The Roads In The Early 20's And 80s

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Most people only know about Americas interstate. No one really knows the highways leading you to memories and good times. These roads are what America used to be like when everything was just fine. Today Route 66 takes people back to what they used to know, and to show what was there in the early 20's and 80's.

This is "The Road" to be when your looking for something to do while going to your destination if you are in no rush. On this road people can open small businesses and still pull in a quite good amount of money.They were able to do this because back then most people drove this route to see all the adventures to come.They did not do it because it got them there quicker because in reality it took an hour longer

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