Route 66 - An American Road

Fall 2007 Road trips, Sept. 14, 15, 16 and October 11,12,13, and 14

"If you ever plan to motor west, take my way,
the highway that's the best.
Get your kicks on Route 66."
Nat King Cole, 1949.

Route 66 and the Southwest are inexorably intertwined. Route 66, commissioned in 1926, was a dusty washboard road that crossed the country from Chicago to Santa Monica. For much of the Southwest it was the main street and every famous store, hotel, and tourist trap was located on it. The "Mother Road" opened the west for the common man. It generated a new vocaublary: tourist cabins, refrigerated air, real Indian shops, greasy spoon, last chance for gas, Burma Shave, truck stop, desert water bag, and more.

New Mexico and Route 66 are inexorably intertwined. For much of New Mexico it was the main street, and every famous store, hotel, or tourist trap was located on it. It opened the West for the common man. This seminar is a field-based learning experience. There will be classroom meetings every two or three weeks, visiting lecturers, videos, audio material and Albuquerque site visits. We travel the Mother Road on September 14 - 16 and October 11. Some historic locales to be visited among many include: El Vado Motel, Budville, El Rancho Hotel, the Petrified Forest and the Grand Canyon, Twin Arrows, La Posada Hotel, Two Guns Trading Post, The Monte Vista Hotel and “on the corner” in Winslow Arizona. Transportation is by university vans. Students will purchase their meals on the road. The seminar fee, which includes transportation, photocopied material, lodging – double occupancy, admission fees to parks and museums, and honorariums is $275.00

SEMINAR REQUIREMENTS:
Group participation, patience, and a sense of humor will help. Each student will maintain an extensive photographic workbook/journal on their Route 66 experience. Students will conduct five interviews along the Route. A research paper and short seminar presentation are also required.

TEXTBOOKS:
Route 66, The Mother Road, Michael Wallis, 0-312-08285-1.

QUESTIONS, IDEAS, DRAMAS:
Ned O'Malia, 505.255.8898, nedomalia@yahoo.com



								Fall 2007 Road trips, Sept. 14, 15, 16 and October 11,12,13, and 14 "If you ever plan to motor west, take my way, the highway that's the best. Get your kicks on Route 66." Nat King Cole, 1949. Route 66 and the Southwest are inexorably intertwined. Route 66, commissioned in 1926, was a dusty washboard road that crossed the country from Chicago to Santa Monica. For much of the Southwest it was the main street and every famous store, hotel, and tourist trap was located on it. The "Mother Road" opened the west for the common man. It generated a new vocaublary: tourist cabins, refrigerated air, real Indian shops, greasy spoon, last chance for gas, Burma Shave, truck stop, desert water bag, and more. New Mexico and Route 66 are inexorably intertwined. For much of New Mexico it was the main street, and every famous store, hotel, or tourist trap was located on it. It opened the West for the common man. This seminar is a field-based learning experience. There will be classroom meetings every two or three weeks, visiting lecturers, videos, audio material and Albuquerque site visits. We travel the Mother Road on September 14 - 16 and October 11. Some historic locales to be visited among many include: El Vado Motel, Budville, El Rancho Hotel, the Petrified Forest and the Grand Canyon, Twin Arrows, La Posada Hotel, Two Guns Trading Post, The Monte Vista Hotel and “on the corner” in Winslow Arizona. Transportation is by university vans. Students will purchase their meals on the road. The seminar fee, which includes transportation, photocopied material, lodging – double occupancy, admission fees to parks and museums, and honorariums is $275.00 SEMINAR REQUIREMENTS: Group participation, patience, and a sense of humor will help. Each student will maintain an extensive photographic workbook/journal on their Route 66 experience. Students will conduct five interviews along the Route. A research paper and short seminar presentation are also required. TEXTBOOKS: Route 66, The Mother Road, Michael Wallis, 0-312-08285-1. QUESTIONS, IDEAS, DRAMAS: Ned O'Malia, 505.255.8898, nedomalia@yahoo.com