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VR Panorama of older '66 where it is working its way around into Galena's old main street. ('07) |
View of the Galena Viaduct from the railroad tracks. ('09) |
The older alignment into Galena follows along the railroad through an industrial area. ('08) |
As it approached Galena, 66 makes a slight curve north to cross over the railroad tracks. ('08) |
The Route 66 viaduct over the railroad into Galena is in danger of being demolished (rather than upgraded) as part of the US recent push to repair/replace infrastructure. You may want to get your photos now. ('08) |
'4 Women on the Route' is home to 'Tow Tater', the inspiration for the famous 'Tow Mater' of the movie Cars. ('08) |
VR Panorama of the '4 Women on the Route' shop in Galena. Home of 'Tater' (the inspiration for 'Mater' of the movie 'Cars'). ('07) |
Inside the main store at 4WotR. ('09) |
Inside the kitchen at 4WotR. It had just closed when we got there. ('09) |
In front of 4WotR. ('09 ) |
4WotR from out on Route 66. ('09) |
The 4WotR store from in front of Tater. ('09) |
Kaddi corner from the 4WotR store. ('09) |
The Galena Historical Museum. Was set up in a relocated railroad station. ('97) |
Close up of the front. This place has everything from local mineral samples to original TV station cameras. Check it out. ('97) |
A crook on 66 getting her picture in an old mug-shot machine. ('97) |
Another crook on 66. ('97) |
The Route heading into Riverton has been undergoing extensive resurfacing and bridge repairs. ('08) |
Down the road a little ways. The Eisler Brothers Market in Riverton. Pick up lunch at the deli. ('97) |
The Welcome Mat. ('08) |
An endangered species on 66. I read that the factory that makes these shut down this summer. Now, what was it that pink flamingos at the end of your driveway means.... ('08) |
VR Panorama of Eisler Brothers Market. ('07) |
VR Panorama inside the porch of Eisler Bros. You can see it is POURING outside. ('07) |
VR Panorama of the inside of Eisler Brothers Market and Deli. They make a mean sandwich |
A short picnic (supplied by the Eisler Bros. deli) at the Brush Creek Marsh Rainbow Bridge. ('97) |
Marker commemorating the restoration of the bridge by the Kansas Route 66 Association. ('97) |
A better shot of the bridge. ('99) |
It almost looks better now than 9 year ago. ('08) |
To do the bridge justice, I took a couple of photos and merged them for a nice wide-angle close-up. |
VR Panorama of the Marsh Rainbow Bridge. ('08) |
Heading south on the older alignment from the Marsh Rainbow Bridge, 66 is mostly a rural drive. Here, where 66 curves back to the east, the ruins of an old DX station mark its passing. ('08) |
After rejoining the newer alignment heading south into Baxter Springs, 66 is a nice drive through suburbia. ('08) |
Inside the old part of Baxter Springs, I took this picture because of the wall mural. After arriving back home I noticed that the building has a Hampton Inn Route 66 Roadside Attraction plaque on it. This is the 'Little Brick Inn Cafe on the Route'. ('08) |
Some signage in Baxter Springs I have never noticed before. ('08) |
We missed the big celebration by two weeks. ('08) |
After Baxter Springs, 66 continues south towards Oklahoma and returns to a rural character. ('08) |
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