@peterselten500]

Hi jeff merry xmas thanks alot for the tour i love the conoco station . Cheers mate🇦🇺

[@jeffthisted]

Thanks @peterselten500 !! Merry Christmas to you & yours!! The Conoco station is pretty awesome right?!? Have you seen the Ken Block video from there??

[@michaelaus7091]

Good one Jeff. So many places that could actually be saved if the properties would be given to the right people that would invest and fix them up. It's just so crazy that they want $250,000 or more for abandoned land and the structures on them.

[@jeffthisted]

Thanks so much @michaelaus7091 !! Who’s asking $250k?? Where’d you see that??

[@michaelaus7091]

Just saying that I've seen some in the past for that but normally a lot more. I've seen vacant land for that, $250,000 along the route in smaller towns. It's just sad that the buildings that actually have a chance to be saved go for big bucks where most couldn't afford the purchase/mortgage and have anything to invest in the renovations. And then you get the ones like the owner of the Launching Pad asking 1.4 million for a property worth maybe 1/2 that. That's kinda how I see most of the owners along the route that have property for sale as I been looking into something to invest in. @@jeffthisted

[@billylambert9650]

I seen your car in the movie american Graffiti, The end of the Movie Leaving for college on the airplane. Is a brown 55 Nomad.

[@jeffthisted]

Yeah @billylambert9650 but mine is #notanomad Check out my video on how to tell 'em apart: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qKmlnmZtrdKDbLcsi=BIYcHRwQB4QfL0x6

[@autoenthusiastnetwork1473]

Is Midpoint Cafe closed?? That place was great! I thought that was a mainstay! A few things have changed since I did the route during Covid - some for the better, some not so much....

[@jeffthisted]

I was there in a Sunday so I think that’s why the MidPoint Cafe was closed @autoenthusiastnetwork1473

[@charlescahoon3557]

Driven that stretch a few times.

[@jeffthisted]

It’s pretty awesome right @charlescahoon3557 ?!?

[@charlescahoon3557]

Not sure if it has happened but a few months back I spoke with a guy from Alanreed and he said there were plans by a group to buy the Super 66 station and refurbish it. Hope he is right.

[@jeffthisted]

That would be awesome @charlescahoon3556!! I dig that little station.

[@michaelgorman4229]

Did you stop at the Cadillac Ranch ?

[@jeffthisted]

I've been there before @michaelgorman4229 so I didn't stop there this time. it's usually muddy and littered with spray-paint cans...

[@brianhayes7618]

That ConocoPhillips station is one of the coolest places on 66

[@jeffthisted]

I agree with you 100% @brianhayes7618 !! It's soooo iconic & art deco & Ken Block was there too

[@70383man]

Merry Christmas from New Zealand Jeff, I saw you at places closed on Sundays, we really struggled to find somewhere open to eat lunch at Winslow Arizona a few years ago, is this much of a problem on Route 66 on Sundays? Cheers

[@jeffthisted]

Merry Christmas to you & yours @70383man !! It all depends on where you go but a lot of businesses seem to be closed on Sundays so plan accordingly.

[@roycroftmichael9374]

My wife and I are also from New Zealand. We love to holiday in America and in just over 4 months we are heading back there to drive all of Route 66 (we did some of it from Kingman to Springfield MO in 2018). Many places in small town America, not just Route 66, open Tuesday to Saturday to cater for locals as well as tourists. It pays to Google the trading hours of places you want to stop and visit, but check how old the information is first as many places still have not reopened post Covid. And yes, if you change your travel dates to visit something “must see” you will miss out on something else interesting as it will then be closed as a result of the changes.

[@jeffthisted]

Thanks for the heads-up @roycroftmichael9374 !! What’d you think of the video?

[@roycroftmichael9374]

I eagerly await each episode. @@jeffthisted

[@jeffthisted]

Thanks so much @@roycroftmichael9374 If you like what you saw would you do me a favor? Gimme a like & subscribe to my KZbin channel if you haven't already. I'd appreciate it.

[@davidjustice5805]

I know one day I will see all of this

[@jeffthisted]

Get off the internet and go see it @davidjustice5805 !! You’re gonna love it!!

[@LINJ638]

Didn't you go to Texas before? How come you are going there again??? Covering some missed stops???? It is all good. Enjoy yourself Jeff.

[@jeffthisted]

I've been through Texas a bunch of times Jeffrey @LINJ638 but I'm driving all of old Route 66 from Chicago to Santa Monica and I cant do that without driving through Texas - understand?

[@LINJ638]

@@jeffthisted All in one breath Si!!!!!

[@jeffthisted]

Good @@LINJ638

[@LINJ638]

U Drop Inn = 😂 😂

[@jeffthisted]

It's pretty cool right Jeffrey?!? @linj638

[@LINJ638]

@@jeffthisted YES!!!!!!!!! Love the humor behind it and the art deco style gas station. That is another reason why this one stands out amongst the crowd including Ryburn place, a two-story house and gas service station in Normal, Illinois.

[@keithwthe1andonly]

Why can’t people just leave the buildings alone. They got graffiti everywhere. Let us just see what the building looks like.

[@jeffthisted]

Is there a building you're specifically referring to @keithwthe1andonly ??

[@keithwthe1andonly]

@@jeffthisted most any abandoned buildings, they all have graffiti on them. I don’t understand why people would do that. Just putting it out there in case somebody knows why

[@jeffthisted]

Gotcha - thanks @@keithwthe1andonly