Historic Landmarks
Here are some places designated as historical landmarks along Route 66 in California. We’ve compiled these places that might interest you as they also include historical and nostalgic significance – some related to Route 66 and some that are simply along or near Route 66.
East to West
- Blue Cut Monument
- Santa Fe and Salt Lake Trail Monument
- Daggett Garage
- Danby Rest Area Monument
- Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad Station (Claremont Depot)
- Charles E Straight House
- Azusa Civic Center
- The Oaks
- Aztec Hotel
- Queen Ann Cottage and Coach Barn
- Longfellow-Hastings House (Octagon Building)
- Bonnie Court
- Foothill Boulevard Milestone (Mile 11)
- Howard Motor Company Building
- Kindel Building
- Harnetiaux Court
- First Trust Building and Garage
- Pasadena Playhouse Historic District
- Edmund Blinn House
- Ford Place Historic District
- Grace Nicholson Building (Pacific Asia Museum)
- Miss Orton's Classical School for Girls
- Pasadena Civic Center District
- Civic Center Financial District
- Holly Street Livery Stable
- Old Pasadena Historic District
- Pasadena Arroyo Parks and Recreation District
- Rose Bowl
- Gamble House
- Fenyes Estate
- Elks Club Lodge
- Colorado Street Bridge
- Hotel Green
- Friendship Baptist Church
- Don Carlos Court Bungalows
- Evanston Inn
- Bryan Court Bungalows
- Home Laundry
- Palmetto Court Bungalows
- Bekins Storage Company Roof Sign
- Lower Arroyo Seco Historic District
- Marengo Gardens
- Marguerita Lane Historic District
- Garfield House
- Howard Longley House
- El Centro Market
- Eagle Rock Branch Library
- Arroyo Seco Parkway
- Judson Studios
- Pisgah Home Historic District
- Highland Park Masonic Temple
- Cottage Court Bungalows
- Glassell Park Elementary School
- Mount Pleasant House
- Hale House
- Palms Railroad Depot
- Lincoln Heights Branch Library
- Plaza Substation
- Los Angeles Plaza Historic District
- Angels Flight Railway
- Broadway Theater and Commercial District
- Bradbury Building
- Hotel Rosslynn Annex
- Kerckoff Building and Annex
- Pacific Electric Building
- Board of Trading Building
- Garfield Building
- James Oviatt Building
- Los Angeles Central Library
- Angelus Temple
- Cahuenga Branch Library
- Hollywood Cemetery
- Hollywood Studio Club
- Community Clubhouse
- Lloyd Wright Home and Studio
- Anderton Court Shops
- Beverly Wilshire Hotel
- Beverly Hills Post Office
- Loof's Hippodrome
West to East
- Loof's Hippodrome
- Beverly Hills Post Office
- Beverly Wilshire Hotel
- Anderton Court Shops
- Lloyd Wright Home and Studio
- Community Clubhouse
- Hollywood Studio Club
- Hollywood Cemetery
- Cahuenga Branch Library
- Angelus Temple
- Los Angeles Central Library
- James Oviatt Building
- Garfield Building
- Board of Trading Building
- Pacific Electric Building
- Kerckoff Building and Annex
- Hotel Rosslynn Annex
- Bradbury Building
- Broadway Theater and Commercial District
- Angels Flight Railway
- Los Angeles Plaza Historic District
- Plaza Substation
- Lincoln Heights Branch Library
- Palms Railroad Depot
- Hale House
- Mount Pleasant House
- Glassell Park Elementary School
- Cottage Court Bungalows
- Highland Park Masonic Temple
- Pisgah Home Historic District
- Judson Studios
- Arroyo Seco Parkway
- Eagle Rock Branch Library
- El Centro Market
- Howard Longley House
- Garfield House
- Marguerita Lane Historic District
- Marengo Gardens
- Lower Arroyo Seco Historic District
- Bekins Storage Company Roof Sign
- Palmetto Court Bungalows
- Home Laundry
- Bryan Court Bungalows
- Evanston Inn
- Don Carlos Court Bungalows
- Friendship Baptist Church
- Hotel Green
- Colorado Street Bridge
- Elks Club Lodge
- Fenyes Estate
- Gamble House
- Rose Bowl
- Pasadena Arroyo Parks and Recreation District
- Old Pasadena Historic District
- Holly Street Livery Stable
- Civic Center Financial District
- Pasadena Civic Center District
- Miss Orton's Classical School for Girls
- Grace Nicholson Building (Pacific Asia Museum)
- Ford Place Historic District
- Edmund Blinn House
- Pasadena Playhouse Historic District
- First Trust Building and Garage
- Harnetiaux Court
- Kindel Building
- Howard Motor Company Building
- Foothill Boulevard Milestone (Mile 11)
- Bonnie Court
- Longfellow-Hastings House (Octagon Building)
- Queen Ann Cottage and Coach Barn
- Aztec Hotel
- The Oaks
- Azusa Civic Center
- Charles E Straight House
- Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad Station (Claremont Depot)
- Danby Rest Area Monument
- Daggett Garage
- Santa Fe and Salt Lake Trail Monument
- Blue Cut Monument
DETAILED LIST
Below is an alphabetical list of the points of interest along Route 66 in California.
Blue Cut Monument
Blue Cut was originally a rest area for Route 66. It was named for the bluish tint on the rugged hillside to the south. This bluish rugged hillside is the…
Daggett Garage
Daggett is one of the oldest towns in the entire Mojave Desert. When the Santa Fe railroad arrived in 1882, Daggett began as a major railroad town. Because…
Danby Rest Area Monument
Several organizations were resonsible for erecting the Danby Rest Area Monument. It is located next to the large parking area that used to serve as the rest…
Santa Fe and Salt Lake Trail Monument
Located in the middle of the Cajon Pass is a monument that marks an intersection of the Santa Fe and the Salt Lake Trails. The monument was erected in 1917.…