Route 66 Through Needles, CA in The 55

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Come along for the ride in The 55 as we take Route 66 through Needles, CA - the Gateway to California.
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@mikestandardgaugeforever8134 Год назад

How I love our dry, Sunny SouthWest, all the relics of when 66 WAS the Mother Road!

@jeffthisted Год назад

Pretty cool right @Mike?!? And what do you mean "WAS" the Mother Road?!? Route 66 still IS The mother Road!!

@robertlyman9789 29 дней назад

The architecture of the day was interesting!

@jeffthisted 29 дней назад

Gotta love that mid-century modern right @robertlyman9789 ?!?

@cynthiarenfroe8004 6 месяцев назад

Wow what a nice tour through old Needles California and I can actually hear the humming of the 55 Chev,s motor ,, how cool is that ,,so keep on humming baby enjoy all of your videos ,,,take care

@jeffthisted 6 месяцев назад

Thanks so much @cynthiarenfroe8004 !! Gotta love the sound of The 55's rumble right?!?

@karendiane9154 19 дней назад

When my daughter and I live in Kingman, AZ. We to drive up to Laughlin, Nevada to see a movie. On the way home we would drive the back road to Needles to ride Route 66. We really enjoy the ride. The old style 1960's Dennys is now Chinese Restaurant. Thanks for sharing your video.

@jeffthisted 19 дней назад

That's awesome @karendiane9154 !! Thank YOU for coming along for the ride with me!! I dig those old boomerang Denny's too!!

@karendiane9154 19 дней назад

@jeffthisted You Welcome! There is nothing much left in Needles, California except the railroad, Post Office, a bank, and a few fash food places and a couple of gas stations .

@jeffthisted 19 дней назад

Seriously @karendiane9154 ?!? I’m surprised!! There’s a whole bunch of mid- century modern gold in Needles and a bunch of history there too. I love Needles, CA!!

@charliecarter1878 18 дней назад

GREAT VIDEO!!!

@jeffthisted 17 дней назад

Thank you so much @charliecarter1878 !! I'm glad you enjoyed it. Have you been watching my Route 66 road-trip videos?

@hotrodswoodshed7405 Год назад

"Needles on the ground" lol.. funnyman. Love the ride along. I've got a 57 chevy 9 passenger wagon w/bbc 454... I love to stretch her legs. Thx for the video. I'm in west Kentucky

@jeffthisted Год назад

Thanks so much @hotrods woodshed !! Yeah - my buddy told me that years ago and it just stuck with me. I glad you like the ride-along. I've got plenty more road-trip adventure videos in The 55. I'm looking forward to seeing you out on the road in your Big Block 57 wagon!! Gimme a like & subscribe to my RU-vid channel if you haven't already. I'd appreciate it.

@havasujohns.1830 Год назад

Thanks for a nostalgic trip thru that town. I commuted there from Lake Havasu City 23 years for work. I love the history of that town but modern politics leave a lot to be desired.

@jeffthisted Год назад

You’re welcome. I’m glad you like the video. That’s a heck of a drive for 23 years @havasujohn!! What did you do in Needles??

@johnsaunders1435 Год назад

@@jeffthisted i worked for Basha's Market. It was located at the Needles Town Center next to Rite Aid where I40 crosses east Broadway. I met my wife there. Was taught and treated well there by one of the best bosses I will ever have. Great memories there.

@jeffthisted Год назад

Very cool @@johnsaunders1435 !! Gimme a like and subscribe if you haven’t already. I’d appreciate it

@alanbelliston700 8 месяцев назад

What a dusty town. It was a crap hole 15 years ago. No good memories there. Just the CA DMV

@jeffthisted 8 месяцев назад

I liked Needles 15 years ago too @alanbelliston700 especially all the old motels.

@caltrask130 Год назад

Nice tour through Needles. Your car sounds great, and i like the Corvette grille. i stopped here a few years ago to see the train station after visiting The LA Posada in Winslow.

@jeffthisted Год назад

Thanks so much @caltrask130 !! I'm surprised at how many people really like my tour through Needles, CA! Gimme a like and subscribe if you haven't already. I'd appreciate it.

@styxmahler Год назад

I love that you included the Needles Theater and didn't just do motels. Btw, the old station in Ruscha's 1963 book at 2:30 in your video was actually further south, at 8:40 in the video (now an empty lot). Fun stuff!

@jeffthisted Год назад

Thanks so much @styxmahler !! I’m glad you like the video. And thanks for the correction. Gimme a like and subscribe if you haven’t already. I’d appreciate it.

@rickuyeda4818 2 месяца назад

Wow, a padded dash in a '55 Chevy. I prefer the stock grill. My daily driver in the '70's was a '55 Chevy 210 with a 327, 4 speed and 4:56's.

@jeffthisted 2 месяца назад

I dig the TMI padded dash too @rickuyeda4818 but I prefer the Corvette grill over the stock one.

@jeffmiddleton2222 Год назад

My dad built houses with that "boomerang" style roof here in St Charles, IL. He called them " ding bats". Love this video and would love to drive 66 as an adult. I'm pretty sure we did it when I was 5 or 6.

@jeffthisted Год назад

That’s very cool Jeff!! Do you have any pictures of those “ding bat” houses your dad built?? I’d love to see what they look like.

@jeffmiddleton2222 Год назад

@@jeffthisted no pictures. Not sure I could locate one if I drove up there. Just off the Lincoln Highway route across from the Kane County fairgrounds.

@jeffthisted Год назад

Let me know if you ever find any pictures of those dingbat houses @@jeffmiddleton2222

@metoo9772 Год назад

great hood ornament!

@jeffthisted Год назад

Thanks Me Too!! Gotta love the Hood-Bird right?!? What’d you think of the video?

@metoo9772 Год назад

@@jeffthisted great video! tons of nostalgia. Loved the sign that said "cooled by refrigeration"

@jeffthisted Год назад

Thanks so much @@metoo9772 !! Gimme a like & subscribe if you haven't already. I'd appreciate it

@mtbikemike1 Год назад

Take us to Wagon Wheel restaurant some time. Lots of history in that place including good grub.

@jeffthisted Год назад

What state is that in @mtbikemike1 ?

@mtbikemike1 Год назад

@@jeffthisted It's in Needles.

@jeffthisted Год назад

Ha!! I drove right past it @@mtbikemike1 !! Sorry - I was thinking of a place in Missouri. I'll definitely have to stop into the Wagon Wheel and check it out. Thanks for the suggestion!!

@seanqualey2417 Год назад

@@jeffthisted he's right great food at the Wagon Wheel

@garygentzel7924 Год назад

Just saw you were in Needles & on the San Juan hwy- going E or W? Another view of our American W. Makes my heart jump! I gotta get out there one day. Thanks again Jeff

@jeffthisted Год назад

You're welcome Gary!! I was on the San Juan Skyway going north from Durango to Montrose. What'd you think of the video?

@garygentzel7924 Год назад

@@jeffthisted amazing - I’ve never been to Cali & only on rte 66 for a short stretch (got a pic tho) I love the old west & old cars. Thanks so much for sharing your travels with us

@jeffthisted Год назад

Thanks so much @@garygentzel7924 !! I really appreciate it. You’ve gotta get out there and see it with your own eyes!!

@styxmahler Год назад

Also, I'm not convinced that Carty's Camp is as old as pretty much every website shows. The National Old Trails Road was behind it, so unless they moved it to the 2nd generation of 66 (the one your video is on), it was probably built around 1929 or the early 30s when 66 was realigned a bit to the east.

@jeffthisted Год назад

Interesting @styxmahler I know that they realigned the NOT and Route 66 a few times. That makes sense. Now I’ll have to do some research. Let me know if you find anything else out about it.

@taylormorgan867 Год назад

I hate to see Needles stagnating like it has. Lots of boarded up houses and businesses. I was born there in the old hospital that used to be right in front of the train station in 1958. Graduated 1976. Lots of memories. My mom still lives in the same house for 54 years now. The people they bought it from had lived in it 50 years and it was built around 1918, so I think it has only had two owners in 104 years. It's just one street north and two blocks up the street from the 66 Motel.

@jeffthisted Год назад

Thanks @Taylor Morgan!! Great memories. I'm glad you like the video!!

@hotrodswoodshed7405 Год назад

I see that fuel is $6.50. Wow. Here in west ky it's $3/gallon.

@jeffthisted Год назад

Gasoline is super expensive in CA that's why I always fill up in AZ!! It's a lot cheaper!!

@michaelbell3399 Год назад

Thought for a minute you were going to get gas at the Mobil lol. I cringe every time I see anyone filling up on the CA side. Drive over the bridge and it's about $2.50/gal cheaper. l

@jeffthisted Год назад

Thanks @Michael Bell !! I know better than filling up in CA!! When in Needles I always go to a 76 station a little north on 95. I don't know why, but they've always got the best price on gasoline.

@fredkelso1089 Год назад

You sure its flat enough out there?

@jeffthisted Год назад

You got that right @Fred buddy!! I love all the old mid-century modern stuff that's still out there!! Take a look at my video to Oatman - it get a whole lot less flat going up and over Sitegraves Pass. In fact the Oatman Highway is my favorite part of Route 66

@seanqualey2417 Год назад

It's not Needles Cal anymore the city changed the name to Weedles Cal 🤣🤣🤣🤣

@jeffthisted Год назад

The Needles Chamber of Commerce said the name change is still under review @Sean What’d you think of the video?

@seanqualey2417 Год назад

@@jeffthisted loved it great work

@jeffthisted Год назад

Thanks @@seanqualey2417 !! I really appreciate it!! More videos coming up - stay tuned!!