Seligman, AZ on Historic Highway Route 66.....24th Oct...

Seligman (population 465)  is a tourist destination town on Route 66........like so many towns Seligman grew up with the arrival of the railroad and then thrived when Highway 66 was built. Ok so most of you probably watched the Billy Connelly's TV series but here are some facts......it was commissioned in 1926 and was 2448 miles long, across 3 time zones and crossing 8 States starting in Chicago, Illinois and ending at Santa Monica Boulevard/Ocean Avenue in Santa Monica, California.....in 1926 only 800 miles of the Mother Road or The Main Street of America were paved...it was 1938 before the entire route was paved but Route 66 was the first fully paved road...it was decommissioned in 1985, replaced by the interstate road system.....only sections of it still exist and we got to tow along 83 miles of it !!!

It's touristy, it's crass but it's loveable, we had a great couple of hours  poking about in the gift/memorabilia shops.....

And time for lunch.......I had a really yummy pulled pork sandwich. .......

Our boy at the city limit sign......

I'm in heaven the railroad runs along the back of the campsite near our spot........only downside is that there are no crossings locally so no hooter but then again with the amount of trains perhaps it's as well....
Heading off along 83 miles of Old Historic Highway Route 66 tomorrow and on to  our next campsite at Laughlin, Nevada....