Following the Mother Road

Beginning at the end of the road

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April 8th 2007
08/04/07 - Beginning at the end of the road The Ambrose Hotel in Santa Monica dropped us at Avis - the only car hire place open on Easter Sunday it seemed and quite possibly the nearest car hire to the junction of Ocean and Santa Monica Boulevards, the official end of the historical route 66. We snapped the required photos of the Will Rogers highway plaque in Palisades Park and Santa Monica pie ... read more

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Britain's American colonies broke with the mother country in 1776 and were recognized as the new nation of the United States of America following the Treaty of Paris in 1783. During the 19th and 20th centuries, 37 new states were added to the origina... ... read more