Route 66, A Sentimental Journey

A car trip down Memory Lane from Victorville to Barstow, California, on historical Route 66. Included in the footage are the Route 66 Museum in Victorville and the world-famous Emma-Jean's Holland Burger Cafe on the outskirt of town which has been in continual family operation since 1947. This is a revisit of the old road since my mother, brother, sister and I first arrived in this country in the summer of 1967 and rode the Greyhound Bus on this very highway from Los Angeles to Oklahoma City to be reunited with Dad, who came three years earlier. Back in those days, everything was sort of black-and-white... And this is exactly how I remembered it.

Video was taken using a Flip Ultra HD camcorder with an attached 0.5X wide angle lens and a (non-circular) polarizing filter. The files were then edited using Super Loiloscope and made into monochrome.

Music: Patsy Cline: "She's Got You", "Crazy"; Ronnie Milsap: "There Ain't No Getting Over Me"

Here is the link for Emma Jean's Holland Burger Cafe: http://www.hollandburger.com/home.html

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• Patsy
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• Milsap
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• Over
• Me

[danagaska]

Wow - have just returned from USA - took the road from Barstow to Victorville and had breakfast at Emmajean's Holland Burger...! Great place - good service !

Its funny to see the man with the large beard in the restaurant - he was also at the restaurant, on the same chair when we were there....!

We will be back at Route 66 again, later this year !

Perfect production !

Yours, Family Bjødstrup, Denmark

[rmwtsou]

@danagaska Emma Jean's is such a friendly place, many of the patrons are regulars -- probably several times per week! I am glad you had a good time in the USA and got to sample a slice of Americana. Come visit often!

[ioaioao55]

The United States as we like in Europe.......with the melancholy ... Congratulations on this document.

You can download more documents like this

[scottya1000]

Wonderful video of our town and area. I have eaten at that cafe many times-good food. For another musical video go to "A few Miles away" the second video down with the old ca plate. It is by Richard Murray and friends--about 2 minutes long--enjoy

[FATMIME]

What a great video! I live hear and I have never made the VV to Barstow run, all the way . Thanks for doing such a great job with the music and the video.

[scrainbow1234]

Taken like a pro! XD Wonderful video.

I lived in Victorville from ages 6-10 (about 2001 - 05) and I have some very very fond memories of that place. After me and the fam had moved around CA alot, we moved out to Silver Lakes and about every week or so we would go into the city for groceries, appointments etc. My life is basically the whole San Bernardino, Silver Lakes, Victorville, trips to Las Vegas and back, Mojave Desert thing.

I don't even try to explain where it is anymore haha :)

[chris1422]

That guy is there on Saturday mornings alot.

[pd4106]

Alsolutely stunning. Great choice of music, love the B&W. Only wish you had a classic Greyhound Bus to do the trip with.

Thank you, hope to see more from you.

Bob pd4106

[BubbaLeroy1964]

Wow! This is truly a 5-star production! Thanks for the upload! The black and white footage along with Patsy Cline sure brings back memory to me. I have been through Route 66 in the late 1960's with my Mom and sibs and it indeed is a sentimental journey. We ate at road side bus cafe just like Emma-Jeans. I love the wide-angle shots and the clouds. I now live in Texas and this video makes me want to revisit Route 66 again.

BubbaLeRoy1964