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Bill Geist 1991 segment on Route 66 finally goes online

Back in 1991, about the time the renaissance of Route 66 was starting, “CBS Sunday Morning” correspondent Bill Geist traveled a section of the Mother Road from Albuquerque westward for a nine-minute segment on the weekly program. Those nine minutes had never made it online — until now. The occasion was prompted by Geist’s retirement … Continue reading Bill Geist 1991 segment on Route 66 finally goes online

Notes from the road

The documentary “Route 66: Ten Years Later” will have its debut at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 9 at the Portage Theater in Chicago. Writer Tim Steil and photographer Jim Luning collaborated on their “Route 66” book during a Mother Road trip in 1999. A decade later, they decided to revisit the places they saw and see … Continue reading Notes from the road