As the nation’s Interstate system made Historic Route 66 obsolete, the Midwest Travel Plaza in Cuba, Missouri, found itself at the corner of America's new network. The 40-acre truck stop is an employer for local students, a place for law enforcement to gather and a safe place for truckers to spend the night. Although most travelers are gone in a matter of minutes, those who pass through are witness to a functioning Americana as reality and not as relic.