Well, not so "Just Got", but eleven days ago. Back on Jan. 1st, I posted about a two day mini-cruise Dec. 30th and 31st.
On the 31st, we cruised Route 66's Red Carper Corridor from Pontiac to Joliet. This has a lot of the things that make the Mother Road such a treat to drive. In Pontiac, here is the old Il-4 bridge, the Rt. 66 museum, swinging bridges, one of the most beautiful court houses you'll ever see sitting in a square, the classic Bob and Ringo's bar (with all the neat stuff on the walls), the Old Log Cabin restaurant from the 20s) and the Meramec Caverns barn north of town.
Then, Odell has the 1930s Standard Oil station, the tunnel, and several Route-66-related businesses. Dwight and Odell both have Burma Shave-type signs welcoming you to the communities. Dwight had several 66 restaurants, the windmill, the Ambler-Beckler gas station, and Route 66 shields on the road.
I didn't cover all the Route 66 and other items of interest in Pontiac, Odell and Dwight either.
And Some Folks Say There's Not Much to See of Route 66 in Illinois. This is JUST 20 Miles.
Being an account of some things I'm interested in, what I'm doing, and reflections on my past, especially music.
Listen to this man. Seven years of college, you know. Trying to reason with 2020 and, now, 2022.
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