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Cucamonga Service Station Brings Route 66 History to Life

  Featured image credit:  Einbierbitte Travelers have been getting their “kicks on Route 66” since before any of us were born. Thankfully, even in those early days, there were plenty of service stations to keep motorists moving. But time has worked its magic. Gone are those faithful service stations of yore, replaced by newer models. Except in Rancho Cucamonga. There you’ll find the Cucamonga Service Station; a carefully restored and preserved Spanish Colonial-style relic of Route 66 history.  Credit to Klusman In the early 1900s, record keeping wasn’t quite as meticulous as it is today. Or maybe record  storage  was as haphazard as it is today. Either way, it seems there’s no official documentation of the Cucamonga Service Station’s 1915 origin. But ask around Rancho Cucamonga and anyone who actually knows what you’re talking about will likely attribute the station’s construction to one Henry Klusman.  Klusman was a big name in Rancho Cucamonga’s early day...