Hip to the Trip

Name: Hip to the Trip
Brand: University of New Mexico Press

University of New Mexico Press

Hip to the TripAuthor(s): Peter B. Dedek\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: University of New Mexico Press, United States\nImprint: University of New Mexico Press\nISBN-13: 9780826369437, 978-0826369437\nSynopsis\nThis fully revised and updated edition of Peter B. Dedek's classic is a thorough dive into the history and current delights of America's Road in time for its 100th birthday!\n\nIn 2026, Route 66 reached a major mile marker: it has celebrated its one-hundredth anniversary. Commissioned by the federal government as US Highway 66 in 1926, Route 66 has weathered many bumps in the road. The old road even survived a near-death experience in 1985 when it was bypassed by interstate highways and officially decommissioned only to rise again as a historic landmark and symbol of the independent American spirit and Americas love affair with the automobile.\nAlthough much along the historic highway has been lost over the years, Route 66 still has a lot to offer. Old motels, vacant gas statio.