National Public Radio’s “Weekend Edition Saturday” program spent about four minutes on Route 66 and the uncertain fate of the Route 66 Corridor Preservation Program, which expires in 2019.
The segment by NPR affiliate KNAU focuses on Holbrook, Arizona, which features Joe and Aggie’s Cafe and the Wigwam Motel, both along the Mother Road.
The expiration of the program was mentioned as a reason for a bill in Congress to turn Route 66 into a National Historic Trail. One of the other reasons not mentioned in the segment is the fact Route 66 will turn 100 years old in 2026. A growing number of preservationists want to have that designation in place before the centennial.
(Image of Joe and Aggie’s Cafe in Holbrook, Arizona, by Lisa Jacobs via Flickr)
Thanks for sharing this clip. Interesting…
Had an excellent meal at Joe & Aggie’s in May 2015. Recommended!
Was at Joe and Aggie’s Cafe in July 2016; Met Stanley and loved him. Could have stayed there all day just to converse with him. Such a lovely and friendly man. Have a photo I took of him and his autograph. Wish him many more happy years!