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Introduction ...................................................... 3US Map ..........................................................4-5History .............................................................6-9Route 66 Assocations ................................... 10Chambers of Commerce, Convention & Visitors Bureaus ..............12-15Museums ....................................................16-23Events .........................................................24-25Artists & Authors ........................................26-29

STATE OF ILLINOISIllinois State Map ............................................ 31Chicago Metro Area ...............................32-35Joliet ...........................................................36-39Chicago-Joliet-Wilmington Classifi ed ...40-43Joliet to Bloomington-Normal ................44-45Bloomington-Normal Metro Area ..........46-51Bloomington-Normal to Shirley ................... 51Bloomington-Normal Classifi ed .............52-55Shirley to Lincoln ............................................ 56Lincoln ........................................................57-58Lincoln to Springfi eld................................58-59Springfi eld Metro Area ............................60-61Springfi eld to Auburn ...............................62-63Springfi eld-Lincoln Classifi ed ..................64-66Springfi eld-Edwardsville ................................ 68Hamel at Hwy 4 to Hwy 157 ........................ 69Edwardsville to Chain of Rocks ..............70-72Chain of Rocks............................................... 73Edwardsville Classifi ed .............................74-75

STATE OF MISSOURIMissouri State Map ........................................ 77Saint Louis ..................................................78-87Saint Louis Classifi ed ................................88-91Saint Louis to Stanton .................................... 92Stanton to Bourbon ...................................... 93Bourbon to Fanning-Cuba Area ................ 94Cuba ............................................................... 95Fanning to Dillon Saint James Area ........... 96Saint James .................................................... 97Dillon to Doolittle-Rolla Area ........................ 98Doolittle to Devils Elbow ............................... 99Pacifi c St Clair-Cuba-Rolla Classifi ed .............................................100-101 Devils Elbow to Laquey .......................102-103Laquey to Hazelgreen ................................104Hazelgreen to Lebanon-Lebanon Area ..105Lebanon ................................................106-107Lebanon Classifi ed ..............................108-109Lebanon to Conway ..................................110Conway to Marshfi eld ................................111Marshfi eld to Strafford .................................112Strafford to Springfi eld ................................112Springfi eld Area ....................................113-115Springfi eld Classifi ed ............................116-117Springfi eld to Paris Springs..........................118Paris Springs to Phelps .................................119Phelps to Avilla .............................................120

Avilla to Carthage .......................................121Carthage ...............................................122-123Carterville & Webb City .............................124Webb City ....................................................125Webb City to Joplin .............................126-127Joplin Area ............................................128-135Joplin Classifi ed ....................................136-139

STATE OF KANSASKansas State Map .......................................140Galena ..........................................................141Riverton .........................................................142Riverton - Baxter Springs .............................143Baxter Springs ........................................144-145Kansas Classifi ed ..................................146-147

STATE OF OKLAHOMAOklahoma State Map ................................148Quapaw to Commerce .....................150-151Commerce ..................................................152Commerce to Miami ...........................152-153Miami .....................................................154-158Maimi to Afton .............................................159Afton Station .........................................160-161Afton to Vinita ..............................................162Vinita .............................................................163Grove .....................................................164-165Miami Area Classifi ed ..........................166-169Vinita to Chelsea .........................................170Chelsea .........................................................170Chelsea to Claremore- Claremore Area .....................................171Claremore .............................................172-173Claremore to Tulsa ...............................174-175Tulsa Metro Area ...................................176-179Tulsa to Kellyville Sapulpa Area .................180Kellyville to Bristow .......................................181Bristow ...........................................................182Bristow to Stroud-Stroud Area ....................183Stroud to Davenport ............................184-185Tulsa Classifed .......................................186-189Davenport to Chandler .............................190Chandler .....................................................191Chandler to Wellston - Wellston To Arcadia .................................192Arcadia .........................................................193Arcadia to Edmond ....................................194Edmond to Oklahoma City .......................195Oklahoma City .....................................196-197Oklahoma City to Bethany/Yukon ....198-199Bethany/Yukon to El Reno .........................200El Reno ...................................................201-204El Reno West .................................................205Oklahoma City Area Classifi ed ..........206-211Geary to Bridgeport/Weatherford ...........212Weatherford .........................................213-215Weatherford to Clinton ..............................216Clinton to Elk City ........................................217Elk City ...........................................................218Elk City to Texola ..........................................219Weatherford-Clinton Area Classifi ed .. 220-221

STATE OF TEXASTexas State Map ..........................................222Shamrock to Amarillo ..........................224-229 Amarillo East Side ........................................230Amarillo ..................................................231-235Amarillo West Side .......................................236Bushland to Glenrio .............................237-239Amarillo Area Classifi ed ......................240-243

STATE OF NEW MEXICONew Mexico State Map .............................245Glenrio to Santa Rosa .........................246-247Tucumcari ..............................................248-249Santa Rosa ............................................250-253Tucumcari-Santa Rosa Classifi ed ......254-257Santa Rosa to Tijeras ...................................258Moriarty .........................................................259Albuquerque ........................................260-267Albuquerque Classifi ed .......................268-275Albuquerque to Grants-Gallup..........276-277Grants-Gallup-Lupton .........................278-279Grants-Gallup Classifi ed......................280-281Santa Fe .................................................282-291Santa Fe Classifi ed ...............................292-295

STATE OF ARIZONAArizona State Map ......................................296Lupton to Holbrook-Winslow...............298-299Joseph City ..................................................300Winslow .........................................................301Holbrook-Winslow .................................302-303Holbrook-Joseph City-Winslow Classifed..............................................304-305Flagstaff ..................................................306-310Williams ..................................................311-316Seligman .......................................................317Flagstaff-Williams Classifi ed.................318-321Kingman ................................................322-327Kingman Classifi ed ...............................328-331

STATE OF CALIFORNIACalifornia State Map ..................................332Oatman to Victorville .................................334Topock to Needles ......................................335Needles ..................................................336-338Amboy-Ludlow-Newberry Springs ............339Barstow ..................................................340-342Helendale ..............................................343-345Victorville ...............................................346-349Needles-Barstow-Victorville Classifi ed .............................................350-353San Bernardino .....................................354-361San Bernardino Classifi ed ...................362-367Pasadena .....................................................368Santa Monica .......................................369-373Pasadena-Santa Monica Classifi ed .. 374-378

WHITE PAGESRoute 66 Community Whites ............... 379-432


IntroductionINTRODUCTION

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 fi nd shops with Route 66 items. 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 1990s 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 re-member 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

HOW THE DREAM OF Keeping You On The Mother Road

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4728 Black Swan Drive Shawnee, Kansas 66216Of ce: 913-631-3600

[email protected]

William Emerson C.F.O

Dave EmersonFounder, President & C.E.O.

Christi Emerson, Executive EditorBlake 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

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,Spring eld Convention and Visitors Bureau, Meramec Caverns

Marsh eld Area Chamber of Commerce and Tourist Info. Center,Webb City Chamber of Commerce,

Kansas Historic Route 66 Association,Oklahoma Parks and Recreation, Dave Emerson,

Waylans KU-KU Burger

About The Cover:Sitgreaves Pass, Arizona - Elevation 3556 Ft.

Photo provided by Jeff Leonard

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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 fl ourish. U.S. Highway 66 was commissioned on Nov. 11, 1926. Three years later The Mother Road stretched too its longest at 2,499 miles. Businessmen Cyrus Avery of Tulsa, Oklahoma, & John Woodruff of Springfi eld, Missouri deserve most of the credit for promot-ing 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 1930s 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 fi nal 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 1930s. 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.

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History of 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 fl ourish. U.S. Highway 66 was commissioned on Nov. 11, 1926. Three years later The Mother Road stretched too its longest at 2,499 miles. Businessmen Cyrus Avery of Tulsa, Oklahoma, & John Woodruff of Springfi eld, Missouri deserve most of the credit for promot-ing 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 1930s 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 fi nal 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 1930s. 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.

Illinois & Kansas was the 1st & 2nd State com-pletely 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 proj-ects 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 An-geles, 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 1950s 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 70s by the new federal interstate system. By this time the main fl ow of traffi c 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 decom-missioned happened in October 1984 when the fi nal section of Interstate 40 at Williams, Arizona was completed. As Route 66 celebrates its 81st birthday and that this point we fi nd 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 Roadknown. 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 fi rst 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 glorifi ed our national treasure. On June 22nd, 1952, the old Chain of Rocks Bridge in north St. Louis was the fi rst of eight stops dedicating U.S. 66 as the Will Rogers Highway, as part of a cross-country promotional tour for the movie The Story of Will Rogers. Who can ever forget John Steinbecks 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 Troups 1946 hit, Get Your Kicks on Route 66 Dont 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 pro-moted 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 home-made pie, mom and pop motor courts, Native American festivals and every other type of tourist

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History of the Mother Roadtraps 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 Offi cials (AASHTO) as interstate construction progressed. Route 66 was completely decertifi ed 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 stub-born 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 recogni-tion and preservation. The Association is a qualifi ed 501(c)(3) non-profi t 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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AssociationsRoute 66

Association Of Illinois 2743 Veterns Parkway, Room166

Springfi eld, IL

Route 66 AssociationOf Missouri

Tommy Pike, President1602 East Dale Street

Springfi eld, Missouri 65803 417-865-1318

[email protected]

Kansas HistoricRoute 66 Association

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, [email protected]

PO Box 66 Baxter Springs, Kansas 66713

620-856-2385

Oklahoma Route 66Association

P.O. Box 446 Chandler, OK 74834405.258.0008 okrt66association@

sbcglobal.net ww.oklahomaroute66.com

TexasOld Route 66Association

P.O. Box 66 McLean,Texas 79057806-779-2225

[email protected]@centramidea.net

New MexicoRoute 66 Association

1415 Central NEAlbuquerque,

New Mexico 87106 [email protected]

[email protected] 505-852-2995

Historic Route 66 Association of Arizona

PO Box 66Kingman, Arizona 86402

CaliforniaHistoric Route 66

AssociationPO Box 64

Azusa, CA [email protected]

National HistoricRoute 66

FederationP.O. Box 1848, Dept. WS Lake Arrowhead, California 92352

909-336-6131

Route 66 World Association

204 N. MainCasa Grande Hotel Off Route 66

Elk City, OK 73644405-243-0437

CanadianRoute 66

AssociationP.O. Box # 31061

#8 - 2929 St. Johns St.Port Moody, B.C. V3H 4W9

Canada 604-341-6634

Dutch Route 66Association

Postbus 20131620 EA Hoorn, The Netherlands

Norwegian Route 66 AssociationSmorasveien 22

5238 Radal, Norway

Route 66Associationof Belgium

Georges Moreai Street 1721070 Brussels, Belgium

Route 66 of France 88 rue du Chateau

F. 92600 Asnieres, France


ASSOCIATIONSAssociations

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ABRAHAM LINCOLNTOURISM BUREAU OFLOGAN COUNTY [email protected] 1555 5th St Lincoln, IL .........217-732-8687

ALBUQUERQUECONVENTION &VISITORS BUREAU 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

AMARILLOCONVENTION &VISITORS BUREAU www.Amarillo-CVB.org 1000 S Polk St Amarillo, TX ...................800-692-1338

AMARILLO VISITORINFORMATION CENTER 401 S Buchanan St Amarillo, TX .........................806-374-8474

ARCADIACHAMBER OF COMMERCE 388 W Huntington Dr Arcadia, CA ..........................626-447-2159

BBARSTOW AREACHAMBER OF COMMERCE & VISITORS BUREAU 681 N 1st Ave PO Box 698 Barstow, CA ...................760-256-8617BAXTER SPRINGSCHAMBER OF COMMERCE [email protected] 1004 Military Ave Baxter Springs, KS ..............620-856-3131BEVERLY HILLSCHAMBER OF COMMERCE [email protected] 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 [email protected] www.BloomingtonNormalCVB.org 2101 CIRA Dr Ste 201 Bloomington, IL ....................309-665-0033BRISTOW CHAMBER OF COMMERCE 1 Railroad Place PO Box 127 Bristow, OK ..........................918-367-5151

CCARTHAGE CHAMBER OFCOMMERCE [email protected] 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 ILLINOISTOURISM DEVELOPMENTOFFICE 700 E Adams St Springfield, IL .......................217-525-7980

CHANDLER OKLAHOMACHAMBER OF COMMERCE [email protected] www.ChandlerOK.com 804 Manvel Chandler, OK ..405-258-0673

CHELSEA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE [email protected] PO Box 392 Chelsea, OK ....918-789-2220CHICAGO CONVENTION &TOURISM BUREAU 301 E Cermak Chicago, IL ..312-567-8500CLAREMORE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE 419 W Will Rogers Blvd Claremore, OK .....................918-341-2818

CLINTON CHAMBER OFCOMMERCE [email protected] 101 S 4th St Clinton, OK ..580-323-2222

CUBA AREA CHAMBER OFCOMMERCE [email protected] www.CubaMOChamber.com NE Corner Of I-44 & Hwy 19 Cuba, MO ......................573-885-2531 Toll Free .........................877-212-8429

DDAVENPORT CHAMBER OF COMMERCE PO Box 66 Davenport, OK ..918-377-2241

DUARTE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE [email protected] www.DuarteChamber.com 1105 Oak Ave Duarte, CA ....626-357-3333

DWIGHT CHAMBER OFCOMMERCE [email protected] 119 W Main St Dwight, IL ..815-584-2091

EEDMOND OKLAHOMA AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE [email protected] 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 ....................618-656-7600EL RENO CHAMBER OF COMMERCE [email protected] [email protected] 206 N Bickford El Reno, OK .. 405-262-1188 Toll Free .................................888-535-7366ELK CITY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE [email protected] PO Box 972 Elk City, OK .....580-225-0207

EUREKA CHAMBER OFCOMMERCE [email protected] 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 Flagstaff, AZ .........................928-774-9541 Toll Free ...............................800-842-7293

GGALLUP-MCKINLEY COUNTY AREACHAMBER OF COMMERCE [email protected] 103 W Hwy 66 Gallup, NM ..505-722-2228 Toll Free ...............................800-380-4989GEARY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE E Main St Geary, OK ...........405-884-2765GLENDORA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE [email protected] 131 East Foothill Blvd Glendora, CA .......................626-963-4128GLENRIO WELCOME CENTER 37315-C Interstate 40 San Jon, NM ........................575-576-2424GRANTS COUNTY CHAMBER OFCOMMERCE PO Box 297 Grants, NM ......505-287-4802 Toll Free ...............................800-748-2142

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HOLBROOK ARIZONA CHAMBEROF COMMERCE VISITORSCENTER & MUSEUM [email protected] www.GoTourAZ.com 100 E Arizona St Holbrook, AZ ........................928-524-6558 Toll Free ...............................800-524-2459

JJOLIET CHAMBER OF COMMERCE [email protected] 63 N Chicago St Joliet, IL ....815-727-5371JOPLIN MISSOURI CHAMBER OF COMMERCE 320 E 4th St Joplin, MO ......417-624-4150

KKINGMAN AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE 120 W Andy Devine Kingman, AZ ..................928-753-6253

LLAVERNE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE www.LaVerneChamber.org [email protected] 2078 Bonita Ave La Verne, CA .......................909-593-5265LEBANON CHAMBER OF COMMERCE Located In City Hall 401 S Jefferson Lebanon, MO .......................417-532-4642LINCOLN ILLINOIS CHAMBER OF COMMERCE www.ChamberOfCommerce.com 1555 5th St Lincoln, IL .........217-732-8739LITCHFIELD CHAMBER OF COMMERCE [email protected] 311 N Madison St Litchfield, IL ..........................217-324-2533LUTHER CHAMBER OF COMMERCE PO Box 56 Luther, OK .........405-277-3833

MMARSHFIELD CHAMBER OF COMMERCE & TOURIST INFORMATION CENTER 1350 Spur Dr Ste 190 Marshfield, MO ....................417-859-3925MCLEAN AREA CHAMBER OFCOMMERCE PO Box 445 McLean, TX .....806-779-2564MONROVIA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE 620 S Myrtle Ave Monrovia, CA .......................626-358-1159

NNEEDLES CALIFORNIACHAMBER OF COMMERCE PO Box 705 Needles, CA ....760-326-2050

OOKLAHOMA CITY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE 123 Park Ave Oklahoma City, OK ..............405-297-8900



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PPACIFIC AREACHAMBER OF COMMERCE 333 Chamber Dr Pacific, MO ....................636-938-6062

PONTIAC CHAMBEROF COMMERCE [email protected] 210 N Plumb St Pontiac, IL ......................815-844-5131

RRANCHO CUCAMONGA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE [email protected] 7945 Vineyard Ave Ste D-5 Rancho Cucamonga, CA .....909-987-1012ROLLA MISSOURI CHAMBER OFCOMMERCE 1311 Kings Hwy Rolla, MO ..573-364-3577 Toll Free ...............................888-809-3817

ROUTE 66 VISITORS WELCOME CENTER & GIFT SHOP 401 W Main St Carterville, MO .....................417-673-5966

SST CLAIR AREA CHAMBER OFCOMMERCE [email protected] 920 Plaza Dr Ste F St Clair, MO .........................636-629-1889ST LOUIS CONVENTION &VISITORS BUREAU 701 Convention Plaza Ste 300 St Louis, MO ........................314-421-1023 Toll Free ...............................800-325-7962SAN BERNARDINO AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE [email protected] 546 W 6th St San Bernardino, CA .............909-885-7515SAN DIMAS CHAMBER OF COMMERCE 246 E Bonita Ave San Dimas, CA ....................909-592-3818SAN MARINO CHAMBER OF COMMERCE [email protected] 2304 Huntington Dr Ste 202 San Marino, CA ...................626-286-1022

SANTA MONICA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE [email protected] 1234 6th St Ste 100 Santa Monica, CA ..........310-393-9825

SANTA MONICA CONVENTIONAND VISITORS BUREAU [email protected] 1920 Main St Ste B Santa Monica, CA ..........310-319-6263 Toll Free .........................800-544-5319SANTA MONICA WALK-IN VISITORINFORMATION CENTER [email protected] 1920 Main St Santa Monica, CA ...310-393-7593 Toll Free ...............................800-544-5319

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SAYRE OKLAHOMA CHAMBER OFCOMMERCE 7 N 4th St Sayre, OK ...........580-928-3386

SELIGMAN CHAMBER OFCOMMERCE www.SeligmanArizona.org PO Box 65 Seligman, AZ ..928-308-8210

SPRINGFIELD ILLINOISCONVENTION &VISITORS BUREAU [email protected] www.Visit-SpringfieldIL.com Jeff Berg-Public Information Officer 109 N 7th St Springfield, IL .................217-789-2360 Toll Free .........................800-545-7300

SPRINGFIELD ILLIONIS CHAMBER OF COMMERCE www.GSCC.org 1011 S 2nd St Springfield, IL .. 217-525-1173

SPRINGFIELD MISSOURICONVENTION &VISITORS BUREAU [email protected] 815 E Saint Louis St Ste 100 Springfield, MO ..............417-881-5300 Downtown Visitor Information Center Toll Free .........................800-678-8767

STAUNTON ILLINOISCHAMBER OFCOMMERCE [email protected] PO Box 248 Staunton, IL .....618-635-8356

STROUD CHAMBER OFCOMMERCE www.StroudOK.com [email protected] 216 W Main St Stroud, OK ..918-968-3321

TTUCUMCARI NEW MEXICO CHAMBER OF COMMERCE [email protected] 404 W Rt 66 Tucumcari, NM ..575-461-1694

TULSA AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE [email protected] [email protected] 2 W 2nd St Tulsa, OK ..........918-585-1201 Toll Free ...............................800-558-3311

TULSA AREA CONVENTION AND VISITORS BUREAU 2 W 2nd St Ste 150 Tulsa, OK .......................918-560-0270

VVEGA & ADRIAN OLDHAM COUNTYCHAMBER OF COMMERCE [email protected] www.OldhamCOfC.org 904 Main PO Box 538 Vega, TX ..............................806-267-2828VINITA AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE PO Box 882 Vinita, OK ........918-256-7133

WWAYNESVILLE-ST ROBERT CHAMBER OF COMMERCE 137 St Robert Blvd Ste B St Robert, MO ......................573-336-5121WEST HOLLYWOOD VISITORS BUREAU [email protected] 8687 Melrose Ave Ste M-38 West Hollywood, CA ............310-289-2525 Toll Free ...............................800-368-6020WEST LOS ANGELES CHAMBER OFCOMMERCE [email protected] 2990 S Sepulveda Blvd Ste 300-A Los Angeles, CA ..................310-481-0600

WILLIAMS-GRAND CANYON CHAMBER OF COMMERCE 200 W Railroad Ave Williams, AZ .........................928-635-0273

WILMINGTON ILLINOISCHAMBER OF COMMERCE [email protected] C/O The Free Press Advocate 111 S Water St Wilmington, IL ................815-476-7966WINSLOW ARIZONACHAMBER OFCOMMERCE [email protected] 523 W 2nd St PO Box 460 Winslow, AZ .........................928-289-2434

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ART LAB 1410 Montana Ave Santa Monica, CA ................310-394-5200

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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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NAVAJO NATION MUSEUM 264 Hwy 274 Post Office Lp Rd Window Rock, NM ...............928-871-7941

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SHEAS GAS STATIONMUSEUM 2075 Peoria Rd Springfield ......................217-522-0475

SOUTHWEST INDIAN FOUNDATION 201 E Historic Hwy 66 Gallup, NM ...........................505-863-4131

TTHE ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO 111 S Michigan Ave Chicago, IL ...........................312-443-3600

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Feb. 24-26Route 66 Hot Boat & Custom Car Show 100 G Street Needles, CAEmail [email protected] more Info ..........................760-326-2050March 3Bob Wills Birthday BashCains Ballroom, Tulsa, OKMarch 16-18 Shamrock St. Patricks Day Celebration Contact: Dave Rushing Economic & Tour-ism Director Chamber of Commerce Director 105 Bill Mack BlvdShamrock, TX .........................806-256-2516 March 31Race to the RockerFrom Cuba to Fanning, MO66 Outpost 5957 Hwy ZZCall Danny at ...........................573-885-1484May 4-624th Annual Route 66 Fun RunFrom Seligman to Topock, AZ [email protected]/funrun.htmContact Info ............................928-753-5001May 5Fried Onion Burger Day Festival Codie Finnigan, Program Director 119 S Rock Island, El Reno,OKE-mail codieleecox.net For more Info ..........................405-262-8888

May 12Tabouleh FestivalBristow, Okla.May 17-20Tulsa International Mayfest321 S. Boston Suite 101, Tulsa OKFor more info ..........................918-582-6435May 25-26Clinton Route 66 FestivalDowntown & McLain Rodgers Park Clinton, OK ..............................580-323-2222May 26Bethany Route 66 FestivalBethany, OK Downtown Area Arlita Harris .............................405-312-0155May 31-June 3Route 66 DaysElk City, OK .............................580-225-0207June 2Route 66 Blowout, Sapulpa, OKallie Mcguire .........................918-224-5709 June 7-9New Mexico Route 66 Motor TourMotor 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 mov-ie for that evening. On Sunday the tour is headed for Grants & Gallup. Then in Gallup a Banquet dinner is planned for that evening.

Cost of the Motor Tour is $35.00 & the Ban-quet 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: [email protected] Central NWAlbuquerque ............................505-831-6317For the order form see www.rt66nm.orgJune 7th-9th Wheels On 66Tucumcari, N.M.www.wheelson66.comFor more Info. Call Richard @ the Motel Safari ......................................575-461-1048 June 8th & 9thRoute 66 FestivalThe park will once again play host to this two-day festival highlighting Edwardsvilles place on the historic Mother Road.Contact Katie Grable ................618-692-7538June 8-10Illinois Route 66 Motor TourContact: Jerry LawE-mail [email protected] call him at ...........................314-440-0040 June 9Route 66 Wine and Food FestivalStroud, OKContact: Tommy Smith............918-968-2521June 9Ice Cream FestivalTilghman Park Chandler, OKContact Marilyn .......................405-258-0673June 9-17Mother Road Ride RallyJune 15-16Hog Wild BBQ & Chrome FestTilghman Park Chandler, [email protected] ....................................405-258-0673June 23Revvin It Up on Route 661st Annual Cruise will be held downtown Mi-ami, OK The classic fi lm American Graffi ti will be showing thru out the day in the Coleman Theatre ....................................918-542-1590July 4Independence Day CelebrationWilliams AZ .............................928-635-1418July 19-22Fire and Ice Bike RallyGrants Mainstreet Project Grants, N.M. The 11th Anniversary of the Fire and Ice Bike Rally gets back to its roots with some good old Rock n Roll and includes a ton of fun for all ages. info@fi reandicebikerally.com For more info call ....................505-285-3573

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EventsJuly 21Summer FestCentral Ave (Route 66) from Girard to Wash-ington in Historic Nob Hill. Central will be closed to traffi c 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 fam-ily. Contact: Jim Neustel atPeacecraft ...............................505-255-5229Aug 9-12International Route 66 FestivalVictorville 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 [email protected]: Tomoya Shimura .......760-955-5368Aug 12Will Rogers & Wiley Post Fly In Oologah, OK ............................918-341-0719Aug 113rd Annual Route 66Classic Car Cruise is a rain-or-shine event will be Saturday, Aug. 11 from 11 AM to 10 PM in Crestwood and Sunset Hills, culminat-ing 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.htmlor for more info call ................314-843-8545Aug 21-25Will Rogers Memorial RodeoVinita, OK- Ticket Information callSue Ayres ................................918-244-0265 Aug 25thWorlds Largest Calf Fry Festival & Cook-offVinita, OK For more Info call Vinita Area Chamber of Commerce ...........918-256-7133Sept 13th-16thThe 23rd Annual Stater Bros.Route 66 RendezvousMark your calendars today so you can cruise with us. SBCVB Special Events Offi ce415 West 2nd StreetSan Bernardino, CA .................909-388-2934Sept 21st-23rdInternational Route 66 Mother Road Festival For more info call ....................317-236-6515Sept 29Route 66 Hoot & Scoot and Poker Run Sayre, OK ................................580-928-2514

Oct 6Oklahoma Czech FestivalYukon, OK-For more Info call ..405-206-8142Oct 6-1441st Annual Albuquerque InternationalBalloon Fiestawww.balloonfi esta.comFor more info call ....................888-422-7277Oct 13Annual Fall Cruise-In at The Mill738 S. Washington Lincoln, IL ..217-732-3519Oct 14Mother Road MarathonAlso known as the Tri State Marathon Commerce, OK & Thru Kansas on Route 66 to Joplin, MO For more info. contactPatrick Tuttle, Director ofthe Joplin CVB ........................800-657-2534or ............................................417-625-4790Oct 13-20Maple Leaf FestivalCarthage, MO-For contact info ..417-358-2373Oct 20Route 66 Pecan and Fun FestTake a detour off historic Route 66 in Clare-more and head to the Nut House for a great car show.26677 S. Route 66Claremore, OK .........................918-266-1604Oct 277th Annual Roger Miller FestivalKing of the RoadYoull have a Dang Good Time!!! Erick, OK .................................580-526-3505Oct. 27Mother Road Chili Cook OffCentennial Park2nd Ave & Main StStroud, OK ..............................918-968-3321 Nov 1-4Will Rogers DaysClaremore, OK .........................918-341-0719Nov 11Route 66 Marathon9717 East 42nd StreetSuite 217 Tulsa, [email protected] more Info CallChris Lieberman ......................918-409-2828Nov 24Route 66 Half-MarathonAll in Kansas Missouri state line to Oklahoma state line. Get your picture taken at the Rain-bow Bridge as you Cross it.For more info. call Scott Nelson at the Old Riverton Store,Riverton KS .............................620-848-3330Dec 1Miami Route 66 Christmas ParadeMiami, OKwww.visitmiamiok.com/events/Cindy Morris ...........................918-542-4481

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The artist and his love affair with the Mother RoadSTORY BY WILLIAM CROOK JR. - [email protected]

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 wont live much longer. Last Sunday, Nov. 22, Bobs Last Art Show was held at his familys 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 Waldmires 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 mid-1990s. 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

Last month Bob Waldmire made public what he has known for some time that he has colon cancer and he probably wont live much longer. Last Sunday, Nov. 22, Bobs Last Art Show was held at his familys 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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forgotten scenes of Route 66. Bob is truly a popular artist. He didnt go to art school, he hasnt tried to be part of the art world and he definitely hasnt 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. Bobs lifelong interest in nature is especially evident in his love for snakes, which landed him in federal court a few years ago with

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, hes 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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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 ve committee members that had drawn the map were interested parties in the Chicago-to-L.A. highwaythey 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 ght 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 Chicagothe place where the road begins! -Story by Dave Clark

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You may have heard the story of how the FBI and police associates gunned down the infamous public en-emy 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 watch-ing the movie, Manhattan Melodra-ma. The FBI told all the g-men that they could easily recognize Dillinger even if he was in disguise. You see,

they had arranged with his gal pal, Anna Sage, who would be with Dill-inger, 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, Mel-vin Purvis was in charge of the FBI group that gunned down Dillinger. Later, after he retired, Melvin Pur-vis committed suicide with the same gun he used to shoot John Dillinger. Also of interest the current build-ing 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, thats another story. Ask him about it!


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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 Dont 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 Als rules.

People often ask, Why did Route 66 start in Chicago? To get the full answer, you need to explore a 97-mile-long, water- lled ditch that literally put Chicago on the map and started the citys 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 todays 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 ow of newcomers hoping to be part of a new prosperity swelled the population of the

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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 Dont 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 Als rules.

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 rst link in the chain of transportation that would lead to the creation of Route 66the Canal was the rst 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 canals 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 Roads 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 highways 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 todays skyscrapers, it is hard to imagine that this river was a meandering stream that sluggishly owed through tall grass prairie when rst 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 Chicagos growth. Native Illinois plants ll 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. Joliet


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Chicago Portage One-half mile north of the Harlem Avenue exit from Interstate 55 is where we nd 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

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Dairy QueenBy John & Lenore Weiss

As the story goes The first Dairy Queen opened on June 22, 1940, at 501 N. Chi-cago 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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First Stop LightBy 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 Chi-cago and Joliet was located at Route 47 in Dwight. The next light was lo-cated in Pontiac 20 miles away at Route 116.

Joliet

The Flat TireBy John & Lenore Weiss

As the story goes The famous singer, Nat King Cole, was traveling with his wife and chil-dren on Route 66. Near the com-munity 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. Its also interesting to note, that it was Nat King Cole who first re-corded the hit song, Get your kicks on Route 66.

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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

ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES

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 230 e Washington Joliet ....................815-722-5639

lisas aNtiqUe Mall 14266 frazee rd (i-55 exit 82) divernon ...............217-628-1111lisas ii 490 W state rt 104 divernon ..............218-628-3333M & M ColleCtibles 138 e Main st dwight ..................815-584-1478

sereNity aNtiqUes 117 N Water st Wilmington ...........815-476-7233

tHe aNtiqUe aNd resale sHoPPe 7214 N Harlem Chicago ................ 773-631-1151UNiqUe aNtiqUes ltd 1006 W Jefferson Joliet ....................815-741-2466

ART GALLERIES

aiNsWortH PHotograPHy 721 taylor st Joliet ....................815-726-1840atlas galleries iNC 900 N Michigan ave Chicago ................312-649-0999great fraMe UP tHe 4726 Caton farm rd Joliet ....................815-254-1700

AUTO DEALERSaNy old Car WaNted Chicago ................773-474-1744Car Market CorP 4381 W ogden ave Chicago ................773-277-2100

AUTO PARTSaUtoZoNe 3939 W ogden ave Chicago ................773-762-8075bUMPer to bUMPer 2352 glenwood ave Joliet ....................815-741-4795CHaNey aUto Parts iNC 828 Plainfield rd Joliet ....................815-727-3641ColliNs street aUtoParts iNC 868 Collins st Joliet ....................815-726-7381

sParks aUto Part Co 3512 W 63rd Chicago ................773-436-8859

AUTO REPAIRaaMCo traNsMissioNs 1800 N larkin ave Joliet ....................815-741-0200aa N & r aUto rePair & traNsMissioNs 2397 von esch rd Joliet ....................815-609-5126

AMPM Auto RePAiR 335 N ogden ave Chicago .......... 312-942-9820a-PlUs aUtoMotive 1909 e Washington st Joliet ....................815-722-2755advaNCed aUtorePair & sales 324 Pleasant st Joliet ....................815-723-9667

braCeville aUto CeNter 102 s rte 53 gardner ................815-237-8303CHriss serviCe CeNter Wilmington ...........815-237-8491

deloNg ford-MerCUry 212 e delaware st dwight ..................815-584-3016dePeNdable aUto rePair 3314 W 47th Chicago ................773-523-7225eddys body sHoP &aUto rePair 5950 s Western Chicago ................773-737-8080HeNry ales aUtoMotive sPeCialists iNC 1984 essington rd Joliet ....................815-439-3990HUffMaN tire aNd aUto 606 s Union st dwight ..................815-584-1333J & r serviCe CeNter 401 N state route 53 gardner ................815-237-2355ogdeN aUto rePair W ogden ave Chicago ................773-522-9034Payless aUto rePair 1957 N Harlem Chicago ................773-637-9815

Route 66 Auto GlAss 5827 W ogden ave Cicero ............ 708-652-9470

Route 66 seRvice centeR 209 s old route 66 dwight ............ 815-584-3054

terMiNal aUto rePair 4814 W 47th Chicago ................773-284-7766tomaS auto repair 3665 W ogden ave Chicago ................773-522-5245

BEAUTY SALONS

aNNa george Hair saloN 233 N Michigan ave Chicago ................312-856-0252asili CHi saloN aNd sPa 900 W Jackson blvd Chicago ................312-633-9244beaUty WitHiN 452 ruby st Joliet ....................815-722-3700braids aNd beaUty 11132 s Halstad Chicago ................773-568-7960C saloN 621 W Jackson blvd Chicago ................312-876-2660Creative CliPPiNgs 301 W Chippewa st dwight ..................815-584-1419desigNs UNisexHair saloN 720 e baltimore st Wilmington ...........815-476-1003eliZabetH ardeN red door sPa 919 N Michigan ave Chicago ................312-988-9191

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eliZabetHs beaUty saloN 1640 W 47th Chicago ................773-523-1718faitH iN god 3159 W Jackson blvd Chicago ................773-722-6340fraNCos Hair saloN 141 W Jackson blvd Chicago ................312-341-1222Hair affair 162 e Main st dwight ..................815-584-1477ii kilos barber & beaUty saloN 3855 W ogden ave Chicago ................773-542-5343iMPressioNs Hair & taNNiNg stUdio 605 W baltimore st ste 1 Wilmington ...........815-476-7415JaCkies PriMe CUt Hair desigN 207 N Main st Wilmington ...........815-476-7364MariCellas 1850 W 47th Chicago ................773-247-8430oasis Hair stUdio 4104 W 47th Chicago ................773-247-1923reeses CUts & desigNs 2519 W 63rd st Chicago ................773-789-2676stUdio 134 134 e Main s dwight ..................815-574-9747taglia di CaPelli saloN 1804 N Halsted Chicago ................312-664-1004

BOAT RENTALS

ChiCago riverCanoe & kayak www.ChicagoriverPaddle.com 3400 N rockwell Chicago ................773-252-3307

BOOK DEALERS

barNes & Noble booksellers 1 e Jackson blvd Chicago ................312-362-8792beasley books 1533 W oakdale ave Chicago ................773-472-4528books are fUN Joliet ....................815-741-0697bookWorks 3444 N Clark Chicago ................773-871-5318

City NeWs 4018 N Cicero ave Chicago ................773-545-7377faitH sCeNe tHe 2342 essington rd Joliet ....................815-230-2600MCaNallys religioUs resoUrCe CeNter 15936 s lincoln Hwy Plainfield ..............815-436-7201ParagoN book gallery 1507 s Michigan ave Chicago ................800-552-6657PoWells bookstore 3431 W 47th Chicago .................773-247-1111 1501 e 57th st Chicago ................773-955-7780

CAMPGROUNDS

fossil roCkreCreatioN area 24615 stripmine road Wilmington ...........815-476-6784raCe vieW FarmS 19100 W schweitzer rd Joliet ....................815-741-3010sHadoW lakes ProPerties 24019 W Coal City rd Wilmington ...........815-458-2151

CANDY & CHOCOLATE

garrett PoPCorN sHoPs 27 W Jackson blvd Chicago ................888-476-7267

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 ................312-558-9190ruSh meDiCal labS CliniC 1645 W Jackson ave ste 600 Chicago ................312-942-1645Will grunDy meDiCal CliniC 213 e Cass st Joliet ....................815-726-3377

CONVENIENCE STORES

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

7-eleveN 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 ................312-527-1780aMigos & Us 3223 N Clark Chicago ................773-281-1812iNCa treasUres 700 N Michigan ave Chicago ................312-951-8348

Joliet AReA HistoRic MuseuM 204 N ottawa Joliet .............. 815-723-5201

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ZeN & NoW gifts 53 W Jackson blvd Chicago ................312-663-4692

GROCERIES

abes iN & oUt 3661 W ogden ave Chicago ................773-522-1400brigHtoN MiNi-Mart 2532 W 47th Chicago ................773-376-3163Marys PaNtry 108 depot st gardner ................815-237-0001

HOSPITALS

MerCy HosPital MediCal CeNter 2525 s Michigan ave Chicago ................312-567-2000saiNt JosePH HosPital 2900 N lake shore dr Chicago ................773-665-3000

HOTELS & MOTELS

best WesterN CHiCagolaNd-CoUNtry side 6251 Joliet rd Country side ........877-574-2464beSt WeStern grant park hotel 1100 s Michigan ave Chicago ................312-922-2900

(See Our Ad On Page 34)beSt WeStern Jolietinn & SuiteS 4380 enterprise dr Joliet ....................815-730-7500

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ClassiC iNN Motel rr 1 dwight ........815-584-1200

CoNgress PlaZa Hotel & CoNveNtioN CeNter tHe 520 s Michigan ave Chicago ................312-427-3800

FairFielD inn by marriott 3239 Norman ave Joliet ....................815-436-6577

(See Our Ad On Page 38)H d aMeriCaN road llC 875 N Michigan ave Chicago ................312-280-6001

hampton inn hotel 3555 Mall loop dr Joliet ....................815-439-9500 1521 riverboat Center dr Joliet ....................815-725-2424

Holiday iNN-CoUNtryside lagraNge 6201 Joliet rd Countryside ..........708-354-4200

holiDay inn expreSS 411 s larkin ave Joliet ....................815-729-2000 3231 Norman ave Joliet ....................815-439-4200

Hyatt Park 800 N Michigan ave Chicago ................312-335-1234

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

MOTORCYCLE RENTAL

MOTORCYCLES & MOTORCYCLE

REPAIRbikers dreaM 17326 New lenox rd Joliet ....................815-740-0848highlanDS yamaha 5320 east ave Countryside ..........708-246-4003

(See Our Ad On Page 35)illiNois Harley-davidsoN 1301 s Harlem ave berwyn .................708-788-1300J&n CuStom CyCleS 902 e baltimore st Wilmington ...........815-600-5700otto brotHers HoNda 7837 ogden ave lyons ...................708-447-3040PakMaN Motor sPorts 505 davy ln Wilmington ...........815-476-4700pontiaC exChange rt 66 & rt 23 Pontiac .................815-842-3321

(See Our Ad On Page 46)route 66 ChopperS inC 260 school st Wilmington ...........815-476-2477tHe ZoNe 4520 W 63rd st Chicago ................773-767-7280

YAMAHA HigHlaNds yaMaHa 5320 east ave Countryside ............ 708-246-4003

MUSEUMS

SheaS gaS Station muSeum 2075 Peoria rd Joliet ....................217-522-0475

PHARMACIESbasiNgers MaryCrest PHarMaCy 2130 W Jefferson st Joliet .................... 815-725-1102basiNgers PHarMaCy PriMary Care 2025 s Chicago st Joliet ....................815-723-0300Cvs PHarMaCy 771 N ogden ave Chicago ................312-243-5590doCs drUgs 106 Watters dr dwight ..................815-584-2140 1101 s Water st Wilmington ...........815-476-2131doMiNiCks 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

PROPANE - GASHeritage fs iNC 18251 W Commercial st Wilmington ........... 815-476-2118

olearys CoNtraCtor & eqUiPMeNt sUPPly 1031 N Cicero Chicago ................773-252-6600riCks rv CeNter iNC 4360 W Jefferson st Joliet ....................815-725-4061

REAL ESTATEmelCoS real eState & inveStment 617 N Hickory st Joliet ....................815-714-2668

RVS & RV REPAIR

abel rv Center 1180 West lake st bartlett .................847-760-5400

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RESTAURANTSaJs Hot dogs & gyros 250 W baltimore st Wilmington ...........815-476-7100als beef 601 W adams Chicago ................312-559-2333aMeriCas dog oNadaMs llC 21 e adams Chicago ................312-786-0100aNdreottis restaUraNt 151 N Joliet st Joliet ....................815-774-2624aNgies CHiCago PiZZa & CateriNg 18 s larkin ave Joliet ....................815-582-4436

boZ Hot dogs 1601 s Chicago st Joliet ....................815-726-5580CHiCk-a-dee restaUraNt 390 W baltimore st Wilmington ...........815-476-2897

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geos PiZZa 148 e Main st dwight ..................815-584-3434giordaNos 223 W Jackson blvd Chicago ................312-583-9400grill oN tHe alley 909 N Michigan ave Chicago ................312-255-9009grillers iNC 77 W Jackson blvd Chicago ................ 312-913-9511Haifa Cafe 318 W adams Chicago ................312-346-2288

JaPaN food exPress 60 e Jackson blvd Chicago ................312-360-1555JiMMy JoHNs 216 W Jackson blvd Chicago ................312-424-9200loNe star steakHoUse & salooN 2705 Plainfield rd Joliet ....................815-436-7600

MaMas PiZZa 205 e baltimore st Wilmington ...........815-476-5417

MR bs bAR & GRillon Rte 66 23956 Hwy 53 s elwood ........... 815-727-7070olD route 66Family reStaurant 105 s old 66 dwight ..................815-584-2920

(See Our Ad On Page 44)old WarsaW bUffetbar & baNqUets 4750 N Harlem ave Harlem Heights ....708-867-4500PaPa saNtiagos PiZZa 3057 W 26th Chicago ................773-840-8548peteS reStaurant &panCake houSe 900 N Union st dwight ..................815-584-2331

PotbellysAndwicH sHoP 209 s la salle st Chicago .......... 312-269-1684

(See Our Ad On Page 35)rivera restaUraNt 5650 s state route 53 gardner ................815-237-2344roUte 66 PiZZa 10180 s indianapolis blvd Chicago .

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