Can Route 66 towns survive on nostalgia?

66号公路沿线的城镇能否依靠怀旧情绪生存下去?

The Documentary Podcast

2026-09-28

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We head west along America's famed Route 66. As the road celebrates its 100th birthday, Victoria Craig finds out whether the pull of neon-drenched nostalgia is still attracting visitors and whether new investment can secure the future of the towns that depend on it.
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