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aruzinsky · 09-10-2017, 11:48 AM

The beginning of Historic Route 66 is Ogden Ave., in Chicago.

One remarkable characteristic of Ogden Ave. is that the approximately 1.75 mile section between Austin Blvd. and Harlem Ave., in the Towns of Cicero and Berwyn, has 31 businesses related to automobiles. Maybe, this constitutes some sort of World record. Here are photographs of these businesses:

Another remarkable thing about this section is that, once a year, it is the location of the Route 66 Car Show which is the biggest congregation of greater than 95% white people that I have ever seen. This is remarkable because the adjacent neighborhood is about 90% Hispanic. You would think that more of these neighbors would walk half a block to take a look, but, apparently not. Go figure.

Here are some photos:

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aruzinsky Location: IL Find me on the map! Zone: 6a (10 miles east of 5b) Name: Steve Join Date: Feb 2017 Posts: 498 BananaBucks : 160,649 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 15 Times Was Thanked 784 Times in 316 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 5 Times	Local Kicks on Route 66 The beginning of Historic Route 66 is Ogden Ave., in Chicago. One remarkable characteristic of Ogden Ave. is that the approximately 1.75 mile section between Austin Blvd. and Harlem Ave., in the Towns of Cicero and Berwyn, has 31 businesses related to automobiles. Maybe, this constitutes some sort of World record. Here are photographs of these businesses: Another remarkable thing about this section is that, once a year, it is the location of the Route 66 Car Show which is the biggest congregation of greater than 95% white people that I have ever seen. This is remarkable because the adjacent neighborhood is about 90% Hispanic. You would think that more of these neighbors would walk half a block to take a look, but, apparently not. Go figure. Here are some photos: