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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The Newberry Library
Location:
The Newberry Library
60 W. Walton St.
Chicago, IL 60610
Phone:
312-943-9090
Web site: The Newberry Library
Institution Type: Library, Archive
Collections
Description: Tourism, Golden Age of Route 66, Early Route 66
Regions Covered: Route 66 in Illinois, Route 66 in Other States, Entire Route 66
Type of Materials: Maps, Guidebooks, Books
Time Periods: 20th and 21st Centuries
Access
Facility Hours:
Tuesday-Friday 9am-5pm, Saturday 9am-1pm. Research visitors must obtain a reader’s card to view archival material; see website for details.
Online Resources and Finding Aids:
