16-Route 66 Arizona Part 4

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4 ай бұрын

We begin in Williams, AZ - the Gateway to the Grand Canyon and the last town bypassed by the Interstate.
We drive thru Ash Fork, past the Oasis Lounge - here's a link to the video I mentioned: • Route 66 through Ash F...
Burma Shave signs on the way to Seligman and then Seligman itself.
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@nickmerrick18 Ай бұрын

Liked that 4 door 55. That's what I need Jeff. Those old gas stations speak history

@jeffthisted Ай бұрын

I dig the old gas stations too @nickmerrick18 !! Thanks for coming along for the ride with me!!

@johnserou6466 4 ай бұрын

I love the arches and flag stones,and of course the boomerang and bat wing! Awesome thanks Jeff

@jeffthisted 4 ай бұрын

You're welcome @johnserou6466 Thank YOU for coming along for the ride with me!!

@YuccaBob1 4 ай бұрын

Love this Video. I drove that route with my parents in their new 1954 Pontiac that year. Then rode it again on Harleys with my buddies in the 1990's. So much AMERICANA history on that route since it was established in 1926. Love it! Shared it with my RUSTY NUTS STREET RODS buddies here in Yucca Valley, CA.😎👍

@jeffthisted 4 ай бұрын

Thanks so much @YuccaBob1 I really appreciate it!! There's more to come - Part 5 drops on Sunday morning so stay tuned.

@papatangoable 4 ай бұрын

Great entry into Arizona, Williams, Seligman, and then the fine Burma Shave signs! Love the wide open spaces of AZ on Route 66! A fun drive, thanks!!

@jeffthisted 4 ай бұрын

Thank YOU for coming along for the ride with me @papatangoable

@bethnewsom1055 4 ай бұрын

I remember as a young kid going across country from New York to Santa Ana in Southern California via Route 66. Took us about 4 days.

@jeffthisted 4 ай бұрын

Great memories on old Route 66 right @bethnewsom1055 ?

@pattigill5392 4 ай бұрын

“It’s a Christmas miracle!” 🤣🤣

@jeffthisted 4 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching @pattigill5392 !!

@pattigill5392 4 ай бұрын

I love the way you put the historic pics in at the right times 👍🏻👍🏻

@jeffthisted 4 ай бұрын

Thanks so much @pattigill5392 !! You're the best!!

@jmark7390 4 ай бұрын

Thanks Jeff, Bearazonia is cool.

@jeffthisted 4 ай бұрын

Thank YOU for coming along for the ride with me @jmark7390 !!

@roycroftmichael9374 4 ай бұрын

Back in 2018 we drove east through Williams but did not have time to stop and look around. I remember thinking for the first time on our American holiday "I could live in this town" as we turned north towards the Grand Canyon. I am looking forward to getting back there for an overnight stay in May this year.

@jeffthisted 4 ай бұрын

Gotta love Williams right @roycroftmichael9374 I want to take the train from there into the Grand Canyon.

@johnlazlo1908 4 ай бұрын

Great video Jeff. Williams was the only part I drove on RT66. Nice town. Was 17 years ago. Drove from Vegas to phoenix was a fun vacation. Sedona is incredible.

@jeffthisted 4 ай бұрын

Thanks so much @johnlazlo1908 !! Sedona is on my list. I’ve driven through but I’ve never stopped to check it out.

@davidshull8929 4 ай бұрын

I enjoyed your tour and followed along on Google Maps. 😊 Looking forward to the next upload!

@jeffthisted 4 ай бұрын

Thanks so much @davidshull8929 !! I like that you followed along with me on Google Maps!! AZ part 5 & then the Oatman Highway drop on Sunday so stay tuned.

@davidshull8929 4 ай бұрын

@@jeffthisted Also enjoyed your pronunciation of "Seligman". You say SELigMan and I (who learned to speak in Arkansas) say seLIGman. As a youngster I visited my cousin's in California. We were driving along a freeway and a sign showed the distance to the city of El Dorado. There is also an El Dorado in Arkansas and I thought that I would educate that Californians of this little fact. So my Arkansan accent blurts forth something like "Ayle DoRAYdo". Everybody laughs and quickly corrects me that it is "El DoRAAWdo". 🤔 A decade later I got the last laugh in them. Family member is getting married in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma so the cousins are reunited and now we are old enough to drive. Most of the extended family flew in, but mim and I drove from Arkansas. Mom says to take the cousins to get ice cream. Cool. We all load up and I drive us around looking for a place (no Google Maps...one simply explored back then). The cousins are seeing signs for several places that they've never heard of and they are butchering the names. Them: Wicheeta? Me: No, that's Wichitah (Wichita, Kansas). Them: Oh, okay. They tried a few more cities, and I let them know the true pronunciation and that they were from native tribal languages. The cousins are getting very skeptical of this and think that I'm making fun of them for not knowing how the locals say these words. I spot an ice cream place and say that we'll just go into the ice cream place and ask the people working there how to say these names. The cousins agree, as there would be no way for the ice cream worker to be in on my joke. We go inside to the counter and my "El DoRAAWdo" cousin asks, "Sir, we are not from around here, so could you very slowly and clearly tell me where we are?" The worker looks at us with some confusion, and I say "Go ahead, brother...lay it on 'em." Worker slowly says, "D a i r y Q u e e n". 😂😂😂😂

@jeffthisted 4 ай бұрын

Looks like you got the last laugh @@davidshull8929 Thanks for sharing your story!!

@justpassinthruonR66 4 ай бұрын

Jeff...years ago, Angel cut my hair in his barbers chair...thanks for your video.

@jeffthisted 4 ай бұрын

That's awesome @justpassinthruonR66 !! You've got a great Route 66 memory!!

@pattigill5392 4 ай бұрын

Cool!

@jeffthisted 4 ай бұрын

Thanks so much@@pattigill5392 !! I know you like those still shots.

@LINJ638 4 ай бұрын

11:06: Is that Methodist church still active? It is very well preserved for a rundown building. Glad you met your 55 Chevy brother Jeff.

@jeffthisted 4 ай бұрын

I don't know if the church is still active @LINJ638 The building is beautiful and it's made out of local flagstone.

@LINJ638 4 ай бұрын

@@jeffthisted Damn.......

@jeffthisted 4 ай бұрын

Thanks@@LINJ638 !! Pretty cool right?!?

@LINJ638 4 ай бұрын

Indeed.

@LINJ638 4 ай бұрын

Does New Mexico have the longest stretch of Route 66 still in existence or just state of Arizona?

@jeffthisted 4 ай бұрын

You are correct @LINJ638 New Mexico has 487 miles of old Route 66 Oklahoma is 2nd with 432 miles & Arizona 3rd with 402 miles How do you know so much about Route 66 @LINJ638 ???

@LINJ638 4 ай бұрын

@@jeffthisted I read books about it someplace Jeff. People who do not read are just as ignorant, selfish, stupid and politically correct as intellectuals who are only narrowly specialized in certain subjects, that is it. Man. Just like there are only one variant of 747???? One type of car, bicycles, planes, no widebodies or narrowbodies? Is that it? You already know from talking with me here and Facebook that I sound like I use my brains a lot and sadly most don't. It is what it is. Sorry.

@LINJ638 4 ай бұрын

@@jeffthisted I read a lot about it that is why and I try to talk some sense into you about it. I am not drunk, but I don't feel like I know everything there is out there. IMHO, you don't see many people doing it, especially that uses their brain on here on talking with you on FB as well.

@jeffthisted 4 ай бұрын

Sorry @@LINJ638 but I dont know what that means...

@jeffthisted 4 ай бұрын

What are you trying to talk sense into me about@@LINJ638 ???