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Route 66 Sites and Sights

Here are some of the many Route 66-period sights along our travel route. Not shown here are some of the roadside attractions we sought out or came across.

Illinois

10/15/2021 - Cicero
Henry's Drive-In (1940s)

10/15/2021 - Berwyn
Community Chevrolet (1961)

10/15/2021 - Berwyn
Oldest White Castle on R66 (1939)

10/15/2021 - Willowbrook
Del Rhea's Chicken Basket (1939)

10/15/2021 - Joliet
Rich & Creamy with Blues Brothers

10/15/2021 - Joliet
Dick's Towing with original R66 bricks

10/15/2021 - Dwight
1935 Paulsen-Strufe Motel

10/15/2021 - Dwight
1904 Frank L. Smith Bank (F. L. Wright)

10/15/2021 - Dwight
1879 Keeley Institute

10/15/2021 - Dwight
1933 Ambler-Becker Texaco

10/15/2021 - Dwight-Odell
Original Pavement

10/15/2021 - Odell
Subway Tunnel to Saint Paul's Church

10/15/2021 - Odell
1932 Standard Oil

10/15/2021 - Cayuga
Original Alignments

10/15/2021 - Cayuga
1930s Meramec Caverns Advertising

10/15/2021 - Pontiac
1926 Log Cabin Inn

10/15/2021 - Pontiac
Courthouse Square

10/16/2021 - Pontiac
Original Pavement at 1941 Police Station

10/16/2021 - Chenoa
1889 Schuirman's Drug Store

10/16/2021 - Lexington
1930s Anderson's Gas

10/16/2021 - Towanda
Original Pavement

10/16/2021 - Towanda
Dead Man's Curve and Burma Shave Signs

10/16/2021 - Normal
1931 Sprague's Super Service

10/16/2021 - Normal
R66 Gas Station Now a Home

10/16/2021 - Bloomington
1902 Illinois Hotel

10/16/2021 - Shirley
2 Original Lanes Under Constitution Trail

10/16/2021 - McLean
1928 Dixie Truck Stop

10/16/2021 - Atlanta
1904 Grain Elevator

10/16/2021 - Lincoln
1924 "Blue Mill" Now Mill Museum

10/16/2021 - Broadwell
1937 Pig-Hip Restaurant Site Sign

10/16/2021 - Broadwell
1940s Pioneer Rest Motel

10/16/2021 - Williamsville
1930s Gas Station

10/16/2021 - Sherman
1930s Wayside Park

10/17/2021 - Springfield
1946 Cozy Dog Drive In

10/17/2021 - Farmersville
1937 Art's Motel

10/17/2021 - Litchfield
1950 Sky View Drive-In

10/17/2021 - Litchfield
1924 Ariston Cafe

10/17/2021 - Mt. Olive
1926 Soulsby's Service Station

10/17/2021 - Staunton
Henry's Rab66it Ranch

10/17/2021 - Staunton
1931 "Decamp Junction" Roadhouse

10/17/2021 - Hamel
1938 "Tourist Haven"

10/17/2021 - Mitchell
1926 Luna Cafe

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