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:
Los Angeles Public Library
630 W. 5th Street
Los Angeles, CA 90071
Phone:
213-228-7000
Web site: Los Angeles Public Library
Institution Type: Library
Collections
Description: History of Route 66 (United States Highway 66), Roadside architecture, Local history, demographics, businesses, industry, and government, Tourism, Images of California and Route 66
Regions Covered: Route 66 in California
Type of Materials: Photographs, Maps, Postcards, Newspaper clippings, Vertical files
Time Periods: 20th century
Access
Facility Hours:
Monday-Thursday 10AM-8PM, Friday-Saturday 9:30AM-5:30PM, Sunday 1-5PM
Online Resources and Finding Aids:
Digital photo collection