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A Route 66 museum is a museum devoted primarily to the history of U.S. Route 66, a U.S. Highway which served the states of California, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Missouri, and Illinois, in the United States from 1926 until it was bypassed by the Interstate highway system and ultimately decommissioned in June 1985.
Commerce resident Jim Snideman, 66, a docent at the museum, has been a car guy since he was 5 years old. Snideman worked for Pontiac in the 1980s, his family worked for Pontiac and he grew up ...
Artist Bob Waldmire's van at the Pontiac Route 66 Museum. Route 66 in Illinois is also famous for some very quirky jumbo-size attractions, such as the former Bunyon's Paul Bunyan statue, a 19-foot (5.8 m) "Muffler Man" giant originally from a Berwyn hot dog shack that now stands in the quaint downstate community of Atlanta; the similar Gemini ...
The Route 66 Association of Illinois Hall of Fame and Museum features memorabilia related to U.S. Route 66, one of the original highways within the U.S. Highway System. Displays include photos, signs, license plates, and the VW van of Route 66 artist Bob Waldmire.
One notable stop heading southwest is the Illinois Route 66 Hall of Fame and Museum in Pontiac, which is filled with interesting memorabilia, including a photo op with the world’s largest Route ...
1. Roy's Motel and Cafe. Amboy, California. Roy's started as a gas and service station in 1938, an oasis on Route 66 in the Mojave Desert. It soon grew to include a cafe and cabins for overnight ...
Climate data for Pontiac, Illinois (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1903–2017) ... Pontiac is home to several museums including the Route 66 Hall of Fame and Museum ...
Old Log Cabin Inn, Pontiac; Illinois Route 66 Association Hall of Fame and Museum, Pontiac (redirected to list of Route 66 museums) Chenoa railroad depot, Chenoa; Eddies Pure Oil Truck Stop, Towanda "Route 66 Exhibit: A Geographic Journey" 1.6 mile walking tour along unused portion of Route 66, Towanda