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Business US 66, a business loop in Amarillo, was the only special route of US 66 in Texas. The loop was a former alignment of US 66 through central Amarillo along Loop 279 and US 87 before US 66 was rerouted to the north along what is now Bus. I-40-D.
The US Route 66-Sixth Street Historic District is a historic district in Amarillo, Texas. [2] The district is centered around the main section of the historic Route 66 in the San Jacinto Heights district of the city, which includes the Amarillo Natatorium. [3] The district was added to the National Register of Historic Places on August 23, 1994 ...
The Texas Route 66 Festival capped off 10 days of activities and events on Saturday with a day of pageantry, shopping, live music, and classic cars at the finale celebration presented by Amarillo ...
The route was originally the main line of U.S. Route 66, which turned north on Fillmore Street (concurrent with US 87) to the current Business I-40.A new alignment along Amarillo Boulevard was built ca. 1953, [5] and on May 25, 1954 [1] the old alignment (west of Fillmore Street) was designated Loop 279 and signed as Business US 66 (Business US 66 continued north on Fillmore Street to new US 66).
TX 66 Festival Finale Presented by Amarillo National Bank: 11 a.m.-7 p.m., Amarillo Route 66 Historic District, free admission. Attendees can expect a wide range of attractions from vendor booths ...
Cadillac Ranch is a public art installation and sculpture in Amarillo, Texas, US. It was created in 1974 by Chip Lord , Hudson Marquez and Doug Michels , who were a part of the art group Ant Farm .
San Jacinto Heights was established in 1909 by the Amarillo Improvement Company. In 1910, a trolley service was established between San Jacinto and downtown, operating until 1926. The neighborhood also had a newspaper, The Booster , established in 1925.
Route 66 was anointed on November 11, 1926, but it would take until 1938 before the entire route was paved with concrete. It quickly became one of the nation’s principal east-west routes, not ...