The Threatt Filling Station along Route 66 near Luther was an oasis for people of color traveling through Oklahoma during the ...

The original signage from Shea's is at Route 66 Motorheads Bar & Grill, which also maintains a museum. Gas pumps, other signs and license plates are from Pickett's collection.

For those willing to slow down and experience a taste of America that largely goes unseen, these small towns are well worth the detour.

Over 100 people crowded around the historic Threatt Filling Station Friday on a narrow stretch of America’s mother road as ...

The Threatt Filling Station offered refuge for Black travelers during the Jim Crow era. So far, $150,000 has been raised to restore it. If Black travelers drove along Route 66 in the early part of ...

Once a small Route 66 community, this desert town now fights a losing battle against windblown sand and shifting dunes.

Roy's is perhaps the most famous landmark on Route 66 thanks to its iconic sign that can be seen from miles around the Mojave Desert. When it opened in 1938, it was the only place to get gas, food ...

AMBOY, Calif. — Water is the key to the future of Roy’s Motel & Cafe, the lone survivor in a Route 66 town that, at its peak, boasted 200 residents, three gas stations, three motels, two cafes ...

Situated along Route 66, Amboy, Calif. once boasted 200 residents, three gas stations, three motels, two cafes, a post office, a school and a church. Now it’s a ghost town.