Stanley Marsh III leans on one of 10 Cadillacs buried on his ranch west of Amarillo, Texas, along old Route 66, in this June 1984 photo. (Evans Caglage/Dallas Morning News)
An old car is parked next to the Wigwam Village Motel office in Holbrook, Ariz., in a 1999 photo. (J. Pat Carter/Associated Press)
Roy’s Cafe in Amboy, Calif., is one of the iconic buildings along Route 66. (Mark Boster/Los Angeles Times)
An abandoned Whiting Bros. gas station near Flagstaff, Ariz., on Route 66, in a 1992 photo. (Los Angeles Times)
The Cotton Boll Motel in Canute, Okla., on Route 66. (Mel Root/Associated Press)
A stenciled road sign reminds motorists in Amboy, Calif., of Route 66. (Mark Boster/Los Angeles Times)
The sign at the Azusa Foothill Drive-In Theatre, on Route 66, which closed in 2001. (Los Angeles Times)
The Route 66 sign advertises a coffee shop near Foothill Boulevard in Upland. (Los Angeles Times)
Classic cars cruise during the Annual Route 66 Rendezvous in downtown San Bernardino. (Glenn Koenig/Los Angeles TImes)
Kingman, Ariz., on Route 66. (Los Angeles Times)
A car used in “The Blues Brothers” is shown on Santa Monica Pier as part of a celebration of Route 66. (Nick Ut/Associated Press)
Muffin the poodle sits in a 1959 Pontiac Bonneville on Santa Monica Pier as part of an event celebrating Route 66. (Genaro Molina/Los Angeles Times)
Santo Plescia looks at the “End of the Trail” sign for Route 66 on Santa Monica Pier. (Nick Ut/Associated Press)
