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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.
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 ...
In Pontiac, a new museum is opening to tell 170 years of automotive history. It has more than 70 vehicles and interactive exhibits. ... 66, a docent at the museum, has been a car guy since he was ...
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.
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 ...
Route 66 by Carpenter Park: Old Route 66 between Cabin Smoke Trail and north bank of the Sangamon River: Springfield and Sherman: May 9, 2002 Route 66, Cayuga to Chenoa: Route 66, between just N. of Township Rd 2200 N. and just S. of Township Rd 3000 N.
The “California Historic Route 66 Needles to Barstow National Scenic Byway” received the 2022 Hospitality Award from the National Scenic Byway Foundation.
The station is located along historic U.S. Route 66 and is the oldest usable service station on the highway in Illinois. It serves as an example of the house and canopy gas station design. Henry Soulsby built the station in 1926 after an injury forced him to leave the mining industry [ 2 ] and operated it along with his children Russell and Ola ...