Discover Oklahoma: Fest brings worldwide focus to Route 66
When I think of Route 66 before the interstate highways were built, I remember how friendly and helpful people were as much as I remember attractions for snakes, caves and even two-headed calves. Roadway courtesy was so common that truck drivers often stopped to help travelers change flat tires or fill their radiators.
That stuck in my mind, because a truck driver stopped to help my family when the radiator of our gre...
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