Is Photography Dead Along Route 66?
Apr 6, 2020 15:09:15 #
AndyH wrote:
Excellent shot!
I believe the car is a 1953 Pontiac Star Chief. Definitely a Pontiac - the chrome strips running front to rear are the giveaway.
Andy
I believe the car is a 1953 Pontiac Star Chief. Definitely a Pontiac - the chrome strips running front to rear are the giveaway.
Andy
My first car was a 1950 Pontiac, and it had the chrome stripe on the trunk. I remember because I took it off right away.
Apr 6, 2020 15:21:13 #
MrBumps2U wrote:
Isn’t that a song: “Get your clicks on Route 66”
Sorry...
Sorry...
The lyric to the Route 66 song is “get your kicks on Route 66.” Not “clicks.”
Apr 6, 2020 15:42:01 #
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Apr 6, 2020 16:33:30 #
Well done. I have driven portions of it several times. Believe it or not, the only time I drove it from Chicago to LA, didn't make it to San Bernardino that time, was in 1966.
Apr 6, 2020 17:30:21 #
Flying Three
Loc: Berthoud, CO
Very good image. I have driven portions of 66 and agree with your assessment.
Apr 6, 2020 17:38:05 #
My wife and I traveled route 66 and shot several photos in 1966. I'm sure a lot has changed since then.
Apr 6, 2020 17:44:00 #
Peanut_the_cat
Loc: Bradenton, Florida
MrBumps2U wrote:
Isn’t that a song: “Get your clicks on Route 66”
Sorry...
Sorry...
Ops...I always thought that was "Get your chicks on Route 66"!
Apr 6, 2020 17:54:07 #
Richard Spencer wrote:
My wife and I traveled route 66 and shot several photos in 1966. I'm sure a lot has changed since then.
Was US66 still a thriving highway then?
Apr 6, 2020 21:18:56 #
Lionsgate wrote:
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Very nice picture and I understand your appreciation of Route 66. It seems there are frequent shots posted taken along Rte 66 but they are apparently not labeled to indicate 66. One of the shortcomings of this forum is a lack of discipline in titling of postings. The clever, cute names could be added to the picture itself instead of the title of the post but it doesn't seem to occur very often.
Hope your end to end tour goes well and look forward to your pictures.
Apr 6, 2020 21:37:33 #
Love your photo! It's a moment captured in time... But what time? Without your description that "time" could have been at any point from the 1950's onward! The old "Poncho" is the key to it's timelessness... Thanks for sharing!
Apr 6, 2020 21:51:50 #
Thanks for the memory, very nice shot. I rode Route 66 about 6 years ago and have been encouraging my brother to do it with me some time in the not to distant future. I nearly changed my mind because of the current world situation but upon seeing yours and other posts on here I might have to change it back again. Met some wonderful people over there.
Apr 6, 2020 21:59:21 #
drmike99 wrote:
The lyric to the Route 66 song is “get your kicks on Route 66.” Not “clicks.”
It was a joke. Clicks rhymes with kicks. Click, to take a picture. Get it?
Apr 7, 2020 01:51:08 #
Route 66 is photogenic and great attraction for photographers. Regardless of whether you can't drive the entire of Route 66, or if you simply don't care for travels, you can visit and photograph a couple of sections. What an ideal method to step back in time and photograph old signs, inns and bistros, service stations and general stores.
Apr 7, 2020 02:22:13 #
Lionsgate wrote:
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My daughter and son-in-law several years ago drove the entire distance from where 66 began in Illinois all the way to California where it ends. They had a blast.
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