tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37695777.post2525384069875701282..comments2024-03-28T18:07:47.099-04:00Comments on Mae's Food Blog: Should we really be Nostalgic for Route 66?Mae Travelshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13328946930935633113noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37695777.post-1236706225788820512017-06-07T09:18:12.670-04:002017-06-07T09:18:12.670-04:00This is fascinating, Mae. I guess I hadn't rea...This is fascinating, Mae. I guess I hadn't really thought about all those elements of segregation and Rt. 66 but it did go south and into some dicey territory at the time. A sad but valuable reminder.<br /><br />I do love the rest area sign, the floors and all. I have a love hate relationship with the design of that period but it does bring back a certain amount of nostalgia!Jeaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17482528482559445943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37695777.post-11212646020430478692017-06-05T00:17:01.023-04:002017-06-05T00:17:01.023-04:00When in the navy 1949-1953 my preferred transport...When in the navy 1949-1953 my preferred transportation between San Diego and home (Bloomington, Indiana) was hitchhiking, mostly on US 66. Faster and much cheaper than bus or train, overall. Being white, and in uniform, there was never a problem in getting a ride in those days. And I met some very interesting people!Jens Zornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01520676818816597518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37695777.post-73507504805549508872017-06-04T23:59:58.567-04:002017-06-04T23:59:58.567-04:00Going through your past posts to get up to date. I...Going through your past posts to get up to date. I’ll comment as I read them, so it will be disjointed - Such beautiful food! I’d love to eat at one of your meals and taste Len’s bread. I saw you said that in 1964 the population in Istanbul was 1,000,000 and now it is 14,000,000! My goodness! When we went there to stay with my grandma in 1946 I wonder how many people lived there? I saw Vagabondehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10774109692564954568noreply@blogger.com