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Amboy, California: Shoe Tree (Grounded)

Just up Route 66 from Roy's Cafe is a shoe tree. It fell down in March 2010, but the desert air has preserved it, and people continue to add shoes.

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Route 66 shoe tree

About 10 miles east of Ludlow, CA is a shoe tree - the first I've ever seen. So far it's only got a couple dozen pairs of shoes, but from the appearance of some of the shoes I'd say they've been accumulating for a number of years.

[Dan Mahoney, 03/03/2003]

Shoe Tree (Grounded)

Address:
Route 66, Amboy, CA
Directions:
Old Route 66, 30 miles west of Ludlow, just east of Amboy, California.
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