caption birth_place awards image_size nationality birth_date known_for spouse image article_title education name occupation
angel ; 66 . and vilma 's shop on us & nbsp seligman , arizona john culturekeeper -lrb- arizona historical foundation -rrb- steinbeck award will rogers preservation award 2003 arizona 300px american 19 april 1927 founder of historic route 66 association of arizona vilma delgadillo route 66 gift shop.jpg angel delgadillo
 trade school angel delgadillo barber , merchant
angel delgadillo

angel delgadillo is a businessowner in seligman , arizona who has been dubbed the ` guardian angel ' of u.s. route 66 .
he is a founder of the historic route 66 association of arizona , established in 1987 to campaign for `` historic route 66 '' signage on the former us highway ; similar initiatives have since been established in every u.s. route 66 state .
over the years , multiple guidebooks and websites from the united states and even the czech republic that give information on the road have mentioned him .
his late brother juan operated a seligman restaurant , delgadillo 's snow cap drive-in .
