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United States W ay o f L ife & Route 66

United States W ay o f L ife & Route 66. What is Route 66?. An entrepreneur n amed Cyrus Avery , from Tulsa came up with the idea of a link between Chicago and L.A. and construction began in 1925.

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United States W ay o f L ife & Route 66

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  1. United States Way ofLife& Route 66

  2. What is Route 66? • AnentrepreneurnamedCyrusAvery, fromTulsa came upwiththeideaof a link between Chicago andL.A. andconstructionbegan in 1925. • Route 66 gaveeconomicreliefduringthe Great Depression for communitiesthatwerealongit. • Thelandscapeoftheroadand its reputationled to anincreaseofcartrips in theU.S.atthat time. • Interstate 40 replacedmanypartsofthehighwayafteralmost 60 yearsof use. • In 2008, the World Monuments Fund added Route 66 to the World Monuments Watch.

  3. The U.S.dream

  4. Four Adventurous Women In November 1947, four young women drove from Rochester, New York, to Los Angeles by way of Route 66. One was returning home, two were moving to the West Coast, and one went along for the ride. The journey on Route 66 was a memorable time for all four women: it represented a path to a better future, the way home, and an unforgettable look at the American West.

  5. A path to a better future!!!

  6. The Haggard family: “Headed west toward California” In the 1930s, drought and falling crop prices drove thousands of rural midwestern families to leave their farms and follow Route 66 to California to find work. James F. and Flossie Haggard left Oklahoma in 1935 after a fire destroyed their barn and its contents. The Haggards and their children, Lillian and James Lowell, made their home near Bakersfield, and James found work with the Santa Fe Railway. Another son, Merle, was born in Bakersfield and began his singing career there. By the 1960s Merle Haggard was a country music legend.

  7. Why is it important?

  8. “I spentmostofmylife as a musiciantrying to measurethedistancebetweentheAmerican Dream and American Reality.” Bruce Springsteen

  9. Route 66 ( TV series 1960-1964) • Martin Milnerand George Maharis • Adventure andFreedom

  10. Route 66: “Building” cities • The carindustryandtheconstruction of Route 66 brought more jobopportunitiestothecitizens. • The growth of thecitiesaroundRoute66 isnowadaysanhistoricalsymbol of prosperityandfreedom. • Amarillo isone of thecitiesthatbenefitedfromthemotherroad. AftertheconstructionofRoute 66, thepopulationgrewfrom 100 to more than1000 people. Now it isanimportantcityin thestateof Texas. • Wildoradoisanothercitythathas had positive exponential growth as a result of the construction of Route 66 despitenatural disasters.

  11. U.S. DreamCadillacRanchThe Boom oftheCarIndustry THE CARS

  12. Curiosities

  13. Enjoythe ride! Ana Eliza Azevedo Bruna Miranda Daniel Almeida Douglas Mercier Gerson Rocha Hellen Desirée Igor Rosa João Lucas Pires Kelly Schneider

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