JackCentral.com, a student-run site of The Lumberjack newspaper in Flagstaff, Ariz., contains a more detailed look at the “Route 66 in Arizona: Don’t Forget Winona!” exhibit at Northern Arizona University’s Cline Library.
The exhibit debuted the week of the recent Route 66 Festival in Flagstaff and will remain on display through July 2010.
The pictures on the wall of the exhibit start from the road’s easternmost point in Arizona and end at the Arizona-California border, and they include a picture of Topock, Ariz., which was all but shut down to make way for the new Interstate 40.
The pieces of memorabilia include old road signs, clothing, books and a piece of the pavement dating back to 1937.
Phil Scandura, an aerospace engineer with Honeywell, constructed a $1,000 diorama of Seligman, Ariz., one of the towns credited with the revival of interest in Route 66.
Scandura said he was intrigued by the town’s relationship with the road, which inspired him to create the diorama.
The Web site associated with the exhibit is terrific, containing video and audio narratives, before-and-after photos of Route 66 sites, a Google interactive map of Arizona Route 66, and history of the road.
The Route 66 exhibit was the brainchild of Cline archivist Sean Evans, who deserves a ton of accolades for it.