9/23: Remembering Route 66 with Leslie Goddard
September 23, 2026 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Remembering Route 66 with Leslie Goddard
Wednesday, September 23 | 7P | DuPage County Historical Museum Auditorium | FREE
The name evokes images of gas stations, mom-and-pop motels, quirky attractions, and adventure on the open road. In this nostalgia-packed lecture, historian Leslie Goddard explores the history of Route 66, the iconic road that linked Chicago to Los Angeles from 1926 until its closing in the mid-1980s. Learn why Route 66 remains so indelibly associated with the lore of the American road trip. What was Route 66 like at its pinnacle – and what is it today?
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