page_title: U.S. Route 66 in Arizona
section_title: Restaurants
hierarchical_section_title: U.S. Route 66 in Arizona / Structures / Restaurants
caption_attribution_description: Scope and content: The original finding aid described this photograph as: Original Caption: The Galaxy Diner is one of the famous local restaurants in Flagstaff, Arizona. Its red and chrome sign, pictured here, stands out brilliantly against a clear blue sky. Location: Location: Flagstaff, Arizona Status: Public domain. Jill Bowers
context_page_description: U.S. Route 66 also known as the Will Rogers Highway, was a major United States Numbered Highway in the state of Arizona from November 11, 1926 to June 26, 1985. US 66 covered a total of 385.20 miles through Arizona. The highway ran from west to east, starting in Needles, California, through Kingman and Seligman to the New Mexico state line. Nationally, US 66 ran from Santa Monica, California, to Chicago, Illinois. In its height of popularity, US 66 was one of the most popular highways in the state of Arizona, sometimes carrying over one million cars a year.
  In the early years, US 66 had to compete with other major U.S. Highways for construction and improvement funding. The highway also played and important role during the Dust Bowl as a means for refugees to escape the ruined farmlands of the Great Plains and migrate to California. Experiences of these refugees traveling through Arizona were largely detailed in John Steinbeck's novel, The Grapes of Wrath, and the 1940 movie adaption that followed. During the mid-20th century, the highway became a tourist destination, spawning the existence of several new motels, restaurants and other road-side businesses and attractions.
context_section_description: Delgadillo's Snow Cap Drive-In in Seligman, was built in 1953 with scrap railway lumber by Juan Delgadillo. Following Delgadillo's passing in 2004, his children took over ownership and operation of the restaurant. It continues to offer choices such as a "cheeseburger with cheese" and "dead chicken."
  The Galaxy Diner along the route in Flagstaff was a popular fixture until its closure on August 2, 2019. It had opened in the 1950s and retained the small-town diner iconography despite popular franchises replacing many restaurants; it was refitted to better emulate its original era in the 1990s.
caption: National Archive image of Historic Route 66 Galaxy Diner, Flagstaff
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