Route 66 and Old Gas Station Memories

 

Memories are usually wonderful things.  Never having the “Chance to Wander West” on Route 66 I can’t recall a drive from Chicago to the Pacific Ocean.  However I have been on sections of the old Mother Road as it travels through Arizona and California.  My favorite stretch is from Kingman, Arizona to Needles, California.  What beautiful scenery, sharp rugged mountains and 50 mile vistas.  You have to love the desert, but you better plan on passing July and August…  110 degrees  is an everyday occurrence! 

One of our “Fleet Oil and Truck Supply” customers has been running Interstate 40 for the past ten years and he will, on occasion, get off and checkout some of the old sections.  He say’s he can’t stop for long but instead of pulling into the same old truck stop he will make an ice cream stop in Seligman AZ or take a break and watch the old trains in Williams. 

Other memories are jogged when you see an old advertisement
Tin Sign.   Car guy’s and truckers seem to get a kick out of the old gas station signs.  Here are a few that I find interesting and a couple of “Route 66” tin signs. 
The next time you find yourself traveling I 40 checkout some of the old Route 66 sections.