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Route 66: The Mother Road by Michael Wallis
The Book That Defined Route 66 This week’s Roadside Reads and Reels featured book is Route 66: The Mother Road by Michael Wallis. I picked it up not long after it was released in 1990. At the time, I was working as an over-the-road truck driver, crisscrossing the country and catching glimpses of many of
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Lesterville, Missouri General Store, More Than a Dot on the Map
The First Dawn General Store in black and white, a steady landmark on Main Street. Photographed March 30, 2023 © RJL Creative LLC. Use without permission is strictly prohibited. A Front Porch that still carries the weight of time The First Dawn General Store doesn’t jump out at you with neon or bright colors. Instead,
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