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Just across the street from the Ariston
Cafe, you see a vintage sign for the Vic Suhling "Gas For Less Sign.” Now, instead of getting gas for less, you just get "less gas," as the
sign is all that is left of this old gas station. An interesting
note is that the gas station once stood on the very site of the first
Litchfield Ariston Café.
Just down the road is the
Route 66
Café, which like the Ariston Café, is still in business. An old
gas station next to it, behind which, on the newer alignment through
Litchfield, is the Belevidere Motel. This old motel operates
more like apartments today, offering weekly and monthly rates.
No More Gas at Vic Suhling's Gas For Less,
September, 2004, Kathy Weiser
Litchfield, like many other small towns
along the
Mother Road, has a lot of community pride and celebrates
Route 66 from both a
historical aspect, as well as what it means to the city today. This is evident in the care they spend in promoting the
Mother Road and their
preservation of vintage icons. In June of every year,
Litchfield hosts the
Route 66 Classic Car
Festival.
Enjoy your stay in
Litchfield and if you’re traveling the
Mother Road, keep on heading
south towards another old mining town – Mt. Olive. And, as
always, kick up some asphalt and enjoy the ride!
©
Kathy Weiser/Legends
of America, updated July, 2008.
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