Signs of Route 66

My first trip on Route 66-2

On our first day of driving, I remember us approaching St. Louis and the Mississippi River.  We would cross the river on the Chain of Rocks bridge.  I had never seen a river that was as wide and imposing as the Mississippi. 

We crossed over and into St. Louis, the gateway to the west of the genre of books I voraciously read.  We would continue west going through Lee Summit, Rolla, and eventually to stay at a motel in Springfield.  The motel had a swimming pool that was the first such pool I had ever been in.  The water was very refreshing after the heat of the day.

This trip eventually would change the course of my life.  It took a lot of years but I have ended up in the 'Novelty Signs Business'.  My company Crossroads Sign
sells authentic route 66 highway marker signs.

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Collect all 8 US route 66 state shield signs or check out our deep-embossed hi-ways & bi-ways metal sign products. Crossroads also offers route 66 clothing that features a 1929 old historic route 66 map reproduction. These make awesome gifts!

 

My first trip on Route 66

My grandparents had a new 1956 Buick Century.  It was white and green and we were driving to California to visit my mother and her new husband.  This would take us from Rockford, Illinois to Long Beach.  We traveled down US 51 to Bloomington where we turned on to US 66.  I had heard the song many times before the trip started.

I sat transfixed on the country side, and the many signs and billboards.  They depicted natural wonders: Carlsbad Caverns, the Mississippi River, Petrified Forest, and the Grand Canyon.  They hawked gas:  Whiting Bros, Phillips 66, Chevron.  Road side attractions like:  Jack-a-lope, Baby Rattler, Will Rogers Museum.  One of the most successful advertising campaigns of all time:  Tucumcari Tonight.

This trip eventually would change the course of my life.  It took a lot of years but I have ended up in the 'Novelty Signs Business'.  My company Crossroads Sign
sells authentic route 66 highway marker signs.

Own A Piece of Real Americana
Collect all 8 US route 66 state shield signs or check out our deep-embossed hi-ways & bi-ways metal sign products. Crossroads also offers route 66 clothing that features a 1929 old historic route 66 map reproduction. These make awesome gifts!