You Can Get Your Kicks on Route 66 Thanks to a Google Video Doodle
Route 66 retains a particular place in the hearts of many Americans, invoking recollections of a bygone era. The route, which formerly spanned from Chicago to Los Angeles, enabled destitute people fleeing the Dust Bowl during the Great Depression relocate west in hopes of a new beginning, giving it the endearing moniker "Mother Road."
On Saturday, the 96th anniversary of US Route 66 receiving its numerical designation, the Google Doodle will include a film with artwork of locations that can still be seen along the decommissioned highway's route from Chicago to the Pacific Ocean, which runs through eight states.
The classic 1946 song (Get Your Kicks on) Route 66, as well as the 1960s TV programme Route 66, solidified its status as America's Main Street. Despite the fact that Route 66 was decommissioned as a US highway in 1985, more than 85 percent of the original 2,448-mile route is still drivable, providing thousands of travellers with the opportunity to go back in time.
Matthew Cruickshank, the creator of the Google Doodle, was one of those visitors, driving west in his 1972 Chevy Chevelle. His invention is a video Doodle, which is effectively an animated sketchbook of the numerous historic locations he saw along the route, and was published on Friday. During his voyage, he drew or painted over 100 pictures from the side of the road.
The film depicts vintage vehicles with large tails gliding through thrilling metropolitan environments, serene grasslands, and breathtaking deserts, with stops along the route at small-town roadside attractions primarily associated with a bygone period. The dulcet tones of that renowned song, delivered by its songwriter, Bobby Troup, through your push-button vehicle radio, provide the music for your ride.
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