Boots Motel makes “most endangered” list

The historic Boots Motel on Route 66 in Carthage, Mo., has been named one of the 10 Most Endangered Roadside Places in 2011 by the Society for Commercial Archaeology, according to a news release today. The motel, which dates to 1939, was closed in 2003 after a local developer purchased it, reportedly so it could … Continue reading Boots Motel makes “most endangered” list

Lexington restaurant is up for sale

The Filling Station restaurant just off Route 66 in Lexington, Ill., is for sale for $295,000 after it closed two months ago. The restaurant, which first opened in 1982, is listed on a Coldwell Banker real-estate site. Kacie Rodriguez, a Realtor for Coldwell Banker in nearby Bloomington, said the restaurant was first listed on Feb. 27. … Continue reading Lexington restaurant is up for sale

New film will be shown at Chandler museum

Starting tomorrow, the Route 66 Interpretive Center in Chandler, Okla., will show a new 20-minute documentary about one man's journey on Route 66 in 1959 and his revisiting the Mother Road decades later. Howard Dickman, a longtime trustee with the museum's historic Old Armory building and a Chandler resident, spent about 18 months working on … Continue reading New film will be shown at Chandler museum