Inhabitants of the Blue Highway | Cruisin' Route 66 with Michael Wallis
Inhabitants of the Blue Highway | Cruisin' Route 66 with Michael Wallis (Route 66 Documentary)
Planes, Trains & Automobiles
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Historian Michael Wallis continues his search for the most interesting people who inhabit the world's best-known blue highway, Route 66, the cars they drive and the unique places they go. In this episode; a sample of Tin Can Tourists, a man who brings broken trailers back to life, a '66' themed casino, neon that speaks, a green Packard, red Thunderbird, a trip to the cotton fields and more. -- It began in the 1920's with the vision of a paved highway that connected Chicago with Los Angeles and the West, rolling through 2,400 miles, 8 states and 3 time zones while tying together the Great American Southwest. Discover Route 66, the Mother Road, with noted author Michael Wallis, the road of dreamers and ramblers, drifters, and writers, of no-tell motels and salty truck stops.