We left the hotel at 8:20 a.m. and the temperature was 58 degrees. We explored around Kingman and also washed the car. It was filthy! Kingman is an interesting town. This is where the actor Andy Devine was born. These are some pictures we took around town.
At the entrance of our hotel
Kingman, AZ
We saw hundreds of these trains along our route.
The Beale Hotel is where Clark Gable and Carole Lombard spent their wedding night in 1939.
The Powerhouse Visitor Center has a museum about Route 66. It is located in a powerhouse that was built beginning in 1907.
The Powerhouse
Powerhouse Museum
The drought and the depression during the 1930s drove over 200,000 people from the midwest to California in the hopes of a better life. For the most part the life they found was not better. They would gather in migrant camps only to be driven away by the police who were instructed to force them to move on. On Route 66 at the California/Arizona border was an official sign from the state of California warning migrants to turn back because they were not welcome in California. Contrary to popular belief only 8% of those who migrated to California stayed. Within a few months most had returned to the midwest.
Picture in Powerhouse Museum
I love these Burma Shave signs that were
posted all along Route 66.
More Burma Shave signs
In 1875, 2,840,000 pounds of barbed
wire were sold in the United States.
Examples of brands
Note the Miller brand on the bottom.
The next two pictures are of the Goldroad Mine that we saw the remains of yesterday.
Goldroad Mine
Goldroad Mine
I thought this was a "tacky" obituary!
Leaving the museum we drove back in to the middle of town and stopped at Mr D'z Route 66 Diner for lunch. It was so crowded and we didn't want to wait for food so just ordered a glass of their homemade root beer. It was OK but not worth $2.95 a glass!
Our next stop was at the Bonelli House. After a disastrous fire in January 1915, reputedly from an electrical short, George and Effie Bonelli's home of 20 years was reduced to ashes. Everyone got out safely but most everything except a steamer trunk full of valuable documents and photographs. George immediately set about constructing this house. It was finished by October 1915 and George and Effie, along with 8 of their 9 children moved in.
The Bonelli House
Effie Bonelli's hearing aid
By early afternoon we were back on Route 66 and headed towards Seligman. We poked around a small general store in Hackberry.
Hackberry, AZ
Hackberry, AZ
General store in Hackberry
General store in Hackberry
Along Route 66 between Hackberry & Seligman
Along Route 66 between Hackberry & Seligman
I just had to post a series of Burma Shave signs
we saw Along Route 66 between Hackberry & Seligman.
This one says "Thirty days"
"Hath September"
"April, June"
"And the speed offender"
"Burma Shave"
The Roadkill Cafe in Seligman - their specialities
include Deer Delectables, Bad-Brake Snake,
Fender Tenders, Caddie Grilled Patty, Splatter
Platter, Swirl of Squirrel, Big Bagged Stag and
Highway Hash
Seligman, AZ
Seligman, AZ
Seligman, AZ
Delgadillos Snow Cap Drive In - built in 1953
from scrap lumber obtained from the nearby
Santa Fe Railroad yard.
Delgadillos Snow Cap Drive In
Seligman, AZ
Seligman, AZ
Seligman, AZ
After a quick visit to Seligman, we were back on the road, headed to Williams for the night.
Between Seligman and Williams
Williams, Arizona
We checked in at the Howard Johnson Express in Williams. The price was $89.06. It had gotten pretty warm during the day but the temperature dropped to 63* by the time we went to dinner so I had to change in to jeans, shoes and socks! We ate at the Grand Canyon Brewing Company.
Inside Grand Canyon Brewing Company
Inside Grand Canyon Brewing Company
It was another long but fun day. We walked 4,554 steps and 11 flights of stairs. We only drove 145 miles today.
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