Route 66 Centennial Speaker Series: Rerouting Route 66 through New Mexico
Saturday, November 28, 11am–12:30pm · Special Collections Library
This presentation addresses the factors leading to the establishment of Route 66 in the new Federal highway system and the politically charged changes that resulted in a 107 mile shortening in New Mexico during the 1926-37 timeframe. La Bajada Hill… Room: Botts Hall, Special Collections.
Found on abqlibrary.org. Details can change — check with the organizer before you go.
More happening in Albuquerque
Other events around this date, from the weekly Albuquerque events roundup. Details can change, so check with each organizer before you go.
- Tech Turn UpSaturday, November 28, 11am–noon · Central & Unser Library
- Route 66 Centennial Speaker Series: Tijeras Canyon - Five Miles of Road and Hundreds of StoriesSaturday, November 28, 11am–12:30pm · Central & Unser Library
- Route 66 Centennial Speaker Series: The KiMo Theatre: Fact and Folklore with Jacqueline Murray LoringSaturday, November 28, 11am–12:30pm · East Mountain Library
- An Iconic View: Route 66 in Downtown Albuquerque with Richard RuddySaturday, November 28, 11am–12:30pm · International District Library
- Saturday Shake and Shimmy - CANCELLEDSaturday, November 28, 11am–noon · South Valley Library
- Route 66 Centennial Speaker Series: The Civil War on Route 66 with Jennifer BohnhoffSaturday, November 28, 11am–12:30pm · South Valley Library
- Read to the DogsSaturday, November 28, 10:30am–noon · International District Library
- Seal The Deal: Wax Seal WorkshopSaturday, November 28, 10am–noon · Main Library