With each map, brochure, diary, or photograph we learn more about the highway—what it looked like, who used it, what it was like to drive it.
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Location:
Glendora Historical Society Museum
314 N. Glendora Ave.
Glendora, CA 91741
Phone:
626-963-0419
Web site: Glendora Historical Society
Institution Type: Museum, Historical Society
Collections
Description: History of Route 66 (United States Highway 66), Transportation, Highway or Interstate building, Automobiles/Automobile industry, Roadside architecture, Local history, demographics, businesses, industry, and government, Tourism, Historic Preservation, Dustbowl/Migrant camps, Great Depression, Images of California and Route 66, Signage on Route 66, Road Boosters/Organizations/Good Roads Movement
Regions Covered: Route 66 in California, Route 66 in other states, entire Route 66
Type of Materials: Photographs, Booster and tourist brochures and pamphlets, Maps, Postcards, Newspaper clippings, Memorabilia and collectibles
Time Periods: 19th and 20th centuries
Access
Facility Hours:
Hours of Operation:
Saturdays 11AM-2PM, and by appointment.
Online Resources and Finding Aids: Search available online; see website.