Route 66 Lost & Found: Ruins and Relics Revisited, Volume 2 
asked by learner on November 13, 2006 6:15 AM
Much more than just a ribbon of crumbling asphalt, Route 66 today appeals to the world for its nostalgia valuefor the promise that Steinbecks "Mother Road" once held and the places that stood alongside it. As the highway has declined into disuse, so too have the countless establishments that sprouted up from Illinois to California to cater to weary travelers and hopeful vacationers alike.Motor courts, cafes, main streets, filling stations, and greasy spoonsall are represented in this new book featuring dozens of lost-and-found sites not featured in photographer and author Russ Olsens first volume. As does its predecessor, this new installment presents 75 locations along the Mother Roads entire 2,297 miles, showing them both during their heydays as seen in black-and-white photographs taken for period postcards, and as they appear today from the same angle and also with black-and-white photographs. Each site featured is accompanied by a detailed capsule history tracing the locales rise and fall, as well as an exclusive map pointing out its location along Route 66.
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This book is the definitive work comparing the old with the new along the Mother Road. It is an archive of things long past, and a vision of the future if this great ribbon of American history is not preserved. Many of the buildings have passed into oblivion, many more are sadly deteriorated from their prime during the golden days of Route 66. It is wonderful the way the author has found old photos depicting these structures during their glory days, and then carefully recreated a similar shot to show what is left today.
MUST reading for any Route 66 fan, great memories for those of us that have actually traveled this near-forgotten artery that once served as transportation from Chicago to Los Angeles past the establishments that made this country great.
MUST reading for any Route 66 fan, great memories for those of us that have actually traveled this near-forgotten artery that once served as transportation from Chicago to Los Angeles past the establishments that made this country great.
reviewed by theriver on November 25, 2006 1:33 AM
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I have a dream of cruising down Route 66, riding a Harley Davidson, a dream I think I share with a lot of other people. After reading Route 66, Lost & Found, this dream has almost become an obsession, but living in Denmark it is not something you just do. I can highly recommend the book to those who want to go or just share the interest of US history. I can spend hours dreaming of Route 66 with this particular book in front of me, so said in a few words: Read it!
reviewed by vern on November 29, 2006 2:55 PM
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I have traveled Route 66 many times in the past four years, but Russell's book has opened my eyes to the history which is not apparent when simply passing through. His extensive research shows in the historical sketches he gives for each pair of photos. Although this idea has been done for other places, I find Russell's treatment especially compelling and well done.
reviewed by siriusfanboy on November 29, 2006 6:24 PM