mraynie Member 82 posts Joined Nov 2009 Location: Chicago area More info | Jun 24, 2010 09:38 | #1 A couple of weeks ago, the Riviera burned down. It was a hideout of Al Capone's and was on the Travel Channel several times. Pardon the photo quality since all I had with me was my P/S. We liked to stop here when out riding.  HOSTED PHOTO please log in to view hosted photos in full size.
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chopper5654 Goldmember  2,432 posts Likes: 2 Joined Dec 2008 Location: St. Louis, MO More info | Jun 24, 2010 21:07 | #2 Here is one of mine in St. Louis, MO. I live about half a mile off of the original Route 66 (we know it now as Watson Rd.). I can easily grab some shots of old motels and/or a couple of landmarks that are still up and running from yesteryear. However, an old town named Times Beach was shut down in the 80's because of dioxin contamination of the soil. The US gov't, under Ronald Reagan, bought the town out and forced the clean-up of the contaminants. The town was dissolved and now is Route 66 State Park. This is all that is left, except for some walking trials along the old plots of housing and an original bridge I still need to go back and shoot (not much life left in it being that it is already closed to any road traffic)...  http://throughmyeyes-choppography.blogspot.com/
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Jun 25, 2010 22:57 | #3 Very cool picture! Thanks for sharing. We live just off 66 near Chicago and will take the motorcycle and travel 66. So far, the furthest we've gone is to Funk's Grove, South of Bloomington, Il.
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chopper5654 Goldmember 2,432 posts Likes: 2 Joined Dec 2008 Location: St. Louis, MO More info | Jun 27, 2010 16:19 | #4 You have to come farther than that sometime. It's a neat little journey. My family has made the trip from STL through about the OK/TX border. So many quaint towns that were alive are now just crushed because of Interstate 44, among others. It is a lot like the movie Cars, if you have smaller kids. http://throughmyeyes-choppography.blogspot.com/
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airfrogusmc I'm a chimper. There I said it... More info | Yes I have traveled it many times. In fact I have several images in the book Legendary Route 66 Young/Witzel. form a couple of years ago.
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lefturn99 Senior Member  820 posts Joined Feb 2005 Location: Tulsa Oklahoma USA More info | Jun 27, 2010 17:26 | #6 |
airfrogusmc I'm a chimper. There I said it... More info | Heres a couple      
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Jun 27, 2010 18:22 | #8 Fantastic pics everyone!!!! At some point in time, we'll travel the whole route. Our travel is kind of limited at this point since we have a kid going into college and $$ for that is priority right now.
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airfrogusmc I'm a chimper. There I said it... More info | Jun 27, 2010 19:02 | #9 mraynie wrote in post #10436423  Fantastic pics everyone!!!! At some point in time, we'll travel the whole route. Our travel is kind of limited at this point since we have a kid going into college and $$ for that is priority right now. There are some sections that were never paved in parts of Oklahoma, New Mexico on the Santa Fe loop and in Arizona. There are some brick sections of the real old rt in Illinois and some sections that are only 8 feet wide in Oklahoma.
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joayne Cream of the Crop  More info | Jun 27, 2010 19:37 | #10 Holbrook, Arizona  HOSTED PHOTO please log in to view hosted photos in full size. joayne Contribute to POTN | Worldwide Photo Week
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chopper5654 Goldmember 2,432 posts Likes: 2 Joined Dec 2008 Location: St. Louis, MO More info | Jun 28, 2010 08:37 | #11 Wow....joayne. Now, I KNOW where the Cozy Cone got it's idea in the Cars movie. That Wigwam Motel is awesome...lol. http://throughmyeyes-choppography.blogspot.com/
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joayne Cream of the Crop More info | Jun 28, 2010 11:19 | #12 Thanks Chopper.. They have their share of classic cars in not so classic condition there joayne Contribute to POTN | Worldwide Photo Week
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Jun 28, 2010 15:52 | #13 A couple more. Everyone's pictures are so fantastic. I'm still practicing and learning.....  HOSTED PHOTO please log in to view hosted photos in full size.  HOSTED PHOTO please log in to view hosted photos in full size.
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MariusB Senior Member 555 posts Likes: 1 Joined Aug 2008 Location: Toensberg, Norway More info | Jun 28, 2010 17:37 | #14 I drove route 66 in 2004 from Chicago to L.A. via Las vegas on a Harley of course. Will share some pictures when I get to my computer. www.bottolfsen.com
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joayne Cream of the Crop More info | Jun 28, 2010 17:37 | #15 Heres an historic road side attraction  HOSTED PHOTO please log in to view hosted photos in full size.  HOSTED PHOTO please log in to view hosted photos in full size. joayne Contribute to POTN | Worldwide Photo Week
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