Angel Delgadillo pedals past his souvenir store and barber shop in Seligman, Ariz. Delgadillo, 84, has witnessed the rise and fall of America‘s most historic byway and gets credit for helping it rise again as Historic Route 66. Telling his story and the road’s has become his life’s work.

First published in the May 31, 2011, 12:47 a.m. edition

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