The Launching Pad Drive-In restaurant, famous for its 28-foot-tall fiberglass Gemini Giant (above), has been put up for sale. The Launching Pad is at 810 E. Baltimore, along old Route 66, in Wilmington, Ill. The asking price is $589,000. The restaurant was inducted into the Illinois Route 66 Hall of Fame in 2000. I didn't … Continue reading Launching Pad Drive-In is for sale
Day: December 4, 2006
Christmas season on 66
On Main Street, between First and Second streets, Joplin, Mo., on Dec. 2. This is an old bypass alignment of Route 66. (Courtesy of The Lope.)