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- In 1926, the historic Route 66 highway was established with a segment passing through San Bernardino on its way from Chicago to Los Angeles.
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Starting in the 1920s, San Bernardino served as an oasis for travelers after their arduous journey across the Mojave Desert along Route 66, the 2,448-mile highway that connected Chicago and Santa Monica.
- What to Do, Places to See
- San Bernardino and Its Route 66 Attractions
- Route 66 Motels on Mt. Vernon
- "City Alignment" Us 66
- Detour For Service Station Fans
- Tours & Itineraries
- The Alignment of Old Route 66 from Victorville to San Bernardino
The Friendly City
San Bernardino's classic Route 66 sights include: Motels: Cajon Motel, Palms Motel, Lido Motel (old Andy's motel), Mount Vernon Motel, Valley Motel, Holiday Inn, Oasis Motel, Travelodge Motel, Sands Motel, and the Historic Wigwam Motel. And landmarks like the Museum that marks the point of the First ever McDonald's or the historic site: Santa Fe Railway Station and Depot, or the California natural monument, the Arrowhead.
Lido Motel
2180 N Mt. Vernon The first motel is the Lido Motelwhich used to be the Andy's motel, it has changed, but is still recognizeable as you can see if you compare the postcard below with its current appearance. Its's neon sign is great: The arch is gone, but the building on the left is still there. The original "Lido" is a beach resort near Venice, Italy; the word in Italian, means "shore" or "bank".
Mount Vernon Motel
2140 N Mt. Vernon Ave. The old Mount Vernon Motel is now a 26 unit apartment complex with 25 one bedroom units and 1 two bedroom unit. Included are 10 carports and laundry room. The place is unchanged, there is a wall in the front, next to the sidewalk, and the trees have grown, but it is basically the same place: Dream Inn motel. Google. Click for street view.
Motel Dream Inn
2042 N Mt. Vernon Ave. The orange and blue neon sign is worth a photo. Head south for another motel, also on your right.
North E Street
Now you must head north again to 16 W St., and take a right eastwards, cross I-215 and at North E St., take a right again (See map with directions) this will take you to the "other" alignment of Route 66 through San Bernardino, along North E Street. The first sight is a Classic Burger spot:
Historic McDonald's museum
1398 N E St. This was the first restaurant opened by the McDonald brothers, it was where they worked out the formula that led to their globally successful Hamburger chain. McDonald's Museum. Google Click image for street view Dick and Mac McDonald opened their "McDonald's Barbecue Restaurant" here in 1940, they sold cheesburgers, pork sandwiches, ribs and more. The McDonald brothers sold 15 cent hamburgers using a "Speedee Service System" and they became a hit. In 1948 they refocused their bu...
Ken Lin Motel, now Motel 7
1363 North E Street, San Bernardino The old Ken Lin is still open as a motel and now is the Motel 7 (what is it with motels and numbers?). Then old neon sign has changed but is stil very attractive, topped with a star. The portico over the entrance has gone, but the building is just as it used to be. The old postcard says "Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Posey. Mgrs... Swimming Pools, T.V., Phone & Refrigerated Air Conditioning in every room". You can Book a Room in the Motel 7
If you like old filling stations, take a left instead and drive east for 1 mile along 5th St. until reaching North Waterman Ave., this is map with directions. Here are two "oldies" which were not on Route 66, as it ran further west.
The Arrowhead
California Historical Landmark - geological monument Arrowhead formation. Chuck Coker The Arrowhead is a natural feature and the origin of the name of neighboring Lake Arrowhead and the county's seal. It is a rock formation of light colored quartz on a mountainside that faces San Bernardino and the Valley. It is shaped like an arrowhead and measures 1,375 ft (419 m) by 449 ft (137 m). The local natives' legend says that an arrow shot from heaven burned the shape into the mountain showing a sp...
From Victorville south to San Bernardino on Route 66
This segment is 44 miles long, and this is the map with directions. As mentioned above, the first road through San Bernardino was the National Old Trails (N.O.T.) road which was a highway that was projected to link New York and Los Angeles in the early 1910s. This road ran close to the Santa Fe Railroad between Los Angeles and Needles.
Victorville to Cajon Pass
Leave Victorville along 7th Street and when you reach the Green Tree Golf Course by I-15 Exit 150, keep along the frontage road, Mariposa Rd. which runs more or less close to I-15, it does curve away from it at Exits 148,147 and 143 but otherwise it runs along the old alignment. At Exit 143 was the site of the Miller's Corners service station mentioned by Jack Rittenhouse, on the Main St. into Hesperia, which is located 4 miles east. Keep southbound, and at Exit 141 the old road headed to the...
Across Cajon Pass
We describe the route from Caliente Road, across Cajon Pass and all the way to Kenwood Ave and Route 66 in Devore, Here: Route 66 across Cajon Pass, it has all you need to know about the pass and its attractions & landmarks.
San Bernardino's Route 66 Rendezvous. The earliest known inhabitants of the San Bernardino area were the Serrano Indians, but the likely founding of the community was when the Franciscan priest Francisco Dumetz journeyed to the area from the Mission San Gabriel on May 20, 1810, which coincides with the feast day of Saint Bernardino of Siena.
2 days ago · While the system of numbered routes was a federal creation, the actual construction of roads to carry those routes was left to the individual states. Laid in part over preexisting auto trails, Route 66 was thus built in segments, often discontinuous ones, and was not entirely paved until 1938.
Aug 11, 2014 · The section of Route 66 that ran through San Bernardino County was originally part of National Old Trails Road which was designated in 1912. By May of 1914, road signs had been placed on...
Sep 17, 2010 · Route 66, the “Mother Road” that would bring millions of newcomers to the Golden State of California, was established during the 1920s and finally paved from end to end, from Chicago to Los...
U.S. Route 66 or U.S. Highway 66 (US 66 or Route 66) was one of the original highways in the United States Numbered Highway System. It was established on November 11, 1926, with road signs erected the following year.
