Special July 4 post. We are going to return to Route 66 today for some American portraits. There’s a photography book I got as a Christmas present (or was it a birthday gift?) a few […]
Category Archives: Route 66: Missouri
Route 66 in Missouri: the gas stations and garages
Route 66 in Missouri: the garages and gas stations. Can’t get enough of these? Here you go! Many of these are of the Gay Parita gas station at Paris Junction, MO. It is the best. […]
Route 66 in Missouri – the motels
Route 66 in Missouri: the old motels and hotels. Some are lovingly restored; some are a little worse for wear; some are pretty down-and-out; and then there the ones that are truly out-and-out. In this […]
Route 66 in Missouri – Springfield to Jasper
Day 6. Route 66 in Missouri, Springfield to the Kansas state line at Jasper. I did some photography in Springfield in the morning. Very quiet. It had its moments; the Arabesque landmark Shrine Mosque theater […]
Route 66 in Missouri: Rolla to Springfield
Day 5. Route 66 in Missouri, Rolla to Springfield. Missouri has some fine stretches of the old road. That is, when one can get on them. Parts of Route 66 in Missouri have been completely […]
Route 66 in Missouri – crossing the Mississippi
Day 4 – Crossing the Mississippi. St. Louis to Rolla. The first pictures are on the Illinois side of the Mississippi. First, the site on the river where Lewis and Clark set out on their […]