America’s Historic Roads
Puzzle 56 · The Many Landscapes of Route 66 · Page 80 in print
Santa Monica Arrival
Route 66’s historic Santa Monica terminus was at Lincoln and Olympic Boulevards. The pier’s familiar End of the Trail sign is a later symbolic marker, installed in 2009.
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Aeroscope
Rotating swing ride in the early pier complex.
Arthur Looff
Son and collaborator of Charles Looff.
Blue Streak
Historic roller coaster at the Looff pier.
Carousel
Rotating amusement ride housed at the pier.
Charles Looff
Carousel builder associated with the Santa Monica amusement pier.
Dan Rice
Participant in establishing the pier’s symbolic endpoint sign.
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End of the Trail
Wording of the 2009 commemorative pier sign.
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Hippodrome
Historic building sheltering the pier carousel.
La Monica
Name of the pier’s historic ballroom.
Lincoln Blvd
Street at the highway’s official historic western terminus.
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Ocean Avenue
Street near the coastal commemorative marker.
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Olympic Blvd
Cross street at the official historic endpoint.
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Palisades Park
Park containing the Will Rogers highway marker.
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Santa Monica
California city containing the historic western terminus at Lincoln and Olympic Boulevards.
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Will Rogers
Humorist commemorated by the highway marker.
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Sources
- National Historic Landmark nomination text, reference 87000766National Park Service
- Route 66 Rolls on in Santa MonicaSanta Monica Travel & Tourism