In this May 5, 2011 picture, Angel Delgadillo crosses the street on his bicycle as dusk sets 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.

First published in the May 31, 2011, 7:02 a.m. edition

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