HEBMÜLLER 253 CRUISING WEST ON ROUTE 66 IN A COMPOUND-BUILT HEB

began to migrate west from New York and Chicago, the US Government decided to build a roadway named “Main Street of America” spanning 2,448 miles throughout seven western states. On November 11, 1926 the highway was opened and officially named Route 66. It quickly became a heavily traveled passage to California. While more Americans began to move west for better living conditions, Route 66 became a powerful place of economics with motels, stores and gas stations lining the highway. During World War