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15 cents a gallon, coffee was a nickel, motels had magic finger beds for a quarter, and 10 cent Coke machines were at every gas station.
Today, many towns have picked up on the resurgence of people wanting to recreate that long drive through the west. Several motels and gas stations are now more
of a museum, with the second or third generation of the original owners maintaining the property. These folks love to share the rich history of their establishment and how their parents or grandparents made it through those tough times.
We motored through a variety
of locations. From the somber memorial of the bombing of the federal building in Oklahoma City, to the strange Cadillac monoliths, to the majesty of the Grand Canyon. In Oklahoma, we also visited the childhood home of Mickey Mantle, where the shed beside the house still carries the scars of baseballs bounced off of it. In Arizona, we stood on that famous corner, checked out the
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