Hollywood to the Pacific You can see all the stars as you walk down Hollywood Boulevard, Some that you recognise, some that you’ve hardly even heard of. People who worked and suffered and struggled for […]
On Broadway
Do you like art deco? Old movie palaces with lots of neon? Looking for a good taqueria or perhaps some designer coffee? Interested in an edgy, historic, multicultural, almost surreal old American downtown with incredible […]
Pasadena to the Hollywood Hills
This post is mostly about architecture. Not just any architecture: we have some fine examples of the bungalows in the historic district in Pasadena called Bungalow Heaven (read more here) as well as some Greene […]
San Bernardino to Pasadena
With a couple of exceptions the photographs in this post and the next one were all taken on a “prequel” Route 66 drive exactly a year ago in April 2016. Route 66 arrives in San […]
Crossing the Mojave
Crossing the Mojave on Route 66 in California. Barstow to Victorville, March 2017. We will start out on the outskirts of Barstow at the “Casa del Desierto” – the Barstow Harvey House and Rail Depot. […]
Into the Desolation
Crossing the Mojave on Route 66 in California. Needles to Barstow, March 2017. “Welcome to California, Joads! Look at the mountains you just crossed. Look at that big, scary desert you now have to cross.” (John […]
Into the Black Mountains
The Oatman Highway – Kingman AZ to the Colorado River and California. At the beginning of the set are four pictures taken in or near Kingman (three of which are from the cold and cloudy […]
Planes and Trains in Kingman
Back in January I drove from Palm Springs, California, to Las Vegas, Nevada, with a stopover in Kingman which is a hoot. My Epic Road Trip along the length of Route 66 was already in […]
Ash Fork to Hackberry on Route 66 in AZ
Crossing Arizona on Route 66. After Williams AZ (heading west) first a stop in little Ash Fork – the Flagstone Capital of the World — which has a ghost town feel to it. Time is […]
Standing on the corner in Winslow Arizona
This post will take us from the trading posts at the New Mexico state line to Williams. My first real stop (after the amazing Petrified Forest National Park) was Holbrook. Wigwam Village Motel – sleep […]
Arizona’s desert splendor
America the beautiful. This set is from my drive through Arizona earlier this month on Route 66. The posts of the drive across the state with all the old cars and motels will follow soon (although […]
Over the Continental Divide
Route 66 in western New Mexico. There is a fine stretch of surviving Mother Road in the western part of the state. On the drive from Albuquerque to the Arizona state line I crossed over […]
Breaking Bad
Albuquerque – New Mexico’s biggest city – has some rough edges. Breaking Bad was set and filmed in Albuquerque. The approach to the center on Route 66 along Central is a bit sketchy. Even my […]
Tucumcari, New Mexico
Tucumcari, New Mexico. A treasure trove. I thought it was one of the finest stops along all of Route 66, and for that reason it gets its own post. A few of these at the […]
Crossing New Mexico
Crossing New Mexico on Route 66. This first set will take us from the ghost town of San Jon at the border with Texas to the outskirts of Albuquerque on the post-1937 alignment of Route […]
In the high desert
In the high desert The first nine photographs in this set were taken on US 64 on the drive to and from Taos to check out the Rio Grande Gorge Bridge, one of the highest […]
Taos
Taos. We will start at the Taos Inn where I stayed – a great location right in the center of town near the Plaza. Next the historic plaza itself. The Hotel La Fonda on Taos […]
The High Road to Taos
In the black and white set of the high desert churches I mentioned the High Road to Taos from Santa Fe, the routing I chose for the drive to Taos. Weather permitting I would highly […]
High Desert Churches of New Mexico
The sacred architecture of northern New Mexico – second set: the churches of the High Desert We will start this set on the “High Road” from Santa Fe to Taos, a scenic byway through the […]
New Mexico Sacred Architecture
The sacred architecture of northern New Mexico – first set. Santa Rosa to San Rafael on Route 66 in New Mexico This first set of sacred architecture in New Mexico has us viewing churches on […]
Back in the bubble: Santa Fe, NM
Back in the bubble On Route 66 in Santa Fe, New Mexico. There is a tremendous amount to see and do in historic Santa Fe, New Mexico’s capital city. It has flown Spanish, Mexican, Confederate […]
The Road to Santa Fe
The road to Santa Fe En route to Santa Fe on Route 66 in New Mexico. After flat and dusty western Oklahoma and the Texas Panhandle the drive on the Mother Road in New Mexico […]
Route 66 through the Texas Panhandle
On Route 66 in the Texas Panhandle last month. Don’t mess with Texas. That’s what a close friend wrote me when I texted I had crossed over into Texas. It’s a saying. Certainly, it’s been […]
Amarillo, Texas
On Route 66 in the Texas Panhandle last month. Amarillo. It is the big city along Route 66 thorough the Panhandle. Actually that’s it for cities on the entire almost 200 mile stretch. There are […]
Palo Duro Canyon in the Texas Panhandle
On Route 66 in Texas. Palo Duro Canyon State Park near Amarillo. It is said to be the second largest canyon in the country. It is called the Grand Canyon of Texas. I did a […]
Route 66 in Oklahoma. Fort Reno.
Fort Reno. On Route 66 in Oklahoma last month. While driving across Oklahoma during week two of the Route 66 road trip I did a stop at historic Fort Reno near El Reno. It is […]
Route 66 in Oklahoma. Davenport to Texola.
Davenport to Texola, Oklahoma. This is the last set from my drive through Oklahoma on Route 66 last month. The drive from central Oklahoma through western Oklahoma to the Texas state line was particularly enjoyable. […]
Route 66 in Oklahoma. Tulsa to Stroud.
Tulsa to Stroud, Oklahoma. On Route 66 in Oklahoma last month. Third in a group of posts about my drive across Oklahoma on Route 66. The first thing of note I saw in Tulsa as […]
Route 66 in Oklahoma. Vinita to Catoosa.
Vinita to Catoosa, Oklahoma. On Route 66 in Oklahoma last month. This is the second of a series of posts tracing my drive across Oklahoma during week two of my Route 66 road trip in […]
Route 66 in Oklahoma. Commerce to Afton.
Commerce to Afton, Oklahoma. On Route 66 in Oklahoma last month. During week two of the Route 66 road trip in February I drove the entire length of the Mother Road through Oklahoma from east […]
Tulsa’s deco churches
Route 66 in Oklahoma. Tulsa’s astounding ecclesiastical art deco architecture. First, Christ the King Church, which is noted as a combination of Gothic, Byzantine and Art Deco architecture (1926). It is quite an unusual building […]
Tulsa’s Downtown Deco District
Route 66 in Oklahoma. Art deco in the historic Tulsa downtown. The old central business district of Tulsa has a remarkable concentration of surviving historic architecture. It is part of the Tulsa Oil Capital Historic District. […]
Tulsa art deco
Route 66 in Oklahoma. Tulsa Art Deco. It is no secret. I really like art deco, and Tulsa has lots and lots of it. Tulsa’s art deco architecture is simply astounding. The quantity of it, […]