matter of time: route 66 through the lens of change," photographer ellen and route 66 historian nick gerlich capture scenes along the route that speak to its past. while in amarillo, we rode along with gerlich, following the path of the old highway. >> why do you think this highway is still popular today, even after decades after it was decommissioned? mr. gerlich: it has a lot to do with nostalgia today. people want to revisit places that maybe they experienced as a child. that is a huge part of the nostalgia. but there is another kind of nostalgia as well. it is called anna moya. it is a desire to visit a place in the past that you never experienced. and so, for younger americans, and for international tourists of all ages for whom route 66 was only something they may have heard about, coming to do route 66 by car or motorcycle or bicycle today is getting to visit a distant past that they have only seen in books. when route 66 came through town in 1926, our airport, at least the modern airport, was not here. today, you can drive on northeast 8th and you run into a fence that is now protect