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Table of Contents
Introduction...................................................... 3 US Map ..........................................................4-5 History .............................................................6-9 Route 66 Assocations ................................... 10 Chambers of Commerce, Convention & Visitors Bureaus..............12-15 Museums....................................................16-23 Events .........................................................24-25 Artists & Authors ........................................26-29
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STATE OF ILLINOIS Illinois State Map............................................ 31 Chicago Metro Area ...............................32-35 Joliet ...........................................................36-39 Chicago-Joliet-Wilmington Classified...40-43 Joliet to Bloomington-Normal ................44-45 Bloomington-Normal Metro Area..........46-51 Bloomington-Normal to Shirley ................... 51 Bloomington-Normal Classified .............52-55 Shirley to Lincoln ............................................ 56 Lincoln ........................................................57-58 Lincoln to Springfield................................58-59 Springfield Metro Area ............................60-61 Springfield to Auburn ...............................62-63 Springfield-Lincoln Classified ..................64-66 Springfield-Edwardsville................................ 68 Hamel at Hwy 4 to Hwy 157 ........................ 69 Edwardsville to Chain of Rocks ..............70-72 Chain of Rocks............................................... 73 Edwardsville Classified .............................74-75 STATE OF MISSOURI Missouri State Map........................................ 77 Saint Louis ..................................................78-87 Saint Louis Classified ................................88-91 Saint Louis to Stanton.................................... 92 Stanton to Bourbon ...................................... 93 Bourbon to Fanning-Cuba Area ................ 94 Cuba ............................................................... 95 Fanning to Dillon Saint James Area ........... 96 Saint James .................................................... 97 Dillon to Doolittle-Rolla Area........................ 98 Doolittle to Devils Elbow ............................... 99 Pacific St Clair-Cuba-Rolla Classified .............................................100-101 Devils Elbow to Laquey .......................102-103 Laquey to Hazelgreen................................104 Hazelgreen to Lebanon-Lebanon Area ..105 Lebanon ................................................106-107 Lebanon Classified ..............................108-109 Lebanon to Conway ..................................110 Conway to Marshfield ................................111 Marshfield to Strafford.................................112 Strafford to Springfield ................................112 Springfield Area ....................................113-115 Springfield Classified ............................116-117 Springfield to Paris Springs..........................118 Paris Springs to Phelps.................................119 Phelps to Avilla .............................................120
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Avilla to Carthage.......................................121 Carthage...............................................122-123 Carterville & Webb City .............................124 Webb City ....................................................125 Webb City to Joplin .............................126-127 Joplin Area ............................................128-135 Joplin Classified ....................................136-139 STATE OF KANSAS Kansas State Map .......................................140 Galena..........................................................141 Riverton .........................................................142 Riverton - Baxter Springs .............................143 Baxter Springs........................................144-145 Kansas Classified ..................................146-147
STATE OF OKLAHOMA Oklahoma State Map ................................148 Quapaw to Commerce .....................150-151 Commerce ..................................................152 Commerce to Miami...........................152-153 Miami .....................................................154-158 Maimi to Afton .............................................159 Afton Station .........................................160-161 Afton to Vinita ..............................................162 Vinita .............................................................163 Grove .....................................................164-165 Miami Area Classified ..........................166-169 Vinita to Chelsea.........................................170 Chelsea.........................................................170 Chelsea to ClaremoreClaremore Area .....................................171 Claremore .............................................172-173 Claremore to Tulsa ...............................174-175 Tulsa Metro Area...................................176-179 Tulsa to Kellyville Sapulpa Area.................180 Kellyville to Bristow .......................................181 Bristow ...........................................................182 Bristow to Stroud-Stroud Area....................183 Stroud to Davenport ............................184-185 Tulsa Classifed .......................................186-189 Davenport to Chandler .............................190 Chandler .....................................................191 Chandler to Wellston Wellston To Arcadia .................................192 Arcadia .........................................................193 Arcadia to Edmond....................................194 Edmond to Oklahoma City .......................195 Oklahoma City .....................................196-197 Oklahoma City to Bethany/Yukon ....198-199 Bethany/Yukon to El Reno .........................200 El Reno ...................................................201-204 El Reno West .................................................205 Oklahoma City Area Classified..........206-211 Geary to Bridgeport/Weatherford ...........212 Weatherford .........................................213-215 Weatherford to Clinton ..............................216 Clinton to Elk City ........................................217 Elk City ...........................................................218 Elk City to Texola ..........................................219 Weatherford-Clinton Area Classified .. 220-221
STATE OF TEXAS Texas State Map ..........................................222 Shamrock to Amarillo ..........................224-229 Amarillo East Side ........................................230 Amarillo ..................................................231-235 Amarillo West Side .......................................236 Bushland to Glenrio .............................237-239 Amarillo Area Classified ......................240-243 STATE OF NEW MEXICO New Mexico State Map .............................245 Glenrio to Santa Rosa .........................246-247 Tucumcari..............................................248-249 Santa Rosa ............................................250-253 Tucumcari-Santa Rosa Classified ......254-257 Santa Rosa to Tijeras ...................................258 Moriarty.........................................................259 Albuquerque ........................................260-267 Albuquerque Classified.......................268-275 Albuquerque to Grants-Gallup..........276-277 Grants-Gallup-Lupton .........................278-279 Grants-Gallup Classified......................280-281 Santa Fe .................................................282-291 Santa Fe Classified ...............................292-295 STATE OF ARIZONA Arizona State Map ......................................296 Lupton to Holbrook-Winslow...............298-299 Joseph City ..................................................300 Winslow .........................................................301 Holbrook-Winslow .................................302-303 Holbrook-Joseph City-Winslow Classifed..............................................304-305 Flagstaff..................................................306-310 Williams ..................................................311-316 Seligman .......................................................317 Flagstaff-Williams Classified.................318-321 Kingman ................................................322-327 Kingman Classified...............................328-331 STATE OF CALIFORNIA California State Map ..................................332 Oatman to Victorville .................................334 Topock to Needles ......................................335 Needles..................................................336-338 Amboy-Ludlow-Newberry Springs............339 Barstow ..................................................340-342 Helendale..............................................343-345 Victorville ...............................................346-349 Needles-Barstow-Victorville Classified .............................................350-353 San Bernardino .....................................354-361 San Bernardino Classified ...................362-367 Pasadena .....................................................368 Santa Monica .......................................369-373 Pasadena-Santa Monica Classified .. 374-378 WHITE PAGES Route 66 Community Whites ............... 379-432
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Introduction
HOW THE DREAM OF
“Keeping You On The Mother Road ” WAS BORN!
One day a friend, Joe Hughes, came
to me with a trip that he thought we should go on. “Route 66” he said. So we planned a trip to Joplin where we turned right on the old route. As we travelled Route 66 we thought we would find shops with Route 66 item’s. Finally in Adrian, TX we found just such a place. We looked for a book that would keep us on the route and found one from 1946 and another from the 1990’s but none that had complete and up to date information. As we traveled the “Mother Road” we talked about the type of publication that would be helpful and the sections that would be needed to complete a dream book for Route 66. As we traveled “The Mother Road” again the next year we thought we would remember where the turns would be but we still had a hard time staying on the old route. The need for a Route 66 travel guide became more apparent. Opening By: Dave Emerson
4728 Black Swan Drive • Shawnee, Kansas 66216 Office: 913-631-3600 motherroadinc@yahoo.com www.motherroadllc.com William Emerson C.F.O Dave Emerson Founder, President & C.E.O. Christi Emerson, Executive Editor Blake Hughes, Story Editior Stories By: Dave Clark, Jim Conkle, C.H. Skip Curtis, Jane Dippel, Brian Emerson, Dave Emerson, Bill Glazier, Ron Hart, Claudia Heller - Correspondent, David Myers- Illinois Historical Society, Barbara Maxwell, Pam Reeder, Joe Sonderman, John & Leanore Weiss, Kip Wellborn Book Report By: Bob Trott-Source: www.freeessays123.com Photos By: Darlene Bitter, Dale Butel, Dave Clark, Jim Conkle, Dave Emerson, Ron Hart, Joe Hughes, Elrond Lawrence - Photographer, Bob & Ramona Lehman, Pam Reeder, Route 66 Cruisers Car Club, Bev Scott, Barb Sheldon, Joe Sonderman, Ken Turmel, WDR Photography - Bill Russell Illustration By: Richard Schlecht
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Information By: City of Davenport OK, City of Dwight, IL, City of Joplin, MO, City of Moriarty, NM, City of Shamrock, TX, City of Stroud, OK, Vinita OK-Chamber of Commerce, Chelsea OK-Chamber of Commerce, Route 66 Cruisers Car Club-Claremore, OK, Rose Bowl Event Center-Tulsa, OK, Santa Rose Campground & RV Park-Santa Rosa, NM, Stanley Marsh III, www.theroadwanderer.net, Illinois State Historical Society, Springfield Convention and Visitors Bureau, Meramec Caverns Marshfield Area Chamber of Commerce and Tourist Info. Center, Webb City Chamber of Commerce, Kansas Historic Route 66 Association, Oklahoma Parks and Recreation, Dave Emerson, Waylan’s KU-KU Burger About The Cover: Sitgreaves Pass, Arizona - Elevation 3556 Ft. Photo provided by Jeff Leonard
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History of the Mother Road
Chicago to Joplin HISTORY OF THE MOTHER ROAD
Historic U.S. Highway Map 1926
Return to the Mother Road
At a Total length of 2,448 miles on opening day Route 66 became the most popular Highway in the world. In 1926 Route 66 was a dream come true for Americans all across the U.S. Starting in Chicago and ending in L. A., Route 66 connects these two Seaports together allowing the trucking industry to flourish. U.S. Highway 66 was commissioned on Nov. 11, 1926. Three years later “The Mother Road” stretched too it’s longest at 2,499 miles. Businessmen Cyrus Avery of Tulsa, Oklahoma, & John Woodruff of Springfield, Missouri deserve most of the credit for promoting the idea of linking these two seaports between Illinois & California. They lobbied until their dreams merged with the national program of highway and road development. “The Mother Road was created by connecting together Main Streets of towns and old trails started by Indians, Military and animal trackers of the time. Route 66 Gets a shot in the arm in the 1930’s “The New Deal”. This Federal Program From 1933 to 1938 put thousands of jobless men from back to work. These laborers worked on Route 66 by day and lived next to the road by night. Through these years they pave the final stretches of the road. Because of the hard work of these dedicated men, Route 66, “the Chicago to Los Angeles highway” was reported to be “continuously paved” in 1938. Alignment Changes on Route 66 Started in June 1935, extending from downtown Los Angeles to Santa Monica. The same day Route 66 was rerouted over the Chain of Rocks Bridge in north St. Louis. In September 1937, it was moved to include Santa Rosa to Albuquerque, NM, by passing Santa Fe. Two hard sections of paving on U.S. 66 was also completed in the 1930’s. These sections are located in Missouri between Rolla, and Lebanon which had been closed for a year during construction and re-opened on March 15, 1931. 8,000 people attend a celebration in Rolla, Mo. One of these sections is still referred to as “Hookers Cut”, which was at that time the largest limestone cut in U. S. Highway history. By mid-1938, paving is completed on the last unpaved section of Route 66. That section was in Oldham County, TX between Adrian and Glenrio. This completed the Chicago to Santa Monica Route 66 as we know it today. Continued Next Page
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Illinois & Kansas was the 1st & 2nd State completely paved. Missouri was the 3rd to Finish its portion of Route 66 and they completed this state on January 5, 1931. Route 66 helped to start the single greatest wartime mobilization of manpower in our history. Between 1941 and 1945 our government invested approximately $70 billion in Federal Highway projects throughout California, and a large portion of the southwest. Also the southwest was selected to be home for several military bases which were in the Los Angeles, area and other areas of the southwest. This large amount of tax dollars served to start entirely new industries that created thousands of civilian jobs through out the U.S. After the war, Americans were more mobile than ever before. Thousands of former military personal who received military training in Arizona, California, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas moved to these areas to avoid the cold winters of the northeast for the warm dry weather of the Southwest. Route 66 provided an easy way to complete their move. Businessmen of this era recognized early on that travelers of Route 66 would need food, auto repair and place to stay. Most Americans who traveled “The Mother Road” did not stay in hotels in most cases. They stayed at motels which came from auto camps and the tourist homes. Auto camps and tourist homes gave way to motor courts which then became the Motel that we know today. Later they added restaurants, souvenir shops and even some with swimming pools. After World War II our economy was booming and the strain on our national highway system had left our roads in rough condition. Route 66 in the 1950’s brought many motorists to an already strained highway system. The new federal interstate system that lobbyists in Washington were talking about was supported and pushed by the White House. The Federal Aid Highway Act of 1956 was voted in by Congress and thus the beginning of the demise of Route 66. Route 66 was passed by in the 70’s by the new federal interstate system. By this time the main flow of traffic had shifted to the new interstates. So, some small towns were by passed. This caused ghost towns in certain areas. The last section of Route 66 that was decommissioned happened in October 1984 when the final section of Interstate 40 at Williams, Arizona was completed. As Route 66 celebrates its 81st birthday and that this point we find about 85% of the old route is accessible and open for a great way to see America. As we think about Route 66, one might remember the “First Annual International -Trans-Continental Foot Race”, or the “Bunion Derby” as it came to be
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History of the Mother Road St. Louis to Santa Fe Historic U.S. Highway Map 1926
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known. The race started in Los Angeles on March 4, 1928, and covered the entire length of 66 to Chicago, and then went on to Madison Square Garden in New York, ending on May 26, 1928. The race, and the first prize of $25,000, is won by Andy Payne, a 20 year-old from Claremore, Oklahoma - a Route 66 town and the stomping ground of Will Rogers. He covers 3,422.3 miles in 84 days, with an actual running time of 573 hours, 4 minutes and 34 seconds. Early on Route 66 became apart of our American pop culture. Books, Movies, TV Shows and Songs glorified our national treasure. On June 22nd, 1952, the old Chain of Rocks Bridge in north St. Louis was the first of eight stops dedicating U.S. 66 as the Will Rogers Highway, as part of a crosscountry promotional tour for the movie “The Story of Will Rogers”. Who can ever forget John Steinbeck’s 1939 novel and 1940 movie, “The Grapes of Wrath”, which chronicles the forced westward migration of the “Okies” from their bank-foreclosed farms through the eyes of the road family. Or Bobby Troup’s 1946 hit, “Get Your Kicks on Route 66” “Don’t forget Winona”, and the 1946 book by Jack Rittenhouse, “A Guide Book to Highway 66” which mile-by-mile describes gas stations, diners and places to see. Then, in the early 60s, another generation learned about Route 66 when Buz and Todd spent 116 TV episodes traveling America in their Corvette. Route 66 became a destination unto itself. With its caverns, scenic mountains, beautiful canyons and sparkling deserts being heavily promoted by the U.S. 66 Highway Association, Route 66 became the ultimate road trip. This spawned trading posts, full-service gas stations, grills with fried chicken, “blue plate specials” and homemade pie, mom and pop motor courts, Native American festivals and every other type of tourist Continued Next Page
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traps known to man. Unfortunately, with the advent of the interstate system, Route 66 became a victim of its own success. The road was decommissioned piecemeal by the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) as interstate construction progressed. Route 66 was completely decertified the last 1,162 mile on June 27, 1985. The last section of old 66, 5.7 miles through Williams, Arizona was bypassed on October 13, 1984. Route 66 was “replaced” by Interstates 55, 44, 40, 15 and 10. As a side note, in December 1962, Missouri petitioned AASHTO, on behalf of all the Route 66 states, to have the interstates renumbered as I-66 from Chicago to Los Angeles. Needless to say, the request was refused. Route 66, however, like a stubborn maverick, refused to die. The old road is still with us today, and now is the time for another generation to learn about and experience this great highway. To spearhead this effort, Route 66 Associations have been established and are active in all 8 Route 66 states, with a stated mission “to preserve, promote and develop old Route 66 - The Main Street of America”. In Missouri, the Route 66 Association of Missouri originated from the efforts of dedicated volunteers who, in the fall of 1989, realized old 66 deserved recognition and preservation. The Association is a qualified 501(c)(3) non-profit Missouri corporation, started on January 13, 1990. This History of the Mother Road has been assembled by Dave Emerson from several sources including History books, Street of towns that (AASHTO) & Assorted Route 66 Associations In each State. So i hope your next vacation takes your family and friends down “The Mother Road” to new adventures and old sites of our great nation. Have a great time on the Mother Road. . By Dave Emerson
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Associations
Route 66 Association Of Illinois 2743 Veterns Parkway, Room166 Springfield, IL
Route 66 Association Of Missouri Tommy Pike, President 1602 East Dale Street Springfield, Missouri 65803 417-865-1318 furyon66@earthlink.net
Kansas Historic Route 66 Association
Texas Old Route 66 Association
P.O. Box 66 McLean, Texas 79057 806-779-2225 barbwiremuseum@centramedia.net trewblue@centramidea.net
New Mexico Route 66 Association 1415 Central NE Albuquerque, New Mexico 87106 president@rt66nm.org information@rt66nm.org 505-852-2995
Meetings are held the 1st Thursday before the 2nd Saturday of each month at 7:00 pm in the Baxter Springs Kansas Heritage Center and Museum at 740 East Avenue Baxter Springs, KS. heritagectr@4state.com
Historic Route 66 Association of Arizona
Oklahoma Route 66 Association
California Historic Route 66 Association
PO Box 66 Baxter Springs, Kansas 66713 620-856-2385
P.O. Box 446 • Chandler, OK 74834 405.258.0008 okrt66association@ sbcglobal.net ww.oklahomaroute66.com
PO Box 66 Kingman, Arizona 86402
PO Box 64 Azusa, CA 91702-0064 fsroadie66@sbcglobal.net
National Historic Route 66 Federation
P.O. Box 1848, Dept. WS Lake Arrowhead, California 92352 909-336-6131
Route 66 World Association
204 N. Main Casa Grande Hotel Off Route 66 Elk City, OK 73644 405-243-0437
Canadian Route 66 Association
P.O. Box # 31061 #8 - 2929 St. Johns St. Port Moody, B.C. V3H 4W9 Canada 604-341-6634
Dutch Route 66 Association
Postbus 2013 1620 EA Hoorn, The Netherlands
Norwegian Route 66 Association Smorasveien 22 5238 Radal, Norway
Route 66 Association of Belgium
Georges Moreai Street 172 1070 Brussels, Belgium
Route 66 of France
ASSOCIATIONS
88 rue du Chateau F. 92600 Asnieres, France
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ASSOCIATIONS
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ABRAHAM LINCOLN TOURISM BUREAU OF LOGAN COUNTY
info@abe66.com 1555 5th St Lincoln, IL.........217-732-8687
ALBUQUERQUE CONVENTION & VISITORS BUREAU
681 N 1st Ave PO Box 698 Barstow, CA ................... 760-256-8617
BAXTER SPRINGS CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
20 First Plaza NW Ste 601 Albuquerque, NM .................505-842-9918 Toll Free ...............................800-284-2282
AMARILLO CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
www.Amarillo-Chamber.org 1000 S Polk St Amarillo, TX .. 806-373-7800
AMARILLO CONVENTION & VISITORS BUREAU
CHAMBERS, CONVENTION CENTERS & VISITORS BUREAUS
BARSTOW AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE & VISITORS BUREAU
www.Amarillo-CVB.org 1000 S Polk St Amarillo, TX ................... 800-692-1338
AMARILLO VISITOR INFORMATION CENTER
401 S Buchanan St Amarillo, TX .........................806-374-8474
ARCADIA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
388 W Huntington Dr Arcadia, CA..........................626-447-2159
info@baxtersprings.us 1004 Military Ave Baxter Springs, KS ..............620-856-3131
BEVERLY HILLS CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
info@hollywoodchamber.com 239 S Beverly Dr Beverly Hills, CA ..................310-248-1000
BEVERLY HILLS CONVENTION & VISITORS BUREAU
239 S Beverly Dr Beverly Hills, CA ..................800-345-2210
BLOOMINGTON NORMAL CONVENTION & VISITORS BUREAU
erin@visitbn.org www.BloomingtonNormalCVB.org 2101 CIRA Dr Ste 201 Bloomington, IL ....................309-665-0033
BRISTOW CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
1 Railroad Place PO Box 127 Bristow, OK ..........................918-367-5151
C CARTHAGE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
info@carthagechamber.com 402 S Garrison Ave Carthage, MO ................ 417-358-2373
CATOOSA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
www.CatoosaChamber.Tripod.com PO Box 297 Catoosa, OK ...918-266-6042
CENTRAL ILLINOIS TOURISM DEVELOPMENT OFFICE
700 E Adams St Springfield, IL .......................217-525-7980
CHANDLER OKLAHOMA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE info@chandlerok.com www.ChandlerOK.com 804 Manvel Chandler, OK .. 405-258-0673
CHELSEA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
rjohnson@bankboc.com PO Box 392 Chelsea, OK....918-789-2220
CHICAGO CONVENTION & TOURISM BUREAU
301 E Cermak Chicago, IL ..312-567-8500
CLAREMORE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
419 W Will Rogers Blvd Claremore, OK .....................918-341-2818
CLINTON CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
office@clintonok.org 101 S 4th St Clinton, OK .. 580-323-2222
CUBA AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE cuba@msn.com www.CubaMOChamber.com NE Corner Of I-44 & Hwy 19 Cuba, MO ...................... 573-885-2531 Toll Free ......................... 877-212-8429
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DAVENPORT CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
PO Box 66 Davenport, OK ..918-377-2241
DUARTE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE jim@duartechamber.com www.DuarteChamber.com 1105 Oak Ave Duarte, CA....626-357-3333
DWIGHT CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
dwightchamber@sbcglobal.net 119 W Main St Dwight, IL ..815-584-2091
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EDMOND OKLAHOMA AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
info@edmondchamber.com 825 E 2nd St Ste 100 Edmond, OK ........................405-341-2808
EDWARDSVILLE-GLEN CARBON CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
200 University Park Dr Ste 260 Edwardsville, IL....................618-656-7600
EL RENO CHAMBER OF COMMERCE elrenochamber@swbell.net info@elreno.org 206 N Bickford El Reno, OK.. 405-262-1188 Toll Free ................................. 888-535-7366
ELK CITY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE elkcitychamber@itlnet.net PO Box 972 Elk City, OK .....580-225-0207
EUREKA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
kellylubker@eurekachamber.us 22 Dryer Ave Eureka, MO 63025 ........ 636-938-6062
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FLAGSTAFF CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
101 W Route 66 Flagstaff, AZ.........................928-774-4505
FLAGSTAFF CONVENTION & VISITORS BUREAU
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KINGMAN AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE 120 W Andy Devine Kingman, AZ .................. 928-753-6253
Flagstaff, AZ.........................928-774-9541 Toll Free ...............................800-842-7293
G GALLUP-MCKINLEY COUNTY AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE bill@thgallupchamber.com 103 W Hwy 66 Gallup, NM ..505-722-2228 Toll Free ...............................800-380-4989
GEARY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE E Main St Geary, OK ...........405-884-2765
GLENDORA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
info@glendora-chamber.org 131 East Foothill Blvd Glendora, CA .......................626-963-4128
GLENRIO WELCOME CENTER
37315-C Interstate 40 San Jon, NM ........................575-576-2424
GRANTS COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
PO Box 297 Grants, NM......505-287-4802 Toll Free ...............................800-748-2142
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Chambers, Convention & Visitors
www.LaVerneChamber.org info@lavernechamber.org 2078 Bonita Ave La Verne, CA .......................909-593-5265
LEBANON CHAMBER OF COMMERCE Located In City Hall 401 S Jefferson Lebanon, MO .......................417-532-4642
LINCOLN ILLINOIS CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
www.ChamberOfCommerce.com 1555 5th St Lincoln, IL.........217-732-8739
LITCHFIELD CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
info@litchfieldchamber.com 311 N Madison St Litchfield, IL..........................217-324-2533
LUTHER CHAMBER OF COMMERCE PO Box 56 Luther, OK .........405-277-3833
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MARSHFIELD CHAMBER OF COMMERCE & TOURIST INFORMATION CENTER
1350 Spur Dr Ste 190 Marshfield, MO ....................417-859-3925
HOLBROOK ARIZONA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE VISITORS CENTER & MUSEUM
holbrook@gotouraz.com www.GoTourAZ.com 100 E Arizona St Holbrook, AZ ........................928-524-6558 Toll Free...............................800-524-2459
J JOLIET CHAMBER OF COMMERCE info@jolietchamber.com 63 N Chicago St Joliet, IL ....815-727-5371
JOPLIN MISSOURI CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
320 E 4th St Joplin, MO ......417-624-4150
MCLEAN AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
PO Box 445 McLean, TX .....806-779-2564
MONROVIA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE 620 S Myrtle Ave Monrovia, CA ....................... 626-358-1159
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NEEDLES CALIFORNIA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
PO Box 705 Needles, CA ....760-326-2050
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OKLAHOMA CITY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
123 Park Ave Oklahoma City, OK ..............405-297-8900
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Chambers, Convention & Visitors ROUTE 66 VISITOR’S WELCOME CENTER & GIFT SHOP
401 W Main St Carterville, MO .....................417-673-5966
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ST CLAIR AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
chamber@stclairmo.com 920 Plaza Dr Ste F St Clair, MO .........................636-629-1889
ST LOUIS CONVENTION & VISITORS BUREAU
701 Convention Plaza Ste 300 St Louis, MO ........................314-421-1023 Toll Free ...............................800-325-7962
SAN BERNARDINO AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE sba.chamber@verizon.net 546 W 6th St San Bernardino, CA.............909-885-7515
CHAMBERS, CONVENTION CENTERS & VISITORS BUREAUS
SAN DIMAS CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
246 E Bonita Ave San Dimas, CA ....................909-592-3818
SAN MARINO CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OKLAHOMA CITY OKLAHOMA CONVENTION & VISTITORS BUREAU
okccvb@okccvb.org 189 W Sheridan Ave Oklahoma City, OK ..............405-297-8912 Toll Free ...............................800-225-5652
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PACIFIC AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
SANTA MONICA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
PONTIAC CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
SANTA MONICA CONVENTION AND VISITORS BUREAU
333 Chamber Dr Pacific, MO .................... 636-938-6062
clambert@pontiacchamber.org 210 N Plumb St Pontiac, IL ...................... 815-844-5131
R RANCHO CUCAMONGA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE info@ranchochamber.org 7945 Vineyard Ave Ste D-5 Rancho Cucamonga, CA .....909-987-1012
ROLLA MISSOURI CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
1311 Kings Hwy Rolla, MO ..573-364-3577 Toll Free ...............................888-809-3817
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sanmarinochamber@att.net 2304 Huntington Dr Ste 202 San Marino, CA ...................626-286-1022
info@smchamber.com 1234 6th St Ste 100 Santa Monica, CA.......... 310-393-9825
info@santamonica.com 1920 Main St Ste B Santa Monica, CA.......... 310-319-6263 Toll Free ......................... 800-544-5319
SANTA MONICA WALK-IN VISITOR INFORMATION CENTER info@santamonica.com 1920 Main St Santa Monica, CA... 310-393-7593 Toll Free...............................800-544-5319
SANTA ROSA NEW MEXICO CHAMBER OF COMMERCE rdelgado@srnm.org 244 S 4th St Santa Rosa, NM ............ 575-472-3404
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SAYRE OKLAHOMA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
7 N 4th St Sayre, OK ...........580-928-3386
SELIGMAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
www.SeligmanArizona.org PO Box 65 Seligman, AZ .. 928-308-8210
SPRINGFIELD ILLINOIS CONVENTION & VISITORS BUREAU
jeff.berg@sprinfield.il.us www.Visit-SpringfieldIL.com Jeff Berg-Public Information Officer 109 N 7th St Springfield, IL ................. 217-789-2360 Toll Free ......................... 800-545-7300
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SPRINGFIELD MISSOURI CONVENTION & VISITORS BUREAU
cvb@springfieldmo.org 815 E Saint Louis St Ste 100 Springfield, MO .............. 417-881-5300 Downtown Visitor Information Center Toll Free ......................... 800-678-8767
STAUNTON ILLINOIS CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
info@stauntonil.com PO Box 248 Staunton, IL.....618-635-8356
STROUD CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
www.StroudOK.com stroudch@brightok.net 216 W Main St Stroud, OK ..918-968-3321
T TUCUMCARI NEW MEXICO CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
chamber@tucumcarinm.com 404 W Rt 66 Tucumcari, NM ..575-461-1694
2 W 2nd St Ste 150 Tulsa, OK ....................... 918-560-0270
V VEGA & ADRIAN OLDHAM COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE oldhamco@arn.net www.OldhamCOfC.org 904 Main PO Box 538 Vega, TX ..............................806-267-2828
VINITA AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
PO Box 882 Vinita, OK ........918-256-7133
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200 W Railroad Ave Williams, AZ .........................928-635-0273
WILMINGTON ILLINOIS CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
CHAMBERS, CONVENTION CENTERS & VISITORS BUREAUS
www.GSCC.org 1011 S 2nd St Springfield, IL .. 217-525-1173
TULSA AREA CONVENTION AND VISITORS BUREAU
eric.fisher@cbvast.com C/O The Free Press Advocate 111 S Water St Wilmington, IL ................ 815-476-7966
WINSLOW ARIZONA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
info@winslowarizona.org 523 W 2nd St PO Box 460 Winslow, AZ .........................928-289-2434
WAYNESVILLE-ST ROBERT CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
137 St Robert Blvd Ste B St Robert, MO......................573-336-5121
WEST HOLLYWOOD VISITORS BUREAU
info@visitwesthollywood.com 8687 Melrose Ave Ste M-38 West Hollywood, CA ............310-289-2525 Toll Free ...............................800-368-6020
WEST LOS ANGELES CHAMBER OF COMMERCE info@westlachamber.org 2990 S Sepulveda Blvd Ste 300-A Los Angeles, CA ..................310-481-0600
Y YUKON CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
510 Elm St Yukon, OK .........405-354-3567
TULSA AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
nancyphillips@tulsachamber.com webmaster@tulsachamber.com 2 W 2nd St Tulsa, OK ..........918-585-1201 Toll Free ............................... 800-558-3311
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755 S Mustang Blvd Williams, AZ .........................928-635-1000
ARIZONA HISTORICAL SOCIETY PIONEER MUSUEM
3101 N Fort Valley Rd Flagstaff, AZ.........................928-774-6272
ART LAB
1410 Montana Ave Santa Monica, CA................310-394-5200
B BAXTER SPRINGS HERITAGE CENTER MUSEUM
740 East Ave Baxter Springs, KS ..............620-856-2385
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300 S Grand El Reno, OK ...405-262-5121
CAR MUSEUM
1575 Woodson Rd St Louis, MO ........................314-993-1330
CHATHAM RAILROAD MUSEUM & DEPOT www.ChathamRailroadMuseum.org 100 N State St Chatham, IL .. 218-483-7792
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33703 2nd St Daggett, CA...760-254-2629
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At The Corner Of Spring & Edwards Sts Springfield ............................217-782-7386
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301 2nd St SW Atlanta, IL ...217-648-2056
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M MCDONALD’S ROUTE 66 MUSEUM 1398 N E St San Bernardino, CA.............909-885-6324
MCLEAN ALLENREED AREA MUSEUM
116 Main St McLean ............806-779-2731
MEMORYVILLE USA MUSEUM
2220 N Bishop Ave Rolla, MO .............................573-364-1810
MOJAVE RIVER VALLEY MUSEUM
270 E Virginia Way Barstow, CA .........................760-256-5452
MUSEUM OF NORTHERN ARIZONA 2340 N Fort Valley Rd Flagstaff, AZ.........................928-774-5213
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MUSEUM OF SCIENCE & INDUSTRY 57th St & Lake Shore Dr Chicago, IL...........................773-684-1414
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NAVAJO NATION MUSEUM
264 Hwy 274 Post Office Lp Rd Window Rock, NM ...............928-871-7941
NEEDLES REGIONAL MUSEUM
929 Front St Needles, CA....760-326-5678
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1617 W Oak Carthage, MO .. 417-358-2667
R RIORDAN MANSION STATE HISTORIC PARK
Located At Arizona State University Flagstaff, AZ.........................928-779-4395
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2100 52nd St NE Oklahoma City, OK ..............405-602-6664
SHEA’S GAS STATION MUSEUM
2075 Peoria Rd Springfield ...................... 217-522-0475
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SOUTHWEST INDIAN FOUNDATION 201 E Historic Hwy 66 Gallup, NM ...........................505-863-4131
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Feb. 24-26 Route 66 Hot Boat & Custom Car Show 100 G Street Needles, CA Email mstmcgee27@aol.com For more Info ..........................760-326-2050 March 3 Bob Wills Birthday Bash Cain’s Ballroom, Tulsa, OK March 16-18 Shamrock St. Patrick’s Day Celebration Contact: Dave Rushing Economic & Tourism Director Chamber of Commerce Director 105 Bill Mack Blvd Shamrock, TX .........................806-256-2516 March 31 Race to the Rocker From Cuba to Fanning, MO 66 Outpost 5957 Hwy ZZ Call Danny at ...........................573-885-1484 May 4-6 24th Annual Route 66 Fun Run From Seligman to Topock, AZ azrt66@frontiernet.net www.azrt66.com/funrun.htm Contact Info ............................928-753-5001 May 5 Fried Onion Burger Day Festival Codie Finnigan, Program Director 119 S Rock Island, El Reno,OK E-mail codieleecox.net For more Info ..........................405-262-8888
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May 12 Tabouleh Festival Bristow, Okla. May 17-20 Tulsa International Mayfest 321 S. Boston Suite 101, Tulsa OK For more info ..........................918-582-6435 May 25-26 Clinton Route 66 Festival Downtown & McLain Rodgers Park Clinton, OK ..............................580-323-2222 May 26 Bethany Route 66 Festival Bethany, OK Downtown Area Arlita Harris .............................405-312-0155 May 31-June 3 Route 66 Days Elk City, OK .............................580-225-0207 June 2 Route 66 Blowout, Sapulpa, O Kallie Mcguire .........................918-224-5709 June 7-9 New Mexico Route 66 Motor Tour Motor Tour Starts in Tucumcari & leaves on Saturday 8th for Santa Rosa then to Santa Fe & then on to Albuquerque. Enchanted Trails RV Park has planned a outdoor drive-in movie for that evening. On Sunday the tour is headed for Grants & Gallup. Then in Gallup a Banquet dinner is planned for that evening.
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Cost of the Motor Tour is $35.00 & the Banquet Dinner is $25.00. Any quetions Contact: Vickie Ashcraft, President of the New Mexico Route 66 Assocation at: Enchanted Trails RV Park and Trading Post. E-Mail: vickie@rt66.com 14305 Central NW Albuquerque............................505-831-6317 For the order form see www.rt66nm.org June 7th-9th Wheels On 66 Tucumcari, N.M. www.wheelson66.com For more Info. Call Richard @ the Motel Safari ......................................575-461-1048 June 8th & 9th Route 66 Festival The park will once again play host to this two-day festival highlighting Edwardsville’s place on the historic Mother Road. Contact Katie Grable................618-692-7538 June 8-10 Illinois Route 66 Motor Tour Contact: Jerry Law E-mail thelaw1@sbcglobal.net Or call him at...........................314-440-0040 June 9 Route 66 Wine and Food Festival Stroud, OK Contact: Tommy Smith............918-968-2521 June 9 Ice Cream Festival Tilghman Park Chandler, OK Contact Marilyn .......................405-258-0673 June 9-17 Mother Road Ride Rally June 15-16 Hog Wild BBQ & Chrome Fest Tilghman Park Chandler, OK chandlerchamber@sbcglobal.net Contact....................................405-258-0673 June 23 Revvin’ It Up on Route 66 1st Annual Cruise will be held downtown Miami, OK The classic film American Graffiti will be showing thru out the day in the Coleman Theatre ....................................918-542-1590 July 4 Independence Day Celebration Williams AZ .............................928-635-1418 July 19-22 Fire and Ice Bike Rally Grants Mainstreet Project Grants, N.M. The 11th Anniversary of the Fire and Ice Bike Rally gets back to it’s roots with some good old Rock ‘n’ Roll and includes a ton of fun for all ages. info@fireandicebikerally.com For more info call ....................505-285-3573
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Oct 6 Oklahoma Czech Festival Yukon, OK-For more Info call ..405-206-8142 Oct 6-14 41st Annual Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta www.balloonfiesta.com For more info call ....................888-422-7277 Oct 13 Annual Fall Cruise-In at The Mill 738 S. Washington Lincoln, IL ..217-732-3519 Oct 14 Mother Road Marathon Also known as the Tri State Marathon Commerce, OK & Thru Kansas on Route 66 to Joplin, MO For more info. contact Patrick Tuttle, Director of the Joplin CVB ........................800-657-2534 or ............................................417-625-4790 Oct 13-20 Maple Leaf Festival Carthage, MO-For contact info ..417-358-2373 Oct 20 Route 66 Pecan and Fun Fest Take a detour off historic Route 66 in Claremore and head to the Nut House for a great car show. 26677 S. Route 66 Claremore, OK.........................918-266-1604 Oct 27 7th Annual Roger Miller Festival “King of the Road” You’ll have a Dang Good Time!!! Erick, OK .................................580-526-3505 Oct. 27 Mother Road Chili Cook Off Centennial Park 2nd Ave & Main St Stroud, OK ..............................918-968-3321 Nov 1-4 Will Rogers Days Claremore, OK.........................918-341-0719 Nov 11 Route 66 Marathon 9717 East 42nd Street Suite 217 Tulsa, OK info@route66marathon.com www.route66marathon.com For more Info Call Chris Lieberman ......................918-409-2828 Nov 24 Route 66 Half-Marathon All in Kansas Missouri state line to Oklahoma state line. Get your picture taken at the Rainbow Bridge as you Cross it.For more info. call Scott Nelson at the Old Riverton Store, Riverton KS .............................620-848-3330 Dec 1 Miami Route 66 Christmas Parade Miami, OK www.visitmiamiok.com/events/ Cindy Morris ...........................918-542-4481
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July 21 Summer Fest Central Ave (Route 66) from Girard to Washington in Historic Nob Hill. Central will be closed to traffic throughout the day and night to celebrate the past and present culture of Historic Route 66 in Albuquerque. This event will make for a great day with the whole family. Contact: Jim Neustel at Peacecraft ...............................505-255-5229 Aug 9-12 International Route 66 Festival Victorville is hosting the 2012 International Route 66 Festival next summer, expecting to attract more than 50,000 enthusiasts from around the world. The festival is held each year in one of eight states the Mother Road runs through. The four-day event takes place from Aug. 9 through Aug. 12 in 2012. The Green Tree Inn will be hosting a classic car show during the festival with food and merchandise vendors, said Joe Flores, the general manager of the hotel. TShimura@VVDailyPress.com Contact: Tomoya Shimura .......760-955-5368 Aug 12 Will Rogers & Wiley Post Fly In Oologah, OK ............................918-341-0719 Aug 11 3rd Annual Route 66 Classic Car Cruise is a rain-or-shine event will be Saturday, Aug. 11 from 11 AM to 10 PM in Crestwood and Sunset Hills, culminating at Crestwood Court on Watson Road at Sappington Road. The judging will take place between 1 PM and 2 PM and provide ample opportunity to see vintage automobiles in one locale on the south lot of the mall. www.sunsethillshs.org/route66home.html or for more info call ................314-843-8545 Aug 21-25 Will Rogers Memorial Rodeo Vinita, OK- Ticket Information call Sue Ayres ................................918-244-0265 Aug 25th World’s Largest Calf Fry Festival & Cook-off Vinita, OK For more Info call Vinita Area Chamber of Commerce ...........918-256-7133 Sept 13th-16th The 23rd Annual Stater Bros. Route 66 Rendezvous Mark your calendars today so you can cruise with us. SBCVB – Special Events Office 415 West 2nd Street San Bernardino, CA .................909-388-2934 Sept 21st-23rd International Route 66 Mother Road Festival For more info call ....................317-236-6515 Sept 29 Route 66 Hoot & Scoot and Poker Run Sayre, OK ................................580-928-2514
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Bob Waldmire’s Farewell Tour
The artist and his love affair with the Mother Road STORY BY WILLIAM CROOK JR. - bill.h.crook@gmail.com
Looking for Bobs Art work, go to: www.bobwaldmire.com/catalog/
Last month Bob Waldmire made public what he has known for some time – that he has colon cancer and he probably won’t live much longer. Last Sunday, Nov. 22, “Bob’s Last Art Show” was held at his family’s famous Cozy Dog Drive In. There Waldmire, seated in a wheelchair, greeted hundreds of friends, some from as far away as Oklahoma, and signed
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pieces of his art they had purchased as mementos of an American original. Illinois Times asked Waldmire’s friend and fellow artist, Bill Crook, to pen his thoughts: Bob Waldmire introduced me to Route 66. I was lucky enough to accompany him as he was driving his school bus/studio/home from Illinois to Arizona on Route 66 in the mid1990s. Bob had his itinerary all planned out with stops at numerous attractions. We averaged about 100 miles a day, leaving plenty of time to draw and visit his many friends along the way. Bob knew all the good spots to pull over and sleep. It was a fun way to see the real and forgotten America — mom-and-pop businesses, tourist courts and roadside attractions. In Oklahoma City, a restaurant owner called Bob the “mayor of Route 66.” I became a Route 66-er myself on that trip and published my own series of Route 66 postcards featuring watercolor sketches that I made during our travels. Bob has carved a unique career for himself as an artist. His media are pamphlets, posters and postcards. He is a traveling educator, spreading his philosophy of respect for the earth, all living things and all the historic Continued Next Page
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forgotten scenes of Route 66. Bob is truly a popular artist. He didn’t go to art school, he hasn’t tried to be part of the art world and he definitely hasn’t tried to get rich off his art. His biggest fans are truck drivers, policemen and working class Americans. Until not too long ago, he sold his postcards for 25 cents each. He told me his profit was a nickel apiece after expenses, yet his low prices enabled him to put them in the hands of thousands of customers, and his Route 66 message was conveyed around the world. His prominence has earned him many friends among international Route 66 visitors. As an example of his worldwide fame, Bob received a book in the mail recently in Japanese that contained photos of him and his VW van. Bob was a believer in causes. This he got from growing up in the family of the late Ed Waldmire. Not only did Ed invent the “cozy dog,” but he was a leader in the local World Federalist group and was active in political campaigns starting with Dwight D. Eisenhower. Bob is a peace activist, animal rights activist and bio-regionalist. His vehicles are all mobile billboards for his causes and his many bumper stickers convey his passion. Here are a few examples that I copied down recently: “Peace is Patriotic,” “Resist Much, Obey Little,” “Who Would Jesus Bomb?,” “The Gene Pool Could Use a Little Chlorine,” “Live Simply That Others May Simply Live,” “Better Active Today Than Radioactive Tomorrow,” “The Earth is Full... Go Home,” “Peace Through Music,” Travel Farther... Slower,” “Equal Rights for all Species,” “Support Hemp for a Green Planet” and “Peace Monger.” Bob’s lifelong interest in nature is especially evident in his love for snakes, which landed him in federal court a few years ago with
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a charge of bringing a Mojave rattlesnake to Illinois where he put it into an educational display at the Cozy Dog Drive In. As punishment, the judge sentenced Bob to produce illustrations for the Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie in Joliet. He produced a booklet on invasive plants, so he was even able to turn his punishment into something good for the environment. Bob made his mark as an environmentalist and historian, and now he is becoming history himself; a legendary character who will live on through his great works. William Crook, Jr., of Springfield was inspired to become a pen and ink artist by R. Crumb and Vachel Lindsay. Since 1990, he’s operated the Prairie Press out of his basement on First Street, producing fine art prints and note cards of local subject matter, ranging from Route 66 to the Blagojevich impeachment proceedings.
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s the song says, Route 66 begins in Chicago. However, the song does not say why, nor does it tell us an important fact: without Chicago there would be no Route 66! To tell the story of how Route 66 was born, we need to look much further back—to 1834, when Chicago was incorporated as a village with a population of 350. Back in 1834, Chicago was little more than a swamp, but its namesake river was to become part of a chain of waterways linking New York City with the American frontier. A canal was to be built linking the Chicago River—that flowed into the Great Lakes via Lake Michigan—to the Illinois River, a tributary of the Mississippi River system. To the east, the Erie Canal and the Hudson River connected NYC to the Great Lakes. Chicago was the transfer point between lake traffic and the vast reaches of the western half of the continent. With the promise of great future wealth in mind, people flocked to swampy Chicago in search of a dream of better days. The Illinois & Michigan Canal opened in 1848, and that same year saw the completion of Chicago’s first railroad. While the canal was the reason for Chicago’s existence, it was the railroad that led to the city becoming the Gateway to the West. Twenty-three trunk line railroads radiated out of Chicago like spokes from a wheel hub. All eastern railways terminated in the Windy City, where passengers could board western trains bound for the frontier and the Pacific Coast. Many of those—the Chicago Northwestern, the Rock Island, and the Acheson, Topeka & Santa Fe—promised by the early 20th century to deliver passengers from Chicago
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The start of Route 66 has moved a few times. Originally, Route 66 began on Jackson Blvd. at Michigan Ave. In 1933, the start (and end) was moved east onto the reclaimed land for the world fair to Jackson and Lake Shore Drive. In 1955, Jackson Blvd became one way west of Michigan Ave. and Adams St. became the westbound US-66. However the start of US-66 remained on Jackson at Lake Shore Drive. So, even while currently Adams Street at Michigan Avenue is marked as the starting point, Route 66 never departed from there.
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to L.A. in—66 hours! The trip from Chicago to L.A. proved to be an important connection—linking the historic Gateway to the West with the new commercial capital of the west coast. The trails blazed by waterways and rails were the first to be traced by the automobile. In 1925, the American Association of State Highway Officials (AASHO) formed a committee of five people to create a map linking state highways with uniform numbering to assist motorists traveling across the country. Transcontinental and principal east-west routes were assigned multiples of 10. U.S. Highways 20, 30, 40, 50, 70, and 80 were all marked from Atlantic to Pacific. The lone exception was the crescent-shaped route from Chicago to Los Angeles marked as U.S. 60. The committee felt that one route preserving “the prevailing flow of traffic” from Chicago to the west via St. Louis “would inevitably be one of the most heavily traveled U.S. Highways.” The map drew immediate fire from Kentucky Governor William Fields, who felt that U.S. 60 should be routed east from St. Louis through Kentucky to Continued Next Page
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the Atlantic at Newport News, Virginia. U.S. 50 passed north of Kentucky, and U.S. 70 passed to the south. To Governor Fields, Chicago politics had stolen away his primary highway! He pointed to the fact that three of the five committee members that had drawn the map were interested parties in the Chicago-to-L.A. highway—they were the heads of the highway departments in Illinois, Missouri, and Oklahoma. He threatened to remove Kentucky from the U.S. highway system unless U.S. 60 was re-routed through his state. The backers of the Chicago-to-L.A.
route would not back down in their insistence that this important corridor be represented by a single number. After rejecting a compromise that would have changed the Illinois portion to 60N, for 60 North, they went back and noticed that the number 66 had not yet been assigned. They agreed to let the Kentucky Governor have his Route 60, and they preserved the connection between Chicago and Los Angeles with Route 66. If not for the high regard of the original map makers for the importance of “a single numbered highway connecting Chicago with Los Angeles through St. Louis,” there would have been no reason to fight for Route 66. We can truly say there would be no Route 66 if not for Chicago. Therefore, you cannot get ALL your kicks on Route 66 without coming to Chicago—the place where the road begins! -Story by Dave Clark
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The Lady in Red By John & Lenore Weiss
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they had arranged with his gal pal, Anna Sage, who would be with Dillinger, to be wearing an all red outfit. The rest is history. Forever, Anna Sage would be known as “The Lady in Red.” In 1935 Anna Sage was deported to Romania. But before she left, she lived in a second floor apartment on Water Street just north of Route 66 in Wilmington. For protection she was always accompanied by her two large German shepherds. Also, as the story goes, Melvin Purvis was in charge of the FBI group that gunned down Dillinger. Later, after he retired, Melvin Purvis committed suicide with the same gun he used to shoot John Dillinger. Also of interest – the current building owner says he is not sure if the story about Anna Sage living there is true or not. It is also interesting to mention that his downstairs pub is called the BLIND MULE. Yes, that’s another story. Ask him about it!
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You may have heard the story of how the FBI and police associates gunned down the infamous public enemy number one, John Dillinger. It happened in 1934 at the Biograph Movie Theater on north Lincoln Street in Chicago. The FBI had plans to capture and/or kill Dillinger as he was leaving the theater after watching the movie, “Manhattan Melodrama.” The FBI told all the g-men that they could easily recognize Dillinger even if he was in disguise. You see,
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As the story goes… When Helmet Art Stephens was a child, he would go with his grandfather to collect rent from his tenant, Al Capone. Often Al would pay the old man $30.00 rent and give an extra $20.00 and say “Don’t gamble it all away!” Mr. Stephens also recalls that around the Fourth of July. Al Capone would give $100.00 to each of the fireworks vendors scattered around Cicero, Illinois. He would instruct these vendors to supply all the local kids with whatever fireworks they wanted. It was also said that Big Al was very generous in other ways to his community of Cicero. It was vey important that no bad publicity would occur in his town. Another rule Al had was that no one should whistle at a pretty girl. Mr. Capone felt it was disrespectful. It was very foolish to disobey Big Al’s rules. Chicago Skyline Photo by Dave Clark
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People often ask, “Why did Route 66 start in Chicago?” To get the full answer, you need to explore a 97-mile-long, waterfilled ditch that literally put Chicago on the map and started the city’s rise to prominence as the Gateway to the American West. That ditch was named the Illinois & Michigan (I&M) Canal, and the good news for today’s travelers is that most of the canal corridor is strewn with historic sites, fascinating museums, and great opportunities for camping and recreation. In 1673, Potawatomi guides helped French explorers Jacques Marquette and Louis Joliet traverse tributaries of the Mississippi River system across a watershed divide to the Chicago River. Joliet would report that a canal cut through Mud Lake, the slough that covered the divide, would provide an unbroken navigable waterway from Lake Erie to the Gulf of Mexico. That idea of a connection between east and west at Chicago would be potent, lasting over 150 years until its fruition. In 1836, work teams comprised mainly of Irish immigrants began digging a 97-mile ditch from Bridgeport in Chicago to LaSalle, where the Illinois River was naturally deep enough for navigation. Despite setbacks in construction and national economic panics, the steady flow of newcomers hoping to be part of a new prosperity swelled the population of the Continued Next Page
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Chicago area from 1,300 in 1830 to nearly 69,000 by 1848 when the Illinois & Michigan Canal opened. The canal was soon challenged in passenger transportation by the 1852 completion of the Rock Island Railroad along its corridor, yet it would continue to be an important artery for freight hauling. Over time it gradually became obsolete, ceasing operations in 1933. In 1985, President Ronald Reagan signed into law the creation of the Illinois & Michigan National Heritage Corridor. Today, the I&M Canal is a national landmark and a state trail, winding through farmland, countryside and towns from Chicago to LaSalle. It was the first link in the chain of transportation that would lead to the creation of Route 66—the Canal was the first highway leading from Chicago to the American West. The Canal made it possible for us to get our kicks on 66!
Chicago There are still many reminders within Chicago of the canal’s importance in creating a gateway to the west. On the Adams Street Bridge, where Route 66 crosses the Chicago River, we can see all of the major transportation modes of the last two centuries. Below is the river that connected Lake Michigan to the canal in 1848. On the west riverbank below street level are the trains leading into Union Station. Today, Amtrak still runs trains from this station along the rails once owned by the Chicago & Alton, the railroad that blazed the Mother Road’s trail from Chicago to St. Louis. The Adams Bridge and its near-twin to the south at Jackson Boulevard have carried Route 66 travelers on their way to California during all of the highway’s existence. Descending the stairs at the southeast corner of the Adams Bridge brings us to the dock for the Shoreline Water Taxi (www.shorelinewatertaxi.com), where we can take a ride along the main branch of the Chicago River to Michigan Avenue or Navy Pier. Surrounded by today’s skyscrapers, it is hard to imagine that this river was a meandering stream that sluggishly flowed through tall grass prairie when first seen by Marquette and Joliet in 1673. Most of the canal that once ran southwest through Chicago from its beginning in the Bridgeport neighborhood to the city limits is now buried under Interstate 55. The exception is at the very beginning, where Canal Origins Park (2701 S. Ashland Avenue, www. chicagoparkdistrict.com) now commemorates the importance of the canal to Chicago’s growth. Native Illinois plants fill the park, and walking paths wind through displays of bas-relief artwork depicting historic scenes of the canal created by Chicago school kids. The park is a hint of quiet nature in the middle of urban Chicago.
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Dairy Queen
Illinois
By John & Lenore Weiss
As the story goes… The first Dairy Queen opened on June 22, 1940, at 501 N. Chicago Street, Joliet, Illinois. Chicago Street is original Route 66. It was named Dairy Queen because the founder believed this new tasty treat was the Queen of dairy products. The building still stands.
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Chicago Portage One-half mile north of the Harlem Avenue exit from Interstate 55 is where we find the Chicago Portage National Historic Site (4600 S. Harlem, www.chicagoportage.org). Here, a steel sculpture depicts the events of September 1673 when Marquette and Joliet canoed from the Des Plaines River to the Chicago River, thus crossing a divide between the Great Lakes and Mississippi River watersheds. Joliet would later say that “it would only be Continued Page 47
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First Stop Light
Illinois
By John & Lenore Weiss
As the story goes… During the early days of Route 66, very few electric stop and go lights existed on Route 66. It said that the first electric stop and go light encountered after leaving Chicago and Joliet was located at Route 47 in Dwight. The next light was located in Pontiac 20 miles away at Route 116.
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The Flat Tire By John & Lenore Weiss
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As the story goes… The famous singer, Nat King Cole, was traveling with his wife and children on Route 66. Near the community of Cayuga, their automobile had a flat tire. They sat on the side of the road for some time as traffic flowed past. No one had any idea of who was in this disabled car. Finally a farmer from Odell came along. He stopped to help. He changed the tire for them. Mrs. Cole tried to pay this Good Samaritan, but he refused the offer. The Cole family asked his name and where he lived. With a wave, Nat King Cole and family continued on their way down Route 66. But the story does not end there. A couple of weeks later the helpful farmer was surprised when a truck pulled up and delivered one of those new contraptions called a television set. It was a gift from the Cole family. It’s also interesting to note, that it was Nat King Cole who first recorded the hit song, “Get your kicks on Route 66”. 39
AMUSEMENT National Parks Conservation Association 8 S Michigan Ave Chicago..................312-263-0111
Safari Land
701 W North Ave Villa Park............... 630-530-4649
Splash Station Waterpark
US Hwy 6 Joliet..................... 815-741-7275
Illinois
ART GALLERIES
Ainsworth Photography
721 Taylor St Joliet..................... 815-726-1840
Atlas Galleries Inc
900 N Michigan Ave Chicago................. 312-649-0999
Great Frame Up The
AMPM Auto Repair 335 N Ogden Ave Chicago........... 312-942-9820
A-Plus Automotive
1909 E Washington St Joliet..................... 815-722-2755
324 Pleasant St Joliet..................... 815-723-9667
4726 Caton Farm Rd Joliet..................... 815-254-1700
AUTO DEALERS
Route 66 Service Center
Chicago................. 773-474-1744
209 S Old Route 66 Dwight............. 815-584-3054
Car Market Corp
A-Above The Rest
Dwight................... 815-584-4721
Antiquities
31 N Clark St Chicago................. 312-609-0016
Baker Frederick Inc
1230 W Jackson Blvd Chicago................. 312-243-2980
Chicago Antique Brick
4174 W Ogden Ave Chicago................. 773-542-4939
Greg Spiess Antiques
4381 W Ogden Ave Chicago................. 773-277-2100
AUTO PARTS AutoZone
3939 W Ogden Ave Chicago................. 773-762-8075
CHICAGO - JOLIET - WILMINGTON
Braceville Auto Center
102 S Rte 53 Gardner................. 815-237-8303
Chris’s Service Center
Wilmington............ 815-237-8491
Bumper To Bumper
2352 Glenwood Ave Joliet..................... 815-741-4795
Chaney Auto Parts Inc
828 Plainfield Rd Joliet..................... 815-727-3641
Collins Street Auto ParTs Inc
868 Collins St Joliet..................... 815-726-7381
230 E Washington Joliet..................... 815-722-5639
Terminal Auto Repair Delong Ford-Mercury
4814 W 47th Chicago................. 773-284-7766
Dependable Auto Repair
3665 W Ogden Ave Chicago................. 773-522-5245
212 E Delaware St Dwight................... 815-584-3016 3314 W 47th Chicago................. 773-523-7225
Lisa’s Antique Mall
Eddys Body Shop & Auto Repair
Lisa’s II
Henry Ales Automotive Specialists Inc
5950 S Western Chicago................. 773-737-8080
14266 Frazee Rd (I-55 Exit 82) Divernon................ 217-628-1111 490 W State Rt 104 Divernon............... 218-628-3333
1984 Essington Rd Joliet..................... 815-439-3990
M & M Collectibles
138 E Main St Dwight................... 815-584-1478
Huffman Tire And Auto Sparks Auto Part Co
3512 W 63rd Chicago................. 773-436-8859
AUTO REPAIR Serenity Antiques
117 N Water St Wilmington............ 815-476-7233
5827 W Ogden Ave Cicero............. 708-652-9470
Advanced Auto Repair & Sales
Any Old Car Wanted
ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES
Route 66 Auto Glass
AAMCO Transmissions
1800 N Larkin Ave Joliet..................... 815-741-0200
AA N & R Auto Repair & Transmissions
2397 Von Esch Rd Joliet..................... 815-609-5126
606 S Union St Dwight................... 815-584-1333
J & R Service Center
401 N State Route 53 Gardner................. 815-237-2355
Ogden Auto Repair
Tomas Auto Repair
BEAUTY SALONS Anna George Hair Salon
233 N Michigan Ave Chicago................. 312-856-0252
Asili Chi Salon and Spa
900 W Jackson Blvd Chicago................. 312-633-9244
Beauty Within
452 Ruby St Joliet..................... 815-722-3700
Braids And Beauty
11132 S Halstad Chicago................. 773-568-7960
W Ogden Ave Chicago................. 773-522-9034
C Salon
1957 N Harlem Chicago................. 773-637-9815
Creative Clippings
Payless Auto Repair
621 W Jackson Blvd Chicago................. 312-876-2660 301 W Chippewa St Dwight................... 815-584-1419
Designs Unisex Hair Salon
The Antique And Resale Shoppe
720 E Baltimore St Wilmington............ 815-476-1003
Unique Antiques Ltd
919 N Michigan Ave Chicago................. 312-988-9191
7214 N Harlem Chicago................. 773-631-1151 1006 W Jefferson Joliet..................... 815-741-2466
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Elizabeth’s Beauty Salon 1640 W 47th Chicago................. 773-523-1718
City News
Illinois
4018 N Cicero Ave Chicago................. 773-545-7377
Faith Scene The
2342 Essington Rd Joliet..................... 815-230-2600
Faith In God
McAnally’s Religious Resource Center
Franco’s Hair Salon
Paragon Book Gallery
3159 W Jackson Blvd Chicago................. 773-722-6340 141 W Jackson Blvd Chicago................. 312-341-1222
Hair Affair
162 E Main St Dwight................... 815-584-1477
II Kilo’s Barber & Beauty Salon
3855 W Ogden Ave Chicago................. 773-542-5343
Impressions Hair & Tanning Studio
605 W Baltimore St Ste 1 Wilmington............ 815-476-7415
Jackie’s Prime Cut Hair Design
207 N Main St Wilmington............ 815-476-7364
Maricella’s
1850 W 47th Chicago................. 773-247-8430
Oasis Hair Studio
4104 W 47th Chicago................. 773-247-1923
Reese’s Cuts & Designs
2519 W 63rd St Chicago................. 773-789-2676
Studio 134
134 E Main S Dwight................... 815-574-9747
Taglia Di Capelli Salon
BOAT RENTALS Chicago River Canoe & Kayak
www.ChicagoRiverPaddle.com 3400 N Rockwell Chicago................. 773-252-3307
BOOK DEALERS Barnes & Noble Booksellers
1 E Jackson Blvd Chicago................. 312-362-8792
Beasley Books
1533 W Oakdale Ave Chicago................. 773-472-4528
Books Are Fun
Joliet..................... 815-741-0697
Bookworks
3444 N Clark Chicago................. 773-871-5318
1507 S Michigan Ave Chicago................. 800-552-6657
Powell’s Bookstore
3431 W 47th Chicago.................. 773-247-1111 1501 E 57th St Chicago................. 773-955-7780
CAMPGROUNDS Fossil Rock Recreation Area
24615 Stripmine Road Wilmington............ 815-476-6784
AM PM Gas Service Inc
335 N Ogden Ave Chicago................. 312-942-9100
Daily News Stand Inc
225 N Michigan Ave Chicago................. 312-856-1018
Dr Mart
600 N Lake Shore Dr Chicago................. 312-265-0618
El Portal Foods LLC
4041 W Ogden Ave Chicago................. 773-522-2144
Fresh Market
5550 N Harlem Ave Chicago................. 773-763-7390
Metro Mart
72 W Adams Chicago................. 312-726-4064
Race View Farms
19100 W Schweitzer Rd Joliet..................... 815-741-3010 24019 W Coal City Rd Wilmington............ 815-458-2151
CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE Dwight Area Chamber Of Commerce
119 W Main St Dwight................... 815-584-2091 (See Our Ad On Page 45)
Joliet Region Chamber Of Commerce & Industry
63 B Chicago St Joliet..................... 815-727-5371
CLINICS-MEDICAL Lake Shore Medical Clinic
30 N Michigan Ave Ste 600 Chicago................. 312-558-9190
Rush Medical Labs Clinic
1645 W Jackson Ave Ste 600 Chicago................. 312-942-1645
Will Grundy Medical Clinic
213 E Cass St Joliet..................... 815-726-3377
GROCERIES Abe’s In & Out
3661 W Ogden Ave Chicago................. 773-522-1400
Brighton Mini-Mart
2532 W 47th Chicago................. 773-376-3163
Marys Pantry
108 Depot St Gardner................. 815-237-0001
Mercy Hospital Medical Center
2525 S Michigan Ave Chicago................. 312-567-2000
CANDY & CHOCOLATE 27 W Jackson Blvd Chicago................. 888-476-7267
53 W Jackson Blvd Chicago................. 312-663-4692
HOSPITALS
Shadow Lakes Properties
Garrett Popcorn Shops
Zen & Now Gifts
Saint Joseph Hospital 7-Eleven
2900 N Lake Shore Dr Chicago................. 773-665-3000
318 W Adams Chicago................. 312-443-9573 216 W Jackson Blvd Chicago................. 312-781-0933
Stop Everyday
66 E Jackson Blvd Chicago........... 312-663-3839
T D Pete Wilmington
809 E Baltimore Wilmington............ 915-929-9539
GIFT SHOPS Air One At Navy Pier
600 E Grand Ave Chicago................. 312-527-1780
HOTELS & MOTELS Best Western ChicagolandCountry Side
6251 Joliet Rd Country Side......... 877-574-2464
Best Western Grant Park Hotel
1100 S Michigan Ave Chicago................. 312-922-2900 (See Our Ad On Page 34)
Best Western Joliet Inn & Suites
4380 Enterprise Dr Joliet..................... 815-730-7500
Amigos & Us
3223 N Clark Chicago................. 773-281-1812
Inca Treasures
700 N Michigan Ave Chicago................. 312-951-8348
Joliet Area Historic Museum
204 N Ottawa Joliet............... 815-723-5201 (See Our Ad On Page 38)
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1804 N Halsted Chicago................. 312-664-1004
15936 S Lincoln Hwy Plainfield............... 815-436-7201
CONVENIENCE STORES
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Classic Inn Motel
YAMAHA HIGHLANDS YAMAHA
5320 East Ave Countryside............. 708-246-4003
MUSEUMS
RR 1 Dwight......... 815-584-1200
Congress Plaza Hotel & Convention Center The
520 S Michigan Ave Chicago................. 312-427-3800
875 N Michigan Ave Chicago................. 312-280-6001
1180 West Lake St Bartlett.................. 847-760-5400 (See Our Ad On Page 33)
3555 Mall Loop Dr Joliet..................... 815-439-9500 1521 Riverboat Center Dr Joliet..................... 815-725-2424
RESTAURANTS
Holiday Inn-Countryside Lagrange
800 N Michigan Ave Chicago................. 312-335-1234
AJ’s Hot Dogs & Gyros
MOTORCYCLES & MOTORCYCLE REPAIR Bikers Dream
17326 New Lenox Rd Joliet..................... 815-740-0848
Highlands Yamaha
5320 East Ave Countryside........... 708-246-4003 (See Our Ad On Page 35)
Illinois Harley-Davidson
1301 S Harlem Ave Berwyn.................. 708-788-1300
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J&N Custom cycles
902 E Baltimore St Wilmington............ 815-600-5700
Morr Sharp Associates
20 E Jackson Blvd Chicago................. 312-986-1515
New England Inn
6855 W Irving Park Rd Chicago................. 773-685-5086
Roadway Inn
8640 W Ogden Ave Lyons.................... 877-233-4885
Royalton Hotel
1810 W Jackson Blvd Chicago................. 312-226-4678
ICE CREAM Dairy Queen
324 W Mazon Ave Dwight....................815-584-1118
Rich & Creamy
920 N Broadway St Joliet............... 815-740-2899
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REAL ESTATE
Abel RV Center
Hampton Inn Hotel
Hyatt Park
4360 W Jefferson St Joliet..................... 815-725-4061
RV’S & RV REPAIR
H D American Road LLC
411 S Larkin Ave Joliet..................... 815-729-2000 3231 Norman Ave Joliet..................... 815-439-4200
Rick’s RV Center Inc
617 N Hickory St Joliet..................... 815-714-2668
3239 Norman Ave Joliet..................... 815-436-6577 (See Our Ad On Page 38)
Holiday Inn Express
1031 N Cicero Chicago................. 773-252-6600
Melcos Real Estate & Investment
FAIRFIELD INN BY MARRIOTT
6201 Joliet Rd Countryside........... 708-354-4200
O’Leary’s Contractor & Equipment Supply
250 W Baltimore St Wilmington............ 815-476-7100
Al’s Beef Shea’s Gas Station Museum
2075 Peoria Rd Joliet..................... 217-522-0475
PHARMACIES Basinger’s Marycrest Pharmacy
2130 W Jefferson St Joliet..................... 815-725-1102
Basinger’s Pharmacy Primary Care
Otto Brothers Honda
2025 S Chicago St Joliet..................... 815-723-0300
Pakman Motor Sports
771 N Ogden Ave Chicago................. 312-243-5590
7837 Ogden Ave Lyons.................... 708-447-3040 505 Davy Ln Wilmington............ 815-476-4700
Pontiac Exchange
Rt 66 & Rt 23 Pontiac.................. 815-842-3321 (See Our Ad On Page 46)
Route 66 Choppers Inc
260 School St Wilmington............ 815-476-2477
The Zone
4520 W 63rd St Chicago................. 773-767-7280
601 W Adams Chicago................. 312-559-2333
America’s Dog On Adams LLC
21 E Adams Chicago................. 312-786-0100
Andreotti’s Restaurant
151 N Joliet St Joliet..................... 815-774-2624
Angie’s Chicago Pizza & Catering
18 S Larkin Ave Joliet..................... 815-582-4436
CVS Pharmacy Doc’s Drugs
106 Watters Dr Dwight................... 815-584-2140 1101 S Water St Wilmington............ 815-476-2131
Dominick’s
1 N Halsted Ave Floor 3 Chicago................. 312-279-8872 3350 N Western Ave Chicago................. 773-929-1086 255 E Grand Ave Chicago.................. 312-279-1309 6009 N Broadway Chicago................... 773-769-1259 8700 S Cicero Ave Oak Lawn................ 708-422-0471
Boz Hot Dogs
1601 S Chicago St Joliet..................... 815-726-5580
Chick-A-Dee Restaurant
390 W Baltimore St Wilmington............ 815-476-2897
PROPANE - GAS Heritage FS Inc
18251 W Commercial St Wilmington............ 815-476-2118
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Illinois
205 e baltimore st Wilmington ........... 815-476-5417
tHat 50’s PlaCe
TOWING
600 b W Mazon ave dwight .................. 815-584-1065
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a-1 CHiCago 24 HoUr toWiNg
olD route 66 Family reStaurant
a1 24 HoUr roadside assistaNCe
23956 Hwy 53 s elwood ........... 815-727-7070
Jackson & ottawa sts in downtown Joliet .............. 815-727-1155
Chicago................ 773-756-1477
141 W Jackson blvd Chicago................ 312-873-0816
105 s old 66 dwight .................. 815-584-2920 (See Our Ad On Page 44)
old WarsaW bUffet bar & baNqUets
geo’s PiZZa
148 e Main st dwight .................. 815-584-3434
4750 N Harlem ave Harlem Heights .... 708-867-4500
giordaNo’s
PaPa saNtiago’s PiZZa
grill oN tHe alley
pete’S reStaurant & panCake houSe
223 W Jackson blvd Chicago................ 312-583-9400 909 N Michigan ave Chicago................ 312-255-9009
grillers iNC
77 W Jackson blvd Chicago................ 312-913-9511
3057 W 26th Chicago................ 773-840-8548
900 N Union st dwight .................. 815-584-2331
Haifa Cafe
WilMiNgtoN HoUse restaUraNt
rt 53 Wilmington ........... 815-476-2426
THEATRES
318 W adams Chicago................ 312-346-2288
Potbelly sAndwicH sHoP
209 s la salle st Chicago.......... 312-269-1684 (See Our Ad On Page 35)
rivera restaUraNt roUte 66 PiZZa
TIRE STORES
10180 s indianapolis blvd Chicago................ 773-734-2032
sMaterJax
309 s old route 66 dwight .................. 815-584-1166
CoNCierge toWiNg iNC
JaPaN food exPress
1227 W Jackson blvd Chicago................ 312-226-9166
60 e Jackson blvd Chicago................ 312-360-1555
JiMMy JoHNs
216 W Jackson blvd Chicago................ 312-424-9200
loNe star steakHoUse & salooN
2705 Plainfield rd Joliet .................... 815-436-7600
exPerts iN aUtoMotive tires & WHeels
625 s Cicero ave Chicago................ 312-659-0014
g & d tire & aligNMeNt
200 e baltimore Wilmington ........... 815-476-7744
kirk tire sales Co
riCk’s oN 66
507 s old route 66 dwight .................. 815-584-2089
Route 66 seRvice centeR
209 s old route 56 dwight ............ 815-584-3054
3601 s Western blvd Chicago................ 773-927-1311
Route 66 tiRe & Auto
209 s old route 66 dwight ..............815-584-3054 (See Our Ad On Page 45)
WINERIES CooPer’s HaWk WiNery & restaUraNt
510 village Center dr burr ridge............ 630-887-0123
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5650 s state route 53 gardner................ 815-237-2344
Illinois Joliet
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As the story goes… A truck was traveling on Route 66. The contents were a load of drugs destined for a Walgreen’s store in Chicago. Just outside the town of Wilmington, the truck was forced off the road. The driver was tied up and blindfolded. Eventually the driver was let loose out on the streets of Chicago. However, he had an idea of where the drugs have been brought to because he heard and recognized some church bells. With this information, the police successfully found the truck full of drugs and arrested the desperados. As it turns out they were cronies of Al Capone.
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Odell Station This beautiful old gas station was built in 1932 and served travelers on Route 66 until the mid 1960s when it stopped selling gas. This station then was used as a body shop until it closed its doors in 1975. Years of neglect took their toll on this old Standard station. The station would have disappeared if it had not been for the preservation efforts of the Illinois Route 66 Association and their Preservation Committee. A total of $55,000, from grants, matching funds and donations was raised to restore this station to its former glory - not bad for a grass roots effort. John and Lenore Weiss were the driving force behind this restoration. These two, along with the dedicated volunteers from the Preservation Committee, did what others said couldn’t be done. Hampton Inn® even donated $10,000 for this worth while project. In fact it could be said that the Odell Station preservation project was the start of Hampton’s interest in Route 66 with their Save-A-Landmark® project. Now this station has been restored to its former glory. The Odell Station may not sell gas anymore, but it has become a Mecca for the Route 66 road wanderer and is the focus of many car rallies and motorcycle tours. It also makes one heck of a photo opportunity as I hope you can tell from these pictures. Odell has some classic Route 66 structures and history and is a picturesque small Illinois town. As you enter the town from Dwight you’ll pass an old Mobil Station on the right, now closed. This is a familiar station design dating back to the 1950s and speaks of Odell’s Route 66 heritage. Next door, old vintage gas pumps adorn the yard of a house. Odell is proud of its Route 66 heritage. A block down from the old Mobil
station an old Catholic Church stands along Route 66. During the golden era of Route 66 there was a tunnel under Route 66 right here between the school and church. The tunnel was constructed because traffic was so heavy on the old road. It allowed children and adults alike safe passage to and from the church. It was filled in after Route 66 and Odell was bypassed by the Interstate. Perhaps the real gem at Odell is the newly restored Odell Standard Station another successful project of the Illinois Route 66 Preservation Committee.
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John & Lenore Weiss. If you are not familiar with us, here is a brief biography about us.
We are the authors of the only Route 66 guide book of Illinois, now in its 5th printing. We have received the coveted John Steinbeck Foundation Award. We have also been inducted into the Illinois Route 66 Association Hall of Fame. John is the past chairman of the Route 66 Preservation Committee.
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With his large number of volunteers, they have completed numerous preservation projects. This resulted in winning the first Cyrus Avery Award from the Route 66 Federation in California for the best restoration project on all of Route 66. We also won the first Peoples Choice Award from the Route 66 Magazine.
The National Park Service has also presented us with a very special plaque. Our ongoing involvement consists of giving numerous lectures along with bus and car tours. To continue to be this involved for the past 15 years is apparent that we love the Road, and you, the individuals who give the Mother Road a heart and soul.
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Old Log Cabin
Illinois
By John & Lenore Weiss
As the story goes… The most well known structure to bee rearranged is the Old Log Cabin restaurant relocated on Route 66 in Pontiac, Illinois. In 1926, this famous eatery was successfully serving the growing number of travelers on Route 66. But this popularity of Route 66 soon presented a problem. A new, four lane bypass alignment of Route 66 was constructed. As a result, the rear of the building faced this new and improved highway. To solve this dilemma, the originally structure was lifted up and turned around to bring the front of the building to face the entire the huge number of Route 66 travelers. The ingenuity and entrepreneurial spirit of these mom and pop establishments is what makes the road continue to be so magical… Continued From Page 38
necessary to cut a canal through half a league of prairie to go in a bark by easy navigation from Lake Erie to the Gulf of Mexico.” These words would resonate across centuries until that canal was actually opened in 1848. Elsewhere on the historic site, kiosks tell the story of the portage and the canal. A path through the grass leads to the remaining remnant of Portage creek that connected the Des Plaines River through Mud Lake to the Chicago River.
three house museums for the visitor to enjoy. Built in 1838, the Gaylord Building (www.gaylordbuilding.org, 815-8389400) is the oldest surviving structure related to the canal. Its first use was as a warehouse to store the supplies needed by canal construction crews. Today it is the hub for canal visitor information and exhibits, such as the permanent Illinois Passage: Connecting the Continent that examines the impact of the canal Lockport on the growth of the nation. I&M Canal Passage Driving Tour On the banks of the canal and The Illinois State Museum uses From I-55 and Lemont Road to Peru, nearby, many buildings in Lockport the 75-mile course of the I&M Canal relate directly to the canal era, and Continued Page 49 Passage Driving Tour is well marked with blue-and-yellow signs. The logo on the signs represents the boys who worked long hours tending mules who pulled the 150-ton canal boats. Maps of the driving tour are available from the I&M Canal Corridor Association (www. canalcor.org, 815-220-1848) as well as at many of the points of interest along the way.
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the first floor on the Norton Building as an art gallery with exhibits on various themes or artists. The massive limestone building dates to 1850 and was built as a grain warehouse that collected and shipped grain and milled flour via the canal. One block east, on State Street, the 1837 frame building built as the headquarters of the I&M Canal Commission is now home to the Will County Historical Museum (www. willcountyhistory.org, (815) 838-5080). A short walk south of the Norton Building leads to the remaining stonework of Lock #1. The canal had 17 locks along its path that controlled water flow, necessary due to the 140-foot decline in surface height between Chicago and LaSalle. The newest addition in Lockport is Lincoln’s Landing, a public plaza in front of the Gaylord Building. Plaques throughout the Landing tell the stories of many prominent people from the canal and Lockport’s past. A focal point of the plaza is a statue of Abraham Lincoln by artist David Ostro showing three overlapping Lincoln figures. The sculpture symbolizes how this famously self-made man literally pulled himself up out of the Illinois prairie. Lincoln was a major supporter of the canal and other internal improvements throughout his career as a legislator, lawyer, and president.
a great place to watch the bridges in when the Rock Island Road bypassed Dresden in 1852. The Rutherford operation as ships pass. Tavern building remains, now a private residence, and across the street is a Channahon One of the two surviving locktender’s barn that was once a canal warehouse. Less than three miles west of Dresden houses is located in Channahon, near stands the 136-foot-long aqueduct that locks 6 and 7. Locktenders were on carried the canal over the Aux Sable call 24/7 to operate the locks whenever Creek. Four aqueducts were constructed a barge or boat approached. A feeder to bridge streams along the course of the channel from the DuPage River helped canal. Near the aqueduct are Lock #8 supply water to the canal at Channahon. and the second locktender’s house still in existence. Dresden and Aux Sable The tiny town of Dresden was home to Ottawa the Rutherford Tavern in the stagecoach As we approach the Fox River on US days from the 1830s through 1852. 6 and Illinois 71 (Norris Drive) we turn Taverns were public houses where south on Champlain Street on the west travelers could get a rudimentary meal side of the River to visit the 464-footand a place to sleep at night. When the long canal aqueduct. The wooden trough canal opened in 1848 their business that once carried the canal over the Fox diminished and disappeared altogether Continued Next Page David Davis Mansion in Bloomington
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Joliet From the junction of Illinois routes 9 and 53, the Canal Passage Driving Tour is co-signed with the Historic Route 66 Scenic Byway into downtown Joliet. Joliet is the largest I&M Canal town besides Chicago, and it was a major manufacturing area for over one hundred years for quarrying, iron and steel, and finished goods such as automobiles and sewing machines. The Joliet Historical Museum (www. jolietmuseum.org, 204 North Ottawa St., 815-723-5201) has a life-size replica depicting the building of the canal as well as many other exhibits covering local history. In 1933, the Des Plaines River through downtown Joliet was widened, deepened, and channelized as part of the new Illinois Waterway, requiring the removal of all of the city’s old stationary bridges and their replacement with various types of lift bridges. Bicentennial Park, on the west side of the river, is
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was replaced with steel, but the stone piers have recently been restored. The aqueduct no longer carriers water but instead is part of the I&M Canal State bicycling and walking trail. Also in Ottawa is the last remaining canal tollhouse, a wood frame structure on Columbus Street. Tolls paid the expenses of maintain the canal and paid off the bonds that financed construction. Enough tolls were collected to pay off all bondholders in 1871, 23 years after the canal opened. A monument in downtown Washington Park memorializes the first Lincoln-Douglas Debate that was held here on August 21, 1858. LaSalle We go to the charming gift shop and café at the Lock 16 Visitor Center in LaSalle (www.lasallecanalboat.org, 815220-1848, 754 First Street) to purchase tickets for the canal boat tours that operate from May through October. Lock 16 is the only functional lock along the canal; the one-hour tours on the Volunteer packet boat run round trip through the lock to the Little Vermillion River aqueduct, pulled by a pair of mules
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Today, the I&M Canal Passage Driving Tour ends at the Illinois River in Peru. Here is where steamboats from Peoria would meet canal barges to exchange passengers and cargo. Here today we
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Peru Ottawa was originally expected to be the western terminus of the canal, but surveying showed that the section of the Illinois River from Ottawa to LaSalle was not navigable during dry periods. Peru competed with LaSalle to be the final terminus, but Peru still thrived from river traffic once LaSalle was chosen as the place where the canal would connect to the Illinois River.
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named Moe and Larry. The Volunteer is a replica of the boats that provided 2-day passenger service in the early years of the canal. Unlike the old boats, this one is made to withstand the elements with construction of aluminum and rotresistant white cedar. To give the two tow mules a break, the boat is equipped with electric motors.
AMUSEMENT Grady’s Family Fun Park
1501 Morrissey Dr Bloomington.......... 309-662-3332
Make A Mess Kids Fun Center
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AUTO PARTS
C & C Auto Wrecking & Towing
1219 N Division St Pontiac.................. 815-844-3333
1503 E College Ave Normal.................. 309-451-9600
Buick Lynn Chevrolet Buick Inc
601 S Newport Rd I-55 & Rt 116 Pontiac.................... 866-374-3344
Bussy’s Automotive
1627 Commerce Pkwy Bloomington.......... 309-664-5398
C & C Tire And Auto Service Inc
Pontiac.................. 815-867-6749
C & S Automotive
ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES
1505 Circle Ave Bloomington.......... 309-829-1946
A Gridley Antiques
217 E Front St Bloomington.......... 309-829-9615
Bill’s Antiques
517 W Howard St Pontiac.................. 815-844-7828
Chase Antiques
2017 S Main St Bloomington.......... 309-828-1949
501 W Howard St Pontiac.................. 815-867-6947
Old City Hall Shoppes
321 N Main St Pontiac.................. 815-842-1343
Old Warehouse Antiques & Collectibles
400 S Madison St Bloomington.......... 309-828-0782
The Old Chenoa Co
905 E Cemetery Ave Chenoa................. 815-945-5621
ART GALLERIES
Fogarty’s Garage
1100 N Division St Pontiac.................. 815-842-1883
Lincoln Truck & Auto Parts McLean County Auto Salvage
1030 W Reynolds St Pontiac.................... 815-842-1143
Central Illinois Road Service
2229 Springfield Rd Bloomington.......... 309-827-2362
Chevrolet Lynn Chevrolet Buick Inc
601 S Newport Rd I-55 & Rt 116 Pontiac.................... 866-374-3344
1902 Bunn St Bloomington.......... 309-829-6231
Bloomington.......... 309-530-2585
Frame-Mart Inc
1520 E College Ave Ste P Normal.................. 309-454-4406
Gregor Harold Studio
311 N Main St Bloomington.......... 309-829-3951
422 W Howard St Pontiac.................... 815-842-3871
Main Gallery 404 Inc
404 N Main Bloomington.......... 309-828-9500
Manneken Press
1106 Bell St Ste 1 Bloomington.......... 309-829-7443
Prairie Land Gallery Inc
323 W Madison St Pontiac.................. 815-844-7100
Wallworks Custom Framing & Gift Gallery
115 W Madison St Pontiac.................. 815-842-2123
Bill’s Full Service
929 W Wood St Bloomington.......... 309-828-7339
Brad Barker Honda
1602 General Electric Rd Bloomington.......... 309-663-9591
711 E Lincoln St Bloomington.......... 309-828-0729
S & R Rt 66 Auto Center
1026 W Reynolds St Pontiac.................. 815-842-3287
Steve’s Auto Repair
901 N Orange St Ste A Lexington.............. 309-365-2000
Stiles Automotive
905 S Morris Ave Bloomington.......... 309-828-6603
Walden Automotive
1508 S Main St Bloomington.......... 309-828-3366
Winks Shell Service
1902 W Market St Bloomington.......... 309-828-7812
612 Kingsley St Normal.................. 309-454-4247
Right Look The
118 N Main St Pontiac.................. 815-844-3621
Total Clips
220 N Main St Pontiac.................. 815-842-1708
1212 S Adelaide St Normal.................. 309-452-4399
501 S Ladd St Ste A Pontiac.................. 815-842-2886
Preferred Automotive Service
Noonan’s Hair’Em Inc
Armando Tire Service
Bernie’s Automotive & Towing
1030 W Reynolds St Pontiac.................... 815-842-1143
410 E Washington St Bloomington.......... 309-829-3023
402 S Roosevelt Ave Bloomington.......... 309-827-8200
2030 Ireland Grove Rd Bloomington.......... 309-663-4391
Pontiac Driscoll Motor Company Inc
Miracles & Bodyworks
AUTO REPAIR
Barker GMC-Cadillac
407 N Morris Ave Bloomington.......... 309-829-4436
16483 Billet Rd Pontiac.................. 815-844-5833
2016 Bunn St Bloomington.......... 309-829-1575
804 W Division St Normal.................. 309-452-9819
Morris Avenue Garage
Country Styles Beauty Shop
Smith Bill Auto Parts
Bairds Auto Care Inc
1101 N Aurora St Pontiac.................. 818-844-7400
BEAUTY SALONS
NAPA Auto Parts NAPA Auto Parts
AA On Site Road Service
Creative Strings
BLOOMINGTON/NORMAL
1719 E Hamilton Rd Bloomington.......... 309-665-0658
1805 W Oakland Ave Bloomington.......... 309-828-9812
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Cadillac Driscoll Motor Company Inc
M & H Sales & Service
Glass Specialty
802 W Water St Pontiac.................. 815-842-1651
Groves Fred Servicenter 303 S Main St Bloomington.......... 309-827-5028
Heller Chevrolet
510 Hoselton Dr Chenoa................. 815-945-2021
Jesse’s Tire Clinic
402 W Howard St Pontiac................................ 61764
Lynn Chevrolet-Buick Inc I-55 & Rt 116 Pontiac.................. 815-844-8534
CAR WASH Chenoa Super Wash Inc
501 Hoselton Dr Chenoa................. 815-945-3903
Pontiac Super Wash
738 W Cleary St Pontiac.................. 815-842-2453
CATERING Keller’s Iron Skillet & Catering
609 Hannah St Bloomington.......... 309-828-3533
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CLINICS-MEDICAL Bier Janet-OSF Medical Group
1506 W Reynolds St Pontiac.................. 815-844-6123
CONVENIENCE STORES
COFFEE HOUSES Aleta Janes Cafe
803 Morrissey Dr Bloomington.......... 309-829-0936
Bevande Coffee Shop
1209 1/2 Towanda Ave Bloomington...........309-661-1119 2200 Fort Jesse Rd Ste 140 Normal.................. 309-452-9211 3201 Cira Dr Bloomington.......... 309-663-9822
Bocata Grill
Billington
66 Station Odell..................... 815-998-9074
Chenoa Thrifty Mart
510 W Cemetery Ave Chenoa................. 815-945-4591
Circle K
1606 N Main St Normal.................. 309-454-1685 300 N Main St Normal.................. 309-451-1188
Combined Oil Co Inc
319 W Howard St Pontiac.................. 815-844-6220 600 W Prairie St Odell..................... 815-998-2642 400 E Mazon Ave Dwight................... 815-584-3329 10 E Northbrook Dr Dwight................... 815-584-2189
Dixie Truck Stop
501 S Main St McLean................. 309-874-2323 (See Our Ad On Page 50)
Fast Break Food Mart
1801 S Veterans Pkwy Bloomington.......... 309-662-0750
Freedom Oil Co
1802 W Market St Bloomington.......... 309-828-4223
Harper Oil Company
1301 S Main St Normal.................. 309-452-9070
Huck’s Martin & Bailey Inc
Illico Incorporated
1909 W Reynolds St Pontiac.................. 815-844-3243
Philip 66
212 S Mill St Pontiac.................. 815-842-4337
Pontiac Citgo
602 S Ewing Dr Pontiac.................. 815-842-4300
Pontiac Shell
1910 W Reynolds St Pontiac.................. 815-844-4917 21 S Main St #402 Normal.................. 309-451-5900 2412 S Main St Bloomington.......... 309-828-2432
706 S Main St Normal.................. 309-452-3700
Coffee Hound
407 N Main St Bloomington.......... 309-827-7575 205 W North St Normal.................. 309-454-7575
Hall Of Fame Museum Pontiac Illinois
110 Howard St Pontiac............ 815-844-4566 (See Our Ad On Pages 47)
ICE CREAM Carl’s Ice Cream Factory 601 W Locust St Bloomington.......... 309-828-7732
Joy’s Hallmark Shop
Cold Stone Creamery
Old City Hall Shoppes
Gene’s Ice Cream Inc
109 W Madison St Pontiac.................. 815-844-7603 321 N Main St Pontiac.................. 815-842-1343
GROCERIES Chenoa Fine Foods
215 E Owsley St Chenoa................. 815-945-7437
309 S Veterans Pkwy Normal.................. 309-888-2606 1019 S Main St Bloomington.......... 309-829-6022
Grady’s Pizza & Soft Serve
1501 Morrissey Dr Bloomington.......... 309-662-3334
MOTORCYCLES & MOTORCYCLE REPAIR
Coffee Nation
3907 General Electric Rd Ste 6 Bloomington.......... 309-662-6370
Fusion Brew LLC
104 W Front St Bloomington.......... 309-828-3376
Garlic Press Market Cafe 106 W North St Normal.................. 309-452-0987
Jamani Java
3703 Ireland Grove Rd Ste 1 Bloomington.......... 309-664-5282
Starbucks Coffee Company
101 N Veterans Pkwy Bloomington.......... 309-662-9950 307 S Veterans Pkwy Normal.................. 309-454-2915
T C Buzz Coffee Co
2103 N Veterans Pkwy Ste 304 Bloomington.......... 309-661-8229
GIFT SHOPS Cheryl Wollrab Studio 1907
1907 S Main St Bloomington.......... 309-821-1907
Crossroads-Global Handcrafts
428 N Main St Bloomington.......... 309-827-0121
Dixie Truck Stop
501 S Main St McLean................. 309-874-2323 (See Our Ad On Page 50)
HOTELS & MOTELS Comfort Inn
1821 W Reynolds St Pontiac............ 866-611-6301
Country Inn & Suites By Carlson-Bloomington Normal-West 923 Maple Hill Rd Bloomington.......... 309-828-7177
Eastland Suites Hotel & Conference Center
1801 Eastland Dr Bloomington.......... 309-807-2270
Fiesta Motel
951 W Reynolds St Pontiac.................. 815-844-7103
Holiday Inn Express
Garrels Powersports
1101 E Howard St Pontiac.................. 815-842-3175
Honda Garrels Powersports Inc
www.GarrelsPowersports.com 1101 E Howard St Pontiac.................... 815-842-3175
Sportland Honda
2045 Ireland Grove Rd Bloomington.......... 309-662-0508
Twisted Power Sports
2705 S Main St Bloomington.......... 309-827-3966
1823 W Reynolds Pontiac.................. 815-844-4444
Holiday Inn Hotel & Suites
3202 E Empire St Bloomington.......... 309-665-4292
MUSEUMS Hall Of Fame Museum Pontiac Illinois
Motel 6
110 Howard St Pontiac.................. 815-844-4566 (See Our Ad On Pages 47)
Pontiac Inn
Historic Odell Standard Oil Gasoline Station
1600 N Main St Normal.................. 309-452-0422 1821 W Reynolds St Pontiac.................. 877-574-2464
Quality Inn
1823 W Reynolds St Pontiac.................. 877-859-5095
Signature Inn
101 S Veterans Pkwy Normal.................. 309-454-4044
Odell..................... 217-998-2133
McLean County Museum Of History
200 N Main St Bloomington.......... 309-827-0428 (See Our Ad On Page 50)
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2401 S Main St Bloomington.......... 309-823-8883
Super Pantry
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RESTAURANTS Apple Tree Restaurant
107 E Madison St Pontiac.................. 815-842-3303
Country-Aire Restaurant 606 E South St Atlanta................... 217-648-5330
Delongs’ Casual Dining & Spirits
201 N Mill St Pontiac.................. 815-844-1983
Old Log Cabin Restaurant
www.Route66OldLogCabin.com 18700 N Aurora St (Old Route 66) Pontiac............ 815-842-2908
Dixie 66 Cafe
500 S Main St McLean........... 309-874-3399
Dixie Truck Stop
501 S Main St McLean................. 309-874-2323 (See Our Ad On Page 50)
PHARMACIES
Filling Station The Baby Bull’s Restaurants
Atrium Pharmacy
1304 Franklin Ave Normal.................. 309-268-5783
CVS Pharmacy
210 N Center St Bloomington.......... 309-829-1287
1025 W Reynolds St Pontiac.................. 815-844-5757
Fireside Inn Restaurant
115 S Veterans Pkwy Normal.................. 309-452-5839
Flat Top Grill
Bennigan’s
Cub Pharmacy
1034 W Reynolds St Pontiac.................. 815-842-6774
Biaggi’s Ristorante Italiano
1501 N Veterans Pkwy Bloomington.......... 309-661-8322
Bocata Grill
706 S Main St Normal.................. 309-452-3700
CJ’s Restaurant
2613 S Veterans Pkwy Bloomington.......... 309-828-5639
609 Hannah St Bloomington.......... 309-828-3533
Kobe Japanese Steak House
401 N Veterans Pkwy Ste 7-8 Bloomington.......... 309-663-1300
La Casa Jalisco
811 N Ladd St Pontiac.................. 815-844-4606
La Mex
930 W Custer Ave Pontiac.................. 815-844-4564
Lancaster’s Fine Dining
Walgreens
BLOOMINGTON/NORMAL
307 S Veterans Pkwy Ste 500 Normal.................. 309-454-1300
Keller’s Iron Skillet
US Routes 66 & 116 Pontiac.................. 815-844-5691
Sartoris Super Drugs
513 N Main St Bloomington.......... 309-827-3333
1408 N Main Bloomington.......... 309-827-3069 1001 W Reynolds St Pontiac.................. 815-844-4767 909 S Main St Bloomington.......... 309-829-1540
Lone Star Steakhouse & Saloon
903 IAA Dr Bloomington.......... 309-663-7827
RV’S & RV REPAIR
116 E Market St Bloomington.......... 309-828-7521
Barker GMC-Cadillac
Chicago Style Pizzeria
748 W Madison St Pontiac............ 815-844-6816
Gray’s Garage Inc
Chili’s Grill & Bar
Mary’s Home Style Restaurant
508 W Cemetery Ave Chenoa................. 815-945-7015
2030 Ireland Grove Rd Bloomington.......... 309-663-4391
210 S Waupansie St Odell..................... 815-998-2383
Steak-N-Shake
325 S Veterans Pkwy Normal.................. 309-454-2899
The Pit Stop Family Restaurant
423 1/2 W Madison St Pontiac.................. 815-844-3444
Wishing Well Cafe
110 Tremont St Odell..................... 815-998-2100
TIRE STORES C & C Tire And Auto Service Inc
Pontiac.................. 815-867-6749
1500 E Empire St Bloomington.......... 309-663-9566
Mario’s Pizza
14437 E 2000 North Rd Pontiac.................. 815-844-6163
2107 N Veterans Pkwy Bloomington.......... 309-663-8060
12 Vermillion Plaza Pontiac.................. 815-844-7875
Chuck’s
I-55 & Rt 23 Exit 201 Pontiac.................. 815-844-5000
624 W Howard St Pontiac.................. 815-844-4130
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Lucca Grill Chenoa Family Restaurant
Pontiac RV
307 US Route 66 Pontiac.................. 815-842-0900
101 W Madison St Pontiac.................. 815-842-1377
K-Mart Pharmacy
2103 N Veterans Pkwy Unit 3 Bloomington.......... 309-664-1333
Pontiac Buffet
How Sweet It Is
1505 Eastland Dr Ste 120 Bloomington.......... 309-664-0505
Osco Pharmacy
317 W Madison St Pontiac.................. 815-844-5522
608 N Main St Bloomington.......... 309-820-8838
Eastland Pharmacy
203 E Locust St #1 Bloomington.......... 309-828-2242
316 W Main St Lexington.............. 309-365-8711
Pizza By Marchelloni
Flingers Pizza
403 N Veterans Pkwy Bloomington.......... 309-663-8852
Merle Pharmacies Incorporated
905 1/2 W Main St Lexington.............. 309-365-8813
311 S US Route 66 Pontiac.................. 815-844-2660
Jesse’s Tire Clinic
402 W Howard St Pontiac.................. 815-842-3400
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TOWING
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VISITOR CENTERS
Advanced Towing
901 N Orange St Lexington.............. 309-365-4869
Baird’s Auto Care Inc
804 W Division St Normal.................. 309-452-9900
Bernie’s Automotive & Towing
501 S Ladd St Ste A Pontiac.................. 815-842-2886
C & C Auto Wrecking & Towing
1219 N Division St Pontiac.................. 815-844-3333
Joe’s Towing & Recovery
2233 Springfield Rd Bloomington.......... 309-829-2123
Lloyd’s Affordable Automotive
1201 Major St Suite A Normal.................. 309-452-6575
Redneck Towing & Recycling
703 E Lincoln St Bldg 3 Bloomington.......... 309-827-6300
Get Hooked Towing
798 N Division St Chenoa................. 815-945-4020
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The Lincolns sat for these photographs in 1846, their earliest known portraits.
Lincoln Home National Historic Site
A self taught lawyer with only one year of frontier schooling, Abraham Lincoln rode his horse into Springfield in 1837 with all his belongings in two saddlebags. Mary Todd, who arrived two years later, was well educated and from a prominent Kentucky family. Despite their contrasting backgrounds, they were wed on November 4, 1842. In 1844 the young couple bought a small cottage at the corner of Eighth and Jackson streets. Here, three of their four children were born, and one died. While living in this house Lincoln enjoyed great success as a lawyer and was considered one of the state’s best courtroom attorneys. His legal practice regularly took Lincoln away from Springfield up to three months at a time in spring and fall. Their children certainly made the house a lively place, but Mary often felt alone without her husband present. Lincoln began his political career by serving eight years in the Illinois House of Representatives between 1834 and 1842. He was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1846, where he served one term. He was nominated in June 1858 to run for the U.S. Senate, a race he lost to Stephen Douglas. But this campaign, with its Lincoln-Douglas debates, set the stage for his ultimate achievement-election as 16th President of the United States. Before leaving for Washington D.C., the Lincolns rented out the house and sold most of their household furnishings, storing a few in anticipation of their return to Springfield. On February 11, 1861, the Lincolns left Springfield by train. Lincoln summed up his life in Springfield to the crowd gathered at the station with these simple words:
“...To this place, and the kindness of these people, I owe everything...”
Over the years the Lincolns enlarged the house to accommodate their growing family. In 1846 they added a downstairs bedroom. Most dramatic were improvements in 1855-56, when the Lincoln’s expanded the story-and-a-half cottage to a full two-story house. Their now substantial home became the center of national attention during Lincoln’s 1860 presidential campaign. Only a simple nameplate on the front door reading “A. Lincoln” told the many visitors they had arrived at the home of the future President. After the election the Lincolns gave away or sold most of their furnishings and arranged to rent out the house to Lucian Tilton, president of the Great Western Railroad. The Tiltons regularly indulged the curious with tours of President Lincoln’s home. Following Lincoln’s assassination in 1865, thousands of grieving citizens descended on Springfield. The house became a focus of mourning for a stunned nation. Illustration: Richard Schlecht • Abraham Lincoln: Library of Congress • Mary Todd Lincoln: Illinois State Historical Society
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By May 1844, Abraham and Mary Lincoln needed more living space for their young family and decided to buy a home. They selected a Greek Revival-style cottage (drawing at right) at the corner of Eighth and Jackson streets owned by the Reverend Charles Dresser, who performed their marriage ceremony in 1842. Lincoln paid $1,500 for the home the family would occupy for the next 17 years.
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The Changing Face of Route 66 A Look Back
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by John Weiss
SPRINGFIELD
We have some information that is uplifting and fascinating. Lenore and I are in a unique position to see and analyze some aspects of Route 66 that is not available to any others. First a little background: In 1946 the first travel guide of Route 66 was written by Jack Rittenhouse. Then in the 1970s and early 1980s Route 66 was replaced and decertified. The impact to towns, especially out west, was devastating. To combat this effort, Arizona formed the first Route 66 Association. Soon all eight states had a Route 66 organization. In 1990, Michael Wallis wrote the book, Route 66 – The Mother Road. This was so well written that it was nominated for the Pulitzer Prize. This helped boost the interest in the historical aspects about the old road. The Illinois association was formed in 1989. The original motto and purpose was to Preserve, Promote and Enjoy Route 66. Since then the word Educate has been added. It didn’t take long for the public to discover what has always been there. In reality, they discovered what is perceived as Americana, a culture of mom-pop and apple pie. The old television show and the song gave an adventurous and romantic image to Route 66. The road soon became known as Historic Route 66. Let us now jump ahead to 1995. In Illinois, the state recognized the fascination of Route 66 by funding and installing, through the Illinois Department of Transportation, the brown historic Route 66 signs. This created even more interest. This interest led to a trickle, then a flood of publicity and tourists. America had rekindled its love affair with Route 66. By this time, Lenore and I had become rather knowledgeable about Continued Page 68
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Springfield To Auburn
Auburn
Lake Springfield By John & Lenore Weiss
As the story goes… Mr. Frank used to walk to school by way of the road that eventually became Route 66. It now is under Lake Springfield. He would walk daily under the railroad viaduct to and from school. In the 1930s, this area south of the viaduct was flooded in order to create the manmade Lake Springfield. Mr. Frank remembers the many sharp curves on Route 66. He also recalled that it was all brick. This street is now called North Cotton Hill Road. 62
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The Story of the Cozy Dog The original Dog-On-A-Stick idea was conceived in 1945, when Ed stopped at a roadside cafe in Muskogee, Oklahoma for a bite. What he ordered (and carefully observed the preparation of) was a row of 3 wieners laid down in a hot iron, covered with a batter & closed up to cook. The only problem was the lengthy span of time it took. So Ed started brainstorming. He knew if a batter-coated wiener was submersed in hot oil, it would cook rapidly. So when Ed arrived for duty at the Army Air Field in Amarillo, Texas, he began experimenting. He served the prototypes on cocktail forks, in the base mess hall & they were an instant hit. Arriving back in Springfield after his discharge, Ed set about solving the problems with his new idea, engineering a rack that would clamp a flat stick. The impaled wiener could them be dipped & coated in batter, then the rack (ultimately designed to clamp 3 “dogs”) set into a fryer - with the dogs submersed just up to the base of the stick. Ed’s original racked featured the ingenious use of clothespins. He successively refined the design, until arriving at the present design.
Illinois The Cozy Dog Drive In in Springfield, Illinois is the home of the one and only "Cozy Dog." The Cozy Dog is a delicious hot dog on a stick that is found nation-wide at many county and state fairs. They are made fresh with our own special recipe batter.
BREAKFAST • LUNCH • DINNER SIDES • DESSERTS • DAILY SPECIALS 2935 So. Sixth Street • Springfield, IL 62703
217-525-1992
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AMUSEMENT Aladdins Castle
162 White Oaks Mall Springfield............. 217-546-5539
Kicks Family Entertainment Center
2744 S 6th St Springfield............. 217-753-2000
Knight’s Action Park
1700 Knight’s Recreation Dr Springfield............. 217-522-0222
Route 66 Drive-In And Knights Action Park
1700 Recreation Dr Springfield............. 217-698-0066
White Oaks Carousel
2501 W Wabash Springfield............. 217-787-5302
ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES Abe’s Old Hat Antiques
111 N 6th St Springfield............. 217-841-0601
Barrel Antique Mall
5850 S 6th Springfield............. 217-585-1438
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RMD Gallery & Framing Studio
210 S Sixth Street Springfield............. 217-525-4006
Robert Morris College Art Gallery
607 E Adams Springfield............. 217-522-8977
AUTO DEALERS Route 66 Motorcars
312 North St Springfield............. 217-527-5598
AUTO PARTS O’Reilly Auto Parts
1321 N Dirksen Pkwy Springfield....... 217-522-8430 1501 W Jefferson Springfield............. 217-793-1872
AUTO REPAIR Jerry’s Auto Service
1515 E Spruce Springfield............. 217-522-7392
JC Antiques
Lauterbach Tire & Auto Service Inc
Memory Lane
Micks Repair Service
9th & N Grand Springfield............. 217-522-0222 1877 Sangaman Springfield............. 217-753-5548
1515 E Wabash Springfield............. 217-546-2600 2829 Old Rochester Rd Springfield............. 217-638-5118
Old Route 66 Auto Repair 1108 N 9th St Springfield............. 217-679-3500
Otto’s On Route 66
1921 N Peoria Rd Springfield............. 217-638-4442
Parkway Motors Service Center
LINCOLN - SPRINGFIELD
221 N Dirksen Parkway Springfield....... 217-522-9904
Williamsville Route 66 Antiques
10500 US 66 Williamsville.......... 815-436-8816
BEAUTY SALONS
Hair Boss
901 Clock Tower Dr Springfield............. 217-787-9014
Kuhl Cuts
2508 N Dirksen Parkway Springfield............. 217-523-5845
Who Does Your Hair
1530 S 6th Street Springfield............. 217-546-5330
BED & BREAKFAST The Henry Mischler House
802 East Edwards Springfield............. 217-525-2660 (See Our Ad On Page 62)
BOOK DEALERS Book Rack
943 W White Oaks Drive Springfield............. 217-241-2102
Great Frame Up
Accent On Hair
Martin Fine Art
Appearances
2825 S Veterans Parkway Springfield............. 217-698-0900 2900 Plaza Dr Springfield............. 217-787-8255 420 S 6th Street Springfield............. 217-544-2787
603 1/2 7th Street Springfield............. 217-525-8770 3631 S 6th Springfield............. 217-241-3777
Chop Shop Hair Salon
130 W Jefferson Springfield............. 217-638-2127
B & J Car Wash
3041 Kelly Lane Springfield............. 217-787-7009
Classic Auto Polish
704 S Dirksen Pkwy Springfield............. 217-528-0784
Drive-In Carwash
1814 S 6th Street Springfield............. 217-522-3586
CLINICS-MEDICAL Kasa Paul MD-Family Medical Center
515 N College St Lincoln.................. 217-732-9681
CONVENIENCE STORES Avenue Store Inc The
Mustard Seed Outlet
Easy Stop
White Oaks Mall Springfield............. 217-787-9076 1935 W Monroe Springfield............. 217-782-8568
CAMPGROUNDS Double J Campground & RV Park
9683 Palm Road Chatham............... 217-483-9998
Mr Lincoln’s Campground RV Center
3045 Stanton Springfield....... 217-529-8206
Riverside Park Campground
4105 Sandhill Rd Springfield............. 217-753-0630
CANOE RENTALS
6200 Waldmire Rd Rochester............. 217-971-4287
CAR WASH
Borders Express
4320 KOA Rd Rochester............. 217-498-7002
Bob Waldmire Art
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1201 Veterans Parkway Springfield............. 217-787-4247
Springfield KOA Kampground
ART GALLERIES
Prairie Art Alliance
Famos Salon
2701 Old Rochester Rd Springfield............. 217-523-7622 2500 E Cook Springfield............. 217-753-2365
Express Food Mart
600 N 9th Street Springfield............. 217-525-0812
Harper Oil Co
14475 State Route 4 Auburn.................. 217-438-6378
Route Mart
310 Jackson Auburn.................. 217-438-6755
COFFEE HOUSES Starbucks Coffee Co
2003 W Monroe Springfield............. 217-793-2193
CONVENTION & VISITORS BUREAU Springfield Illinois Convention & Visitors Bureau
109 N Seventh St Springfield....... 800-545-7300 (See Our Ad On Page 60)
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HOSPITALS
Angela’s A Taste Of Italy
Illinois Hospital
Head West
Memorial Medical Center
1535 S MacArthur Blvd Springfield............. 217-787-7922 530 E Capitol Springfield............. 217-789-9101
Horse Creek Deli & Bakery
611 Douglas St Pawnee................. 217-625-7107
ENTERTAINMENT Funny Bone
2937 W White Oaks Drive Springfield............. 217-391-5653
Route 66 Drive-In Theater
1700 Recreation Dr Springfield............. 218-698-0066
GIFT SHOPS Cozy Dog Drive In
2935 S Sixth Street Springfield............. 217-525-1992 (See Our Ad On Page 63)
Route 66 & Abe Lincoln Souvenirs & Gifts
603 S 7th St Springfield............. 217-525-2060
700 S 2nd Street Springfield............. 217-528-9038 701 N 1st Street Springfield............. 217-788-3000
St John’s Children’s Hospital
800 E Carpenter Street Springfield............. 217-544-6464
St John’s Hospital
800 E Carpenter Street Springfield............. 217-544-6464
1821 E 15th Street Springfield............. 217-544-7445
Schunks Supermarkets
2301 N Dirksen Parkway Springfield....... 217-528-8356 (See Our Ad On Page 56)
Mr Lincoln’s Campground RV Center
3045 Stanton Springfield....... 217-529-8206
RV RENTALS Colmans Country Campers 4600 Rising Moon Springfield....... 217-787-8653
RV’S & RV REPAIR Colmans Country Campers
4600 Rising Moon Springfield............. 217-787-8653
Bel-Aire Motel
2636 S 6th Rd Springfield............. 217-528-7022
Best Western Clearlake Plaza
3440 Clearlake Ave Springfield............. 217-525-7420
Best Western Lincoln Inn 1750 5th St Lincoln.................. 217-732-9641
Overturf Motorsports
1633 Dirksen Parkway Springfield............. 217-544-0126
Paul’s Custom Cycles
E Route 104 Auburn.................. 217-438-6043
RTD Motorsports
3100 S Dirksen Parkway Springfield............. 217-529-7171
15277 N Wood St (Old US Rt 51) Maroa.................... 217-794-2292
2430 N Dirksen Pkwy Springfield............. 217-528-5226
RESTAURANTS
MUSEUMS
Alexander’s Steak House
Illinois State Museum
Hilton Garden Inn
Four Winds RV
At The Corner Of Spring & Edwards Streets Springfield............. 217-782-7386
620 Burns Lane Springfield............. 217-793-0440
Augies Cafe
212 N 6th Street Springfield............. 217-523-2247
Augie’s Front Burner
109 S 5th Street Springfield............. 217-544-6979
Homestyle Inn & Suites
500 N 1st St Springfield............. 217-522-1100
President Abraham Linclon Hotel
701 E Adams Springfield............. 217-544-8800
HORSEBACK RIDING
PHARMACIES Country Market
1901 Monroe Springfield............. 217-546-8671
Harry’s Pharmacy
E Route 104 Auburn.................. 217-438-6141
Route 66 Hotel & Conference Center
625 E Saint Joseph St Springfield....... 217-529-6626
RV PARKS Double J Campground & RV Park
9683 Palm Road Chatham............... 217-483-9998
Bella Trattoria
100 W Main Williamsville.......... 217-566-2979
Bellacino’s Pizza & Grinders
2936 S 6th Street Springfield............. 217-789-7890
Blucat Cafe The
112 W Main Williamsville.......... 217-566-2800
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2801 Chatham Rd Springfield....... 217-698-2980 1911 Sangamon Springfield............. 217-744-2012
Hall’s Harley-Davidson
5871 S 6th Rd Springfield............. 217-529-6655
2153 S M L King Jr Dr Springfield............. 217-241-4168
Humphrey’s Market
4863 Rodgers Springfield............. 217-529-8850
Baymont Inn & Suites
Adams Grocery
2777 S 6th Street Springfield............. 217-744-2290
Captial City Motorsports
HOTELS & MOTELS
GROCERIES
Country Market
MOTORCYCLES & MOTORCYCLE REPAIR
RESTAURANTS
Illinois
Route 66 Filling Station Bar & Grill
cont’d
625 E Saint Joseph St Springfield............. 217-529-7037
Califorina Bar & Grill
203 Madigan Drive Lincoln.................. 217-732-7332
Yesterday’s Restaurant Located In The Route 66 Hotel
6th & Stevenson Dr Springfield............. 217-529-6576
TIRE STORES Brahler Tire & Auto Center
6th Street & Laurel Springfield............. 217-523-5645
Mariah’s Restaurant
3317 Robbins Rd Springfield............. 217-793-1900 (See Our Ad On Page 58)
Check Point Tire Service
23 Cottonwood Dr Chatham............... 217-483-2528
Closer Auto Repair
201 W Jackson Auburn.................. 217-438-3424
Mid-Town Auto Mart
Coney Island
2532-E N Grand Springfield............. 217-753-3577
219 S 5th St Springfield............. 217-528-1193
Springfield Tire
214 W Reynolds Springfield............. 217-523-4817
Country-Aire Restaurant 606 E South St Atlanta................... 217-648-5330
Weezy’s
TOWING
108 S Old Route 66 Hamel............. 618-633-2228 (See Our Ad On Page 62)
A & M Towing & Salvage
Whirla Whip
Anytime Towing
15930 Vine Ln Girard.................... 217-627-3210
1737 N 14th Street Springfield............. 217-528-3258 3708 N Peoria Rd Springfield............. 217-638-2424
Dublin Pub The
2413 S MacArthur Blvd Springfield............. 217-793-6871
Fritz’s Waggon Wheel
2709 S MacArthur Blvd Springfield............. 217-546-9888
Gallagher’s Steak House
LINCOLN - SPRINGFIELD
2242 S 6th Street Springfield............. 217-522-8888
Guzzardo’s Italian Villa
509 Pulaski St Lincoln.................. 217-732-6370
Hickory River Smokehouse
2343 N Dirksen Parkway Springfield............. 217-528-2271
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the old road. However, two ugly situations kept surfacing. We heard it over and over. Folks would say, “There is little to see or do in Illinois; all the good stuff is out west.” Another often heard, frustrating comment was from folks who just followed the brown signs. They would comment, “What’s the big deal? We drove this old bumpy road, now what?” We call that the cruise ship mentality. Folks needed to be guided and told what to do, when to do it, and how to do it. I have always lived and operated our businesses by one steadfast rule, “Find a need and fill it!” We saw that the need was in educating the public on how to enjoy Route 66 and to show them what was available in Illinois. In 1997, we published the first and only tourist friendly guide to Route 66 in Illinois. We immediately sold out the first printing of 1500 copies. In the same year we had printed an updated, second edition. The title said it all – Traveling the. . . NEW HISTORIC ROUTE 66 IN ILLINOIS. Let us now jump ahead ten years to current 2007. We are still the only Route 66 guide book exclusively of Illinois. We have just released the newest sixth edition. Each new edition has always been updated, not merely reprinted. For the tenth anniversary we decided to compare a copy of the first edition with the new sixth edition. The facts even surprised us! Here are a few examples: There are 100 more attractions mentioned in the sixth edition that were not in the first edition. There are 45 more attractions mentioned in this sixth edition than in the fifth edition. However, in the past ten years at least 30 attractions no longer exist. This is the saddest part. They range from icons to others that were just tourist friendly. Some examples are Steve’s Café, the Crosley Museum and Bridgeview Park. Others include the 66 Motel Court, Decks Drug Store and the Beich Candy factory tours and outlet store. Unfortunately, the list is long. Now on the happy side, the list is very, very long of what is new and entertaining on our section of road. Several of the over 100 new attractions are some that simply were not discovered by us the first time. An example would be Castle Eden and what we now call the Snake Bridge. Others have always been there but have now been developed. Examples are the streetcar diner and the two cell jail both in Gardner, and the Chain of Rocks bridge. Other attractions are new. Examples are the outstanding Route 66 Museum and Hall of Fame in Pontiac, and the Route 66 Visitors Center and the Iron Works site, both in Joliet. Millions of tourism dollars have been generated, and more are sure to follow. The message here is that Route 66 in Illinois is thriving. It is still a road of opportunities. For those of you who believe you know Illinois Route 66 because you did it in the past, we challenge you to revisit this lovely lady known as the Mother Road. Remember, “Mother knows best!”
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A Slice of Americana
by John Weiss
Hamil Hwy 4 To Hwy 157
HAMIL HWY 4 TO HWY 157
We in Illinois like to describe our favorite road in this manner: “Route 66, a linear community of simple pleasures and simple treasures. We are going to look at a 20-mile section of Route 66 south of Joliet. This is where Route 66 begins to show its character. Foreign travelers comment that this is what they were looking for. They want to leave the big city feeling behind and experience the real America. We are going to visit some of the Mom & Pop establishments that are the heart and soul of the Mother Road. Along here, time has stood still. The simple pleasures and treasures are in abundance. We politely pass the Joliet/ Chicagoland (NASCAR) Speedway and the Route 66 Raceway (drag racing). We now enter the time warp of the beautiful and serene sprawl of historic Route 66. After passing the quaint town of Elwood, we enter into the site of the old Joliet Arsenal. These 23 thousand acres of history is being transformed into new and exciting uses. The first we encounter is the new 982-acre Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery. It is this country’s second largest. The name is appropriate not only because Lincoln was from Illinois, but he also created the veteran cemetery system back in 1862. At the entrance is a statue dedicated to the 52 employees of the arsenal who gave their lives during an explosion on June 5, 1942, and two killed in a second explosion on March 24, 1945. As we travel, we are surrounded by rolling, wooded grassy terrain. Here we have another 19,000 acres of the old arsenal being completely transformed back to the way it was, even before it was inhabited and farmed in the 1800s. This area is known as the Midewin National Tall Grass Prairie. It is the largest natural prairie land east of the Mississippi. A stop at the new visitors center is a must. It is located on your left while traveling south. This expanse of land is a real history lesson. Our peaceful, grassy, four lane, divided highway now narrows down to two lanes. Follow the curve into Wilmington, and there he is, waiting to greet you, the Gemini Giant. He is located at the Launching Pad Drive In.
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This is a wonderful family run business, not a franchise cookie cutter fast food eatery. The gimmick of having the giant is typical of the ingenuity of these small town businesses to draw travelers off the road and into their great establishments. A few blocks down Route 66, at Kankakee Street is the Andrew’s Manor Bed & Breakfast. A B & B is really a step back in time. In earlier days, it was a way to earn a few dollars from passing motorists. Signs would read, “Tourist rooms for rent” This one also boasts their home cooked food they serve in their Just Lovely Tea Room. The next street south is Main Street. Here we have the Mar Theater. This original has been serving the community since June 1937. It seats 300 in the main floor seating area, but it also has a 65-seat theater upstairs that shows a different movie. Only family oriented movies are shown seven days a week. Prices range between $3.00 and $5.00. They estimate 37,000 patrons a year enjoy the movies, popcorn and hospitality. Travel one block south to Water Street and you are at the historic district of Wilmington. The storefronts haven’t changed much from the 1800s and
early 1900s appearance. Many are now antique shops. Numerous others, pizza, ice cream, coffee and a local saloon, are all fun to visit. The Eagle Hotel built in 1836 and 1847 is being completely restored and will soon open with a restaurant and overnight accommodations. Just a walk down Water Street and windowshopping will take you back to a simpler way of life. Even the Old Mill Race can be heard forever gurgling its way down to the Kankakee River. One block further south takes you onto an island in the Kankakee River. Both sides of Route 66 are public parks. A drive through both is a pleasant experience. The South Park located on your left, contains a picturesque dam area and a quaint one-lane bridge over a hand operated lock with enough history to do a whole story on it. Be sure to drive across and explore the area. We leave the island and discover many more Mom & Pop businesses. A stop at Dreamland for some delicious deli treats or ice cream is also a pleasant experience. Whatever you need as a traveler can be found in these Mom and Pop shops along here. Hardware, grocery, gas, repairs, food, shopping and even a not to be missed Ben Franklin Store for a craft person looking for a good buy or a souvenir. We travel south along Route 66 as it curves to the left. Much of this old strip mining area has been converted into a golf course and family recreational facilities. As we enter Braidwood you will notice on your right the neon Route 66 shield of the Polk-A-Dot Drive In. A real 50s - 60s family stop. Here you encounter life size statues of Elvis, Marilyn, James Dean, the Blues Brothers and Betty Boop. A photo with them is a must. Try a Green River, and visit the bathrooms to discover their eye catching unique decorations. Continued Next Page
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Edwardsville
Edwardsville To Chain of Rocks
Chain of Rocks
Continue south on Route 66 to the Mazonia State Fish and Wildlife area. As you pass through the gates you will be simply amazed at the transformation from strip mining to nature’s gift of beauty in abundant supply. Here land that was virtually destroyed by strip mining has been converted into a beautiful family destination. Fishing, boating and hiking are a relaxing experience. A mile further, along the Mazon River, we have the Riviera Roadhouse. Very little has changed since its heydays. Super great home made food is still delivered on a dumb waiter weighted down by a World War One artillery shell. Stalactites hang above the bar area remind you of the days before cars had airconditioning. It was a pleasure to enter the cool basement as if it were a cave. It is easy to envision Tom Mix, Gene Kelly, Al Capone and brother Ralph sitting at the original bar. This is an experience like no
other. Outback, nestled in the tranquility of the mighty oaks, is the original Route 66 Streetcar/Diner. This horse drawn relic has had many uses and has a ton of history. It is being restored in a whimsical manor by volunteers of the Route 66 Preservation Committee. Our final destination will be in Gardner. A visit to the 1906 Two Cell Jail and the grounds surrounding it is a special small town. This town celebrated its 150-year birthday sesquicentennial this year. The festivities were held on August 7 and 8, 2004. Plenty of small town hospitality and history was available to all of you lucky enough to attend. You experienced sites and attractions rarely seen. Yes, simple pleasures and simple treasures. That is what Route 66 is all about. Come visit this 20-mile slice of Americana soon. Then experience all the rest that the Mother Road in Illinois has to offer.
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If you travel south to the stop sign, it is Route 113. Just for some fun, turn left, travel one half mile. On your left is a game farm. Here you can admire herds of a rare deer species along with other unusual critters. It is not an official tourist attraction, but they do not mind you viewing the animals from the fence area. If you want a-really unique experience, continue east on Route 113 for another 1/2 mile to turn right on Essex Road. Travel another 5.5 miles, and on your right you will find Metal Art by Jack. You won’t believe what this man creates! His imagination is outstanding. His creations are outdoors so you can stop any time. If you are lucky Jack Barker will be there to show you his numerous displays inside a true “folk artists” paradise. Return back to Route 66 and continue south. Note the Burma Shave signs as you pass through Godley. If you turn left at the intersection, it takes you to K-Mine Park. It is worth the visit.
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CHAIN OF ROCKS BRIDGE
EDWARDSVILLE TO CHAIN OF ROCKS
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ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES
Illinois
Rebcam Auto Parts
1601 Branding Dr Granite City........... 618-931-6891
AUTO REPAIR Al’s Transmissions
210 Linden Edwardsville.......... 618-656-5961
Barney’s Brake And Wheel Alignment Heritage Antiques
619 Niedringhaus Ave Granite City........... 618-876-5960
2311 Madison Ave Granite City........... 618-452-1312
Rumours Salon
6001 Godfrey Rd Godfrey......................... 466-1294
BOOK DEALERS AfterWords Bookstore
231 N Main Edwardsville.................. 655-0355
Bibles & More
226 W Elm Alton........... 466-2703
Main Street Books USA
114 W Main Collinsville..................... 343-1965
The Pink Elephant Antique Mall
Just Off I-55 Exit 37 Livingston.............. 618-637-2366
CLINICS-MEDICAL Health Choice One
612 Cass Ave Edwardsville.......... 618-659-9780
GIFT SHOPS Country Classic Cars LLC 2149 E Frontage Rd Staunton............... 618-635-7056 (See Our Ad On Page 69)
CAMPGROUNDS
244 Antiques
cew244antiques@aol.com 1432 Esic Dr Edwardsville.......... 618-830-3127 5945 Old Poag Rd Edwardsville.......... 618-978-2594 Or Call................... 618-656-8751
KOA Of Greater St Louis At Granite City
Hwy 270 & Rt 3 Granite City........... 618-931-5160
Kamper Kompanion
18388 E Frontage Rd Litchfield................ 217-324-4747
ART GALLERIES
LanKel’s Lazy Days Campground
22756 White Park Lane Litchfield................ 217-324-3233
Beyond Timbuktu
224 N Main Edwardsville.......... 618-692-9290
MGM Lakeside Campground
Pizzini Art Studio
217 S Buchanan Edwardsville.......... 618-656-0662
3133 W Chain Of Rocks Rd Granite City........... 618-797-2820
AUTO DEALERS
2900 Pentecostal Rd Edwardsville.......... 618-659-3812
Sunset Hill Campgrounds Trails End RV
3133 W Chain Of Rocks Rd Granite City........... 618-931-5041
GROCERIES Dierbergs Markets
General Office Chesterfield........... 636-532-8884 Employee Services Chesterfield........... 636-532-8755 Green Mount Crossing N Green Mount Rd & I-64 O Fallon................ 618-628-8400 Edwardsville Crossing Troy Rd & Governors Pkwy Edwardsville.......... 618-307-3800
CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE
AUTO PARTS
EDWARDSVILLE
Chris Auto Parts
2400 Edwards Granite City........... 618-876-1206
Precision Auto Care Center
2301 Nameoki Rd Granite City........... 618-876-2470
BEAUTY SALONS Alvareita’s Salon
333 S Kansas St Edwardsville.......... 618-656-0171
Modern Beauty Shop
106 S Main Edwardsville.................. 656-3353
Performance Parts Plus 3500 Highway 162 Granite City........... 618-451-8888
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New You Salon
612 Franklin Ave Edwardsville.......... 618-656-0141
Edwardsville-Glen Carbon Chamber Of Commerce
200 University Park Dr Ste 260 Edwardsville.......... 618-656-7600
Litchfield Chamber Of Commerce
311 N Madison Litchfield................ 217-324-2533 (See Our Ad On Page 70)
7-Eleven Store
19th & Niedrnghaus Granite City........... 618-876-9969
Tienda El Maguey
8402 Collinsville Rd Collinsville............. 618-345-3042
HEALTH FOOD STORES Green Earth Grocery
441 S Buchanan (Hwy 159) Edwardsville.......... 618-656-3375
Seattle Sutton’s Healthy Eating 1181 S State Rt 157 Edwardsville.......... 618-692-9950
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HOTELS & MOTELS Relax Inn
1100 Niedringhaus Ave Granite City........... 618-877-7100
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RESTAURANTS Andria’s Countryside Restaurant
7415 State Rt 143 Edwardsville.......... 618-656-0281
TATTOOING
Ink Well The
10227 Lincoln Trail Fairview Hts.......... 618-398-1427
TIRE STORES
MOTORCYCLES & MOTORCYCLE REPAIR
TOWING
Niehaus Cycle Sales Inc
WINERIES
718 N Old Route 66 Litchfield................ 800-373-6565
PHARMACIES CVS Pharmacy
126 S Buchanan St Edwardsville.......... 618-656-5114
Dierbergs Markets
6671 Edwardsville Crossing Dr Edwardsville.......... 618-307-3800
The Medicine Shoppe
1529 Johnson Rd Granite City........... 618-451-4200
RV PARKS
8767 State Rt 4 Staunton............... 618-637-2951
Springers Creek Winery
817 Hillsboro Ave Edwardsville.......... 618-307-5110
Itty-Bitty Restaurant
512 E Chain Of Rocks Rd Granite City........... 618-797-1337
Peel Wood Fired Pizza
921 Arbor Vitae Edwardsville.......... 618-659-8561
Pizza Man
611 Edwardsville Rd Troy....................... 618-667-8101
Sukey’s China Restaurant 730 E Edwardsville Rd Wood River........... 618-251-4052
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Kamper Kompanion
Decamp Junction
18388 E Frontage Rd Litchfield................ 217-324-4747
Red Barn Rendezvous RV Park
3955 Blackburn Road Edwardsville.... 618-692-9015
Trails End RV
3133 W Chain Of Rocks Rd Granite City........... 618-931-5041
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STATE MAP - MISSOURI
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here are as many alignments of Route 66 through St. Louis as there are Bridges across the Mississippi
from Illinois to Missouri. However, in your travels past the Gateway Arch, you might not want to miss one of the lesser known alignments: the Sweet Tooth Alignment. This alignment will take you to past some of its most memorable dessert stops, all on or very
near Route 66! To take the Sweet Tooth Alignment, take the Chain of Rocks Rd (Route 66) from Mitchell to SR 203 (Nameoki Rd.). If you go straight, you will be on Spur 66 heading to the Chain of Rocks Bridge. If you turn left, you
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The Sweet Tooth Alignment in Saint Louis
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To continue down the Sweet Tooth Alignment (if you haven’t had enough!) go back to N. Florissant Ave. turn left on N. Florissant Ave., which becomes Tucker Blvd (Route 66) through downtown St. Luis. South of downtown, you will veer to the right, at which time Tucker Blvd. becomes Gravois Ave. straight ahead you will see the Soulard neighborhood, one of the more eclectic, fun-filled neighborhoods in St. Louis! Take Gravois Ave. (Route 66) to Chippewa St. Turn right on Chippewa St. Take Chippewa St (Route66). West, under the Missouri Pacific Railroad viaduct, past Kingshighway Blvd and Hampton Ave., and into St. Louis Hills. On the left side of Chippewa St. (Route 66) you will find Gooey Louie butter Cakes (6483 Chippewa St.) Gooey Butter Cake is a St. Louis concoction that makes French Silk Pie seem sour by comparison. Continuing West, on the right side of Chippewa St., you will find the Donut Drive In (6525 Chippewa St.), where you can get an amazing donut and enjoy it at twilight under the lights of the amazing neon sign which dons the place.
The Sweet Tooth Alignment ends just west of the Donut Drive In, at Ted Drewe’s Frozen Custard (6726 Chippewa St.). Ted Drewes has been a haven for the sweet tooth since 1929. It is famous for its concretes (aka a super thick custard shake although it is very difficult to drink!) which comes in all flavors and sizes. Don’t let the big crowds fool you; the asssembly line Ted has assembled would make Henry Ford Proud! Just pick a nice parking spot, get your custard, take it back to your car, and join most of St. Louis in your enjoyment of a beautiful day, in the back of the car, watchin’ the cars pass by on Route 66. While that marks the end of the Sweet Tooth alignment. There is a lot more to see in St. Louis. If you have any questions or need further information, feel free to email me at rudkip@sbeglobal.net, or visit the website of the St. Louis Tourism and Visitor’s Bureau: www.explorest.louis.com
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will be on SR 203 (Nameoki Rd. -Route 66) heading into Granite City. Nameoki Rd. veers to the left at Pontoon Rd. and goes south to Madison Ave. Turn right on Madison Ave., and on the right side of Madison Ave, (Route 66) going West you will find Mr. Twist (2649 Madison.). For many a year, this bona fide drive in complete with a walk up window, ice cream comes on the roof-has had some of the best sweet stuff around, from sherberts to slushies to one of the thickest milkshakes I have ever had... one person commented: too bad they close in the winter; I would still go there with snow on the ground! From Mr Twist, the Sweet Tooth Alignment follow Madison Ave. (Route 66) past the Granite City Steelworks, before veering south through downtown Madison. It then veers west across the railroad tracks, becomes Broadway, and passes through Venice. Take Broadway (Route 66), which becomes State Route 3, under the railroad tracks, to the stoplight, and turn left to cross the McKinley Bridge into Missouri. At the foot of the bridge is a roadside park commemorating the recent renovation of the bridge, as well as a monument to the steelworkers who took part in the bridge renovation called Salute To Steel. After crossing the McKinley Bridge, go straight and you will be on Salisbury St. (Route 66). Take Sailisbury west to N. Florissant Ave. Turn left on St. Louis Ave., go two blocks, and on the left side of St. Louis Ave. You will find Crown Candy Kitchen (1401 St. Louis Ave.). This is an institution if there ever was one: It has been int the same location since 1913, has been run by an the Karandzieff since 1913, and has been making amazing chocolate since...1913. The menu has expanded, to be sure, with the lunch menu (including an awesome BLT and egg salad sandwich) creating lines our the door on a daily basis. But the 24oz. Malt, made with 3 scoops of ice cream, fresh whole milk and old fashioned malted milk powder, is the staple of the place. And they still make confections, like the family has made since...1913! While at Crown Candy, check out the renovations going on in what is called Old North St. Louis. The area is being redeveloped with housing and mercantile space, taking a wonderful old neighborhood and bringing it back to life! For more info, go to www.onsl.org.
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Many stories have been written about the history surrounding the development of the highway system in the United States but few have created as much interest and romance as that about what was often called the “ Mother Road”----- Route 66. And few of these stories and books written about the old road could claim to be complete without telling the story of Campbell “66” Express. Now just who could is going to be able to tell such a story? After all, Route 66 was officially given its name by important citizens of the day who lived in Springfield, Missouri in 1926 and Campbell “66” Express first got it start in the same place and the same year and both of these entities existed over the next period of 60 years. Well it looks like the task has fallen to me- J. Bruce Crim. I will do my best to tell this story with the highest respect for the many men and women of this period who toiled night and day to move the goods via truck over our beloved old road. One can find a connection between Route 66 and camels. In 1868 a lieutenant in the U. S. Army by the name of Paul Beall led a unit of camel riding soldiers from New Mexico to the Arizona-California border. In addition to proving that camels could be used successfully to move men and goods over far distances, he also conducted a survey of that portion of a road that later would become Route 66. It would be years later that the camel would appear once again and this time as a logo for a trucking company with the motto of “ Humpin’ to Please”. Route 66 starts in Chicago, goes South to St. Louis then turns westward through Missouri and Oklahoma continuing Southwest to Los Angeles. One could hardly make the trip on the portion of the road across Illinois, Missouri and Oklahoma without seeing a Campbell “66” truck and it’s running camel logo. For many years, an employee by the name of Bill Boyd, hand painted the camel logo more than 12,000 times. Careful observation of Bill’s work would reveal that he seemed to give each camel a different personality in its face and one day he added a puff of white in front of the camel’s nose, stepped back and called him “ Snortin’ Norton”. Many a traveler upon seeing the familiar logo would either break out with a smile or a sarcastic smirk. A fifth grade girl attending an elementary school in Birmingham, Alabama once wrote a letter to the Springfield General Office pointing out that the camel on the trucks was incorrect. She knew that a camel does not run with its legs stretched out. A camel runs with its front legs together and its back legs at the same time. She was correct but Bill Boyd, being the true Ozark artist he was, knew how to make a camel logo work.
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ou could make a case that the most historically significant sections of Route 66 are in Oklahoma or that the most scenic are in Arizona. But since I’m from the “Show Me State,” you would have a hard time convincing me that Missouri doesn’t have some of the most interesting history of the eight states that boast stretches of the beloved road. The man who became the driving force behind Route 66 attended college in Missouri, and because the acrimonious interstate argument about the number that would be attached to the planned route between Chicago and Los Angeles was finally settled in a meeting in Springfield, Missouri, that fair city can lay an important claim to being the “birthplace” of Route 66. A Missouri attraction became the most famous of the tourist stops along the highway. A motel in St. Louis became one of the most notorious. A traveler headed west on Route 66 left the plains of Illinois behind, crossing the mightiest of America’s rivers and into Missouri. Passing through the largest city on the route between Chicago and LA, St. Louis, motorists soon found themselves in the rolling hills of the Ozark Plateau. West of Springfield, Missouri, the land flattens out, and travelers begin to realize they are headed into the great American West. In the definitive work on the highway, “Route 66 - The Mother Road” Michael Wallis wrote that 66 was the road of dreamers and ramblers, drifters and writers.” It was also “a road of commerce,” and Missouri had more than its share of mom and pop gas
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stations and cafes, “no-tell motels,” tourist traps, curio stores and rock shops. Migrant workers headed west through Missouri in search of a dream, while truckers “humpin’ to please” brought all manner of bounty to the great cities. GIs traveled the highway to Fort Leonard Wood, in south-central Missouri. Later, a newly-affluent generation began following the path of the beat writers, taking their families to see the golden west, and Missouri played a prominent role in the process. It was the people who made Route 66 a legend, and the man who claimed to have invented the first drive-up window and who still peddles frozen custard from a building ringed with wooden icicles, and a man who found a few rusty relics in a cave and turned it into a tourist attraction played a role, and both were Missourians. Route 66 officially celebrated its 75th anniversary in 2001. But it’s really an old road that has many of its roots in pre-Civil War Missouri. Much of what was to become Route 66 are myriad variations, patchworks and extensions of Indian trails and crude, early roads which ran through the Show Me State. The Civil War necessitated improvements to those old paths and roads, and by the time automobiles began proliferating, demanding better roads, those well-worn trails, rutted paths, routes and roads became the foundation for Missouri’s important contributions to the “Mother Road.” When Route 66 was commissioned on November 11, 1926, with Missourian John T. Woodruff serving as the first president of the US Highway 66 Association, it wasn’t long before the farmers and those who lived along the road began putting up a ramshackle cabin or two. Travelers soon demanded more amenities such as indoor
plumbing and attached garages. A good example of an early Route 66 auto camp that has survived to the present day is Camp Joy, in Lebanon. John’s Modern Cabins, slowly deteriorating today along the road west of Rolla, shows how Spartan some of these early accommodations were. Missouri roadside architecture ran the gamut, from the white clap board cabins of the Abby Lee Court in Conway, to the streamline modern splendor of the late Coral Courts in St. Louis or the old Diamonds in Villa Ridge (now the Tri-County Truck Stop). Many
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roadside entrepreneurs built from the materials they had close at hand. In the Missouri Ozarks, slabs of sandstone, also known as “Giraffe Rock,” or any handy stones, became the building materials of choice. Good examples of Ozark-rocked buildings that survive today include the Shamrock Motel in Sullivan, the Wagon Wheel Motel in Cuba, and the Gascozark Café and station in Gascozark. When it was commissioned, Route 66 crossed the Mississippi into St. Louis on the McKinley Bridge, then basically followed 9th, Salisbury, Natural Bridge, Grand, Delmar, Sarah, Lindell, Boyle, Clayton Avenue through Forest Park and McCausland before turning west on Manchester. The highway would follow a myriad of city streets over the years. You would be hard pressed to find a major city street that doesn’t claim a 66 alignment. The first paving work ever by the State of Missouri within the city limits of St. Louis began on August 31, 1932, along Watson Road. Watson was paved between Chippewa and the city limits with state money. The first cloverleaf interchange west of the Mississippi River was completed on August 20, 1931 at Watson Road and Lindbergh as part of the new Watson project. The new highway through Valley Park to Gray Summit opened in August 1933. At that time, the US 66 signs came down along Manchester and were shifted south to 12th Street, Gravois, Chippewa, and the new Watson Road. Merchants along Manchester fought in vain to keep the 66 shields up and have Watson Road designated as “Optional 66.” Manchester was instead designated as US 50. In 1936, AASHTO moved Route 66 to cross the Mississippi at the Chain
of Rocks Bridge. The route swung south along Lindbergh, meeting up with Watson Road, before turning west toward Gray Summit. The old Municipal Bridge Route and 12th/ Gravois/Chippewa/Watson carried the “City 66” signs. Another city route was marked out over Riverview, Broadway, Calvary, Florissant, Hebert, 13th and 12th Streets. The main route continued to cross at the Chain of Rocks and swing down Lindbergh until 1955. At that time, new construction on the East Side allowed Route 66 to cross the Mississippi on the new Veteran’s Bridge (now the Martin Luther King Bridge). The old Chain of Rocks/Lindbergh Route became “Bypass 66.” That route was eliminated in 1965, following the completion of I-270 in North County. Finally, on November 9, 1967, US 66 shifted to the new Poplar Street Bridge, down I-55 to the Gravois exit, then onto Gravois-Chippewa and Watson. AASHTO eliminated Route 66 between Chicago and Joplin on June 25, 1974. Joplin would serve as the eastern terminus of Route 66 until decertification in 1984. Workers removed the Route 66 signs along Gravois, Chippewa and Watson in February, 1975. That route was redesignated as State Highway 366. The 66 shields stayed put on I-44, until January of 1977, when Illinois completed work on Interstate 55. I assume that if you have not stopped reading, you already know the story of the halcyon years of Route 66. We’ve heard the tales of the Okies of “The Grapes of Wrath” and sung along to “Get Your Kicks on Route 66.” The song that further ingrained Route 66 in the public’s mind was born in Missouri. Songwriter Bobby Troup told the story in Michael Wallis’ book, “Route 66, the Mother Road.” Troup says on a trip
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Memories of Watson Road Route 66 Saint Louis Watson Road, Old Route 66, was our way to the city and back home. We lived not far from the city of St. Louis. The Donut Drive In was a shining neon light to beckon us on our journey. Ten Drewes was always a good place to stop on a hot summer night. After crossing river Des Peres, the miniature golf course stood to the left. This was a magnet
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for hot summer night crowds. Joe Sonderman When you passed the intersection of Mackenzie and Watson, there was an old garage on the left. The air became cooler here. It was like driving into air conditioning. At the Frisco underpass, people came fron the city and slept on hot hummid nights. Motels lined the road.Crystal Court, the famous melon was kept cold in ice boxes Coral Court and the Wayside I and always so sweet! Another treat remember. The neon signs were past our home was going to Sylvan Beach to swim in a T shaped pool. This was done after dinner and we had to have the dishes put away first. We always accomplished the job fast if we were told we were going to swim. Again, motels lined the road on our way. My big adventure on Route 66 was taken a couple of times a year with my Joe Sonderman friend Peggy and her parents. Peggy and I rode to Rosati, Missouri in the back of her dad’s truck. We stunning. Marlborough Lanes sat on lawn chairs in total comfort (now Sunset Lanes) was next. A and waved at cars, trucks, and fine old place to bowl everyday. trains along the way. Much of what We loved Marty’s Market just east I remember is gone today, but of our turn off Lacelede Station. We you can find some of them and always hoped Dad would stop to discover others. They are still there treat us to an ice cold watermelon to serve you. Enjoy your Route 66 under the brightly lit tent. Many drive. Story By Jane Dippel nights he did and what a treat! The
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west, his wife Cynthia first suggested he write a song about Route 40. Troup said that would be silly since they would soon be traveling on Route 66. He says that just outside St. Louis, his wife leaned over and whispered “Get Your Kicks on Route 66.” Troup began piecing the song together in the car as they headed to California. The song was released in 1946 and has since been recorded by dozens of artists as diverse as Nat King Cole, the Rolling Stones and Depeche Mode. The post-war era is considered the golden age of Route 66. Roadside hucksterism was at its height. The mom-and-pop establishments were looking for ways to set themselves apart from the competition. They turned to roadside reptile ranches, basket weaving, Ozark rocks and the
legend of Jesse James. The most famous roadside attraction in Missouri was first discovered in 1720. Salt Petre Cave provided an important ingredient for gunpowder. Legend has it that Jesse James hid out in the cave while riding with Quantrill’s Guerillas during the Civil War. Locals from the nearby town of Stanton would stage huge dances in a subterranean ballroom. Lester Dill bought the cave on May 1, 1933 and renamed it Meramec Caverns. He didn’t have time to build a parking lot before opening day, so he dubbed it “The World’s Only DriveIn Cave.” Dill was a marketing genius and is credited with inventing the bumper sticker to tout his attraction. In the 1930’s Dill saw an ad for Lookout Mountain painted on the side of a barn and got another idea. Soon barns
painted with ads for Meramec Caverns were appearing all over the Midwest. Dill revived the underground ballroom and declared Meramec Caverns the “World’s First Atomic Refuge” during the Cold War paranoia. Visitors were even given cards that guaranteed their admission if the bombs fell. In 1942, Dill said he found in the cave some rusty old relics that could be traced to Jesse James. In 1949, he claimed to have produced Jesse in person. The media ate up the story when Dill and his son-in-law brought 102 year-old J. Frank Dalton to Stanton and said he was the famous outlaw. Today, Meramec Caverns still retains much of the feel of an old roadside attraction. Your tour ends at the huge onyx “Stage Curtain,” where red, white and blue lights form an American flag while Kate Smith’s “God Bless America” blares. Another Route 66 attraction has not survived. The Coral Courts Motel was a streamlined modern masterpiece. It opened in 1941. Architect Adolph Struebig designed the yellow-tiled cottages with their attached garages and glass brick walls. Those garages and the fact that the units could be rented by the hour gave the hotel a racy reputation. The hourly rate was actually put in place to give truck drivers a chance to grab a little shutContinued Next Page
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97 North Outer Road, Suite 1Eureka, MO 63025 • 636-938-7198 Acreage: 418.61Year Acquired: 199 Activities: fishing, picnicking, hiking - equestrian - bicycling trails Route 66 State Park showcases the history and mystique of a highway that has been called “The Main Street of America.” The historic Route 66 has come to represent American mobility, independence and spirit of adventure, and the park has captured the essence of the highway in its displays and array of recreation options. Located along the original Route 66 corridor, the nearly 419-acre park is a boon to park visitors who want to enjoy nature and see interesting historical displays showcasing Route 66. Bridgehead Inn, a 1935 roadhouse, serves as Route 66 State Park’s visitor center. It houses Route 66 memorabilia and interprets the environmental success story of the former resort community of Times Beach, which once thrived on the location of the park. Excellent opportunities to picnic, exercise, birdwatch or study nature await visitors. The park area bounds with more than 40 types of birds and a diverse set of trees, plants and animals. Picnic sites are scattered beneath the shade trees. Level walking, bicycling and equestrian trails throughout the park are perfect for beginning bicycle riders and health-conscious visitors. eye. The hotel made headlines around the nation in 1953 when Carl Austin Hall holed up at the Coral Courts for a couple of days after kidnapping sixyear-old Bobby Greenlease, the son of a wealthy Kansas City auto dealer. Hall claimed he had the entire $600,000 ransom with him the night he was arrested, but half of it disappeared. The mystery of the missing money was never officially solved. Some thought it might be stashed in the wall of the Coral Court. But the motel was torn down in the spring of 1995 to make room for a generic subdivision. Even as businesses along 66 reveled in the postwar boom, change was already in the air. The war pointed out the need for faster and safer interstate travel. The first dual four-lane pavement on 66 in Missouri opened in 1942, from just east of the Phelps County line to State Highway 28 in Pulaski County. The new road eliminated a torturous route through Devil’s Elbow, speeding traffic to and from Fort Leonard Wood.
It was a great feat of engineering, boasting the deepest rock cut in the country at the time. At 93 feet deep, the cut became a prime postcard subject and an example of “the road of the future.” During World War II, General Dwight David Eisenhower witnessed the importance of good roads to the military.
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AMUSEMENT Five H Ranch Drive-Thru Animal Park
2331 County Rd 618 St Louis................. 314-243-2116
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American Classic Autos Inc
Steger Auto Repair
D & S Auto Parts Inc
Stricker John Auto Repair
3257 Griffith Rd Farmington............ 314-882-7000 (See Ad On Page 87) 3132 Watson Rd St Louis................. 314-781-6006
Dave Sinclair Lincoln Mercury-West
15677 Manchester Rd Ellisville................. 636-256-0202
7416 Manchester Rd St Louis................. 314-781-2119
Don’s Automotive
1060 Gravois Rd St Louis................. 636-343-4848
5555 St Louis Mills Blvd Hazelwood............ 314-227-5600
Six Flags-St Louis Eureka.................. 636-938-5300
ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES Bevo Antiques & Collectibles
5236 Gravois Ave St Louis................. 314-353-1243
10010 Gravois Rd St Louis................. 314-638-0691
1060 Gravois Rd St Louis..................636-343-1112
Lindburg Cadillac Co
9833 Watson Rd St Louis................. 314-821-0593
Route 66 Hot Rod Parts& Repairs
Fenton Auto Repair
424 Gravois Rd St Louis................. 636-343-9797
4646 Gravois Ave St Louis................. 314-457-0669
Beautyfirst Inc
14862 Manchester Rd St Louis................. 636-230-0276 11719 Gravois Rd St Louis................. 314-842-9534
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AUTO REPAIR
9719 Gravois Rd St Louis................. 314-638-7012
Hudson Auto Sales
5636 W Florissant St Louis................. 314-383-0902
5210 Chippewa St Louis................. 314-832-0444
Beauty Shop Dina
Blondie’s
1080 Gravois Rd Fenton............. 636-326-1669
Bloomer’s Florist & Gifts
BEAUTY SALONS Beauty Boutique
Don’s Auto Parts
Nascar Speedpark
9211 Manchester Rd St Louis................. 314-962-5604
Joe’s Garage
16069 Manchester Rd Ellisville................. 636-256-6900
Classy Clipper The
5386 Manchester Rd Ballwin.................. 636-230-9700
Fusajiro
5467 Chippewa St Louis................. 314-352-0680
Gallery Of Beauty
11874 Gravois Rd St Louis................. 314-842-7676
Hairtopia
Automotive Plus Inc European Country Antieks Ltd
9410 Manchester Rd St Louis................. 314-963-1177
Kenrick Antique Mall
7435 Watson Rd St Louis................. 314-962-4949
Post Card Shop The
12024 Manchester Rd St Louis................. 314-822-7174
SuttonWood Antiques
1301 Gravois St Louis................. 314-781-5444
Village Antiques By Sylvia
8088 Watson Rd St Louis........... 314-849-3000
5760 Chippewa St Louis................. 314-832-7317
10314 Manchester Rd St Louis................. 314-835-9460
Ballwin Auto Center
8202 Gravois Rd St Louis................. 314-752-8202
15233 Manchester Rd St Louis................. 636-394-4911
Ballwin Sinclair Automotive
16929 Old Manchester Rd St Louis................. 636-458-2522
Bauer Automotive
11600 Gravois Rd St Louis................. 314-842-3177
Beuckman Ford Inc
15675 Manchester Rd Ellisville................. 636-227-5700
Bill’s 66 Service
3842 Meramec St St Louis................. 314-352-9289
Nu Image O’Keane Automotive Services
2312 Gravois Rd St Louis..................636-677-3111
Reid Vann Luxury Import Service
9331 Manchester St Louis................. 314-968-4100
Rock Hill Service
9433 Manchester Rd St Louis................. 314-961-9625
Route 66 Auto Service
8100 Watson Rd St Louis........... 314-843-5103
Roy’s Auto Repair
Options Salon
8992 Manchester Rd St Louis................. 314-968-9595
Ragsdale Beauty Salon
6909 Gravois Rd St Louis................. 314-481-9815
Renditions A Salon
8404 Watson Rd St Louis................. 314-843-3200
Reyna Hair & Nail Studio
8914 Gravois Rd St Louis................. 314-631-9744
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14305 Manchester Rd St Louis................. 636-391-6844
AUTO PARTS Accu-Brake Inc
8909 Gravois Rd St Louis................. 314-351-8400
Al’s Automotive Supply
14918 Manchester Rd St Louis................. 636-227-9009
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Service Automotive
12954 Gravois Rd St Louis................. 314-843-8171
Sonny’s Automotive
17308 Manchester Rd St Louis................. 636-458-2028
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Chubby’s Car Wash LLC
4679 Gravois Rd St Louis................. 636-375-3995
General Grant Car Wash
8344 Watson Rd St Louis................. 314-842-3033
Mickey’s Car Wash & Xpress Oil Change
13894 Manchester Rd St Louis................. 636-527-3160
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7455 W Florissant Ave St Louis................. 314-389-8020 9998 Gravois Rd St Louis................. 314-631-6842
7-Eleven
4300 Chippewa St Louis................. 314-351-3222 9866 Manchester Rd St Louis................. 314-961-5437
Shell Service Station
Old Highway 66 St Louis................. 636-938-4820
Rain Tunnel Express
BOOK DEALERS Betty’s Books & Collector Comics
10215 Watson Rd St Louis................. 314-821-7477
Skyview Carwash
9849 Manchester Rd St Louis................. 314-961-4589
1520-B Gravois Rd St Louis................. 636-677-3197
CLINICS MEDICAL Sinah Medical 4460 Chippewa Street
St Louis................. 314-481-8028
Internist Diagnostic Association 6500 Chippewa St Ste 301
GIFT SHOPS Eclipse Gifts
6917 Gravois St Louis................. 314-457-9503
Inside & Out
9849 Manchester Rd St Louis................. 314-962-3100
Kirlin’s Hallmark
12103 Manchester Rd St Louis................. 314-909-1550
Missouri History Museum Forest Park St Louis................. 314-746-4599 (See Our Ad On Page 81)
St Louis.............. 314-832-2222
CONVENIENCE STORES Cokesbury Books & Church Supplies
14560 Manchester Rd St Louis................. 636-230-3336
CAMPGROUNDS St Louis RV Park
900 N Jefferson Ave St Louis................. 314-241-3330
CANOE RENTALS
John’s Market
704 N Tucker Blvd St Louis................. 314-621-6511
Quik Mart
5350 Chippewa St Louis................. 314-752-1312
Quik Trip
16100 Manchester Rd St Louis................. 636-527-1819 5017 Gravois St Louis................. 314-351-4477 2851 Gravois St Louis................. 314-664-6657
Rithi Express Mart
4635 Gravois St Louis................. 636-671-1066
St Louis City Stores
5200 Chippewa St Louis................. 314-832-1240 2607 Gravois St Louis................. 314-771-8905 3765 Gravois St Louis................. 314-776-1974 5604 Gravois St Louis................. 314-353-6630
Que Huong Market
3200 Chippewa St Louis................. 314-772-9394
St Louis Super Markets
2700 S Grand St Louis................. 314-773-5808
Salam Market Inc
14063 Manchester Rd St Louis................. 636-527-6444
Schnucks Supermarkets
8800 Manchester Rd Brentwood............. 314-961-5454 10233 Manchester Rd St Louis................. 314-965-7310 15425 Manchester Rd St Louis................. 636-256-0655 16580 Machester Rd St Louis................. 636-458-5544
Shop ‘n Save
4660 Chippewa St St Louis................. 314-752-7464 3865 Gravois St Louis................. 314-771-6074 10461 Manchester Rd St Louis................. 314-984-0322 7057 Chippewa St Louis................. 314-644-7010
Sweet Be’s
12027 Manchester Rd St Louis................. 314-835-1400
Tuesday Morning
9981 Macnchester Rd St Louis................. 314-822-6229 15309 Manchester Rd St Louis................. 636-393-2685
Wild Birds Unlimited
9987 Manchester Rd St Louis................. 314-821-2266
13343 Manchester Rd St Louis................. 314-984-5051
HOSPITALS DePaul Health Center
12303 DePaul Dr Bridgeton.............. 314-344-6000
St Luke’s Hospital
232 S Woods Mill Rd Chesterfield........... 314-434-1500
HOTELS & MOTELS
GROCERIES Improv Meat Market
5201 Gravois St Louis................. 314-457-8107
Lara Mexican Market
15270 Manchester Rd St Louis................. 636-386-3384
Manchester Market
4519 Market St Louis................. 314-371-1492
Mid East Market
14345 Manchester Rd St Louis................. 636-230-7018
Drury Plaza HotelSt Louis
4th & Market St Louis................. 314-231-3003
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5590 W Florissant St Louis................. 314-382-1717
Trader Joe’s Store
Europa Market
3453 Watson Rd St Louis................. 314-644-1894
Northway Supermarket
4648 Gravois St Louis................. 314-352-3538
2327 Gravois Ave St Louis................. 314-762-9001
Huck’s Food & Fuel
4201 Manchester St Louis................. 314-652-1208
Supermarkert
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5005 Gravois Ave St Louis................. 314-481-9880
N & M Market
HOTELS & MOTELS cont’d Red Roof Inns
270 & Graham Rd St Louis................. 314-839-1665
Renaissance Grand Hotel 800 Washington Ave St Louis................. 314-418-5600
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235 S Florrissant Rd Ferguson......... 314-524-3141
MUSEUMS Eugene Field House & St Louis Toy Museum
16955 Chesterfield Airport Rd St Louis................. 636-537-1718
Miniature Museum Of Greater St Louis
4746 Gravois St Louis................. 314-832-7790
ICE CREAM
6600 Chippewa St St Louis................. 314-352-6600
Dierberts Mackenzie Pointe 7233 Watson Rd
St Louis................. 314-752-7771
Kemp Auto Museum
2875 Hwy 100 & I-44 Exit 23 Gray Summit......... 636-742-3501
CVS Pharmacy 4100 Gravois Rd
Garavelli’s
St Louis................. 314-762-0752
634 S Broadway St Louis................. 314-421-4689
Travelodge Diamond Inn
PHARMACIES
Keller Apothecary Shop Inc 5201 Chippewa Street
St Louis................. 314-352-5201
Shop ‘N Save Pharmacy 7057 Chippewa Street
St Louis................. 314-645-1371
Walgreen Drug Stores
3631 Gravois Ave St Louis................. 314-772-4446 6411 Gravois Ave St Louis................. 314-832-3650 7339 Gravois Ave St Louis................. 314-752-0722 15253 Manchester Rd St Louis................. 636-227-5821 12006 Manchester Rd St Louis................. 314-965-0030 16105 Manchester Rd St Louis................. 636-391-3202 13992 Manchester Rd St Louis................. 636-227-9228 9801 Manchester Rd St Louis................. 314-963-3256 8571 Watson Rd St Louis................. 314-962-5545
RV PARKS St Louis RV Park
900 N Jefferson Ave St Louis................. 314-241-3330
RESTAURANTS Ami’s Of Rock Hill Inc
9827 Manchester Rd St Louis................. 314-963-1822
MOTORCYCLES & MOTORCYCLE REPAIR
Jersey Mike’s
8567 Watson Rd St Louis................. 314-961-3303
Joe Boccardi’s Risorante 8556 Watson Rd St Louis................. 314-849-7976
Joe Clark’s Restaurant
42 Gravois Rd St Louis................. 636-343-2177
Joy Luck Buffet
8030 Manchester Rd St Louis................. 314-645-9982
Lucas Park Grille
1234 Washington Ave St Louis................. 314-241-7770 (See Our Ad On Page 81)
Bolero Cafe
4718 Gravois St Louis................. 314-353-3620
Cecil Whittaker’s Pizzeria
Big Boys Custom Cycles
3429 Watson Rd St Louis................. 314-644-0515
337 Gravois Place St Louis................. 636-343-5300
China Yu
7311 Watson Rd St Louis................. 314-351-4464
Chinese Express
3738 Chippewa St Louis................. 314-772-4600
Domino’s Pizza
New York Burrito Gourmet Wraps
Donut Drive-In
Pasta House Co The
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Maplewood St Louis................. 314-644-6700
Doc’s Harley-Davidson Motorcycle Sales
930 S Kingwood Rd Kirkwood............... 888-582-5454
Saint Louis Car Museum 1575 Woodson Rd
Extreme Toy Store
Wax Museum Of St Louis
9840 Manchester Rd St Louis................. 314-961-8100
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6525 Chippewa St St Louis........... 314-645-7714
Eat-Rite
622 Chouteau Ave St Louis........... 314-621-9621 (See Our Ad On Page 80)
12109 Manchester Rd St Louis................. 314-822-4467
9012 Gravois Rd St Louis................. 314-638-1240 11240 Manchester Rd St Louis................. 314-909-0054
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16584 Manchester Rd St Louis................. 636-273-9888
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Yong China Restaurants
Phil’s Bar-B-Que
9814 Manchester Rd St Louis................. 314-962-3555
9205 Gravois Rd St Louis................. 314-631-7725
Saint Louis Bread Co
6607 Chippewa St Louis................. 314-781-6469 10312 Manchester Rd St Louis................. 314-965-8700 14560 Manchester Rd St Louis................. 636-230-6644
St Louis Union Station
1820 Market Street St Louis................. 314-421-6655 (See Our Ad On Page 84)
Sapporo Sushi
Forklift Tires For All Makes & Models
Mobile Installation Available
www.wedgetire.com 2011 N Broadway St Louis.......................... 314-621-2133
TIRE STORES
Rock Hill Chop Suey
9509 Manchester Rd St Louis................. 314-961-0767
WEDGE TIRE CO
Trattoria Marcells
3600 Watson Rd St Louis................. 314-352-7706
Truc Lam Restaurant
3737 Gravois St Louis................. 314-776-1299
Two Nice Guys Restaurant
10935 Manchester Rd Kirkwood............... 314-821-1800
Wan Fu Chinese Restaurant
12033 Manchester Rd St Louis................. 314-821-7999
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Chippewa Tire
4305 Chippewa St St Louis................. 314-772-7155 (See Our Ad On Page 79)
Jefferson-Gravois Tire Co Inc
Bob’s 66 Service
11496 Dorsett Maryland............... 314-739-3065
2511 S Jefferson St Louis................. 314-773-0781
DL Towing Inc
8123 N Lindbergh Blvd St Louis................. 314-837-6477
Fastrack Towing & Recovery
Sullivan Tire & Service Tire Bargaiins
1526 Gravois Rd St Louis................. 636-677-8558
Fenton................... 636-343-6460
2227 Gravois Rd St Louis................. 314-352-8698
15583 Manchester Rd St Louis................. 636-527-6684
Schottzie’s Famous Pizza & Grill
7372 Manchester Rd St Louis................. 314-647-3800
Sen Thai Asian Bistro
1221 Locust St St Louis................. 314-436-3456 (See Our Ad On Page 84)
Spiro’s Restaurant
3122 Watson Rd St Louis................. 314-645-8383
Steak N Shake
16051 Manchester Rd St Louis................. 636-391-0550 4640 Chippewa St Louis................. 314-752-2100 7350 Gravois St Louis................. 314-352-9264 7606 Manchester Rd St Louis................. 314-645-1815 8609 Watson Rd St Louis................. 314-961-1184
Sweetie Pies At The Mangrove
4270 Manchester St Louis................. 314-371-0304
Taft Street Restaurant & Bar
4457 Gravois St Louis................. 314-457-1428
Tigin Irish Pub & Restaurant
ST. LOUIS
333 Washington Ave St Louis................. 314-241-8666 (See Our Ad On Page 84)
Time Out Sports Bar & Grill
4140 Gravois St Louis................. 314-771-3610
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Welcome To Meramec Caverns: Missouri’s Buried Treasure Beneath the fertile rolling hills of the Meramec Valley,lies a complex of mineral formations and color as rare and unique as they are beautiful. These jewels of nature which took thousands of years to grow,are preserved in the spectacular sights of Meramec Caverns. Guided tours by trained rangers are conducted along well-lighted walkways. All cavern facilities are accessible to the disabled. Learn how an ancient limestone “Wine Table” and an entire 7-story mansion were built... all underground. On tour you will see both the rarest and largest cave formations in the world.
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Germany’s system of limited access, high-speed autobahns were perfect for the lightning fast “blitzkrieg” of the German war machine. Eisenhower saw better roads as being key to national defense and a way to stimulate the economy. Congress passed President Eisenhower’s Federal Highway Aid Act in 1956, creating the Interstate Highway system. On August 2, 1956, Missouri became the first state to award a contract under the new Interstate Highway law. The first contract was for work on US 66 in Laclede County. Lebanon, Missouri, had the dubious honor of being the first town in Missouri to be bypassed by the Interstate. The nation’s first actual Interstate construction took place west of the Missouri River in St. Charles on I-70 at Missouri Route 94. While the Interstate began replacing the narrow and often dangerous twolane highways, a new generation was discovering the allure of Route 66. Beginning on October 7, 1960, the television series “Route 66” beamed images of the “Mother Road” into the nation’s living rooms. Route 66 told the story of a pair of young drifters, Buz Murdock and Tod Stiles. The show was
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the Virginia suburbs of Washington, threatened to sue, and highway D.C. The towns along 66 between officials responded by building the new Carthage and Springfield fought to four-lane farther south. By 1965, those keep the designation of US 66. They Continued Next Page
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a unique cultural icon of the 1960’s and one of the first series to leave Hollywood behind for locations on Route 66 and across the country. Much of episode #73, “Hey Moth, Come Eat the Flame” took place in St. Louis. Episode #75, “Where is Chick Lorrimer? Where Has He Gone?” was filmed in St. Charles and around the St. Louis area. Through the 1960’s, construction on the new four-lane Interstate route across Missouri continued at a breakneck pace. In 1962, the state took the lead in asking federal highway officials to designate I-55, I-44, I-40, I-15 and I-10 as Interstate 66 from Chicago to Los Angeles. The request was denied. I-66 was given to a short and nondescript stretch of highway in
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towns had been bypassed. By 1972, Interstate 44 had replaced 66 across Missouri. Finally, in June 1974, AASHTO voted to eliminate US Route 66 from Chicago to Joplin. The Route 66 signs stayed up along I-44 for a while because state officials were waiting for Illinois to bring I-55 up to Interstate standards. In 1975, MO-DOT workers took down the Route 66 shields along Gravois and Watson in St. Louis. That section became Missouri Route 366. Illinois finished up work on I-55, and the last Route 66 sign in Missouri came down on January 24, 1977. The last section of old 66 still in use in Missouri was bypassed in January 1981. That was the old fourlane section between exits 169 and 173 around Devil’s Elbow. But then a funny thing happened: the old road refused to die. Nostalgia buffs and roadside rebels continued to seek out the tourist traps, motels and gas stations that still held on for life on 66. People still saw and read The Grapes of Wrath and clung to memories of childhood vacations. They kept the “Mother Road” alive during those dark days. It was a media event when the very last section of Route 66 through Williams, Arizona was replaced by I-40 in 1984. In 1990, Michael Wallis published “Route 66 - The Mother Road.” His wonderful prose and pictures captured the romance of the Continued Page 96
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road and inspired even more people, including me, to take the next exit and discover America at a slower pace. By 1990, there was enough interest in Missouri to form the Missouri Route 66 Association. Its stated goal is “To preserve, promote and develop old Route 66 in Missouri.” The Association led the push for a designated Route 66 as a historic highway through the state. Governor Ashcroft signed the bill in July 1990. The measure cleared the way for MODOT to begin erecting signs marking the historic right of way. The first sign went up at Kearney and Glenstone in Springfield on July 3, 1991. Since then, over 350 signs have marked the old alignment across the state. The association raises the funds for the signs and continues to work on additional marking. In 1999, the state of Missouri opened The Route 66 State Park on the former site of the city of Times Beach. Times Beach was a small community where Route 66 crossed the Meramec River, Continued Page 98
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17 miles west of St. Louis. The town was born in 1925, the result of a promotion by the old St. Louis Star-Times newspaper. A six months subscription for $67.50 entitled the reader to a 20’ by 100’ lot in “Times Beach.” The
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Devils Elbow, Missouri is an old scenic town located on the Big Pincy River and Route 66. It got its name from the men who worked in this area as they were putting in the railroad through Devils Elbow from Ft. Leonard Wood to Jereome and Arlington, MO. These men floated their railroad ties down the Big Pincy River. There is a bend in the river that fron the air looks similar to the bend in your arm if you were to lift it straight up from you side and bring your hand towards you about senenty degrees. This bend in the river is on a shoal or rapids and right in the middle of it is a big rock that caused huge log jams. Thus the name “Devils Elbow”.
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ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES Lonestar Antique Mall
102 Rocky Creek Rd Cuba.................... 573-885-6255
Rocky Creek Antique Mall
100 Rocky Creek Rd Cuba.................... 573-885-2060
Sullivan Showcase Antique Mall
201 N Service Rd W Sullivan................ 573-468-3943
AUTO DEALERS Cruzin Rt 66 Auto Sales & Collectibles
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Stanton................ 573-468-2283 (See Our Ad On Page 92)
CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE Cuba.................... 573-885-2531
GIFT SHOPS
Sinks Pharmacy South
1008 S Bishop Ave Rolla..................... 573-308-4899
Wagon Wheel Motel
901 E Washington St Cuba............... 573-885-3411
ICE CREAM Route 66 Fudge Shop
705 W Washington (Old Rt 66) Cuba............... 573-885-1121 (See Our Ad On Page 99)
LIQUOR STORES Fanning 66 Outpost LLC
MOTORCYCLES & MOTORCYCLE REPAIR
Violet Sunsine Book Store
1007 N Pine St Rolla..................... 573-364-7492
PACIFIC - ST. CLAIR - CUBA - ROLLA
245 E 5th St Eureka................. 636-938-4976
5957 Hwy ZZ (PO Box 417) Cuba.................... 573-885-1474 (See Our Ad On Page 94)
BOOK DEALERS
CAMPGROUNDS 5300 Fox Creek Rd Pacific.................. 636-938-5925
Ladybug RV Park & Campground 355 State Hwy F Cuba.................... 573-885-3622
Meramec Caverns
Stanton................ 573-468-2283 (See Our Ad On Page 92)
115 Meramec Park Dr Sullivan................ 573-468-6072
Pin Oak Creek Campground 1302 Highway At Villa Ridge............ 636-451-5656
200 N Franklin St Cuba.................... 573-885-7212
RV PARKS Jellystone Park Resort
5300 Fox Creek Rd Pacific.................. 636-938-5925
KOA
18475 US Hwy 66 Eureka............ 636-257-3018 74 Highway W Stanton........... 573-927-5215
Ladybug RV Park & Campground
355 State Hwy F Cuba.................... 573-885-3622
Meramec State Park
115 Meramec Park Dr Sullivan................ 573-468-6072
Meramec Valley RV Camp
Route 66 Realtors Co
4095 N Service Rd W Sullivan................ 573-860-6377
REAL ESTATE 1101 W Osage Pacific.................. 636-271-7866 Office................... 314-845-8666
RESTAURANTS A Slice Of Pie
HOTELS & MOTELS Best Western Cuba Inn
246 Hwy P Cuba.................... 573-885-7707
EconoLodge-Rolla
Meramec State Park
Towne Pharmacy
Stahlman Powersports
Unique Powersports
18475 US Hwy 66 Eureka............ 636-257-3018 74 Highway W Stanton........... 573-927-5215
855 N Commercial Ave St Clair................. 636-629-0710
1360 State Hwy UU Cuba.................... 573-885-2541
1387 S Bishop Ave Rolla..................... 866-850-9821 (See Our Ad On Page 98)
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Interstate Motorcycles
12570 Old Hwy 66 Rolla................ 888-265-6294
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705 W Washington (Old Rt 66) Cuba............... 573-885-1121 (See Our Ad On Page 99)
Cuba Area Chamber Of Commerce
Sullivan........... 636-209-4419 (See Our Ad On Page 93)
215 Thresher Dr Eureka................. 636-938-4600
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Medicine Shoppe
1417 Martin Spring Dr Rolla..................... 573-341-3130 (See Our Ad On Page 98)
Forest Manor Motel & RV Park
1307 E Route 66 Lebanon................ 417-532-6114 (See Our Ad On Page 107)
MUSEUMS
601 Kingshighway St Rolla..................... 573-364-6203
Memoryville USA Museum
2220 N Bishop Rolla..................... 573-364-1810
PHARMACIES Birdsong Pharmacy
101 E Saint Louis St Pacific.................. 636-257-2050
Hillcrest Pharmacy
500 W MO-72 Rolla..................... 573-364-3258
Circle Inn Malt Shop
171 S Old Hwy 66 Bourbon............... 573-732-4470
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Cookin From Scratch
I-44 Exit 179 Doolittle................. 573-762-3111
Johnny’s Hickory Pit Bar-B-Que
201 W Hwy 72 Rolla................ 573-364-4838
Lewis Cafe 145 S Main St St Clair................. 636-629-9975
Missouri Hick BBQ 913 E Washington Cuba............... 573-885-6791
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www.Zenos.biz/intro.htm 1621 Martin Springs Dr Rolla..................... 573-364-1301
WINERIES Rosati Winery Museum-Regional Tasting Room
22050 State Rt KK St James.............. 573-265-3000
St James Winery
540 State Rt B St James.............. 800-280-9463
Three Squirrels Winery
17301 State Rt B St James.............. 573-265-7742
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Pulaski County, centrally located in Missouri, and just 2 hours west of St Louis offers a historic adventure along Route 66. Every trip should start with our self guided brochure or audio tours which are available for download at http:// visitpulaskicounty.org/rt66tour.asp. These tours offer detailed driving instructions and historical information for the 33 intact miles of Route 66 that wind through Pulaski County, Missouri. You will see the natural beauty and rustic limestone bluffs of the Ozarks at sites such as Hooker Cut and the Sugar Bowl, plus the impeccable view from the scenic overlook of the 1940’s wooden railroad trestle and the Big Piney River. Roam the 1923 steel bridge, mail a postcard from Sheldon’s Market in Devil’s Elbow and check out Frog Rock which overlooks this historic road in Waynesville. Unique dining experiences along the mother road include the Elbow Inn and BBQ Pit (The original location of the Munger Moss Sandwich Shop), which is known for the hottest burger around, the “Tater Burger”. Swing into Sweetwater BBQ and try the renowned “Pulled Pork Sandwich”. Pepper’s Sports Bar & Grill offers up wings that will satisfy the meek and mild to those brave enough to take on the nitro hot. Hoppers Pub, serves up frog legs and is known for 66 brews on tap. Don’t know which to pick? Spin the wheel! Museums offer a step back in time on Historic Route 66. Situated around the Waynesville Square are two museums; the Pulaski County Courthouse Museum, one of the two courthouses located on Route 66. It offers displays of years past from local and national history. The Old Stage Coach Stop which served as a Civil War hospital offers a look into early life in America. Patriotism and family values are vital to Pulaski County, in the heart of America. We invite you to spend time here to enjoy the other pastimes such as kayaking the Gasconade or Big Piney Rivers and exploring the military history that Fort Leonard Wood offers. For those looking for overnight accommodations Pulaski offers an array of hotels, motels, cabin resorts, campgrounds and RV Parks. Visit our website www.SeeRt66.org for complete listings of area accommodations. The Pulaski County Tourism Bureau and Visitors Center, .5 miles north of Historic Route 66 in St. Robert, Missouri offers additional information for the Route 66 enthusiast. Travelers will find a wide variety of Route 66 souvenirs from mugs, jewelry, t-shirts to signs, books, postcards, DVD’s and more. Would you like to learn more? Call the Pulaski County Tourism Bureau & Visitors Center today for your complimentary Visitors Guide! 877.858.8687
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With a plan to expedite traffic by constructing a four lane for several miles on each side of the entrance to Fort Leonard Wood, it would be necessary to cut through the high ridge at Hooker that the old road skirted around. This would have the added benefit of bypassing Devil’s Elbow and the narrow bridge with the dog leg approach over the Big Piney River. A new technique for road cuts was employed. The walls on each side were terraced and set back so that falling rocks would hit a terrace or the shoulder.
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homes. The population reached 1,240 people by 1970. The streets of the town were dusty, and the city decided to do something about in the early 1970’s. Local officials contracted with waste oil hauler Russell Bliss to spray waste oil on the streets to keep the dust down. City officials figured they got a bargain, paying only six cents per gallon. But in November 1982, the EPA announced that the waste oil contained dioxin. A few weeks later, the rampaging Meramec River nearly wiped out the town. As residents struggled to clean up, the EPA told displaced residents they should not go back and told those who remained that they should leave. On February 22, 1983, the federal government announced a voluntary buyout. Some 2000 people were relocated, and the entire community was demolished. The “Times Beach” signs came down on I-44, and there was no trace of the once-thriving town. Continued Page 107
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It has been a long day of driving. You are tired and the family just wants to stop and rest. Now is the time that every traveler has to reckon with ~ where to stop for the night? Pulling off the highway into Lebanon, Missouri your choice is very simple. The warm glow of the Munger Moss neon beckons you on like an old friend with the promise of rest and comfort. And for over fifty years the Munger Moss Motel has delivered on that very promise. You see, you’ve come home to your home away from home on Route 66! The Munger Moss Motel is a Vintage Auto Court that harks back to the heyday of Route 66! It is Route 66 lodging at its finest. It has been the “home away from home” for generations of travelers on old Route 66, and is still serving the modern highway traveler with all the amenities one would expect from a first class lodging establishment. Clean, modern rooms await you at the Munger Moss Motel. Yet the Munger Moss has all the charm of yesteryear ~ those days before the Interstate cut off small town America and the unique “mom and pop” businesses that lined America’s two-lane highways. Why stay anywhere else when you can relive those simpler times in modern comfort at the historic Munger Moss Motel?
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A gate installed across old Route 66 turned the site into a no-man’s land. Today, there is some evidence that the threat was overestimated. But a massive and controversial cleanup effort was completed in the fall of 1997. The site is now Route 66 State Park. On November 11, 2001, hundreds of people came to the park to celebrate the 75th anniversary of Route 66. The Missouri Route 66 Association continues to work on preserving the route for future generations. On May 4, 2009, the Missouri Department of Transportation opened a Route 66-themed rest area on eastbound I-44 at the 111 mile marker west of Conway. Route 66’s history in the great state of Missouri is as varied and interesting as you’ll find anywhere along the
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Lay Z Day Canoes And Campling LLC
23455 Teak Lane St Robert............. 573-336-8639
CONVENIENCE STORES
Menagerie Campground
Big B Antiques
25555 Hwy 17 (Old Route 66) Waynesville..... 573-774-5660
Elm Street Antiques
1440 W Elm St Lebanon............... 417-588-0203
1770 Highway 64 Lebanon............... 417-532-3724
Niangua River Oasis
171 NRO Road Lebanon............ 1-800-748-7249
Historic Route 66 Antique Mall
CB’s Mini Mart
17711 Campground Rd Phillipsburg..... 417-532-7082 (See Our Ad On Page 110)
13140 Hwy 2 St Robert............. 573-336-3515
Country Hearth Inn & Suites
14175 Hwy Z St Robert............. 573-336-3036 (See Our Ad On Page 105)
Miss Madi’s Place Antiques
1440 W Elm St Lebanon............... 417-588-0203
Old Time Antiques & Collectibles
107 W Jefferson Ave Conway................ 417-589-8601
Something Treasured
688 Old Rt 66 E St Robert........ 573-433-6101
GIFT SHOPS Wild Oaks Campground
1818 State Hwy 64 Lebanon............... 417-588-1631
CANOE RENTALS
Treasure Trove Antiques 1211 N Elm St Lebanon............... 417-532-6945
Redmon’s Antique Mall
332 W Pine St Phillipsburg.......... 417-589-0131
Route 66 Sodas LLC
24200 Route 66 Lebanon............... 417-588-4466 (See Our Ad On Page 106)
Shelden’s Market
12175 Timber Rd Devils Elbow........ 573-336-4167 (See Our Ad On Page 99)
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Lebanon Books
1116 Lynn Street Lebanon............... 417-532-2500 Readers Corner 819 N Pine St Rolla..................... 573-426-4434
CAMPGROUNDS Bennett Springs State Park
Highway 64A Lebanon............... 417-532-4338
Best Western Wyota Inn
CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE
1225 Millcreek Rd Lebanon............... 928-532-6171
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Forest Manor Motel & Campground
186 N Adams Lebanon............... 417-588-3256
Waynesville-St Robert Chamber Of Commerce
1307 E Route 66 Lebanon.......... 417-532-6114
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12175 Timber Rd Devils Elbow........ 573-336-4167 (See Our Ad On Page 99)
Dowd’s Catfish & Bar-B-Que House
1766 W Elm Lebanon............... 417-523-1777 (See Our Ad On Page 106)
REAL ESTATE Sweetwater Barb-B-Que
Elite Land Title
14076 Highway Z St Robert............. 573-336-8830 (See Our Ad On Page 103)
370 Old Rt 66 St Robert............. 573-336-9618
RV PARKS
The Cave Restaurant & Resort
26880 Rochester Rd Richland............... 573-765-4554 (See Our Ad On Page 104)
Bennett Springs State Park
Highway 64A Lebanon............... 417-532-4338
The Drink
304 Historic 66 E Waynesville........... 573-774-2113 (See Our Ad On Page 105)
Forest Manor Motel & Campground Munger Moss Motel
1336 E Route 66 Lebanon.......... 417-532-3111 (See Our Ad On Page 106)
Star Motel & Restaurant 1057 Old Rt 66 St Robert............. 573-336-3223 (See Our Ad On Page 103)
MOTORCYCLES & MOTORCYCLE REPAIR
1307 E Route 66 Lebanon.......... 417-532-6114
Happy Trails RV Park
18376 Campground Rd Phillipsburg..... 417-532-3422
Niangua River Oasis
171 NRO Road Lebanon............ 1-800-748-7249
RESTAURANTS Andy’s 417 Catering
1430 S Jefferson Ave Lebanon............... 417-533-5801
SPORTS BAR Hoppers Pub
Downtown Waynesville.......... 573-774-0135
Maria’s Cafe And Catering 915 S Jefferson Lebanon............... 417-588-7922
Crazy Jack’s Sports Bar & Grill
100 Ashley Mae Lane Waynesville.......... 573-774-0120 (See Our Ad On Page 105)
VISITOR CENTERS
Peppers Sports Bar & Grill
560 Old Rt 66 St Robert............. 573-336-2100 (See Our Ad On Page 102)
Rocking Chair Restaurant
105 Martingale Dr Conway................ 417-589-6191
Pulaski County Tourism Bureau
137 St Robert Blvd Ste A St Robert............. 877-858-8687 (See Our Ad On Page102)
Lebanon Cycle Center
2410 Evergreen Pkwy Lebanon............... 417-532-9253
Ozark Harley-Davidson Inc 2300 Evergreen Pkwy Lebanon............... 417-532-2900
Skyline Honda
25535 Hwy 17 Waynesville.......... 573-774-2823
PHARMACIES Ginger’s Hometown Pharmacy
LEBANON
550 N Jefferson Ave Lebanon................ 417-532-9110
St John’s Pharmacy
586 Old Rt 66 St Robert............. 573-336-0215
Smitty’s Pharmacy
601 S Jefferson Ave Lebanon............... 417-588-3313
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Marshfield and Webster County History
Marshfield was settled in 1830 and a survey of the town was commenced June 21, 1856. Webster County was established on March 3, 1855 from parts of Greene and Wright Counties and was named in honor of Daniel Webster. Marshfield’s elevation is 1,493 feet and is referred to as “Top of the Ozarks”. With Webster County straddling the divide between the Missouri and Arkansas Rivers and due to its altitude the rain that falls on Marshfield flows into four different headwaters, the James, Niangua, Gasconade and Pomme De Terre Rivers. A part of the 1808 Osage Indian land cession, the county was settled in the early 1830’s by pioneers from Kentucky and Tennessee. An Indian trail crossed southern Webster County and many prehistoric mounds are in the area. Marshfield is centrally located from large cities such as Kansas City and St. Louis, as well as, having the convenience of Springfield only twenty minutes away. If you are an avid outdoorsman, we have two large conservation areas located just outside of Marshfield’s city limits: the Black Horse Conservation Area, located north of town on Brinkley Road, and Compton Hollow Conservation Area, located south of town off State Highway KK. Along with these conservation areas, we are home to the head waters of James, Niangua and Pomme De Terre Rivers. Plus, Marshfield is about an hour’s drive to enjoying seven different lakes: Pomme De Terre, Truman, Stockton, Lake of the Ozarks, Bull Shoals, Table Rock and Taneycomo. It is said with pride that Marshfield Continued Next Page
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has the longest running Independence Day Parade west of the Mississippi. The first Independence Day Parade took place on July 4, 1879. The earlier celebrations were held in a grove just north of town, with families traveling in buggies, wagons or on horseback to enjoy the day with family, friends and neighbors. People would gather together clearing the underbrush and smoothing the grounds to make way for stands selling lemonade, soda pop, popcorn, crackerjacks and candy. Wood was hauled to the backside of the property, where a huge pit was dug out to get ready for roasting beef, pork and chicken. They began roasting the meat early in the evening on the night before the 4th of July. Although there have been many changes since those early celebrations, family, friends and neighbors still travel to Marshfield to enjoy the 4th of July Parade, eat a corn dog or a sandwich from one of the many food vendors, and have an ice cold lemonade or soda pop. Marshfield has been honored twice by Presidential visits. President Harry S. Truman visited Marshfield in 1948 and President George H. W. Bush and his First Lady, Barbara Bush, participated in our Independence Day Parade and celebration around our Square on July 4, 1991. Marshfield is the hometown of the famous astronomer, Edwin Powell
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Hubble. He was born on November 29, 1889 to an insurance executive in Marshfield and passed away in California on September 28, 1953. Edwin Hubble changed astronomers’ understanding of the universe by demonstrating the existence of other galaxies. He also discovered the degree of redshift observed in light coming from a galaxy increased in proportion to the distance of the Milky Way. This became known as “Hubble’s Law and would help establish the universe in expanding. Today a 1/4 scale replica of the Hubble Telescope sits on the west side of the courthouse. There is also a portion of Interstate 44 through Marshfield that is named the Edwin Hubble Highway.
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Birthplace of Route 66 Springfield, MO by C.H. Skip Curtis
The most famous road in America was commissioned U.S. Highway 66 on November 11, 1926. Stretching some 2400 miles from Chicago, Illinois, through eight states to the Pacific Ocean in California, Route 66 meandered over 300 miles in ten counties in the state of Missouri, going through downtown Springfield on its journey. Springfield played many important roles in the forming and the promotion of “The Mother Road,” but its most important was playing host to a meeting on April 30, 1926, between highway officials of Missouri and Oklahoma who had gotten together to decide on the official number for the new highway. They sent a telegram from Springfield to the powers in Washington, D.C. stating that they preferred the number sixty-six. Thus, Springfield, Missouri, the town from which the first recorded reference to the road “Sixty-Six” was sent, became the officially recognized Birthplace of Route 66.This book presents an in-depth analysis of the “Birthplace” issue. Route 66 conjures up memories of a different time in America. Birthplace of Route 66 – Springfield, Mo is a new book by author C.H. Skip Curtis that examines that nostalgia generated by “The Mother Road.” Featuring a travel guide with over 200 vintage postcards and photographs of Route 66 in the Springfield area, and over 20 stories of people who lived and worked along the Old Road, this 188-page book takes a comprehensive look at America’s most famous highway. The stories, both humorous and heartwarming, ring familiar wherever the reader is. But there are also tales that are unique to Springfield, from John Woodruff, first president of the U.S. 66 Highway Association, to Red’s Giant Hamburg, the home of the first hamburger joint with drive-up window service. Birthplace of Route 66 – Springfield, MO will show you that you can still “get your kicks” on Route 66.
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The original chain was founded by Gus Belt in 1934 and started in Normal, Illinois. It has come a long way since then and Steak and Shakes can be found all through the mid-west. This Steak and Shake is one of the few left with the “old” original design. Their motto is still the same though, “In Sight it Must Be Right” refers to the grills being visible to the customer. This way the customer can watch his food being cooked to insure it’s done right. Across the street from this 1962 Steak & Shake is an old Route 66 business, now closed. Once this was the home of Otto’s Restaurant and was a popular stopping off place for the highway traveler on Route 66. Unfortunately, this old Route 66 building is not long for the world. It has been slated for demolition to make way for new urban development. I took this picture in June 2003 and there is a very real chance that Otto’s is already a Route 66 memory. - Author Unknown
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AMUSEMENT
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Classic Salon
1445 E Kearny St Springfield............ 417-882-5913
Coiffures Unlimited
Animal Paradise
124 Jungle Dr Strafford............... 417-859-5300
1722-W S Glenstone Ave Springfield.....................881-6690
CONVENTION & VISITORS BUREAU
CANDY & CHOCOLATE
Paint Games Plus/Lazer Tag 1411 W Kearney St Springfield............ 417-866-8862
ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES
GROCERIES
Antique Mercantile
Dillon’s Stores Co
1030 Spur Dr Marshfield............ 417-859-4961
BOOK DEALERS Larry’s Collectibles
CAR WASH
I-44 Exit 58 Halltown............... 417-491-4676
Hurricane Bay Carwash
1736 N Glenstone Ave Springfield............ 417-831-1666
Ye Olde Buggy Bath Self Service & Automatic Car Wash
2118 E Kearney St Springfield............ 417-866-7333
2nd Time Around Shop
AUTO PARTS AutoZone
1425 E Chestnut St Springfield............ 417-862-0306 3132 W Chestnut Expwy Springfield............ 417-863-1643 1632 E Kearney St Springfield............. 417-863-1111
Barnes & Noble Booksellers
3055 S Glenstone Ave Springfield............ 417-885-0026
Book Castle
930 N Glenstone Springfield............ 417-863-6696
CAMPGROUNDS
945 N Glenstone Ave Springfield............ 417-862-7665 1137 W Kearney St Springfield............ 417-864-6075
CONVENIENCE STORES Break Time
2740 E Kearney St Springfield............ 417-866-6381
1707 W Battlefield St Battlefield..................... 417-227-1102 1831 W Kearney St Springfield................. 417-895-3103 1260 St Louis St Springfield................ 417-895-3107
Harter House Markets LLC
421 E Old Route 66 Springfield............ 417-736-2100
Moore’s Market
3328 N Glenstone Ave Springfield............ 417-833-0293
HOTELS & MOTELS Americas Best Value Inn
2355 N Glenstone Ave Springfield............ 417-866-6776
Best Western Coach House Inn
2535 N Glenstone Ave Springfield............ 417-862-0701
Codys Ventures
3445 E Kearney St Springfield............ 417-831-8064
Fast-N-Friendly
O’Reilly Auto Parts Springfield
2003 Kearney St Springfield............ 417-862-1993
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BEAUTY SALONS
KOA
5775 W Farm Rd 140 Springfield....... 417-831-3645
3317 E Kearney St Springfield............ 417-866-3701 427 S Glenstone Ave Springfield............ 417-869-8414
Fastrip
1472 E Kearney St Springfield............ 417-864-6628
Comfort Inn & Suites
2815 N Glenstone Ave Springfield............ 417-869-8246
Kum & Go
1605 E Kearnery St Springfield............ 417-862-9549
Underwood Texaco Express Mart Capelli Salon
Paradise In The Woods RV Park
1410-B E Kearney St Springfield............ 417-862-6357
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2631 N Glenstone Ave Springfield............ 417-869-1287
Village Mart 20
1450 N Glenstone Ave Springfield............ 417-865-5726
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1260 E Saint Louis St Springfield............ 417-895-3120
RESTAURANTS
TOWING
Family Pharmacy
527 W Kearney St Springfield............ 417-869-2988
Family Pharmacy
106 E Pine St Strafford............... 417-736-2698
K-Mart Pharmacy
1930 E Kearney St Springfield............ 417-862-7750
Walgreens
Residence Inn Springfield 1303 E Kingsley St Springfield............ 417-890-0020
MOTORCYCLES & MOTORCYCLE REPAIR Archie’s Auto Sales
855 S Glenstone Ave Springfield............ 417-866-0767
Denney’s Harley-Davidson 3980 W Sunshine Springfield............ 417-882-0100
1349 E Republic Rd Springfield............ 417-887-9451 1525 W Kearney St Springfield............ 417-862-4099
PROPANE - GAS
Buckingham’s BBQ Store & Co
2415 N Glenstone Ave Springfield............. 417-863-0112 (See Our Ad On Page 112)
Hammer’s Autoworks Inc 2921 W Chestnut Expwy Springfield............ 417-862-0314
MFA Oil & Propane
2738 E Kearney St Springfield............ 417-869-0761
Titan Propane
4230 W Chestnut Expwy Springfield............ 417-864-4200
RV PARKS KOA
Coyote’s Adobe Cafe
1742 S Glenstone Ave Springfield............ 417-889-7120
McDowell Wrecker Service
4007 E Kearney St Springfield............. 417-866-1102
5775 W Farm Rd 140 Springfield....... 417-831-3645
VISITOR CENTERS
Ozark Highlands Mobile Home Park
JJ’s Cycles
3670 S Glenstone Ave Springfield............ 417-883-1065
Scorpion Choppers Of Springfield
734 W Kearney St Springfield............ 417-890-9990
3731 S Glenstone Ave Springfield............ 417-881-0066
Paradise In The Woods RV Park
2481 Grier Branch Rd Strafford.......... 417-859-2175
Domino’s Pizza
430 W Kearney St Springfield............ 417-522-0044
George’s Steak House
339 S Glenstone Ave Springfield............ 417-831-6777
PHARMACIES
RV’S & RV REPAIR
2823 N Glenstone Ave Springfield............ 417-862-6633 (See Our Ad On Page 113)
Springfield............ 417-833-4279 Cell....................... 417-836-0139
WINERIES Budget Meds
3858 W Chestnut Expwy Springfield............ 417-862-7283
OOVVDA Winery
5448 N Berry Lane Springfield............ 417-833-4896
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Gary’s Truck & Trailer Repair
Little Tokyo Japanese Steakhouse & Sushi Bar
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About four miles east of Halltown Route 66 passes through the remains of Plano. What truly stands out about Plano is the ruins of an old stone two story building on the right hand side of the road as you drive west. When I first saw the building my mind raced at what it could have once been. I’m sure it predates Route 66 by the style of architecture. I could only speculate on what its function could have been. I would have bet it was an old road house/tavern or hotel. In truth it once was a casket factory and mortuary in the early days before Route 66. Later it was a furniture store.
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Spencer MO. is located just south of Gary Turner’s Sinclair Station of Paris Springs MO. The old 1926 section of Route 66 south of 96 is a great place to stop and see the renovations that Rick Spencer is doing. Both of these Route 66 locations are classic stops on the Mother Road today.
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Kellogg Lake Located at the northeast corner of Carthage city limits between Hwy 96 and a remnant of old Route 66 this man-made lake is a wonderful place to relax and unwind. Kellogg Lake offers great fishing, hiking and picnicking and features one of the largest outdoor classrooms in the region where students and families can explore the diverse flora and fauna in the area. Kellogg Lake was created when Highway 66 was re-aligned in the early 1950’s to the northeast of Carthage. It is being renovated through a 3 phase master plan which includes an environmental overlook pavilion at Spring River where old Route 66 ends as well as a re-creation of the old Route 66 Historic (1939) Roadside Park, including tables, benches, and children’s playgrounds. East of Carthage on Old Route 66 (Hwy 96) - Free to the public www.kellogglake.com
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The History of the Boots Motel By Ron Hart
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The Boots Motel in Carthage Missouri is a classic example of Streamline Modern influenced Architecture with its once distinct green neon, evolved into
a Route 66 icon from the early days of motor tourism. At its 1939 opening of the Boots, Arthur and Ida Boots advertised “A Radio in Every Room”. The covered carport with every room is a reminder of when cars were considered a coveted luxury rather than the necessity they have become. For its time it was indeed
thoroughly modern with a radio in every room, showers with tiled floors, and a floor furnace with thermostat control. There is an underground service corridor from the garage storage area on the alley to the motel. The furnaces and utilities were accessible here as the roof was originally flat. Rooms all had a single double bed except room #8 which had two twin beds.....all with chenille bedspreads. Rooms #6, #7 & #8 were reputed to be “kitchenettes”, and had an alcove with a two-burner stovetop and possibly a sink. The floors were linoleum tile, the walls were stucco painted white and furnishings included two end tables, a dresser and several heavy chromed steel chairs with padded leather seats and backs. For entertainment, there was a radio in every room. The 1935 census listed 9848 tourist courts across the country; by 1940 there were 20,000. Sometime later, The Boots family sold the Motel to the Neelys, who added the detached rear building which had five larger motel rooms early in 1946. These rooms had oak wood floors and room and two double beds. In 1946, the motel was sold to the Asplins, who ran the Motel until 1991. During that period of time, a house was constructed and later divided into two apartments. A 2-story home also was situated between the motel and the house. Three generations of the Rogers family occupied the two apartments, and Mr. Rogers Sr. operated a filling station on the south side of the house. The station still remains today. Sometime in the 60’s, Continued Next Page
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sections of paneling were installed in the original rooms to reduce the need for additional painting, and the original linoleum tile floors were carpeted-over in the 70’s. In the summer of 1977, they added a gabled roof over the original building due to water leak problems with the flat roof, and in the Spring of 1978, a gabled roof was built over the rear building for the same reason. In 1991, Mr. Asplin passed away and left the Motel property to the Rogers family, and one year later in 1992, they sold the motel to John Ferguson of Carthage, who also owned a motel one block to the north called the Daisy Courts Motel. He later passed away and his son sold the motel in late 2003 to Vince Scott, a Carthage building contractor. According to the Jasper County recorder’s office, the purchase price was $201,000. Scott had hoped to sell the Boots property to Walgreen’s for a profit, however the Carthage community rallied to save the Boots from destruction by convincing Walgreen’s to go elsewhere. The economy later worsened, and Scott began renting the rooms on a weekly basis to derive an income, later put the Motel up for sale. By Spring of 2011, Scott had been unable to find a buyer and had defaulted on his loan with his bank, so the Boots was sold at auction. Since no one bid on the motel property, Hometown Bank of Carthage became the 7th. Owner of the Boots Motel by bidding $105,000., and the search for a buyer began again in Ernest. The motel has always been featured in many national and international publications. It was included in the Route 66 Missouri Historic Resources Survey and the State Historic Preservation Office. The Motel is a favorite of Route 66 enthusiasts and has hosted actor Clark Gable and singing cowboy Gene Autry, his on-screen sidekick “Smiley Burnett” (and his horse). Other notables include world famous orchestra leader Guy Lombardo. Historic Route 66 runs in front of the motel before turning west on Oak Street at Carthage’s Memorial Hall, and was likely to have hosted many other notable and famous people during the forty’s and fifty’s who preferred highway travel to flying. Film crews from Japan, England and other foreign countries often used footage of the motel in documentaries about Route 66, and numerous websites lament the possible loss of this iconic building that once meant so much to the Carthage community in days-gone-by.
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The Story of Bonnie & Clyde Bonnie Elizabeth Parker (October 1, 1910 – May 23, 1934) and Clyde Chestnut Barrow (March 24, 1909 – May 23, 1934) were well-known outlaws, robbers, and criminals who traveled the Central United States with their gang during the Great Depression. Their
gang was known as the “Barrow Gang” which included Bonnie and Clyde, and at times Buck Barrow, Blanche Barrow, Raymond Hamilton, W.D. Jones, Joe Palmer, Ralph Fults, and Henry Methvin. Their exploits captured the attention of the American public during
Bonnie & Clyde March 1933 Photo Found by Joplin Police at their hide out in town.
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the “public enemy era” between 1931 and 1934. Though known today for his dozen-or-so bank robberies, Barrow in fact preferred to rob small stores or rural gas stations. The gang is believed to have killed at least nine police officers and committed several civilian murders. The couple themselves were eventually ambushed and killed in Louisiana by law officers. Their reputation was cemented in American pop folklore by Arthur Penn’s 1967 film Bonnie and Clyde. On April 1, 1934, Easter Sunday, Barrow and Henry Methvin killed two young highway patrolmen, H. D. Murphy and Edward Bryant Wheeler, at the intersection of Route 114 and Dove Road near Grapevine, Texas (now the neighboring city of Southlake). A contemporary eyewitness account stated that Barrow and Parker fired the fatal shots and this story got widespread coverage in the press before it was discredited. Henry Methvin later admitted he fired the first shot, after assuming Barrow wanted the officers killed; he also admitted that Parker approached the dying officers intending to help them, not to administer the cold-blooded point-blank coup de grâce the discredited eyewitness had described. Barrow then joined in, firing at Patrolman Murphy. Most likely, Parker was asleep in the back seat when Methvin started shooting and took no part in the assault. In the spring of 1934, the reality of the Grapevine killings had far less impact on events than did the public’s perception of them: All four Dallas daily Continued Page 132
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papers seized on the story told by the eyewitness, a farmer, who claimed to have seen Parker throw her head back and laugh at the way Patrolman Murphy’s head “bounced like a rubber ball” on the ground as she pumped bullets into his prone body. The stories even claimed that police found a cigar butt “with tiny teeth marks” that could only be attributed to the diminutive Parker. Things got worse several days later when Murphy’s intended bride walked into his funeral wearing her wedding gown and sparked another round of photo-supported coverage in the papers. The eyewitness’s everchanging story was soon discredited, but not in time for Barrow and Parker: the massive negative publicity, against Parker in particular, accelerated the public clamor for the extermination of the remaining elements of the Barrow Gang. It was more than just bad press, though—the outcry galvanized the authorities into taking more concrete legal actions. Highway Patrol boss L.G. Phares immediately offered a $1,000 reward for “the dead bodies of the Grapevine slayers”—not their capture, just the bodies. Texas governor Ma Ferguson was as outraged as the voting public, and she added another $500 reward for each of the two alleged killers, which “meant for the first time there was a specific price on Bonnie’s head, since she was so widely believed to have shot H.D. Murphy Public hostility only increased when, just five days later, Barrow and Methvin killed 60 year-old Constable William “Cal” Campbell, a widower single father, near Commerce, Oklahoma. They kidnapped Commerce police chief Percy Boyd, drove around with him, crossing the state line into Kansas, and then let him out with a clean shirt, a few dollars and a request from Parker to tell the world she didn’t smoke cigars. The Continued Next Page
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outlaws didn’t realize at their upbeat parting that Boyd would identify both Barrow and Parker to authorities she never learned the name of the sullen youth who was with them and when the resultant arrest warrant was issued for the Campbell murder, it specified “Clyde Barrow, Bonnie Parker and John Doe.” Historian Knight writes: “For the first time, Bonnie was seen as a killer, actually pulling the trigger just like Clyde, whatever chance she had for clemency had just been lost. Info provided by
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Joplin, Missouri is rich in history. One of the most noted locations in Joplin’s history is a small garage apartment rented by the notorious outlaws Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow. This Garage Apartment is the exact location of their shootout with the law that resulted in the tragic deaths of two peace officers. Clyde Barrow, Bonnie Parker, Buck & Blanche Barrow and William Daniel Jones rented the apartment April 1, 1933. Their stay ended in a shootout on April 13th. The owner’s goal was to preserve not only the historic apartment and it’s history, but to share the history with future generations so they may learn from the tragic mistakes made in the past. Due to the May 2011 Tornado that devastated Joplin, there was a lack of housing so the owners have leased the apartment out on a long term lease as a private residence. By Debborah Moss
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Bonnie and Clyde has been nominated for placement on the National Register of Historic Places. The Missouri Advisory Council on Historic Preservation approved the nomination on Friday. The nomination will be forwarded to the Keeper of the National Register in Washington, D.C., for final approval. Gangsters’ apartment added to historic register Two law enforcement officers died at the apartment on April 13, 1933, during a confrontation with the infamous criminal couple and other members of the “Barrow gang.”
Allen Shirley, a Joplin resident who is vice chairman of the state council, said Friday’s nomination was the result of a two-year effort to get the site listed. He said the federal register has about 45 days to accept or reject the nomination. The encounter with the “Barrow gang” at the garage apartment represents “a defining moment in the saga of Bonnie and Clyde, and it is Missouri’s most intact and best preserved structure with a strong and clear association with the notorious outlaw lovers,” according to the document nominating the structure for the National Register of Historic Places. According to historians, Clyde Barrow and Bonnie Elizabeth Parker were staying at the apartment with Blanche Caldwell Barrow and her husband, Buck, who was Clyde’s brother. A friend, W.D. Jones, was also there. Police were informed of the possibility that bootleggers had moved into the apartment. The shooting began almost as soon as two police cars with five law enforcement officers arrived, leaving Newton County Constable John Wesley Harryman and Joplin police Detective Harry McGinnis dead.
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All of the “Borrow Gang” at that famous apartment escaped. The gang killed several other people and committed numerous robberies in a crime spree that drew national attention. Buck Barrow was killed and Blanche was captured during a shootout with police in Iowa on July 29, 1933. Jones was captured in November 1933 in Houston. Bonnie and Clyde were shot to death by law enforcement near Sailes, La., on May 23, 1934. A plaque honoring Harryman and McGinnis will be placed on the exterior of the apartment.
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AMUSEMENT
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AUTO PARTS O’Reilly Auto Parts
1115 E 7th St Joplin.............. 417-624-3525
AUTO REPAIR Ed’s Auto Service 1841 S Central Joplin.............. 417-624-2600
BANQUET Caldone’s Restaurant
ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES Amanda’s Hallmark
1651 W 7th St Joplin................... 417-623-1997
Beavers’ Dam Good Antiques
210 E Broadway Webb City............ 417-673-0800
Connies Antiques Collectibles & Flee Market By Renee
3421 N Range Line Joplin................... 417-781-2602
218 S Main St Joplin.................... 417-626-8111 (See Our Ad On Page 130)
Big Red Barn RV Park Coachlight RV Park
5305 S Garrison Ave Carthage.............. 417-358-3666 (See Our Ad On Page 123)
KOA
4359 Highway 43 Joplin.............. 417-623-2246
CANDY & CHOCOLATE
2603 N Range Line Joplin................... 417-623-3474
Hall’s Food Mart
703 W 7th St Joplin................... 417-782-6002
Kum & Go
2202 S Range Line Joplin................... 417-627-9516
A Step Ahead
CANOE RENTALS
Cutting Edge The
Shady Beach Campground & Canoe Rental
Dean’s Antique Mall
1200 Oak St Carthage.............. 417-358-6104
Noel................ 417-475-6483 Toll Free............... 800-745-6481
Miss Madi’s Place Antiques & More
620 E Central Ave Carthage.............. 417-358-9000
CAR WASH
620 E Central Ave Carthage.............. 417-358-9000
Otto Carwash
Old City Hall Shoppes
Southside Antique Mall
4402 E 32nd St Joplin................... 417-623-1000
AUTO DEALERS
Hair Studio One
102 N Range Line Rd Joplin................... 417-206-0666
Lion’s Den The
3816 E 7th St Joplin................... 417-623-8767
BOOK DEALERS
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Books-A-Million
423 S Range Line Rd Joplin................... 417-659-8600
Vintage Stock
3120 S Main Joplin................... 417-782-2778
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CONVENTION & VISITORS BUREAU
1626 W 7th St Joplin.............. 417-781-2281
Oldies & Oddities Mall
331 S Main St Carthage.............. 417-358-1752
A & W Root Beer
Coach’s Corner
BEAUTY SALONS
523 S Main St Joplin................... 417-781-3661
CONVENIENCE STORES Zora & Range Line Joplin................... 417-206-3003
2728 N Range Line Rd Joplin.............. 417-659-9393 (See Our Ad On Page 134)
Country Pickens
CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE
5089 County Lane 138 Carthage......... 417-358-2432 (See Our Ad On Page 123)
Granny Shaffer’s Family Restaurant
2405 E 7th St Joplin................... 417-623-7872
5836 N Main St Joplin................... 417-626-2168
CAMPGROUNDS
CASINOS Buffalo Run Casino
1366 North Hwy 69A Joplin.............. 918-542-2900
CATERING Caldone’s Restaurant
218 S Main St Joplin.................... 417-626-8111 (See Our Ad On Page 130)
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HOTELS & MOTELS Best Western Oasis Inn & Suites
MOTORCYCLES & MOTORCYCLE REPAIR
3808 S Range Line Rd Joplin................... 417-781-6776
Drug Warehouse Image Center
1410 E 7th St Joplin................... 417-624-3270 3222 S Main Joplin................... 417-624-6300 1636 S Madison Joplin................... 417-673-7730
Medicine Shoppe
1107 S Madison St Webb City............ 417-673-4909
Best Western Precious Moments Hotel
Price Cutter Pharmacy
2701 Hazel St Carthage.............. 417-359-5900
1223 W Central Ave Carthage.............. 417-237-7400
Vista Pharmacy
1601 Missouri Ave Carthage.............. 417-358-3140
ENTERTAINMENT Route 66 Carousel Park
3834 W 7th St Joplin................... 417-626-7710 (See Our Ad On Page 132)
Express Scooters The Boots Motel in Carthage Missouri is a classic example of Streamline Moderne influenced Architecture with its once distinct green neon, evolved into a Route 66 icon from the early days of motor tourism.
24 S Main St Webb City............. 417-673-1155 (See Our Ad On Page 125)
Honda Motorcycles ATV CONNECTION
GROCERIES Columbia Traders
420 S Main St Joplin.................... 417-623-4411
H & W Price Saver Foods
130 E Main St Joplin................... 417-673-2727
Price Cutter
1503 W MacArthur Joplin................... 417-673-6300
HOSPITALS Freeman Urgent Care
1120 E 32nd St Joplin................... 417-347-2273 1010 S Madison Joplin................... 417-347-2273
McCune-Brooks Regional Hospital
St John’s Express Care
1313 S Range Line Rd Joplin................... 417-623-2207
Walgreens
1011 W MacArthur Dr Webb City............ 417-673-6758 2737 Grand Ave Carthage.............. 417-358-4321
Wilkinson Pharmacy
1515 Hazel St #102 Carthage.............. 417-358-4840
Power Sports Of Joplin Motel 6
3031 S Range Line Rd Joplin................... 417-781-6400
Riviera Roadside Motel
3333 S Range Line Rd Joplin................... 417-624-6500
Tara Motel
16920 Cimarron Rd Carthage.............. 417-624-2190
INSURANCE Modern Woodmen Of America 2312 Utica St Joplin.............. 417-291-6495 (See Our Ad On Page 130)
LIQUOR STORES
4722 E 32nd St Joplin................... 417-623-4661
Xtreme Powersports
RV PARKS Big Red Barn RV Park
5089 County Lane 138 Carthage.............. 417-358-2432 (See Our Ad On Page 123)
1301 S Madison Joplin................... 417-673-4264 1907 E 7th St Joplin................... 417-624-0192
MUSEUMS Powers Museum
1617 W Oak Carthage.............. 417-358-2667
Spiva Center For The Arts
222 W 3rd St Joplin.............. 417-623-0183
PHARMACIES
KOA
4359 Highway 43 Joplin.............. 417-623-2246
RESTAURANTS Acambaro Mexican Restaurant
1313 W 7th St Joplin................... 417-624-8600
Arde’s Mainstreet Bistro 407 S Main Joplin................... 417-624-3536
Bella Pepper’s Italian Kitchen
2525 S Range Line Rd Joplin................... 417-781-5200
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3125 Dr Russel Smith Way Carthage.............. 417-358-8121
2623 W 7th St Joplin.................... 417-624-1111
1027 Pennsylvania Ave Joplin....................... 417-621-5234
GIFT SHOPS 101 W Daugherty St Webb City............ 417-673-4663 (See Our Ad On Page 126)
Harley-Davidson CYCLE CONNECTION
5014 S Hearnes Blvd Joplin....................... 417-623-1054
Route 66 Movie Theatre
Bruner Pharmacy
210 E 12th St Joplin................... 417-782-2602
Wal-Mart Pharmacy
RESTAURANTS Cont’d
Bernies Bar & Route 66 Cafe
175 Springfield St Avilla............... 417-246-5644
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Hackett Hot Wings
Cattrills Towing
Holiday Inn-Joplin/Stone Creek Grille
Dairan’s Towing
520 Main St Joplin................... 417-625-1333 (See Our Ad On Page 132)
702 N Schifferecker Joplin................... 417-782-9700 (See Our Ad On Page 132) 1108 W 4th St Joplin................... 417-673-5028
3615 Range Line Rd Joplin................... 417-782-1000 (See Our Ad On Page 131)
Madison Towing
Call....................... 417-540-5421
Jim Bob’s Steaks And Ribs
2040 S Range Line Rd Joplin................... 417-781-3300
Schrader’s Towing
THEATRES
2235 W Old 66 Blvd Carthage.............. 417-501-4206 Or Call.................. 417-358-5725
VISITOR CENTERS
Burger Basket
101 N Range Line Rd Joplin.................... 417-781-7711
Southern Po Boys
2613 N Range Line Rd Webb City............ 417-621-0600
Sultan Of Smoke
1831 W 7th St Joplin................... 417-624-2264
Undercliff Grill & Bar
6385 Old Hwy 71 Joplin................... 417-623-8382 (See Our Ad On Page 133)
Woody’s Woodfire Pizza
1831 W 7th St Joplin................... 417-782-9663
SODA FOUNTAINS Bradbury Bishop Deli
201 N Main St Webb City....... 417-673-4047 (See Our Ad On Page 126)
TIRE STORES Nixon’s Garage
720 S St Louis Joplin................... 417-626-7425
TOWING Bert’s Garage & Towing
805 E Central Ave Carthage.............. 417-358-9655
Cardinal Towing
1701 S Hall St Webb City............ 417-673-5064
WINERIES White Rose Winery
13001 Journey Rd Carthage.............. 417-359-9253
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SPORTS BAR
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The Rainbow Bridge in south east Kansas is a must see for any Route 66 traveller. This is the only rainbow bridge on old U.S. Highway 66 left after 82 years of expansion, changes & replacement of these old style bridges up & down the old road. This Rainbow Bridge was also replaced in 1983 without removing this last great bridge. About two miles west of Riverton on old Route 66 the road begins to curve into the last Mother Road town in Kansas — Baxter Springs. Just north of Baxter Springs is the last Marsh Arch Bridge to survive on the route. The single-span concrete bridge, crossing Brush Creek, was built in 1923. In 1992, construction of a softer curve bypassed the Rainbow Bridge at Brush Creek and federal funds allocated for the new bridge required that the old bridge be torn down. However, the Kansas Route 66 Association rallied hard to save the bridge, and finally a compromise was met and the landmark was saved. In March, 1993, the bridge was placed on the National Register of Historic Places as the Brush Creek Bridge, which will prohibit its destruction. For years, the old landmark was covered with graffiti, but is now restored to its former glory. The narrow bridge can still be driven across by southbound traffic. -by Brian Emerson
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Founded in 1990, the Kansas Historic Route 66 Association, a nonprofit corporation, is dedicated to the preservation, promotion and protection of both the surface and memories of this magnificent old highway. While there are only 13.2 miles of Route 66 in Kansas, the sights and attractions along the way are as remarkable today as they were in their “heyday”. Old Route 66 crosses the extreme southeastern corner of the Sunflower state on an alignment 13.2 miles long on its way west. While Route 66’s forage into Kansas was short, it was also sweet. Hardworking Kansas citizens concreted all 13.2 miles of their length of Route 66 by 1929. The Route passed through the historic lead mining communities of Galena and Baxter Springs. All 13.2 miles of Old U.S. Route 66 is still maintained as state highway today, but is no longer identified as U.S. 66, although one segment east of Riverton is posted as Kansas State Highway 66. The scenery is quite pleasant with rolling hills and clumps of woods. There are also some old historic bridges and stretches of pavement. Galena’s Mining Museum, Eisler Brothers Grocer, Rainbow Bridge, Baxter’s Historical Museum and Heritage Center, Murphey’s Resturant and Cafe on the Route add to the list of unique Kansas route 66 attractions. Whichever segments of Kansas Historic Route 66 you travel, we can help you make the most of your trip. The members of our association are eager to answer your questions. We are located in the Baxter Springs Historical Museum and Heritage Center, just off Kansas Route 66, at 8th and East Avenue in Baxter Springs, Kansas. Stop in and visit the museum. Check out the Rt 66 and Kansas souvenirs available for purchase. Then, take a leisurely drive on the 13.2 miles of Route 66 that Kansas proudly maintains. Whether you’re looking for interesting places to explore, or just a nice long drive in the open air Historic Route 66 delivers! We hope you will join us in this interesting and exciting journey!
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Baxter Springs is rich in it’s history, ranging from Civil War battles, lead and zinc mining, gangster robberies in the 1930’s and Route 66 commerce. A visit to the Baxter Museum will be a fun experience. The Route 66 area downtown is making many changes. Merchants are restoring buildings. There is a working neon sign with Route 66 Soda Fountain on a building being used for area youth and some adult classes at night. The recently restored 1930 Phillips 66 filling station is on the National Register of Historic Places and is home to the Kansas Route 66 Visitors Welcome Center. It is also the headquarters of the Kansas Historic Route 66 Association, operated by Carolyn Pendelton, President.
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AMUSEMENT Baxter Bowl
1625 Military Ave Baxter Springs...... 620-856-5333
ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES
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AUTO REPAIR
CAMPGROUNDS
GIFT SHOPS Kansas Route 66 Visitors Center
Cottrell’s 66 Service Center
441 Military Ave Baxter Springs...... 620-856-2672
Formerly Baxter Springs 66 Station 940 Military Ave Baxter Springs...417-438-1007
Dale’s Garage & Body Shop 101 N Main St Galena.................. 620-783-2640
Riverside Park
1/2 Mile East Of 66 On Hwy 166 Baxter Springs...... 620-856-2114
Dyna-A-Tech Engine Specialist
724 W 7th St Galena.................. 620-783-2662
CANDY & CHOCOLATE Sacs 66
Route 66 Autobody Impound
AUTO PARTS
1141 Military Ave Baxter Springs...... 620-856-5570 (See Our Ad On Page 145)
1901 Military Ave Baxter Springs...... 620-856-5000
BEAUTY SALONS
HOTELS & MOTELS
Cut-N-Up Hair & Nails By Cindy
720 E 6th St Galena.................. 620-783-2684
Hair Station The
325 E 23rd St Baxter Springs...... 620-856-5501
Hairbenders Beauty Salon 1618 Military Ave Baxter Springs...... 620-856-3883
Bumber To Bumper Of Galena
410 Main St Galena.................. 620-783-2459
Freeman Auto Salvage Center
675 S Blackcat Rd Joplin.................... 800-641-4604
Jennifer’s Hair Design
509 Main St Galena.................. 602-783-5208
Jeri’s Salon
825 E 7th St Galena.................. 620-783-1353
Steve’s Candy
500 W 7th St Galena.................. 620-783-5106
CONVENIENCE STORES Old Riverton Store
7109 SE Hwy 66 Riverton................ 620-848-3330 (See Our Ad On Page 143)
Quicksilver Convenience & Deli
202 W 7th Galena.................. 620-783-4345
DELI Angels On The Route O’Reilly Auto Parts
Mane Street Hair Co
2145 Military Ave Baxter Springs...... 620-856-2251
2003 Military Ave Baxter Springs...... 620-856-5123
Renaissance Salon The
501 E 7th St Galena.................. 620-783-5285
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Serenity Salon
2944 Military Ave Baxter Springs...... 620-856-5700
Suzan’s Hair Fashions
712 S Main St Galena.................. 620-783-1784
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1143 Military Ave Baxter Springs...... 620-856-2266 (See Our Ad On Page 143)
Baxter Inn 4 Less
2451 Military Ave Baxter Springs..... 620-856-2106
Galena Motel
918 E 7th St Galena.................. 620-783-5428
ICE CREAM Angels On The Route
1143 Military Ave Baxter Springs...... 620-856-2266 (See Our Ad On Page 143)
MEDICAL EQUIPMENT Wolkar Drug
2303 Military Ave Baxter Springs.620-856-5555 (See Our Ad On Page 145)
MOTORCYCLES & MOTORCYCLE REPAIR Midwest ATV Performance LLC
500 W 7th St Galena.................. 620-783-2900
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RESTAURANTS
TOWING C R Wrecker & Salvage
Baxter Springs Heritage Center Museum
7903 SE Hwy 166 Baxter Springs...... 620-856-3368
740 E Ave Baxter Springs...... 620-856-2385
Galena Mining & Historical Museum
319 W 7th St Galena.................. 620-783-2192
PHARMACIES WINERIES
Baxter Drugs
1000 Military Ave Baxter Springs...... 620-856-5858
Vogel Family Winery
Gordon’s Drug
116 JHillcrest Dr Galena.................. 417-434-1900
606 S Main St Galena.................. 620-783-1347
Wal-Mart Pharmacy
2970 Military Ave Baxter Springs...... 620-856-5196
Main Street Deli & Gift Bank
413 Main St Galena.................. 620-783-5902
Pickle Jean’s Cafe
401 W 7th St Galena.................. 620-783-5992
Red Ball Bar & Grill
539 W 5th St Baxter Springs...... 620-856-2020
Van’s Steak House
2447 Military Ave Baxter Springs...... 620-856-5506
RV PARKS
SPORTS BAR
Riverside Park
1/2 Mile East Of 66 On Hwy 166 Baxter Springs...... 620-856-2114
RV’S & RV REPAIR Motor Coach Services
10428 SE Hwy 26 Galena.................. 620-856-3011
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