The Aztec Hotel was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. With grant assistance from the National Park Service's Route 66 Corridor Preservation Program, the hotel’s owners began restoration in 2000, by removing the façade’s stucco using water pressure to reveal the original Mayan glyphs. Work on the building has focused on preserving as much of the original ornamentation as possible.
The Aztec Hotel is located at 311 West Foothill Blvd. in Monrovia, CA. The hotel has 44 rooms and the complex includes the Mayan Room Restaurant, banquet facilities, and a courtyard. Contact the hotel at (626) 358-3231.
The museum is located across the street from the Victorville transit center, which used to be the old railroad depot. It is here where the center of town began. The old depot burned down in 1983.
The museum was founded by Old Town Victorville Heritage Preservation, Inc. It opened its doors on November 11, 1995. It is supported by contributions from volunteers, donors and patrons.
It showcases historic Route 66 memorabilia from both the Victor Valley region and items from the Route 66 era. It includes displays related to Victorville and has a room dedicated to the town's history..
Chicken Boy is a statue located on North Figueroa Street in the Highland Park district of Los Angeles. The 22-foot tall fiberglass statue was recognized by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger with the Governor's Historic Preservation Award in 2010.
On October 17, 2007, Chicken Boy (aka the Statue of Liberty of Los Angeles) was installed on the rooftop of Future Studio Design & Gallery on Historic Route 66 (Figueroa Street) in Highland Park, a neighborhood just north of downtown Los Angeles.
But Chicken Boy's story dates way back to the late 1960s when he was hatched (customized from an International Fiberglass big guy) and installed atop a roof on Broadway (also Historic Route 66). Chicken Boy spent the next many years peacefully standing guard. The story resumes in the mid-1970s...
Already iconic before Disney's Pixar movies released Cars in 2006, the Wigwam Motel follows a style that was duplicated at other motel sites along Route 66. The original concept was born in 1933 by Frank Redford. He built his first motel in Horse City, Kentucky and named it Wigwam Village. Several more Wigwam motels would be built, some of them along Route 66.
Radford would go on to build seven motels using his wigwam design. This site would be his seventh. In the end, Frank and his wife would actually move out here from Kentucky and retire in San Bernardino to run this motel.
Thanks to the movie Cars, which used many of Route 66's features and scenes, the Wigwam was portrayed as the home of one of the movie's characters. Here, in San Bernardino, you can see where that original Wigwam Motel scene actually existed when it was first built.
Today, three of the original motels exist, two of them on Route 66. One of Redford's original motels is in Cave City, Kentucky. The two on Route 66 are in Holbrook, Arizona and this site.
Amboy Crater, formed of ash and cinders, is 250 feet high and 1,500 feet in diameter. It is situated in one of the youngest volcanic fields in the United States. The site offers picnic tables, restroom facilities, hiking trail to the rim with rest stations along the way, and an ADA ramada overlook for viewing.
Amboy Crater was designated a National Natural Landmark in 1973 and is recognized for its visual and geological significance. Amboy Crater is an example of a very symmetrical volcanic cinder cone. There is a breach on the west side of the crater where basaltic lava poured out over a vast area of 24 square miles, which contains lava lakes, collapsed lava tubes and sinks, spatter cones and massive flows of basalt. Amboy Crater lies about halfway between Barstow and Needles (about 66 miles from each) off Historic Route 66 National Trails Highway.
Elmer’s Bottle Tree Ranch is two acres of high-standing sculptures created from glass bottles and other oddities scattered around. Elmer Long and his son, Elmer Long jr., are the creative duo behind this eccentric art forest. Long Sr. was an aviation engineer and had always been fond of the desert and all the mystique surrounding it.
Located near Oro Grande, California. It is a popular stop for people passing by on Route 66. The 2 acres ranch was created in 2000 by Elmer Long and has more than 200 bottle trees. It is open from sunrise to sunset and is free to enter.
Donations are welcome to keep this magical place open.
The shop's predecessor, Galco's Grocery, was originally opened in Downtown Los Angeles by Galioto and Corto Passi as an Italian grocery store in 1897. Galco's moved to its current storefront in Highland Park in 1955.
Since 1897, Galco's has been a main fixture in Highland Park. Come here and try not to be overwhelmed by a selection of over 700 different soda pops. If you can't find one you like, there's even a soda mixing station, so craft away your perfect blend. Galco's also has a really wide selection of craft beer if soda is not your thing and while you're at it, grab some old time candy bars. You can also grab a bite here from the deli in the back. Step back in time and feel like a kid again.
No trip to Los Angeles is complete without a visit to Hollywood, the home of movie studios, many of LA's most popular and historic tourist destinations, and its world-famous namesake boulevard. Whether you're visiting Hollywood for the first time or a lifelong Angeleno, this guide will help you get the most out of your experience. From navigating the neighborhood to hotels, restaurants, events and much more, read on for the Beginner's Guide to Hollywood.
The Santa Monica Pier is a large pier at the foot of Colorado Avenue in Santa Monica, California, United States. It contains a small amusement park, concession stands, and areas for views and fishing. The pier is part of the greater Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area. Of course the home of the famous End of the Trail Sign but when visiting, make sure you visit the 66 to Cali info stand where you can get yourself some Route 66 Merch and that much sought after Route 66 Completion certificate.
Not actually part of Route 66 history, this is the site of the first McDonald's. Opened in 1948 by brothers Richard (Dick) and Maurice (Mac) McDonald, this site shares similar history to Route 66 as they were both growing during the same period of time.
The McDonald brothers began franchising their fast-food system beginning in 1953. They were built with a standard design, which included the company's universally recognized "golden arches". A second restaurant, this one owned by a franchisee, was opened in Downey, California, which remains open to this day.
In 1954, businessman Ray Kroc met the McDonald brothers while selling restaurant equipment to them, specifically milkshake mixing machines. Kroc became inspired with the financial potential of the concept the McDonald brothers started. He would later partner with the brothers and Kroc grew the concept into a huge corporation. The brothers wanted to stay small, so in 1961, he bought the business from the brothers and Kroc continued to grow McDonald's into what it is today.
The nearest route segment of Route 66 is Mt. Vernon Ave. From this street (which is Route 66), turn east onto Base Line Road. Continue east for 1.1 miles, crossing over the freeway (I-215). At 1.1 miles, turn left (north) on "E" Street. The McDonald's site will be on your left in 0.3 miles.
The address is 1398 North E Street at West 14th Street in San Bernardino.
Roy's Motel and Café is a motel, café, gas station and auto repair shop, defunct for many years but now being largely restored, on the National Trails Highway of U.S. Route 66 in the Mojave Desert town of Amboy in San Bernardino County, California, a definate must stop when travelling on route 66.
Running alongside the I-40 freeway for about 50 mi (81 km) east of Barstow, old Route 66 survives as a sort of frontage road, passing little more than an occasional lava flow (like Pisgah Crater, where there’s a pair of I-40 rest areas).
About 20 mi (32 km) east of Barstow is the place that for many people symbolizes the quirky personality of Route 66: Newberry Springs. The cult classic Percy Adlon movie Bagdad Café was shot at the town’s one and only café, now also known as the Bagdad Café (760/257-3101). Considering its connections with the oddly endearing movie (which features a cast of drifters, a large German magician, and Jack Palance!), the real-life Bagdad Café is welcoming and appropriately weird, not so much a restaurant as it is a semi-catered film set. It stays in business as a pit stop for fans of offbeat European cinema who happen to find themselves in the middle of the Mojave Desert. Be sure to read and sign the guest book, which features heartfelt comments from hundreds of people who’ve made the trek here from all over the world; Scandinavians and Teutonic types seem especially well represented.
After 92 years as a theatre, the Rialto has a new tenant. Mosaic Church has signed a lease for the Rialto, and intends to bring the theatre back to life, both for church services and events, and eventually non-church entertainment open to the general public. Mosaic Church has multiple locations around Los Angeles, with a headquarters in Hollywood. Friends of the Rialto is working closely with the Church to promote a proper restoration. To that end, Friends of the Rialto has consulted directly with the architectural firm preparing the Historic Structures Report. The HSR is a detailed accounting of every every historic element of the theater building, and an assessment of what should be preserved and protected.
The Rialto Theatre was designed by L.A. Smith and opened in 1925 and presented vaudeville and movies with live orchestra and Mighty Wurlitzer Organ accompaniment. The Rialto is rare in Southern California, much of the theatre is in original condition, with dressing rooms, a scenic backdrop in the fly gallery, orchestra pit, green room, etc. When it opened, the seating capacity was 1200, with 800 on the orchestra level and 400 in the balcony. Even the original 92 year old seating in the balcony remains.
The Rialto Theatre was owned since the 1930s by the Jebbia family until a few years ago when it was purchase by downtown developer Izek Shomof. His intent from the beginning was to find a tenant to manage the theatre space and do the restoration. With the generous support of the new owners, the non-profit advocacy group Friends of the Rialto produced a series of shows in 2016 and 2017 to showcase the versatility of the Rialto, including movie screenings with live accompaniment, live concerts, broadway musicals, and vaudeville styled variety shows.
For more information, visit www.FriendsoftheRialto.org
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