Historic Route 66 in Arizona, USA was once a very busy place in the 50's and 60's with many train tracks running through the town, restaurants, bars, a department store and auto dealers that made this town the picture perfect place for a vacation. Nowadays, the historic buildings such as this motel, gas station and burger stop still stand and Route 66 is a place that will always fascinate tourists.Route 66 is deemed as a Historic District where visitors can relive the days of the past and enjoy life at an easier pace. Throughout the year, many tourist buses head to the famous Route 66 and every one that comes here takes a picture of these historic buildings.Along the Main Street of America which is another name for Route 66, is where you will find these buildings and many others where old cars and mannequins are part of the scenery. This is a small town which will always remain this way located off of the I-40. ... continue below the picture...
... People can still enjoy the peacefulness and uniqueness instead of rushing from department store to department store amongst hundreds of people.Along Route 66 there are souvenir shops where memorabilia from the 50's and 60's are sold and every gas station and hotel commemorates these years. A picture is worth a thousand words along Route 66 but it is still not the same as visiting in person. When traveling through Arizona, be sure to pull off the I-40 and explore this historic town.Seligman, Historic Route 66, The Main Street of America, Arizona, USA, North America
Technical Information:
I photographed this photo with the digital SLR camera model Canon EOS-1DS, aperture of f/7.1, exposure time of 1/640 sec. on ISO 100, as always I used a original Canon Lens, the focus lenght for this picture was 160mm.