The now-defunct U.S. Route 66 that once extended from Chicago to Los Angeles officially ended on the West Coast at the corner of 7th Street and Broadway in downtown Los Angeles. Nonetheless, Santa Monica officials have decided to imagine that Route 66 ended at the Santa Monica Pier in an effort to boost the popular Route 66 tourism of those who follow the old highway route. What do you think about this fictitious end of Route 66?
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Did you hear the song about Roue 66? It goes like
“Get your kicks, on route 66.”
Or somthing like that. IDK. That is interesting, the corner of 7th Street and Broadway in downtown Los Angeles. Cool!
…I prefer to think it ends on Pacific Coast Highway when you go under the overpass and tunnel at the very end of I-10…just to the north of the pier.
I would have to agree that Los Angeles would be the true final destination. I mean how many people hopped in their cars in Chicago and said, “We’re moving to Santa Monica!” No! They headed to L.A.; the signage gave distance to L.A.
I agree with Caleb: Rte. 66 historically ended in downtown LA, so that’s where it ends.
From one who drove “66″ in 1959, end to end, it didn’t much matter where it ended after that hot and dusty desert crossing. Two young fellas took the route as sort of a turning point in our young lives. 50 years later I’d like to try it again…
As the author of “Finding the End of the Mother Road: Route 66 in Los Angeles County,” I can confirm the following offiicial western termini for Route 66:
11/11/1926 – Broadway and 7th Street, Downtown Los Angeles
1/1/1936 – Lincoln Boulevard and Olympic Boulevard, Santa Monica (about 10 blocks from the Pier)
1/1/1965 – Colorado Boulevard and Arroyo Parkway, Pasadena
1/1/1975 – Arizona / California border
Needless to say, I’m opposed to an “official” designation of the terminus on the Pier. However, as an active Route 66 enthusiast, I know that the Pier is the symbolic ending for many on their 66 trips today. Placing the sign on the Pier amid pomp and circumstance is the Route 66 way, and I fully support that idea. Just don’t call it an official ending, as it is not.
I live in hesperia, ca and there is a sign in victorville downtown that says route 66 and its stops in front of a train station…