Reports out of St. Louis are grim: three people dead and widespread damage from up to six inches of rain caused by the remnants of Hurricane Ike. Flooding affected one Route 66 alignment in the St. Louis region, Manchester Road. According to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch: The heavy rains flooded large sections of Brentwood on … Continue reading Flooding strikes St. Louis area
Day: September 15, 2008
Normal considers TIF district for old gas station
The City of Normal, Ill., is considering creating a tax-increment financing district to help assist in the renovation of a historic Route 66 gas station, reports the Bloomington Pantagraph. The gas station in question at 305 Pine St. is owned by Terri Ryburn. The Tudor Revival-style station was built in the 1930s and was recently … Continue reading Normal considers TIF district for old gas station
The nighttime glow of Gay Parita
Gary Turner's faithful reproduction of the former Gay Parita gas station on old Route 66 in Paris Springs, Mo., recently had architectural neon lighting added. The lighting was installed free by Vernon Boyce, owner of Missouri Neon Co. of nearby Springfield, Mo. The company has been around since the 1940s and has installed neon lighting … Continue reading The nighttime glow of Gay Parita
New Tucumcari billboards, banners
It's not a new slogan, but new "Tucumcari Tonite!" billboards to publicize the Route 66 town of Tucumcari, N.M., are about to go up along Interstate 40. There also will be "Tucumcari Tonite!" banners of a similar design along the city's main drags, including Route 66. There also are several Tucumcari centennial banners. Richard Talley, … Continue reading New Tucumcari billboards, banners