“Of all the countries in the world, we Americans have been the greatest destroyers of land […]”
Hugh Hammond Bennett
Head of the Soil Conservation Service, 1932
Project published and expanded upon in Atmos.
2.5 million people fled the Plains States between 1930-1940. Route 66 was the primary route for these climate refugees seeking work in California and a break from the dust storms.
2021 Holbrook, AZ
2022 Holbrook, AZ
Most of the original Route 66 runs parallel to I-40 as frontage road. A 10 mile strip of the original dirt road exists between Glenrio, TX and San Jon, NM
