From 1991: Bill Geist travels Route 66, the "Main Street of America"

[@JakeMabe1]

This represents the best of "Sunday Morning" -- a well written, well researched, well-shot, perfectly bookended piece that runs the exact length it should. Storytelling at its finest by the perfect correspondent to tell such a tale.

[@nicolemeece9485]

Bill Geist was the one and only storyteller worth watching on Sunday Morning. Unique looks and voice made you love him as well.

[@tazmod7272]

Dad was in the service and got transferred from Michigan to California. We traveled on Route 66 in a 50’s 3 seat Chevy station wagon.

[@zuffin1864]

i bet you met lightning mcqueen

[@sheilawlliams5263]

The movie Cars was a great celebration of the Arizona section of the road.

[@bjmajor]

Bill Geist could always find the quirky and the quaint to talk about! Nice. 👍🏻

[@LizSamOfficial]

A really cool story and, of course, Bill Geist does an excellent job telling the story.

[@jd-py5nm]

this could use a modern update to teach todays young people and new citizens this history please do it cbs!

[@semipenguin]

Back in the early 90s, when I was in my early twenties, I became fascinated with Route 66. Living in California made it easy to find some of those old roads that used to be designated US 66. Amboy is a bypassed town that was interesting to see. When I moved out of California in the early 2000s, I moved to Joplin, Missouri. Another Route 66 town.

[@lisasmith9311]

My father Bill Swan made a lot of iconic fiberglass statues which are placed along Route 66 my favorite statue he made was the Ford Mustang horse which is what the emblem was copied from he has made several others which can be seen in A short Amazon ebook for only 14.99 called "The man behind the mufflerman ".

[@steveludwig4200]

Thats cool. I see the Muffler Men in all kinds of places when travelling Route 66 in NM and AZ.

[@Carla-tz7qw]

We have one in Amarillo wearing a cowboy hat.

[@mpleahy31]

We lived in California near the end of Route 66 and loved to drive that route. It id beautiful.

[@SunraeSkatimunggr]

My parents came to the west coast on this road during the depression.

[@TBird100636]

Looked on Google maps and street view, the El Vado was closed up and fenced in up until last year, when a developer came in and remodeled the whole place, the original parking lot is a huge courtyard, the garage spaces were converted into more rooms it looks like.

[@davanmani556]

Went on the railroad that parallel the road from Chicago to LA.

[@charleslindley1596]

Bill Geist looks young in this video.

[@joansnow4013]

So beautiful

[@TheGoobler]

A reminiscent video reminiscing on the past

[@conniecrawford5231]

What do you have against historical film? Lots of bloggers do today's Route 66. The older video is needed, too!

[@debbiecooper1677]

I live right off route 66 in Oklahoma

[@RocketQueen71]

I'm orginally from Joisey(NJ)and I met my husband of all things on Xbox.He was born and raised in Oklaholma. We've been married for a little over 2 years. On our 2nd wedding annversary, we decided to get our kicks on Route 66. We visited 2 Route 66 museums.One in Clinton,Ok. and the other in El Reno. We definitely had blasts from the past. We loved it.

[@JeffDeWitt]

Been there, drove that, all 2200 miles or so!

[@dannyshipley9943]

Get your kicks on Route 66:)

[@josearriola3087]

I drove threw Route 66

[@ART-qg9ns]

There was no mention of pre1937 Route 66.

[@josearriola3087]

The best view while you are driving is on newmexico

[@jwgreek8606]

So the Mcdonald's KFC etc that was shown was in Albuquerque correct?

[@josearriola3087]

My kind of dinner

[@DanKirchner5150]

91 a better time/place

[@nancyericson4263]

Too bad it's not Tom Snyder, the tv host.

[@unclejack41]

I've got 5acres off rt 66 in Golden Valley, arizona & love the Solice !

[@christinewoodruff255]

Why aren't you driving it in a 61 Corvette?

[@michaelwertzy9808]

"Quarters Only"! But we got three plays, then anyone could pitch in a dime and get two songs! Now you have the CD "jukes" that hog 45 min. apiece for what, 6 people who decide the nights music?! CRAP!

[@hunter371]

This is so mawkish it feels like it was made by Steven Spielberg.

[@ronaldtartaglia4459]

Fox Body!!!

[@clancykobane9102]

"...and then, at a remote rest stop, I was raped by a bear..."

[@Rose-Rae]

So it no longer exists?

[@johnd9406]

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._Route_66 It was officially decommissioned June 26, 1985. Many of the stretches of pavement that were part of Route 66 do still exist. Several of the cities and states do have guide signage or other markings to point the way or describe certain important or interesting points. TX just had legislation pass to make its part of Route 66 a route with "historic corridor" status; new brown/white signs are being made that local officials can acquire to mark the routing. Occasionally, there are certain bypassed sections that have been overgrown like in the video, or lead off into what is now fenced or otherwise private property. Some parts were included with an interstate (some that "replaced" the Route included I-15, I-40, I-44, and I-55) as a service/frontage road. At times, you will see an old portion of the Route that is blocked or otherwise stops, mainly due to something that was built since it was originally constructed. The former Amarillo Air Force Base (now Rick Husband-Amarillo Intl. Airport) was built on top of Route 66's early routing east of town; you can see the east (goo.gl/maps/Nvhoq2zBF2A2) and west (goo.gl/maps/CMkbmStUreQ2) spots online where it stops. The construction of the base there led to one of the few Route 66 bypasses in TX before I-40 was built.

[@Rose-Rae]

@@johnd9406 thank you!!!

[@timmmahhhh]

@@johnd9406 Interesting, I had no idea it was decommissioned. The route in Illinois has the brown markers.

[@JeffDeWitt]

It's not an official US highway anymore but about 80% of it is still driveable. I drove it myself from Chicago to LA this past April and loved it.

[@steveludwig4200]

@@JeffDeWitt " 80% of it is still driveable?" I would say thats a REAL stretch since most of it is actually UNDER I-40. I have driven a lot of it in NM, AZ and CA and by far the best stretch is between Ash Fork, AZ and Needles, CA. particualrly between Kingman and Topock.

[@rickytoddbotelho9555]

You can't be serious. Showiold Bill segments. Get Gafagan to do this today. Love Bill segments but they're old. Hello?!