Another inspiration of Route 66 is in Galena, a small town in Kansas which sees the smallest stretch of the great Route 66. It covers about 13 miles of Kansas coming from it’s east, Montana, and it’s south, Oklahoma. Galena is one of the oldest mining town in Kansas which in the hard line of work being a miner, lead to many deadly mine accidents. Route 66 influenced this time by bringing prosperity to this small town. As more and more travelers and adventurers began to pour through the town, business like gas stations, restaurants, and hotels, all renovated the town which broth economic wealth to the people living in the town. Even during World War II, Galena has become a major producer of zinc and lead ores which were vital to wartime production, because of how close it was to Route 66 and how it gave the ability to transport goods, cause the city to have economic prosperity, until the mines were run dry, In the 1930s, …show more content…
He took Route 66 as he was inspired to write a song about Route 66. Him and his wife, Cynthia, suggested that they would travel the famous highway as they performed the song for Nat King Cole called “Get Your Kicks on Route 66.” became the most recorded song in history. The album cover by Bobby Troup composed in 1946 with popular rhythms and blue standards. With the rising amount of people traveling on route 66, tourist attraction has become a huge thing. Attractions like the Cadillac Ranch has become sites that you can only see on Route 66. The Cadillac Ranch which was a bunch of old junker Cadillac cars planted into the ground in Amarillo, Texas is an example of American kitsch inspired art that grew from Route 66. An image of the Cadillac Ranch, which was founded in 1974 by Chip Lord, Hudson Marquez and Doug Michels, who were part of an art group called Ant