The Documentary Podcast
The Documentary Podcast
BBC World Service
Can Route 66 towns survive on nostalgia?
19 minutes Posted Sep 28, 2026 at 12:30 am.
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We head west along America's famed Route 66. As the road celebrates its 100th birthday, Victoria Craig finds out whether the pull of neon-drenched nostalgia is still attracting visitors and whether new investment can secure the future of the towns that depend on it.