Route 66 in Chicago: Where the Road Begins

In this episode:

• WHY Route 66 BEGINs in Chicago
• WHERE to find 66 in the City
• A virtual DRIVE of the Mother Road in the Windy City

Live Event Date: August 6th, 2020

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Diners, Snake Pits & Long‐Haul Truckers: The Commerce of Route 66

Get your kicks doing Business on Route 66!

Discover the unique ways highway travel transformed U.S. Commerce:

• Railroads concentrated economic growth in clusters near depots
• But Route 66 allowed for Commerce at ANY SPOT along the road
• Goods and services spread across rural and small town America

Live Event Date: September 6th, 2020

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The Ghosts of Route 66

Get your kicks as we take a "Spirited" trip down the Mother Road!

Discover the Ghost Stories -- and the Ghost Towns of the Highway

• Stories of the Supernatural from all 8 States
• A Tour of Ghost signs, Ghost businesses, and Ghost Towns

Live Event Date: October 6th, 2020

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Time and Place on Route 66

Get your kicks as we take a trip through Time before the Mother Road!

Discover the events of a certain Place, over many different Times:

• The devastation of the Great Chicago Fire
• Mary Lincoln's Time of Distress
• The place where Time became Standard
• An airship's final Landing Place
• Plus architects, hoteliers, robber barons, and so much more!

Live Event Date: November 6th, 2020

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Motoring West the Wright Way: Frank Lloyd Wright & Route 66

Get your kicks as we take a Road Trip with Frank and the Fellowship!

Ride along as we Caravan from the Midwest to the Southwest::

• Follow Frank Lloyd Wright from Wisconsin to Chicago
• Early career as draftsman for Louis Sullivan
• Success and Scandal
• Founding of the Taliesin Fellowship and Taliesin West
• Wright designs in Route 66 towns, Chicago to L.A.

Live Event Date: December 6th, 2020

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Before the Mother Road: Route 66, Illinois 4 & the Pontiac Trail

Get your kicks as we take a Road Trip on the trail across the tall-grass prairie!

Ride along as we journey into history:

• Explore the ancient trail that led from the Chicago River southwest across the Prairie
• Learn how Illinois pulled out of the mud!
• See how the Good Roads Movement led to the Pontiac Trail
• Hear how we voted for the State to build Hard Roads
• And how Illinois 4 blazed the trail for Route 66

Live Event Date: January 6th, 2021

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The Roads that Lead to Lincoln: Honest Abe on the Historic Highways of Illinois

Get your kicks as we take a Road Trip on the trail across the tall-grass prairie!

Ride along as we journey into history:

• Explore the life of Abraham Lincoln in Illinois
• Learn how Abe championed the Internal Improvements of Transportation
• Discover Lincoln's role in building our railroad infrastructure
• See Lincoln-related sites along Route 66 and the Lincoln Highway
• See the bizarre ways we have used the Lincoln Legacy

Date: February 6th, 2021

Time: 1:06 PM Central Time …that's 66 Minutes after Noon 😀

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The Crossroads of Cause and Coincidence: Illinois Route 66 & the Mother Road

Get your kicks as we take a Road Trip on the trail across the tall-grass prairie!

Ride along as we journey into history:

• Discover the origins of the old ILLINOIS Route 66
• Learn of the coincidence of IL 66 and the Mother Road
• See how the US 66 designation caused changes to the Illinois Highway Map
• Hear about the two Illinois Routes 126
• And how only in Illinois does IL66 + US66 = 126 ❓

Date: March 6th, 2021

Time: 1:06 PM Central Time …that's 66 Minutes after Noon 😀

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