- The Route 66 Territory Gift Shop The Mother Road , Route 66 was featured in John Steinbecks, The Grapes of Wrath, and later a movie of the same name. The trip of flight from the depression dust bowl to the promise of golden California is a true classic view of the depression era. Later the unifying thread in the popular 1960-64 television series, Route 66, it was the setting for many ...www.citivu.com/rc/rte66/rte66.html