Exploring old Highway No. 1 West : Canada's Route 66 : your guide to scenic trips & adventures along the original Trans-Canada Highway Cover Image

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Exploring old Highway No. 1 West : Canada's Route 66 : your guide to scenic trips & adventures along the original Trans-Canada Highway / J. Clark Saunders.

Saunders, J. Clark, 1948- (Author).

Summary:

From the Ontario-Manitoba border to Victoria, B.C., Exploring Old Highway No. 1 West takes readers on a memorable tour of the Trans-Canada Highway before it became today's seamless concrete ribbon. Illustrated with more than 200 photographs, this guide explores Canada's iconic highway as it was between 1945 and 1965 -- when cars had fins and paved roads were a luxury.

Record details

ISBN: 9781896150765 (pbk.)
Physical Description: 199 p. : col. ill., maps ; 25 cm.
Publisher: Winnipeg, Manitoba : Heartland, 2014.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references.

Formatted Contents Note:

Preface -- Introduction -- From the Ontario-Manitoba border to Winnipeg -- From Winnipeg to the Saskatchewan border -- From the Saskatchewan border to Regina -- From Regina to the Alberta border -- From the Alberta border to Calgary -- From Calgary to the British Columbia border -- From the British Columbia border to Kamloops -- From Kamloops to Vancouver -- From Vancouver to Victoria -- Alternative routes. The U.S. route -- The Crowsnest route -- The Yellowhead route.