Cars

[Alex]

That's interesting GD, that California is the association you have for Route 66. For me it is a completley not California thing. It is a rural Midwest and Southwest thing.

But then I don't think I've ever actually been on Route 66 in California and certainly never while going in that direction.

[Ghoulish Delight]

Originally Posted by Alex Stroup

That's interesting GD, that California is the association you have for Route 66. For me it is a completley not California thing. It is a rural Midwest and Southwest thing.

It just makes me think of things like On the Road. People packing up their things and crossing the country to reach California. Yeah, most of that culture existed outside of California, but my completely non-fisthand perception of it is as an prelude to entry into California, especially when it's heavy on the car culture side of the coin.

[FEJ]

Originally Posted by Alex Stroup

That's interesting GD, that California is the association you have for Route 66. For me it is a completley not California thing. It is a rural Midwest and Southwest thing.

But then I don't think I've ever actually been on Route 66 in California and certainly never while going in that direction.

I agree. The only big association I have with Route 66 and California is the last part of the chorus. (Barstow, San Bernardino) And the one sign I see in Barstow.

I am not sure that I would want the main street of DCA to be Barstow, because then Burr-Bank Ice Cream-et al, would have to be the Mc Donald's built into the train. ;P


As for the scenery, I really liked the homage they paid to the road. The Cadillac's buried were my favorite, but the mountain ranges with the curves of old cars were fabulous.

[Stan4dSteph]

Originally Posted by ubergeek42

As for the scenery, I really liked the homage they paid to the road. The Cadillac's buried were my favorite, but the mountain ranges with the curves of old cars were fabulous.

Yes, that is cool. During, the audio tour for the MoMA exhibit, the animators described how they came up with the ideas for this. Since we as people usually see people-related objects in natural formations, it's only logical that a car world would see vehicle-related objects in natural formations. A lot of the rock landscape is modeled after Monument Valley.