January 19, 2023

Weitzman Receives National Park Service Grant to Protect and Preserve Route 66 Cultural Landscape

Twilight view of the neon-lit Blue Swallow Hotel along Route 66 in Tucumcari, New Mexico
Tucumcari's Blue Swallow Hotel, which opened to travelers along Route 66 in 1939 (Photo: Licensed by iStock/Getty Images)
Map of US showing National Park Service sites along Route 66 from Chicago to LA
US Highway 66, popularly known as “Route 66,” was the US’s first all-weather highway from Chicago to Los Angeles. (Image: National Park Service)
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Tucumcari's Blue Swallow Hotel, which opened to travelers along Route 66 in 1939 (Photo: Licensed by iStock/Getty Images)

US Highway 66, popularly known as “Route 66,” was the US’s first all-weather highway from Chicago to Los Angeles. (Image: National Park Service)