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Unlike many towns, Pontiac has continued to be serviced by railroad passenger service. In 1971, Amtrak took over the task of moving people between Chicago and St. Louis, and Pontiac has continued to be a stop. [36] Pontiac is home to the Illinois Route 66 Hall of Fame.
The Route 66 Association of Illinois Hall of Fame and Museum in Pontiac, Illinois was originally established by the Illinois Route 66 association at the Dixie Truckers Home on the former US Route 66 (now Interstate 55 in Illinois), relocated in June 2004 to early-1900s fire hall, [8] and is now located in the former Pontiac City Hall and Fire ...
The Pontiac City Hall and Fire Station is a historic building located at 110 W. Howard St. in Pontiac, Illinois, which served as both Pontiac's city hall and fire station. The building was constructed in 1900 to replace an 1883 building which also served as both a city hall and a fire station.
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 downtown Lake Worth Beach proposed site plan is located on a space, valued by the city at about $3.3 million, at the southwest corner of Lake Avenue and South M Street.
The Route 66 Association of Illinois maintains their Museum and Hall of Fame in Pontiac. This free museum contains memorabilia and artifacts relating to Route 66, particularly in Illinois, as well as displays relating to the members of the Hall of Fame. Among items on display are the VW Microbus and "land yacht" belonging to the late Bob Waldmire.
A surge in federal funding will help to transform Lake Worth Beach's outdated and historically troubled power system. 'Huge deal for city': Lake Worth Beach gets $23 million-plus to upgrade ...
Route 66, Cayuga to Chenoa: Route 66, between just N. of Township Rd 2200 N. and just S. of Township Rd 3000 N. Pontiac: July 23, 2003 Route 66, Girard to Nilwood: Route 66, between Illinois Route 4 (IL 4) south of Girard and IL 4 in Nilwood