Route 66: Travelers and Tribes

PMH | November 12, 2026 | Lectures , Where History Meets The Road: Celebrating Route 66 & Colorado Boulevard November 12, 2026 @ 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm – General Admission: $18 | PMH Members: $13 Join Dine’Tah Navajo Cultural Program Director and historian, Shawn Price as he discusses the highway’s economic impact on tribal communities. Location Pasadena Museum of History Thursday, November 12 | 7:00 pm The rise of automobiles, innovations in travel, and accessibility to scenic locations via Route 66 allowed people to travel like never before. Passing through the Southwest, Route 66 brought a large influx of visitors and tourism to areas along the route. Join Dine’Tah Navajo Cultural Program Director and historian, Shawn Price as he discusses the highway’s economic impact on tribal communities. Learn how Route 66 created a crossroad of commerce and convergence for travelers and indigenous populations along the “Mother Road.”