On This Day 31 Years Ago – No more kicks on Route 66 for Nat King Cole!
On 27th June 1985 the iconic Route 66 entered the realm of history after 59 years of fame because the American Association of State Highway and Transportation decertified the road and resolved to remove all its highway signs.
According to a New York Times article about its decertification, most of Route 66 followed a path through the wilderness forged in 1857 by US Navy Lieutenant Edward Beale at the head of a caravan of camels. Over the years wagon trains and cattle drives eventually Read more [...]