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Have you ever been to route 66? The route where you go from Chicago to the Santa Monica, California. Route 66 was ¨THE ROAD¨ and I know this because in the story "The Best of America is on the Blue Highways¨ the author, William least-Heat Moon, is very detailed in telling me so. He told me many facts about route 66 from the past and the present. He said how it was used back in the 1920´s up into 1985. Although it was officially removed in the 1985´s it is still very special and I am going to tell you some facts about it as you keep on reading! As you all know there is always a faster route to everywhere in this planet. There is always going to be a fast route and a slower route.The fastest route is route 70. People drive …show more content…

It takes you on the way to see the best of the real America! You look around and it feels as if you were in the 1920´s. This road was used by all Americans going from Chicago to the Santa Monica, California way back in those days. It was the road that took you to the West Coast of America! The route is still old fashioned today. It includes many wonderful things that you do not see in your town, like all those little shacks of food and jewelry and clothes. In route 66 you are even safer. Route 70 has a whole lot of traffic and then people decide to pass the speed limit! The cars go at 85 when it is supposed to be 75. If 75 is really fast do you imagine 85? With this happening you may get into a car crash in less then you can even blink! Do you want this to happen? Do you really want to get seriously injured or even end up dead? No you do not, so I suggest you drive on route 66 for your safety sense route 66 has less traffic. Route 66 is always going to be a very pleasant and beautiful road. All its its small details make it this sense the 1920´s! All those unique restaurants and stores, the safer you are, and the way it makes you feel like you are back in the old days is absolutely wonderful! That is why if I was you instead of driving on a road with only traffic and crashes and stores that you have already been to I would take a ride on ROUTE 66. THE

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