The town council of Normal, Ill., may declare the Sprague's Super Service station on Route 66 a historic landmark at its next meeting, reported WJBC radio in Bloomington, Ill. The recommendation from the planning commission will help Terri Ryburn, who purchased the former Sprague Super Service building with a long term plan: to restore the building … Continue reading Normal may declare gas station a historic landmark
Day: August 4, 2011
A drive over Carthage’s Whee Bridge
Rich Dinkela of HookedOnRoute66.com has posted this video of what it feels like to drive over the famed Whee Bridge, aka Tickle Tummy Hill, on old Route 66 in Carthage, Mo. https://youtu.be/l5F-VnJt-kM The "whee" or tickled tummies occur because the bridge's uncommonly steep apex. Alas, a video could never replicate that sensation. The Oak Street … Continue reading A drive over Carthage’s Whee Bridge