is still popular today even after decades after it was decommissioned decommissioned? placesle want to revisit that they experienced as a child. that is a huge part of the nostalgia. but here s another kind of nostalgia as well. it s called anna moya. it is a desire to visit to place in the past and you never experienced. so for younger americans, and for international tours of all ages, for route 66 it was only something they made a part about. coming to do route 66 by motorcycle or bicycle today, is getting to visit a distant past they ve only seen in books. and when route 66 came through town in 1926, our air force like that modern airport was not here. today, you can drive on northeast and run into a fence that is now protecting the modern airport. but the road kept going. in fact amarillo is one of the three cities along route 66 in which the road is now buried by the modern airport. amarillo, new mexico and st. louis missouri, right up ahead here is where the fence
history tv on the road. support from our sudden link cable partners, we travel to amarillo, texas. we ll discover the history of this panhandle city of about 2,000. starting with a visit to the second largest canyon in the u.s. following that, in about ten minutes, we ll learn about kansas city s influence on the development of amarillo. and in 20 minutes, step inside a rail car used to move nuclear material around the united states. later a trip to the panhandle plains history museum in nearby canyon as we tour their native plains exhibit. we begin our special feature at paladillo state park. it s like it s been for thousands of years. all of a sudden you come across this huge drop into the earth. and it s even today quite an experience. i have to appreciate how lucky i am to be here every day. the canyon has been forming for about a million years or so. the bulk of the formation has happened in the last hundred thousand years. it runs from here down close to the town of
they take a critical look at the executive branch and present misconduct. all airing tonight starting at 7:30 p.m. eastern, on c-span2 book tv. check your program guide for more information. the c-span city tour is exporting the american story. as we take book tv in american history tv on the road. with support from our all peace cable partner, this weekend we traveled to amarillo, texas. coming up in the next hour we learn about the city s literary history including her time in the texas panhandle. and then in about ten minutes we take a ride along route 66 see some of the historic landmarks. and later in about 40 minutes, the history of african-americans in amarillo. we begin our special feature with the city s mayor. amarillo is in the center of the texas panhandle. we affectionately call ourselves the capital of the texas panhandle. were approaching 200,000 people. as a biomarker for us. it s really one of the most ute things about amarillo, and as i travel around i r