Day 5: RT 66, Bridges, Signs & Cities - Long Play

Day 5 launches from Matteson, IL and rides into Chicago through the Southland which was 27 miles and took almost an hour and a half. There was no traffic to speak of it was just the No Highways, No Tolls. No Ferries rules that took us on all secondary roads. The only delay was Stop Signs and traffic lights. I passed through towns like Homewood, Hazel Crest, Harvey, Phoenix, Riverdale and on into Chicago proper. Passing through a mix of residential and commercial areas seeing some of the industry firsthand during the ride. I drove directly to the RT 66 Begins Here sign. I was run over twice by trains - watch the video, you'll see! I met a couple fellow travelers for RT 66 and got "directions" and conversation from another in Joliet. All in all, a good day. Typical, I didn't see everything I wanted to, and it was mostly down to locations being under construction gearing up for the anniversary that was not completed yet. Or at a minimum made it difficult to know where to enter from. Chapters: 00:00 The Journey Begins - Bridges, Signs & Cities 00:10 Detailed Map - 12 Minute Spacing 00:20 Ride in Progress - Towns Overview 00:55 East Hazel Crest Water Tower 02:00 Passing Through Mixed Residential & Industrial Areas 02:40 Hazel Crest Station 02:57 How Hazel Crest Got Its Name 03:41 Entering Phoenix & Its Tale 04:02 Discussion of Town of Harvey 04:20 Discussion of Town of Riverdale 06:08 Woman Baby Carriage 06:18 Sparsity of Traffic & No Rules 06:40 Low Stress due to Minimal Traffic 06:50 Time to Travel 27 Miles 07:00 Seeing Industrial Sites 07:15 Ride, No Commentary / Calumet River Bridge 07:43 Construction on Steel Bridge 08:00 Continued Mixed Residential & Industrial 09:33 Finally, RT66 Begins Here Sign 10:05 Rusty Pictures with Sign 10:35 Pictures with Cellphone 10:50 Inputting Directions to Joliet 11:05 Ladies, with Custom T-Shirts Taking Sign Selfies 11:25 Rusty Offers to Take Ladies Picture(s) 11:35 Instructions on Camera Use 11:45 Discussion of Respective Trips 12:00 Taking Ladies Picture(s) 12:10 Lady Offers to Take Rusty's Picture 12:25 Discussion Spyder / Luggage / Cameras 12:55 Gives Lady Cellphone Camera 13:05 Lady Director - Setup Poses 13:20 Picture Taken Camera Returned 13:30 Give Ladies RustyRidesAmerica Patches 13:40 Separate - Well Wishes for Respective Trips 13:50 Thanks for Pictures 14:05 Gearing Up to Go to Joliet 14:20 What Will Be Seen in Joliet 14:50 Leaving Chicago Begins 15:25 "L" Train Passing Over 15:50 "Almost Full" Mural 16:15 Auditorium Parking Garage Mural 17:10 The "Knot" Building 18:15 Active Art Culture in Chicago 18:40 Light Chicago Traffic on Exit Route 19:05 Ruminations of People Encounters 20:40 Dad Joke - Run Over by Train 21:05 Chicago's Chinatown 21:33 104th Ave - Calumet Sag Channel 22:04 RT 83 North 22:55 RT 66 Shield Monument - Lockport 23:00 Joliet Journey Begins 23:25 Another Lap(s) for Discovery - Construction Issues 23:40 Mention of Meeting Joe 25:52 Asking Joe for Directions 26:06 Conversation on Societal Changes and Life 26:50 Journalistic Standards 27:10 "All in the Family" Discussion 27:25 Where From - Trip Discussion 28:00 Joe's Reaction to Trip - Introductions 28:15 YouTube Documentation - Retirement 29:00 Meet Any Interesting People? 29:10 Well Wishes - Parting 29:20 Old Friend - Lincoln Highway 29:40 Couldn't Find Museum - Hotel Reservations 30:10 Departing Joliet - Headed to Bolingbrook 30:35 Rialto - RT 66 Mural 30:55 RT 66 Exit (Had Several Names) 31:15 Mention Dick's On Towing 32:00 Merge onto Ruby Street Bridge 32:20 Turn onto RT 53 32:38 Dick's On Left-side of Highway 32:48 Blues Brothers - Right-side 33:00 High Speed Scenery 33:18 Thanks for Riding Along - Days Recap 35:20 Bolingbrook Overview 35:34 Road Opens Tomorrow