There were a lot of roadside attractions. It was the heyday of big Cadillacs and Buicks. Moore over dinner at Miss Kitty's Steakhouse. 'Route 66 is what we call the mother road,' says Mayor John W. It’s a noteworthy stop on Route 66, which helped usher in a new era of road trip culture for Americans. Today, Williams is less known for its high noon scuffles and more for its proximity to the Grand Canyon. The Arizona frontier town was a place where cowboys, loggers, and railroad workers would get rowdy, get drunk, and get into trouble-often at casinos and brothels, which were legal until 1907. In the days of yore, Williams had a rough reputation.