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Leslie Goddard in a beach hat holds up a Route 66 mug

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Leslie Goddard Presents Route 66
2026-11-09 14:00:00 2026-11-09 15:15:00 America/Chicago Leslie Goddard Presents Route 66 Leslie Goddard will give a lecture for the 100th Anniversary of Route 66. This is not a historic portrayal. R Main Library - Lake Room

Monday, November 09
2:00pm - 3:15pm

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Leslie Goddard will give a lecture for the 100th Anniversary of Route 66. This is not a historic portrayal. R

The name evokes images of gas stations, mom-and-pop motels, quirky attractions, and adventure on the open road. In this nostalgia-packed lecture, historian Leslie Goddard, Ph.D., explores the history of Route 66, the iconic road that linked Chicago to Los Angeles from 1926 until its closing in the mid-1980s. Learn why Route 66 remains so indelibly associated with the lore of the American road trip. What was Route 66 like at its pinnacle – and what is it today?

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