Author: Route66Kid

I am the Route 66 Kid! I was born and grew up within a block of Old Route 66 as it passes through what is now known as Midtown Tulsa, OK. I either walked, crossed or attended school along that segment of the Mother Road every day of the World as a youth. I served in the U.S. Navy at each end of America's Main Street at Port Hueneme, CA about an hour from its western terminus in Santa Monica and later at Great Lakes, IL about forty minutes from its eastern terminus in Chicago. I also lived along Old Route 66 while attending college in Oklahoma City. Driving the new ultramodern Interstates that parallel the Old Route, I became familiar with most of the roadside attractions of the dear old Mother Road on numerous treks back and forth from duty stations to home. I currently reside in my hometown and travel those ultramodern Interstates to work in Route 66 towns such at Vinita and Oklahoma City. With rare exception I have kept a personal daily journal since I was in high school. It will soon be in its 41st volume. This blog is an extension of that record. Thank you for stopping in!