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Old 11-25-2015, 11:03 AM
 
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I wouldn't know, I live in Southern California.
The Northern/Southern thing was a joke...you obviously live farther north than those who have said they don't say "the PCH"...sigh.
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Old 11-25-2015, 11:18 AM
 
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Must be the new California because, like many here, never have I called a freeway "THE." And you'll never catch me referring to Route 66 as "The 66." Why that's just criminal.
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Rte 66 is a U.S. highway, as opposed to an Interstate highway, so no one would put a "the" in front of it. Home

Either way, I believe that you can still get your kicks there.



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Old 11-25-2015, 11:26 AM
 
Location: Howard County, Maryland
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Also, I always find it kind of jarring when I am watching a film or television show featuring a character who is supposed to be from the east coast talking about an east coast highway and he calls it "The I-95" because the writer or actor wrote the line that way.
I distinctly remember watching an episode of Gilmore Girls (which is set in Connecticut) and one of the characters referred to a local interstate as "the" 84. It was just jarring. (And I'm not even from California!)
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Old 11-25-2015, 11:36 AM
 
Location: SW MO
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Either way, I believe that you can still get your kicks there.
You can. We just did two weeks ago from California to Missouri.
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Old 11-25-2015, 11:58 AM
 
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You can. We just did two weeks ago from California to Missouri.

Cool. I've been wanting to take a vacation along Rt. 66.

Any tips?
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Old 11-25-2015, 12:16 PM
 
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Cool. I've been wanting to take a vacation along Rt. 66.

Any tips?
Yes. Take PCH to Santa Monica and go east. When you hit Flagstaff eat at BunHuggers.
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Old 11-25-2015, 03:39 PM
 
Location: So Ca
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Either way, I believe that you can still get your kicks there.
Right!


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Old 11-25-2015, 04:05 PM
 
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I distinctly remember watching an episode of Gilmore Girls (which is set in Connecticut) and one of the characters referred to a local interstate as "the" 84. It was just jarring. (And I'm not even from California!)
That's because it was filmed in LA...probably right off "The 405"!
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Old 11-25-2015, 04:07 PM
 
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Cool. I've been wanting to take a vacation along Rt. 66.

Any tips?
Don't stop in Barstow!
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Old 11-25-2015, 05:36 PM
 
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Never heard "the" being put in front of highway/interstate names anywhere else in the state. Or the country, for that matter. Pretty sure it's a southern CA thing.
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