This past weekend, Hallie's on The Square, owned by Brian and Cheri Huffman, marked its 10th anniversary in downtown Lincoln, Ill. This ordinarily wouldn't be terribly notable, but the eatery's lineage makes it of interest to Route 66ers. We'll let the Lincoln Daily News explain: Huffman is the great-grandson of the infamous, if not notorious, … Continue reading A descendant of The Mill
Category: Preservation
Crestwood Bowl sign glows again
The recently restored Crestwood Bowl neon sign was relighted Saturday evening in a well-attended ceremony at the bowling facility, on the Watson Road alignment of Route 66 in the St. Louis suburb of Crestwood, Mo. Jim Thole, in a news release, noted the temperature coincidentally was 66 degrees when the switch was thrown on the … Continue reading Crestwood Bowl sign glows again
Joliet bridge repairs will be done by Thanksgiving
https://youtu.be/V5qE1wAf480 Repairs to the historic Ruby Street Bridge that carried Route 66 over the Des Plaines River in Joliet, Ill., will be completed by the Thanksgiving holiday, reported the Romeoville Patch news site. The Patch, talking to an Illinois Department of Transportation engineer, said: The bridge closed in mid-July, and it was expected the work would take four … Continue reading Joliet bridge repairs will be done by Thanksgiving
Catsup Bottle will be honored by Landmarks Illinois
The World's Largest Catsup Bottle in Collinsville, Ill., will be given a 2012 Richard H. Driehaus Foundation Preservation Award for advocacy from Landmarks Illinois later this month. The nine awards will be presented at 6 p.m. Oct. 27 at the InterContinental Chicago hotel at 505 N. Michigan Ave. in Chicago. A list of the 2012 … Continue reading Catsup Bottle will be honored by Landmarks Illinois
Relighting ceremony set for Crestwood Bowl sign
Work has begun in restoring the Crestwood Bowl neon sign along Route 66 in Crestwood, Mo., a southwest suburb of St. Louis. The official relighting ceremony for the sign will be Saturday, Oct. 20, at dusk. According to climate data, sunset on that date will be 6:14 p.m., although darkness could come earlier if it's … Continue reading Relighting ceremony set for Crestwood Bowl sign
Bridge plan threatens three historic Oklahoma Route 66 bridges
A recently updated eight-year plan for bad bridges in Oklahoma targets three Route 66 bridges for replacement, including the famous Pony Bridge near Bridgeport. The initial news release about the bridge plan said spans would be replaced or rehabilitated. However, Kenna Mitchell, a member of the Oklahoma Department of Transportation's Media and Public Relations Division, confirmed … Continue reading Bridge plan threatens three historic Oklahoma Route 66 bridges
Hotel Brunswick may reopen by spring
A Swiss investor recently bought Hotel Brunswick in Kingman, Ariz., and this historic Route 66 hotel may reopen by May 2013 after remodeling, according to the corporation's secretary. The hotel at 313-315 E. Andy Devine Ave. closed about two years ago. Fleischmann Arizona Investment Corp., owned by Werner Fleischmann of Switzerland, bought the property in … Continue reading Hotel Brunswick may reopen by spring
Cuervo school building has a new owner
An elderly woman's $10,250 bid for the long-closed Cuervo School in the Route 66 ghost town of Cuervo, N.M., was accepted by the Santa Rosa School Board, according to a story in the print edition of the Guadalupe County Communicator, based in Santa Rosa. Flora Page, who graduated from eighth grade at the stone structure, … Continue reading Cuervo school building has a new owner
Gold Dome’s new owner says he won’t tear it down
https://youtu.be/FJxABjWXWgY The new owner of the Gold Dome in Oklahoma City said he will not tear down the historic Route 66 building after buying it Thursday at a foreclosure auction, reported The Oklahoman newspaper. David Box submitted the accepted bid of $800,000. He's the owner of the Greens Country Club. The newspaper said: Box, who … Continue reading Gold Dome’s new owner says he won’t tear it down
Big train a’movin’
Yesterday, historic Engine 765, owned by the Fort Wayne Railroad Historical Society, made its return trip from the west St. Louis suburbs to Decatur, Ill. Here, you'll see cool footage of the train moving at a not-so-lumbering speed, including near the Route 66 town of Litchfield, Ill., about the 5:00 mark. https://youtu.be/ibzEn75t1n8 The 1944 steam … Continue reading Big train a’movin’