U.S. Route 66
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| - | '''''Cadillac Ranch''''' is a public [[art installation]] and sculpture in [[Amarillo, Texas]], [[United States|U.S.]] It was created in 1974 by [[Chip Lord]], [[Hudson Marquez]] and Doug Michels, who were a part of the art group [[Ant Farm (group)|Ant Farm]]. It consists of what were (when originally installed during [[1974]]) either older running used or junk [[Cadillac (automobile)|Cadillac]] automobiles, representing a number of evolutions of the car line (most notably the birth and death of the defining feature of mid twentieth century Cadillacs; the [[Car tailfin|tailfins]]) from 1949 to 1963, half-buried nose-first in the ground, at an angle corresponding to that of the [[Great Pyramid of Giza]] in [[Egypt]]. | + | '''U.S. Route 66''' ('''US 66''' or '''Route 66'''), also known as the '''Will Rogers Highway''' and colloquially known as the '''Main Street of America''' or the '''Mother Road''', was one of the original highways within the [[U.S. Highway System]]. Route 66 was established on November 11, 1926—with road signs erected the following year. |
| - | ==See also== | + | |
| - | * [[U.S. Route 66]] | + | |
| - | * ''[[Carhenge]]'' | + | |
| - | * [[Spindle (sculpture)|''Spindle'' (sculpture)]] | + | |
| + | ===In popular culture=== | ||
| + | American pop-culture artists publicized US 66 and the experience through song and television. [[Bobby Troup]] wrote "[[Route 66 (song)|(Get Your Kicks on) Route 66]]", and the highway lent its name to a [[Route 66 (TV series)|TV series]] in the 1960s. Other appearances in popular culture include: | ||
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| + | * ''[[Songs of the Heart]]'' by rock band [[Daniel Amos]] tracked an elderly couple travelling along Route 66 throughout the concept album | ||
| + | * ''[[The Grapes of Wrath]]'' (novel) and ''[[The Grapes of Wrath (film)|The Grapes of Wrath]]'' (film) | ||
| + | * ''[[Billy Connolly's Route 66]]'' (documentary) | ||
| + | * ''[[Cars (film)|Cars]]'' (animated film) | ||
| + | * Route 66 Jeans ([[Kmart]] brand) | ||
| + | * ''[[Car Town]]'' (social network racing video game) | ||
| + | * ''[[Grand Theft Auto V]]'' (as Route 68) | ||
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U.S. Route 66 (US 66 or Route 66), also known as the Will Rogers Highway and colloquially known as the Main Street of America or the Mother Road, was one of the original highways within the U.S. Highway System. Route 66 was established on November 11, 1926—with road signs erected the following year.
In popular culture
American pop-culture artists publicized US 66 and the experience through song and television. Bobby Troup wrote "(Get Your Kicks on) Route 66", and the highway lent its name to a TV series in the 1960s. Other appearances in popular culture include:
- Songs of the Heart by rock band Daniel Amos tracked an elderly couple travelling along Route 66 throughout the concept album
- The Grapes of Wrath (novel) and The Grapes of Wrath (film)
- Billy Connolly's Route 66 (documentary)
- Cars (animated film)
- Route 66 Jeans (Kmart brand)
- Car Town (social network racing video game)
- Grand Theft Auto V (as Route 68)
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