The Rolling Stones is the debut album by The Rolling Stones, released by Decca Records in the UK on 16 April 1964. The first track on their first album was Route 66.
The Route 66 song has featured on over 20 of the Stones albums.
If you trip route 66, and you stay in one of the Iconic Mother Road Hotels along 66, as you lay in bed & listen to the trains all night, you will know that if you can not see or hear the trains, your probably not on Route 66.
Rolling Stones - Route 66 Lyrics:
"Well, if you ever plan to motor West
Just take my way that's the highway that's the best
Get your kicks on Route 66
Well, it winds from Chicago to L.A.
More than 2000 miles all the way
Get your kicks on Route 66
Well, goes from St. Louie down to Missouri
Oklahoma City, looks oh so pretty
You'll see Amarillo and Gallup, New Mexico
Flagstaff, Arizona don't forget Winona
Kingman, Barstow, San Bernardino
Would you get hip to this kindly tip
Yes and go take that California trip
Get your kicks on Route 66
Well, goes from St. Louie down to Missouri
Oklahoma City, look oh so pretty
You'll see Amarillo and Gallup, New Mexico
Flagstaff, Arizona don't forget Winona
Kingman, Barstow, San Bernardino
Would you get hip to this kindly tip
Yes and go take that California trip
Get your kicks on Route 66
And get your kicks on Route 66
And get your kicks on the Route 66"
Source: (
visit link)
Barstow Amtrak Station: Casa del Desierto was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1975. The site of the former Harvey House was then designated as a California Historical Landmark in 1976.
From the National Parks Web Site:
"At its creation in 1926, the alignment of Route 66 ran adjacent to the Harvey House Railroad Depot. It is not coincidental that Route 66 is in close proximity to the railroad along most of its length. The railroads did extensive surveys across the country to locate the most efficient path according to the topography. Because the route the railroads chose moved through the landscape in harmony with local topography, Route 66 runs parallel to the railroad for most of its length. Today, motorists along Route 66 will find many places where the railroad tracks and interstate highway parallel each other. As airplanes cross the skies above, the layers of transportation history are visible on the earth's surface reflecting the evolution of cross-country travel in the United States." Text Source: (
visit link)
"Casa Del Desierto was built in 1911 by the Santa Fe Railroad. The building replaced an earlier one built in 1885 that burned in 1908. The historic Casa Del Desierto was considered one of the jewels of the Harvey House system. The depot closed in 1973.
The City of Barstow obtained the station in 1990 and moved some city offices into the building. The Barstow Area Chamber of Commerce operates out of "Barstow Harvey House". Other tenants are the Western America Railroad Museum, which can be found on the east side, and the Barstow Route 66 "Mother Road" Museum with its entrance on the north side. The station also serves as an unattended Amtrak stations with two trains a day." Text Source: (
visit link)
"Fred Harvey is credited with creating the first restaurant chain in the U.S. Harvey and his company also became leaders in promoting tourism in the American Southwest in the late 19th century. The company and its employees, including the famous waitresses who came to be known as "Harvey Girls", successfully brought new higher standards of both civility and dining to a region widely regarded in the era as "the Wild West". The popularity of the Harvey Girls grew even stronger in 1946, when Judy Garland starred in the film version of Samuel Hopkins Adams’ novel The Harvey Girls." Text Source: (
visit link)
Address of Icon:
681 N. 1st Ave. Barstow, California, USA.