SOUTH ORANGE COUNTY CALIFORNIA GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY
December 18, 2021
“Route 66”
Presented by: David Clark
This Historic Route 66 presentation explores why Route 66 “winds from Chicago to L.A.,” and we look at the historic biography of the thoroughfares that carried the highway’s traffic. Next, a video slide show of images depicts the damage done to Route 66 cities and towns by the passing of time and the migration of through traffic onto the interstates. The final section of the presentation is a “virtual tour” of Route 66 today. Amidst the decay caused by the interstates, thrifty and industrious business owners and highway enthusiasts continue to breathe life and longevity into America’s Main Street, the Mother Road, Route 66.
About the speaker: David Clark, the “Windy City Road Warrior,” is a Chicago-based historian and author of Images of America: Route 66 in Chicago. He has traveled the length of the Mother Road dozens of times and provides walking tours of the first mile of the highway in Chicago, “Where the Road Begins!”
This month we will be offering our speaker’s presentation by webinar! More details and a link to register for the webinar will be emailed to all SOCCGS members.
Meeting Place: Online
Time: 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.
