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The Mother Road
This film celebrates Route 66, from Chicago to Los Angeles, where the filmmaker, Lauren Cardillo, and her 80-year-old mother, Irene, take the road trip of their lives in a Mustang convertible. Shot over three weeks, the program spans eight states, three time zones and more than 2,400 miles, showcasing fascinating people along the way while capturing the nostalgia of the highway. Viewers see the start of Route 66 in Chicago; Ted Drewes' ice cream stand and the Red Cedar Inn in Missouri; the Ribbon Road, the Blue Whale and the Coleman Theatre in Oklahoma; the Cadillac Ranch in Texas; the Jackalope and Tucumcari in New Mexico; the Jack Rabbit Trading Post, Oatman and the Grand Canyon in Arizona; and the end of the pavement on the California coast in Santa Monica.Air Date
Sunday, 5/11/08 from 5-6 a.m. ET
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