Effects of by-passing Route 66
May 27, 2019 17:32:25 #
I lived in Flag 40 years, have been by there I do not know how many times. Did inventories at the old Peach Springs saw mill. The comment about the pumps tell me that fella never drove that road once.
Rick Loomis
Rick Loomis
May 27, 2019 17:33:16 #
May 27, 2019 19:43:16 #
May 27, 2019 20:00:40 #
Rick Loomis wrote:
I lived in Flag 40 years, have been by there I do not know how many times. Did inventories at the old Peach Springs saw mill. The comment about the pumps tell me that fella never drove that road once.
Rick Loomis
Rick Loomis
Thank you, Rick. I appreciate the comment from you as well as others. I'd also agree about the guy and his comment about the pumps. No biggie though.
May 27, 2019 22:46:28 #
xt2
Loc: British Columbia, Canada
hassighedgehog wrote:
The pumps are too new to be from a Rt 66 bypass. It may even still in business as a gas station for the locals, only open at certain times and days.
Route 66 was said to be officially open in 1926 and officially closed in 1985. Perhaps these pumps likely fit within those years.
Cheers!
May 28, 2019 10:06:26 #
Very nice shot I like the BW. We travelled Route 66 (where we could) last year From St Louis to Kingman AZ.
These type of abandoned businesses are all along the route. There were also many that have survived the bypass though, mostly near HWY 40 exits.
These type of abandoned businesses are all along the route. There were also many that have survived the bypass though, mostly near HWY 40 exits.
Jun 16, 2019 05:53:06 #
Photobum wrote:
Ok... I can't speak for the age of the pumps, but I can definitely speak for its location and the fact that this facility is quite out of business. If you haven't, take a trip on old Rt. 66 between Kingman and Ashfork and perhaps you'll get a first hand view.
It is pretty much the same along US 66 & I-40 across the Mojave Desert in CA. But those old AZ buildings seem like they were nicer in their day.
Jun 16, 2019 05:57:35 #
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