The Downtowner Motel, along a more-obscure alignment of Route 66 in downtown Pontiac, Ill., was torn down Wednesday to make way for new Law and Justice Center, reported the Pontiac Daily Leader. More pictures of the demolition can be seen here, at The Community Times. The Downtowner had been for sale for several years, including … Continue reading Pontiac motel torn down
Day: October 30, 2009
Haunted prison
Dave Hoekstra, a columnist for the Chicago Sun-Times and a longtime roadie, paid a visit to the Stateville Haunted Prison, which is across Route 66 from the real Stateville Correctional Center in Crest Hill, Ill. Stateville Haunted Prison, which is located on Siegel's Cottonwood Farms across from the real Stateville, has been operating each Halloween … Continue reading Haunted prison