Time route 66 through the lens of change, photographer ellen and route 66 historian nick gerlich capture scenes along the route that speak to its past. While in amarillo, we rode along with gerlich, following the path of the old highway. Why do you think this highway is still popular today, even after decades after it was decommissioned . Mr. Gerlich it has a lot to do with nostalgia today. People want to revisit places that maybe they experienced as a child. That is a huge part of the nostalgia. But there is another kind of nostalgia as well. It is called anna moya. It is a desire to visit a place in the past that you never experienced. And so, for younger americans, and for International Tourists of all ages for whom route 66 was only something they may have heard about, coming to do route 66 by car or motorcycle or bicycle today is getting to visit a distant past that they have only seen in books. When route 66 came through town in 1926, our airport, at least the modern airport, was
Longer. Some would say even thousands of years. We are inside the Casemate Museum, aptly named because we are actually inside a casemate. A casemate is nothing more than a vault inside a fort wall. So you are actually inside the fort wall, kind of unique for museums at this point in time. We will walk you through the museum and talk to you about the interesting history that occurred here. Some of our stories will deal with the virginia indians, the africans that first arrived here, and their plight during the American Civil War. Thousands and thousands of years ago, the natives of this land started to migrate. Far west asd as mexico and the Mississippi River valley. They migrated as far south as south america and essential america. They migrated all the way here to Point Comfort, where fort monroe is located today. They were hunters, they were gatherers, and lived a very prosperous life here. In 1607, the english had come here, and by that time the virginians had learned the art of cul
A photographer and historian nick gerlich capture scenes along the route that speak to its past. In amarillo, we rode along with nick gerlich, following the path of the old highway. Why do you think this highway is still popular today, even after decades after it was decommissioned . Nick it has a lot to do with nostalgia today. People want to revisit places that maybe they experienced as a child. That is a huge part of the nostalgia. But there is another kind of nostalgia as well. It is called anna moya. It is a desire to visit a place in the past that you never experienced. So for younger americans, and for International Tourists of all ages for whom route 66 was only something they had heard about, coming to route 66 by car or motorcycle or bicycle today is getting to visit a distant past that they have only seen in books. When route 66 came through town in 1926, our airport, at least the modern airport, was not here. Today, you can drive in the northeast and you run into a fence th
Santa monica, california. In the book, a matter of time, route 66 through the lens of change, a photographer and historian nick gerlich capture scenes along the route that speak to its past. In amarillo, we rode along with nick gerlich, following the path of the old highway. Why do you think this highway is still popular today, even after decades after it was decommissioned . Nick it has a lot to do with nostalgia today. People want to revisit places that maybe they experienced as a child. That is a huge part of the nostalgia. But there is another kind of nostalgia as well. It is called anna moya. It is a desire to visit a place in the past that you never experienced. So for younger americans, and for International Tourists of all ages for whom route 66 was only something they had heard about, coming to route 66 by car or motorcycle or bicycle today is getting to visit a distant past that they have only seen in books. When route 66 came through town in 1926, our airport, at least the m
Miles from chicago, illinois to santa monica, california. In the book, a matter of time, a photographer and historian nick gerlich capture scenes along the route that speak to its past. In amarillo, we rode along with nick gerlich, following the path of the old highway. Why do you think this highway is still popular today, even after decades after it was decommissioned . Nick it has a lot to do with nostalgia today. People want to revisit places that may be they experienced as a child. That is a huge part of the nostalgia. But there is another kind of nostalgia as well. Visit a place to in the past that you never experienced. So for younger americans, and for International Tourists of all ages for whom route 66 was only something they had heard by carcoming to route 66 or motorcycle or bicycle today is getting to visit a distant past that they have only seen in books. When route 66 came through town in 1926, our airport, at least the modern airport, was not here. They, you can drive in