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LEGENDARY ROUTE 66

The Illinois Mother Road

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The Illinois Mother Road

 

Westbound on Route 66:

 

Chicago - The Route 66 Journey Begins

Romeo and Juliet of the Illinois Plains

Ghosts of the Rialto Theatre

Wilmington - Home of the Gemini Giant

Coal Mining Towns Along the Mother Road

Braidwood

Braceville

Gardner

Dwight - Not Just A Bump In The Road

Odell to Towanda - Small Town Charm on the Mother Road

Normal and Bloomington - Heart of Illinois

Funks Grove - Home of Maple Sirup

McLean and Atlanta - Villages Along Route 66

Lincoln, Illinois - Abe's Namesake Town

Lincoln's Stomping Grounds on Route 66

Broadwell

Elkhart

Williamsville

Springfield - Home of Honest Abe

Ghosts of Historic Springfield

Haunted Inn at 835

Litchfield - Route 66 Proud!

Mt. Olive, Illinois - More Coal on Route 66

Staunton and Henry's Ra66it Ranch

Edwardsville and the Farm Country of Southern Illinois

Leaving the Land of Lincoln via Mitchell

Off the Path:  Collinsville - Coal Mines and  Catsup

Cahokia Mounds – The Largest Archaeological Site in America

Get Saucy in Collinsville

 

Castle Car Wash on Route 66 in Chicago, Illinois

The Castle Car Wash in Chicago, washed it's last car

a long time ago, September, 2004, Kathy Weiser.

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Route 66 begins in Chicago, Illionois

The historic Mother Road begins in Chicago, Illinois

 

 

 

 

 

Cozy Drive In Springfield, Illinois

Cozy Drive In, Springfield, Illinois, September, 2004,

Kathy Weiser

 

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