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MAG A Z I N E Volume 20, Number 4 - 2010 •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• QUARTERLY PUBLICATION OF THE ROUTE 66 ASSOCIATION OF MISSOURI Atures ESTABLISHED JANUARY, 1990 Fe~. 27 Joplin Depot MayHave New Life 3 Officers, Board of Directors, Joe Sonderman FOLLOW THE ASSOCIATION Committees and Associations 29 Diorama Completed for the ONFACEBOOK 4 Editors Notes Lebanon Route 66 Museum Thanks to Carolyn Hasenfratz, Jeep Girl's Journal Jim Thole the Route 66 Association of Carolyn Hasenfratz 31 Warrens Route 66 Lunch Stand Missouri now has a Facebook 5 Membership Matters James H. Roderique site. Please become a fan to stay Robert Gehl up to date on meetings, 33 Pimpin' Your Ride for the Mother Road activities, news from the road 7 Notes On The Eat Rite Diner Bill Heger and magazine previews.You are Esley Hamilton welcome to post your favorite 37 Munger Moss Neon Sign Re-Lighting Route 66 pictures and Carolyn is 8 Association Members Win National Party on November 6th Recognition hard at work on detailed features 38 ILAssociation Starts Motor Tour in about Route 66 points of interest 9 Haunted 66 Missouri in our state. Follow the link at: Joe Sonderman Jim Thole 15-Ssssnakes on Ssssixty Ssssix 39 News From The Road http://www.faceboo Joe Sonderman Joe Sonderman k.com/#!/pagesl 18 WhoYaGonna to Call? 42 Saving The Vintage Sign The-Route-66- Association-of- Carolyn HasenJratz Route 66 Paranormal Alliance Missouri/23751414 Chris Bryant 43 NewAssociation Members 7388?ref=ts 20 Devils Elbow Joe Sonderman 44 Business Member Directory Robert Gehl 25 Preservation Awards Presented Show Me Route 66 Magazine Jim Thole 49 Then and Nowon Route 66 Route 66 Association of Missouri - Publisher Joe Sonderman Founder President Jim Powell TommyPike Advertisers Contributing Writers Norma Maret Bolin Robert Gehl+Kip Welborn +Carolyn Hasenfratz + Joe Sonderman Henry's Rabbit Ranch St. Louis, MO Route 66 St. Louis Jim Thole +James H. Roderique + Bill Heger + Chris Bryant Staunton, Illinois St. Louis, MO Schmidt Auto Center Publication Schedule VivaCuba Sullivan, MO Mr.C'SRoutepost & Cuba, Missouri Spring Issue - April 2011 submission deadline 2/26/11 Legends of America Route 66 Sodas Summer Issue- July 2011 submission deadline 5/19/11 Leach Service Warsaw, MO Lebanon,MO Fall Issue- October 2011 submission deadline 8/19/11 Rock Hill, Missouri Winter Issue-January 2011 submission deadline 11/19/10 Edward Jones Rack It Billiards & Pub Bryant Business Strafford, MO Buffalo, MO Advertising Rates Per Issue Graphics Inside Cover Full Page Color - $175, Back Cover Full Page Color $185 Candy House Steak n Shake Buffalo, Missouri Springfield, MO Yz Page B/W - $70, Yz Page Color - $85 1/4 Page B/W - $50, 1/4 Page Color - $60 1/8 (Business Card) B/W - $40 Future Meeting Detes Other rates are available upon request * (314) 965-5751 Nov.13 - Bob's Gasoline Alley (Cuba) Cover: Photo of Pythian Castle by Joe Sonderman and the eyes of Pleasant The January 8 meeting will be at Zeno's in Rolla Gehman. Designed by Chris Bryant. Show Me Route 66 Magazine is the official publication of The Route 66 Association of Missouri. Show Me Route 66 Magazine is published quarterly and is distributed free of charge to all paid members in good standing of The Route 66 Association of Missouri. Additional copies may be purchased for the cost in advance of$6.00 USD each including postage. Request for additional copies may be made direct to The Route 66 Association of Missouri, P.O. Box 8117, SI. Louis, Missouri 63156. Manuscripts and photographs submitted for publication are welcome and should be sent electronically to Joe Sonderman, Magazine Coordinator, Route 66Association of Missouri, at [email protected]. Reproduction of this magazine in part or in whole, is prohibited without written permission from the President and/or Board of Directors of The Route 66 Association of Missouri. The Route 66 Association of Missouri and the production staff are not responsible for errors or omissions contained herein. The Route 66 Association of Missouri and the production staff retain the right to edit any submitted materials and to not publish an article of questionable content or that goes against the purpose of The Route 66 Association of Missouri. The Route 66 Association of Missouri is a non-profit corporation established to preserve, promote and develop Old Route 66 in Missouri. "nun lun nuuln uu I 'ULUlun "U, numnnn 't

Board of Directors Continued ... Board of Directors Continued ... Officers Board of Directors Norman L. Heironimus Michele Hansford Jerry Benner PRESIDENT P.O.Box504 Powers Museum 1115 Chatelet Dr. Tommy Pike Cuba, MO65453-0504 1617 W. Oak St. Ferguson,MO63135 1602 East Dale St. (573) 885-4651 P.O. Box 593 (314) 521-4255 Springfield, MO65803-4014 [email protected] Carthage,MO 64836 [email protected] (417) 865-l318 (417) 237-0456 Rich Henry [email protected] James Crooks [email protected] 2540 Christopher Oaks Ct. 1107 Historic Old Route 66 VICE-PRESIDENT St Louis, MO63129-5544 Staunton, IL 62088 Larry W. Tamminen Diane Warhover 314-293-2540 (618) 635-5655 418 North Washington St. 447 Clemens Ave. [email protected] route66@midwestnet Carterville,MO64835-1242 Kirkwood, MO63122-3808 www.henrysroute66.com (417) 673-1506 (314) 965-5751 David J. Eslick Joe Schulte [email protected] [email protected] 3311 South Elmira Springfield,MO65807 940 Saint Antoine St. James J. Thole SECRETARY (417) 889-9332 Florissant, MO 63031 1264 Jade Wind Cir. Mark Stauter [email protected] (314) 921-1329 Manchester; MO63011 309 Hutchinson Dr. [email protected] (636) 227-2258 Rolla, MO65401-3913 [email protected] (573) 341-2932 ::Ag:soci:atlon:s:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: [email protected] Associations Continued ... TREASURER Route 66 Association of Illinois Robert Schulz 110 West Howard Street The Old Route 66 Association of Texas 708 South Market St. Pontiac, IL 61764 P.O.Box 66 Waterloo, Illinois 62298 (708) 444-1312 McLean, TX79057 (618) 939-7021 (708) 444-1315 - fax (806) 779-2225 [email protected] Cathie Stevanovich, President Bob Lile, President ...... [email protected] [email protected] • Committees Continued ... ~il66assoc.org www.barbwiremuseum.com www.mockturtlepress.com/tex;Whome.html Committees Route 66 Association of Missouri P.O.Box 8117 New Mexico Route 66 Association Historian/Oral History Neon Heritage Preservation 8t. Louis, MO63156-8117 1415 Central Ave.NE Jerry Benner, Chairperson James J. Thole, Chairperson (417) 865-1318 1115 Chatelet Dr. 1264 Jade Wind Cir. Tommy Pike, President Albuquerque, NM87106 Ferguson, MO63135 Manchester; MO63011 [email protected] (505) 831-6317 Vickie Ashcraft, President (314) 521-4255 (636) 227-2258 www.missouri66.org [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Preservation Kansas Historic Route 66 Association www.rt66nm.org Internet Services P.O.Box 66 Jane Dippel,Chairperson Carolyn Hasenfratz, Director Baxter Springs, Kansas 66713 Historic Route 66 Association of Arizona 7920 Captain Conn Dr. 1544 High School Dr. (620) 856-2385 P.O.Box 66 St. Louis, MO63123-1121 Brentwood,MO63144 Sam Weaver;President Kingman, AZ86402 (314) 843-7132 (314) 963-0930 [email protected] (928) 753-5001 [email protected] carolyn_ [email protected] www.kanasahistoricroute66assoc.org. (928) 753-5852 - fax Membership Services Publications Route 66 Association of Kansas Tom Spear; Executive Vice President Robert Gehl, Director P.O.Box 66 Jan Davis, Director of Operations 1667 Timber Ridge Estates Dr. Diane Warhover, Chairperson Riverton, Kansas 66770 [email protected] Wildwood, MO63011-1971 447 Clemens Ave. www.azrt66.com (620) 848-3330 (636) 458-4585 Kirkwood,MO63122-3808 (314) 965-5751 Scott Nelson, President (636) 458-4080 - fax California Historic Route 66 Association [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] P.O.Box 64 Oklahoma Route 66 Association Azusa, CA91702-0064 Motor Tour Joe Sonderman, P.O.Box 446 (909) 771-9583 Editor Kip Welborn, Co-Chairperson Chandler; OK 74834 Danny Castro, President Jane Dippel, Co-Chairperson 1710 Coachway Lane (405) 258-0008 [email protected] 3947 Russell Blvd. Hazelwood, MO63042-1378 Mike Hickey,President www.route66ca.org St. Louis, MO 63110 (314) 609-6370 Marilyn Emde, Officer Manager (314) 853-7385 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] www.oklahomaroute66.com SHOW ME ROUTE 66 I VOLUME 20, NUMBER 4 4

When a publications grandfather's lunch stand in Springfield, and Bill shows committee was established us his ride pimped for the Mother Road. to make the magazine a My in-box has been filled lately with stories penned collaborative effort, we by members that will appear in subsequent issues. At promised to reach out to Route 66 events this past summer, it has also been my the membership to make it honor to meet several members who have pledged their your magazine. Those participation. Association members are coming up with •••••• ••• IIIIIiiIlllllil_. efforts are really paying ideas that I would have never thought of, bringing their off! In this issue, we welcome three new contributors, unique voice to the publication. Janice Tremeear, James Rodrique and Bill Heger. It is an honor to work with each and every one of you, With Halloween drawing near, Janice provides us and I pledge to continue to make sure your contributions with a look at some of the lesser-known spots on Route receive priority. It is your efforts that will make this the 66 that are said to be haunted. James tells the story of his best association magazine along Route 66. Thank You!

My new hobby is called Letterboxing and it's kind review the guidelines. Then if you would like to carve a of irresistible to me because it combines four of my signature stamp, I have written a tutorial to help you learn favorite things - road trips, geography, rubber stamping how to carve rubber stamps. If you would like to make and hiking. Many of you are familiar with Geocaching, in yourself a journal or logbook to record your finds, see the which participants find caches with small prizes in them project idea Small Journal With Pockets. using GPS technology. Letterboxing is similar but is lower-tech - instead of finding the letterboxes with GPS Atlas Quest - www.atlasquest.com technology, clues and puzzles are used to direct hunters to Letterboxing North America - www.letterboxing.org the boxes. Usually there are no prizes involved. The goal How to Carve Rubber Stamps - is to find a rubber stamp and make an impression in a www.limegreennews.comlhowcarv.html logbook that you bring with you, and in turn stamp your Small Journal With Pockets - own stamp into a logbook contained in the letterbox. To www.carolynsstampstore.com/catalog/smal(journaC with find clues to letterboxes near where I live or where I'm yockets.php planning to travel, I consult the web sites Atlas Quest and Letterboxing North America. Each letterboxer has a trail name and a signature stamp. It is permissable for letterboxers to use a commerically produced rubber stamp, but many prefer to carve their own. I have carved a stamp suitable for my by Carolyn Hasenfratz letterboxing trail name - Jeep Girl 66. If you would like to Director of Internet Services see what it looks like, look up my profile on Atlas Quest. Route 66 Association of Missouri If you would like to try Letterboxing, I suggest www.missouri66.org you look over the letterboxing web sites I mentioned and [email protected] 5 SHOW ME ROUTE 66 I VOLUME 20, NUMBER 4 ""~IIE~III3IEI~iIIlIIIIP~IA\lrlrIEI~i""~sso'U~\ IFA\ILIL 10)110) Vi \l S by Robert Gehl, Director of Membership Services (636) 458-4585 or [email protected]

The change of seasons is once again upon us and I About another hour west of Sullivan, in mid- believe fall is the most picturesque time of the year on Missouri near Richland, we take a sojourn off 66 by a few Route 66 through the Missouri Ozarks. The air is clearer, miles and perhaps 10 minutes or so and come to The Cave the mornings and evenings are crisp, and your vision of the Restaurant and Resort. As you may recall, this was the site road ahead comes into sharper definition. OK, I'm ready to for our July Association meeting and it was a great pleasure go ... I've selected new music - Spencer Day, Bond, John to see the proprietor, Gary Dyer, at his new establishment. Stewart, and Donald Fagen. I've restocked my membership This is quite a unique place, and as the sign says, yes, folks, materials in anticipation of bringing in new recruits that will "It's really in a cave!" Now, in my opinion, Gary is one of help us preserve and promote Missouri Route 66. the finest purveyors of hospitality and food along the Route Before heading out, I'd like to reflect for a few 66 corridor. You may remember Gary from his past moments on the year thus far ... and a good one it has been! operation of other restaurants in the Lebanon area and he's We've welcomed in a very encouraging number of new really enjoying the challenges of running this historic members over the past 3 months, many of which I've had the restaurant and resort with his own special touch. I highly pleasure to meet personally, and I am continually refreshed recommend taking a short side trip off your Route 66 by their interest in and enthusiasm for Route 66. They are adventure and make it to The Cave for lunch or dinner. .. anxious to help the Association grow and fulfill its mission. you'll be blessed by the scenic beauty of its location and They enrich us with their talents and love for the highway Gary will warm you with his graciousness. and its people, places, and storied history. We're currently Bouncing back up the road to the St. Louis suburb of pushing the 700 member mark and I can only see us Crestwood, one of our new members, Jim Rook, got the growing along with the road's popularity. Truly our best Association involved with the I st Annual Route 66 Classic days are ahead of us, as they are for Route 66. Car Cruise and festival, anchored by the cities of Crestwood Now, without any further delay, we head out for the and Sunset Hills. Jim secured us space at the Crestwood latest dance down the "Main Street of America". Court to set up our Association booth and we had a prime Stopped in Sullivan, Missouri a few months ago and spot to meet and greet many fine folks, welcoming two new checked in with Schmidt Auto Center, located just a block family memberships and two new Individual memberships, off 66 on the South Service Road along the interstate, near plus making other promising contacts. By coordinating our the west interchange. Danny Schmidt is the owner of the involvement with this event, Jim has already made a major business (his parents now retired) and it was from their then contribution to the work of the Association. Thanks again Pontiac dealership in Sullivan that I bought my first car ... a to all those who worked the Association booth that day in '79 Pontiac Formula Firebird. Ordered it new from the the "cool, temperate air" ... I believe it was I00 degrees with factory to boot! Nothing like spending your first paycheck an identical level of humidity, but we definitely ended the before the ink was dry. I can still remember sitting at the day in a better place than where we began. kitchen table with that monthly GMAC payment book and I also wanted to share what a wonderful Friday those months rolled around real quick. Nice car with a big evening we spent in June at the Holiday Inn in Eureka, engine and nice exhaust note, wish I still had it, but it did get Missouri with our dear friends and colleagues in the Route paid off and then sold for down payment money on a house 66 Association of Illinois. We were invited to help in the Bevo area of south St. Louis.My apologies for the welcome them to the Show-Me state during their Friday trip down memory lane, but the point of this story is that evening registration at the start of their annual Motor Tour Danny is still carrying on the family business - selling cars. weekend. Motor Tour Co-Chairpersons Jerry Law and He is still there in Sullivan providing jobs and creating Jamie Anderson, both Missouri Association members as commerce. And he cares about the history of his well, could not have been more accommodating. We had an community and its place on Route 66. This "connection" Association table right next to theirs in the hotel lobby and from my past now is part of our Association support and I'd enjoyed great fellowship while offering Missouri Route 66 like to encourage each of you to seek out those merchandise and memberships. Their tour this year was "connections" you have and bring them back to Route 66. called "We Are Family" and it's not just a cute slogan with Remember, together we make a tremendous difference in the fine folks from Illinois. We have a nice number of the preservation and promotion of the road. SHOW ME ROUTE 66 I VOLUME 20, NUMBER 4 6 members that hold both Missouri and Illinois Association memberships and I personally encourage each of you to consider doing the same if you can. I believe we can look forward to future joint activities between our two Associations. Our final stop of this trip is back out about a half- hour west of St. Louis to the area of Villa Ridge, Missouri. The re-birthed neon sign at the 1942 Sunset Motel emanates its warm glow into a darkened sky along this residential yet "country" stretch of Route 66. Once again, we have not only been enriched with this restored vintage sign, but we now are connected with the Grimes family, the owners of this historic property. A short two years ago, we had no connection, but inspired by the NPS Route 66 Corridor Preservation Program, we sought out and made contact with Herman and Connie Grimes. As Jim Thole, our team leader in the Association's Neon Heritage Preservation Committee, has reported so well in the Spring 2010 issue of this magazine, Herman and Connie are so proud of their rich place in Route 66 history that their efforts and commitment to preservation have surpassed our high hopes and dreams. This is the essence of Route 66 ... one-of-a-kind places being preserved by great people for the sheer enjoyment and benefit of others they may never know personally but who travel a road that has the power to unite us in a shared experience. The spirit of the road connects all who are Twogenerations of owners pause infront of the drawn to it. Once you take it into your heart, you will carry 1942 Sunset Motel classic neon sign - Herman and Connie Grimes, along with Connie's its images and memories with you forever. mother, Loleta Krueger, who was the former owner and operator of this Route 66 property. Best regards, Bob Gehl "TRVL66" Herman and Connie proudly show off recent publications telling the story of the restoration Until our next trip together down Route 66 ... Remember, of their sign and motel building, including Show Me Route 66 magazine and the Route 66 membership matters! Federation News. If you can make it to Villa Ridge some evening, your soul and spirit will be renewed under the neon illumination of a true work of art. Polaroidportrait byRobert Gehl.

MEMBERSHIP NOTICE embership in the non-profit Route 66 Association of Missouri entitles you to quarterly issues of Show Me Route 66 magazine, a map of Historic Route 66 in Missouri, a membership certificate and card, and a 66 window decal. Dues are tax-deductible. Name CATEGORY & DUES Address_~ _=~----~~--~- _ Student (w/valid student ID copy) $15.00 Annually [ ] Street City State Zip Mature Adult (66 yrs or over) $15.00 Annually [] Business Name ------Individual $25.00 Annually [] or $250.00 Life [ ] Address Family $30.00 Annually [] or $300.00 Life [ ] Business, Assn., Club, Gov't., $50.00 Annually [ ] -Stre~---et --=~----~~City State--~---Zip (Permits use of our Assn. name & logo) Home Phone Bus. Phone ------Foreign Individual $35.00 Annually [ ] Add $20.00 For Air Mail Postage [ 1 Email Address NOTE: Returned check My area of inte-re--'-st'--l~S-:7TTI-w-o:-u'laTT"hk'-e:-:tC-::-o"h--'-erlp--;trhe:-A'--:-:ss--'-0:-cl~a7"'"tlO:-n-hry--'-:-- Make check payable to: fee $15.00 Route 66 Association of Missouri, P.O. Box 8117, St. Louis, MO 63156 The Eat-Rite Diner at the signs were authorized. C. Lew southeast comer of Chouteau and Gallant, who was an attorney, died in Seventh Street has a reputation as a 1960. Although he had two surviving piece of Americana, featured in brothers, three nieces and a nephew, he many websites and publications, and bequeathed this property, numbered 1000 marked as a Route 66 Roadside South Seventh Street, to his cousins, Otis Attraction, with a marker saying M. Gallant, Edwin F. Gallant, and "Established in the 1940s, the Eat- Charlotte Bailey, in trust for Charlotte's Rite Diner is one of the few nostalgic benefit during her lifetime. Route 66 diners left for great burgers The property finally left the family in and a friendly atmosphere. 1982, when Charlotte Bailey and Edwin F. Recognized by Hampton Motels Gallant sold it to Lewis B. and Dorcas Save-A-Landmark program as a site (Marjorie Dorcas) Powers. They in turn worth seeing." sold the property in 1987 to Chouteau The documentary record, Property Partners, an association managed however, does not support this history. In fact, although there by Joseph A. Pottebaum from Clayton, Missouri. They remain has been a sandwich shop on this site since 1928, the name "Eat- the owners today. Rite" does not appear in any St. Louis city directory through The Powers seem to have been the first owners of this 1980. It probably came into use when the property was acquired property involved in the management of the sandwich shop. City by the present owners in 1987. directories show the followin tenants: Today, the Eat-Rite is the only building on City Block 150, 1930I Chouteau Catering Company bounded by Sixth, Seventh, Chouteau and LaSalle. In the 19th 1938 E. Simon Mahatma. restaurant century, however, the block was packed with activity, including 1944 Charles L. Reid. restaurant the original Madison school at Seventh and LaSalle and the 1952 Spick's Grill. Leo J. Eckhard owner Roman Catholic Church of the Annunciation at Sixth and 1955 Regal Sandwich System LaSalle. The school remained for some years after the new 1961 Serv-Rite Sandwich Shop. Leon L. Caldwell Madi on School was built a block south in 1911, while the church and John A. Cornish owners with its adjacent rectory and church school were demolished in 1967 Gateway Sandwich Shop. managed by Leon 1951. The other block fronts were filled with row houses that Harris and later b Lewis B. Powers were gradually converted into apartments and after World War II From the 1950s, the operators of this restaurant seem to have were replaced by the Viking freight storage facility. had others at the same time. Leo Eckhard of Spick's Grill also This lot, at the northwest comer of the block, had a large had Spick's Cafeteria in the next block, 716 Chouteau. Regal residence facing Seventh with side yards that were gradually Sandwich System had four other locations at 5001 Delmar, 3103 filled with attached commercial buildings. The property was Easton (now Martin Luther King), at 1927 North Grand, and at acquired in 1893 by Sarah Gallant, formerly Goldberg, the wife 932 and 1070 South Kingshighway. A second Serv-Rite of Henry Gallant (Deed book 1184, page 339). Henry was born Sandwich Shop in 1961 at 1664 South Jefferson. In 1980, Leon in Russia in 1867 and became a pawnbroker. Henry apparently Harris had another Gateway Sandwich Shop at 4024 South tore down at least part of the complex on the site in 1928 and Broadway, while Lewis Powers managed this one. The Eat-Rite erected the one-story brick store at a diagonal to the streets, the also had a South County counterpart in a strip shopping center at front part of the present building. It appears in a Sanborn fire 5513 Lindbergh west of Tesson Ferry. It is not listed in the insurance map originally printed in 1932 and updated to 1938, current telephone directory. the year more demolition took place. The advent of customer reviews on internet websites has At the time of his death in 1931, Henry and Sarah were living produced some interesting commentary on the Eat-Rite. From at 3017 Hawthorne. Sarah then moved to an apartment on Google Maps: "There is not one thing on this menu that could Clemens in University City. She had been born in 1875 in St. even resemble healthy. In fact, everything on this menu is utterly Louis, but her father was from Poland and artery clogging ... and that's why people her mother from Hungary. Sarah survived love it." Traditional media have also been until 1943 and was buried with Henry in drawn repeatedly to the place. From New Mt. Sinai Cemetery. Nine days before Keegan Hamilton, Riverfront Times, May her death, Sarah sold this property to C. 27-June 2, 2010: "12:12 a.m. The front Lew Gallant (actually Charles Lewis door of the Eat-Rite Diner won't budge Gallant), who was probably her son. until Kevin the fry cook hears pounding on A building permit was issued January the glass. Then he ambles away from his 18, 1953 for a concrete block addition to the griddle, reaches under the counter and building, called a sandwich shop on the triggers an alarmingly loud buzzer that permit. That December, a sign permit was unbolts the door just long enough to allow issued and two years later two so-called the hungry customer to squeeze inside." Jim Conkle, chairman of the writing or co-writing magazine articles Preservation for Historic Roads and on "lost" sections of the highway. His Corridors, the Route 66 Preservation Route 66 EZ Guide for Travelers is Foundation, and the Route 66 Alliance, highly recommended for anyone driving shook my hand and said "There is one Route 66. Famed Route 66 author sad thing about a journey on Route 66. Michael Wallis remarked that only an That's turning around to go home." "imbecile" could not follow Route 66 That's how it felt to leave the Tri-State with Jerry's book. McClanahan is also an International Route 66 Festival held in accomplished artist, painting Route 66 June at the Downstream Resort and scenes. Casino near Quapaw, Oklahoma. Melvena Heisch of the Oklahoma There were some big moments for State Historical Preservation Office the Route 66 Association of Missouri, as received the Cyrus Avery Award for honors were bestowed on two of our outstanding Route 66 preservation. own. At the annual Will Rogers Award Route 66 volunteers and ambassadors banquet, Association Director of Marty and Geri Bilecki of Illinois Membership Services and long time received the Lifetime Achievement Route 66 advocate and volunteer Bob Award. POPS of Arcadia, Okla., was Gehl was named as the recipient of the named as Business of the Year. The Founders Award. Gehl was unable to convenience store and restaurant is a attend the festival, so previous Route 66 modem roadside icon, opening in 2007 Festival award winner Jane Dippel and known for its 66-foot tall illuminated accepted on his behalf that evening. The soda bottle. The 66 to Cali souvenir award was formally presented to Gehl at shack on the Santa Monica Pier was the Route 66 Association of Missouri named as New Business ofthe Year. The meeting on July 11 at the Cave stand is the first Route 66 themed Restaurant near Richland, MO. Gary business on the Santa Monica Pier, the Turner, whose replica Gay Parita symbolic end of the route. Dean "Crazy Sinclair Station west of Halltown has Legs" Walker, a longtime volunteer for become a major destination for Route 66 Kansas Route 66, won Ambassador of travelers, was awarded Person of the the Year. A new honor was established Year honors. Turner quipped that he had for the Artist of the Year, named after the been married for 49 years and he and his late artist Bob Waldmire. The first one wife "were never even related." was awarded posthumously to Bob, who Also at the International Route 66 died in December 2009. It was also Festival, longtime author and artist Jerry announced the next Route 66 Festival McClanahan won the prestigious Will will take place in Amarillo, Texas from Rogers Award. McClanahan was one of June 9-12,2011. the first major Route 66 researchers, Missouri campus. There is a report of ghostly activity in the Rolla hospital. A e're getting into the Halloween spirit young man has been seen standing in a comer and not along Route 66, with tales of beasties, moving. Footsteps have been heard in the empty halls. \v ghosties and things that go bump in the Faucets randomly turn on, and a sound similar to dropping night. Many of us are quite familiar with some locations in coins is sometimes heard in the hallways in the older the Route 66 corridor that are supposedly haunted, portion of the building. .. . particularly the Lemp Mansion in St. Louis and the One ofthe more interesting accounts of odd actrvity IS the Spooklight in Joplin. Wedecided tofind some ghostly spots Goatman's Grave story. The site is located about 10.3 miles you might not be aware of, and turned to Janice Tremeear. east of Rolla, or a few miles south of St. James. The local This month, Janice is celebrating the release of her new call the location Spook Hollow. book Route 66 Hauntings in Missouri: The Show-Me State A goatrnan reportedly haunts the graveyard, appearing out Ghosts of the Mother Road. of nowhere and then disappearing just as quickly. A Janice is a founding member of Route 66 phantom car is said to cha e drivers on the road leading to Paranormal Alliance, a paranormal research team in the graveyard only to vanish suddenly as it closes in the Springfield. The team was formed a little over a year ago. vehicles. There is an old bus nearby that is said to contain Filmmakers and brothers Christopher and Philip Booth are red, glowing eyes, though some say this is a mere reflection contributors to her book. They produced a documentary for from bottles in the windows. the Syfy Channel called Children of the Grave, which aired A figure is seen walking along Country Road 3450, which on the Syfy Channel. The book ispublished by History Press runs north of the cemetery and past the abandoned bus. It's and includes sections on spooks such as the Pigman of Six been said this was a hobo who once lived in the bus. The Flags, and the "Killer Squirrel" at Missouri State cemetery is actually named Pine Hill Cemetery. When University. Janice is considering a series of books about venturing into the cemetery, people have reported that all spooky pots in the other states along Route 66. The electronics drain of battery life incredibly fast. Some following is not an endorsement of paranormal research or become lightheaded and dizzy. They experience uneasiness a belief in the occult on the part of the Route 66 Association and hear the sound of wind in their ears. of Missouri. It is presented in the spirit of Halloween fun. Dean Pestana, a member of Route 66 Paranormal The first two segments in this article, on the Goatman's Alliance, grew up in Rolla and heard tales of the infa~ous Grave and Pythian Hall, are excerptsfrom Janice's book. Goatman. The tale has been around for years. Here IS the ver ion ofthe tale in Dean's own words. "Growing up in Rolla, there was not a lot to do. So when something unusual turned up, we naturally were interested. One thing we heard about for years was the legend of Goatrnan. It was something everyone knew about, but Rolla is a college town and centrally located in didn't take seriously, most of the time. You would hear of Missouri about 100 miles from St. Louis, Springfield, people saying they saw Goatrnan, or had just escaped him. Jefferson City and Columbia. The city was an important site The theory was that Goatrnan could catch you whether you during the Civil War. The southwest branch of the Pacific were on foot or in a car, as long as you were in the grass or on Railroad ended here. The town leaned toward the a gravel road. Once he got on pavement however, it was said Confederacy. The Union took over the city in June 1861 and his hooves slipped, and you could escape. I remember three built two small forts, Fort Wyman and Fort Dette. A half- friends going out to find Goatrnan, laughing about how they size replica of Stonehenge is here on the University of didn't believe he was real. othing happened by the SHOW ME ROUTE 66 I VOLUME 20, NUMBER 4 10 graveyard where he was said to lurk, until they were basement houses a gymnasium, a bowling alley now leaving. A loud pounding was heard on the back of the car, converted into a dance studio and cells that held German and one ofthem, a fearless jock, was yelling and screaming prisoners of war during World War II. One room is believed like crazy. Panicked, they left in a hurry. Upon getting back to have housed a Japanese man who was the cook. His to town there were found to be some dents on the trunk of paintings decorate the wall. the car (a sturdy mid 70s Nova) that were somewhat hoof Besides the theater on the second floor are dormitories shaped." Not conclusive proof, but it added to the legend, for the children who lived there when the building was an and the spice of visiting the area Goatman is supposed to orphanage, and there are also bedrooms for adults. haunt. Today Goatman is still talked about, haunting an area According to Tim, our guide for this interview, the boys said to contain a disappearing car on the way to the spooky were segregated to the right side of the building, girls to the graveyard. left. Dual staircases led from the dorms to the first floor. The Editor's note: To reach the Pine Hill cemetery, follow boys took the right and the girls the left. They sat in Missouri Highway 8 and 68 (South Jefferson Street) south designated sections of the dining room. There was no from St. James and turn right onto County Road 3450, also talking allowed between children of the opposite sex. One known as Spook Hollow Road. Continue south at the of the surviving orphans of the era says a boy ran away from intersection with Pine Hill Road, and the road becomes the home due to loneliness because he wasn't allowed to talk County Road 3470/Pine Hill Road, which dead ends just with his sister. past the cemetery. A powerhouse, boiler and laundry and carriage house were also part of the property. Records show 105 deaths occurred in the facility, two of which were children. There Pythia n Ca;-\tlc ~. are no public records of military deaths. The records are sealed. German POW's were labeled "hostile" and any The Pythian Castle in Springfield was built between POW who died was left in the steam tunnel. 1911 and 1913, on a 53 acre tract at a cost of $150,000. It The Pythian Castle became part of the O'Reilly General resembles a castle to reflect the theme of the Knights of Hospital complex when taken over by the U.S. military and Pythias, a male secret society started during the Civil War. was used for a service club for enlisted men in World War II. The foundation is of Carthage stone, a hard variety of Renamed the Enlisted Mens' Service Club, the castle was limestone quarried in the Ozarks. A steel framework used for rehabilitation of injured U.S. soldiers and for supports the building with concrete floors, stairways and entertainment. A library and arts and crafts section was ceilings. Pyrobar blocks make up the interior walls. The included. The theater hosted big bands for the usa and Knights ofPythias owned thousands of these lodges, all on famous movie stars. Bob Hope, Cab Calloway, Tommy a much smaller scale, to provide a home for the aged, Dorsey, Benny Goodman, and Gloria Stuart (the elderly widows and orphans of their Order. The castle houses 36 Rose in Titanic) performed here. rooms and a second- After the war, the floor theater seating castle was used as a 355 people with a reserve center ticket booth, seats, before becoming upper proj ection storage. The and lighting room, building served as a as well as changing hospital for four rooms backstage. years and eleven The theater at the months before being castle was the first in leased to OCAC Springfield to show (Ozarks Area silent films. Community Action Funerals and church Corporation). After services were held 1993, a couple tried here. to maintain the Thirty stairs lead building, but costs up to the front door. drove them out. The main floor has a Tamara Finocchiao foyer, meeting now owns the castle room, ballroom, and is working dining hall and tirelessly on sitting parlors. The renovations. Tim 11 E ROUTE 66 I VOLUME 20, NUMBER 4

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locations to places not heard of be ore. .- Pliand conducts tours of the castle and provided me with Especially intriguing are the stories from Missouri State many details and accounts of the spirit activity on the University, especially the "Killer Squirrel. " Janice says, "I grounds. included that one because it's so unusual, funny, and unique Tim is a skeptic, but his first night in the castle proved a and to my knowledge not published anyplace before now. restless one as a hand gripped his arm and awakened him. Not much is found on the 'net about these ghost tales but He believed it was M.l, Tamara's mother, who told him to everyone on campus knows of them. Tammy Preston and "Get up. The dog is on the roof." Tamara and her mother Charlene Wells (Charlene is a Route 66 PAL team member) were not in the castle at the time but one of the greyhounds attend college there and Tammy does the ghost tours of the was stuck outside on a small roof. campus. The ladies provided me with the tales on campus Tim says he has heard dragging sounds in the basement that not many people know about." sounding like shuffling feet on the other side of a locked According to Janice, "The book provides history on the door, voices from the kitchen, a childlike "yoo hoo," and locations and then ghostly accounts given by witnesses. sounds of glass breaking. But there is nothing there when Several locations I've been topersonally, as a child, or adult it'~ been investig~ted. H~ says humming is heard, along and some I've been to on paranormal investigations. Many Wlt~ sounds of objects bemg moved around. A frigid cold is of the locations can be visited for paranormal felt m the theater. Orbs are captured on film, and voices are investigations. Some are closed, like the old Diamonds captured on recordings. People feel lightheaded and Restaurant/Tri County Truck Stop or paranormal ~auseated in the basement. Batteries constantly drain and investigations are not allowed, like at the Daniel Boone hght bulbs blow. Temperature changes, doors closing and Village. " furniture moving are also reported. Sounds of children, women and even men weeping are heard. Strange mists form out of nowhere; and a ghost cat has been heard running upstairs, meowing. A child's voice has been captured during an Electronic Voice Phenomenon, or EVP session. Editor's Note: An EVP is a sound or voice captured during electronic recording for which there is no logical explanation Tim took Dean Pestana and I on a tour of the castle .. ' pomtmg out locations of activity. He stayed in the boiler room while Dean and I ducked down through the small opening leading in the tunnel, where a large shadow man was filmed by the Booth Brothers during the filming of Children of the Grave. This is the only area in the castle where an entity is felt to be threatening. We sat in the theater where a large handprint was caught on film during the filming of the Booth Brothers Documentary. Our last stop was the Tower room where Tamara's dogs fear to enter and is said to be the site of alleged child molestations. Here a voice was captured saying "You Bastards." Was this the figure from the tunnel? None of the other spirits appear angry, indeed, they seem to enjoy company according to Tim. (Excerpted from Missouri's Haunted Route 66, Ghosts Along The Mother Road by Janice Tremeear) Editor's note: Janice says her book "Covers a few of the haunted locations along or within a half hour, to an hour's driving distance north or south of Route 66. I had many more locations that could have been added to the book, but that would have made a book much larger than the word count I was allotted. I've gone for a mix of.very well known the first and second balconies. The area where it appears is The [--landersTheatre, about 20 degrees colder than the temperature elsewhere. 3) A tragic accident occurred when a baby fell from the balcony to its death, much to the horror of its mother. A Springfield baby's cries can be heard, as well as its mother trying to comfort it and performers have seen an apparition of a baby Almost immediately after fire destroyed the Baldwin falling from the balcony during rehearsals. Theatre in Springfield, plans were in motion for a new 4) Part of the fourth floor in the past used to be apartments, theater on Walnut Street. The Landers Theatre, designed by which housed touring actors and actresses. On the street in John and Carl Boller, was built by John and D.J. Landers front of the theater people have observed a tall apparition of with R.W. Stewart. It opened on September 18, 1909, with a a long-haired, blonde man, dressed in Elizabethan clothes performance of The Golden Girl starring Lillian Russell. peering at them from behind a curtain on the fourth floor in a Originally a vaudeville theatre, the Landers switched to room which is now a costume room. silent movies in 1919 and began presenting "talkies" in 1928. The theatre was closed for a few years during World 5) People in the theater building report that they sense an War II but re-opened as a movie house after the war. unseen presence following them, tapping them on the The Landers Theater helped the Missouri Ozarks rival shoulder. Nashville as a country music capitol. The theatre was used 6) A middle-aged male apparition appeared as a solid form for tapings of the NBC-TV show Five Star Jubilee, the first in the middle of the auditorium before the lighting and color television program to originate outside of New York technical director as he returned from the basement, to City or Los Angeles. The show was a spin off of the Ozark make the security system work, as the theater was closed. Jubilee, later known as Country Music Jubilee and Jubilee Thinking that this apparition was a living man, the director US.A, which had originated in Springfield from 1954 to asked the entity ifhe could help him. This apparition went 1960. behind a pillar and disappeared. The director described this Five Star Jubilee aired on Friday nights from March 17, entity as being nearly 6 ft tall, with long hair and a black and 1961 until September 22, 1961. Rex Allen, Snooky Lanson, gray-peppered beard, has a big nose, full lips, bushy Tex Ritter, Carl Smith and Jimmy Wakely rotated as hosts. eyebrows. County legend Barbara Mandrell made her first network television appearance on the show. But by 1970 the theatre at 311 East Walnut Street was fading and for sale. The Springfield Little Theater Organization bought the grand old theatre and spent $500,000 on renovations. It is now the oldest and largest civic theatre in Missouri, producing a main stage season of nine plays and musicals. It is also the home of the Springfield Regional Opera and the Springfield Ballet. It also may be home to some spooky characters. The following is from the Springfield Little Theatre Website, http://www. springfieldli ttletheatre. org

1)In 1920, a major fire broke out in the theater, killing the janitor. The apparition of the janitor is often seen by the actors on stage, way up in the balcony, watching them rehearse. 2) During the 1920's, which was a time of racial segregation, a man was knifed in the 2nd balcony ("the colored section"), and died there. This entity is described as being a green orb, or phosphorescent haze, about 5 feet tall, is seen in the 2nd balcony and on the landing between 13 SHOW ME ROUTE 66 I VOLUME 20, NUMBER 4 Before this entity appeared before the lighting and technical John Smith Phelps. Soldiers camped here during the Civil director, a group of people, playing with a Ouija board in the War and Union General Nathaniel Lyon was buried here balcony (which can be very dangerous) said that the entity's briefly after he was killed at Wilson's Creek. name was "Ned", and described him the same way as the Beginning in 1911, the land was plotted and developed lighting and technical director. for an exclusive residential area. It became a park instead in 1914. The park had a large lake from 1914 to 1927 and a zoo from 1917 until 1924. The pavilion is the most famous feature of the park. It was designed by Archibald Torbitt, The llride 0_ who also designed the "Old" Courthouse in Springfield. The "Bride under the Bridge" is said to haunt the third bridge in the park. This poor young lady was reportedly Phelps CTrovePark killed in an auto accident as she and her new husband motored through the park on their wedding day. She is Phelps Grove Park in Springfield has a very always spotted at night, holding up the hem of her wedding interesting history. It was originally site of Osage and gown. But those who claim to have seen her say there is Kickapoo Indian villages and then the 1,050 acre farm of only darkness where her face should be.

Roadway and Bridge, Phelps Grove Park, Springfield, Mo.

Phelps CTrove Park SHOW ME ROUTE'66 I VOLUME 20, NUl"BER 4 14 Zo,ubic Rond I've lived in the St. Louis area all ofmy life, but had never heard of Zombie Road until a summary of Janice's book sent me scurrying offto Google. I found out about it too late. This once scary old road that supposedly teemed with paranormal activity has been tamed. In May 2010, the , Wildwood Parks and Recreation Department and Great Rivers Greenway turned Zombie Road into the 2.3 mile Rock Hollow Trail, removing the old railroad trestles, abandoned shacks, old clubhouses and some of the thick canopy of trees and tangled brush that made "Zombie Road" the center oflegends for over 100 years. The former road and new asphalt trail is located off Manchester Road. (Original Route 66) Turn south onto Old State Road for a little over a mile and continue south on Ridge Road. The trailhead is just past the Ridge Meadows Elementary School. Parking is available at the school he HitaLhikers during non-school hours and on weekends. At the south end, the trail connects with the Al Foster Trail. There is plenty of parking at that end. Much of the information on the legends of Zombie Road in this article came from the book Out Past the Campfire Light by Troy Taylor. Zombie Road was also featured in the documentary" Children of the Grave," on the Syfy Channel. -The road, which was actually named Lawler Ford Road is said to have originally been an Indian trail leading to a ford on the Meramec River. Lawler Ford Road was built in the l860s to provide access to the tracks connecting the Pacific Railroad with the Glencoe Marble Company's quarry, where Rockwoods Reservation is today. It ended at a ford on the Meramec River. A ferry was sometimes in operation here opposite today's Lewis Road. The road was paved at one time and used by trucks hauling marble from the quarry. Lawler Ford Road became known as Zombie Road during the 1950s when it became sort of a lover's lane. In recent years, it had deteriorated to the point where it was impassable for vehicles. But teens were drawn to the old road like a moth to a blazing neon sign. The kids told tales of a man known as the "Zombie." He was said to live in a decrepit shack by the river, laying in wait to brutally murder young lovers. Other versions of the story say the killer had a hook for a hand or was an escapee from a nearby mental institution. Other stories told over the decades involve Indian spirits, the ghost of a woman who was struck and killed by a train in the 1870s, people who drowned in the Meramec River or fell from the bluffs, and the spirits of slain Rebels. The crossing was said to have been used by Confederate spies trying to infiltrate St. Louis. According to local lore, several died in battles with the Home Guard, which staked out the crossing. That's just a few of the dozens of scary stories surrounding this lost old country lane, unknown to many of the suburban dwellers who now jog or walk along its path.

SHOW ME ROUTE 66 I VOLUME 20, NUMBER 4 16 headlined "The Big Ozark Cobra Hunt" in the September 28, 1953 issue. City Health Director Del Caywood decided to take action. On October 5, a truck equipped with a public address system rolled through the neighborhood, blaring snake charmer music. The recording was made by the Reverend Luther Meinzen, a Lutheran Missionary. He had recorded the music as a Hindu snake charmer piped three snakes out ofthe brush around the Reverend's home in India. The press dubbed the recording "The Cobra Blues." City Manager E.W. Hansen told bemused reporters that he had lived in India and the recording sounded like "the real McCoy." Now this should not have worked, because Cobras have no ears! But 45 minutes later, a cobra was spotted and killed at 600 North Prospect Avenue, near the Reynolds Manufacturing Company. The final show down with a deadly reptile operator of a reptile show at the Bolivar Country Fair said came on October 25, and the 11th cobra would become the that the public was so jittery about snakes that he was most famous of them all. As he was returning home from shipping his cobras to "relatives elsewhere." church, David Kelley saw the serpent in the 1400 block of For four hours on September 12, an armed "safari" of East Olive Street. He notified police, and Officer Louis police officers, firefighters and volunteers scoured the area, Rebori rushed to the scene. By the time he arrived, Kelley setting several brush fires in vacant lots. The "cobra posse" had his foot firmly placed on the snake's head! Kelley said bagged a couple of lizards and one old and bewildered he had decided it was time one of the snakes was taken turtle. Meanwhile, city officials ordered Mowrer to move alive. Rebori put his foot on the snake while Kelley fetched most of his birds and animals out of town. Mowrer wrote a large fruit jar. They forced the three-foot long snake into Police Chief Frank Pike to offer assistance in capturing the cobras and pledged "I can truly, honestly and with a free conscience tell you that these snakes have not originated from my place of business. " The 8th close encounter of the cobra kind came on September 16. When he spotted one while driving down Chestnut Street near National Avenue, H.K. Patton ran over the cobra with his vehicle. He backed up, and attempted to roll over it again. The snake's head rose, and it struck at Patton's car. The commotion attracted the attention of patrons at the nearby Twilight Inn, who helped trap the snake until police arrived. This time, it wasn't a hoe, but a large rock that killed this serpent. As the month drew to a close, authorities had cobra anti-venom shipped to Springfield, just in case. The cobra hunt was now sharing the headlines with the sensational kidnapping of Bobby Greenlease, the six-year-old son of a wealthy Kansas City the jar and took it to police headquarters. auto dealer. Within a few hours after its capture, the cobra had A hoe did the deed again on October 1, when Dan attracted a large crowd at the station and had made two Funkhouser and employee Hardy Teague killed a cobra appearances on television. The snake was placed in a glass cornered by dogs behind Funkhouser's plumbing shop at cage at the Dickerson Zoo but died two months later. The 1221 St. Louis Street. By this time, Springfield was in the last ofthe cobras was gone, and the hoes were put away. No national spotlight, as LIFE Magazine published an article one had been bitten, but nerves were still frayed. On 17 SHOW ME ROUTE 66 I VOLUME 20, NUMBER L November 16, as Carl Austin Hall and Bonnie Heady went on trial for the kidnapping and murder of Bobby I Greenlease, a snake made the news again. Bill Dickey was clearing debris from his home just three doors down from Mowrer's pet store when he came across a seven-foot-three-inch boa constrictor sleeping under the porch. A police officer with a rifle answered the call. Mowrer again refused to take the blame, saying he had not dealt in boa constrictors for five years. He also pointed out that boas could not live in temperatures below 50 degrees. The temperature in Springfield had dipped to as low as 26 in the days before the boa showed up. Mowrer continued to deny that the snakes were his right up until his death in the 1970s. In remembrance of the episode, a snake was added to the Springfield city seal. In 1988, Springfield News-Leader columnist Mike O'Brien discovered the truth. That angry teenager, by then an adult, came forward and admitted that he had released the snakes from Mowrer's shop. To this day, no one is sure how many were released or ifthey were all captured. It's been 57 years, but if you live in Springfield, you still might want to keep a hoe close at hand. You never know when you might need it.

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Joe Sonderman Drivers on Interstate 44 are too busy dodging St. Louis arriving by via the Frisco Railroad. They fished in massive trucks hurtling down the grades in the. Missouri the crystal clear spring fed streams and stalked deer, quail, Ozarks to notice the scenery outside their windows. rabbits, ducks and all manner of furry critters. Locals began Between Rolla and Waynesville, the roadway has been constructing cabins and serving as outfitters and guides. relocated several times to allow drivers to make even Intrepid early motorists on the "Wire Road" forded the Big more time. The highway was blasted through the Piney River. Squire Wells of the community of Hooker kept a landscape, creating horrific gashes in the Ozark hills. mule handy and would pull cars out of the mud for a dollar. He Many who travel the Interstate are unaware that a actually built a dam on Hooker Creek to make sure things different world exists on Route 66, where the scenery is stayed good and muddy. Two remnants of the original route more spectacular and the pace much slower. It's a place through Hooker remain on the north side of Route Z as Trout where time has practically stood still. In 1941, the Road and Trophy Lane. Completion of Missouri Route 14 Missouri Highway Commission named Devils Elbow (the future Route 66) brought more travelers to the area, and one of the top Seven Beauty Spots in Missouri. It is the Pratt through truss bridge over the Big Piney River at certainly in the top five among the most beautiful spots Devils Elbow was constructed in 1923. anywhere on Route 66. During the 1930s, four large dams were proposed along The tiny hamlet of Devils Elbow is virtually the Gasconade River near the towns of Richland, Arlington, unchanged since the 1940s, when the resort community Vienna, and Rich Fountain. Proponents said the dams would along the Big Piney River was cut offby the first four-lane provide flood control, generate power and aid navigation on divided section of Route 66 in Missouri that was more the Missouri and Mississippi Rivers. The proposed dam at than a few blocks long. In 1981, this section became the Arlington would have turned the Big Piney into an arm of a last part of Route 66 to be replaced by Interstate 44. The lake, inundating Devils Elbow. Fortunately, Bagnell Dam original route was one of the most feared spots on Route was constructed on the Osage River, and the money for the 66, as the narrow highway twisted and turned up and other dams was tied up by the Great Depression and World down the grades. Trucks often overturned, leaving their War Two before the plans were scrapped. As a result, the cargo to be "salvaged" by the locals. During the Great Gasconade and Big Piney Rivers remain among the seven Depression, some desperate locals would climb onto Missouri streams classified as free flowing rivers. trucks crawling up the grades in low gear and toss off the Drivers will notice that the usual type of Route 66 cargo. The truckers could not stop or they would have pavement ends approaching Devils Elbow and then resumes been unable to get the truck moving again. as the highway climbs out of the valley towards a scenic A sharp bend in the Big Piney River gave Devils Elbow overlook. When Route 66 was paved in 1931, the road its name. Lumberjacks or "tie hackers" cut down massive through Devils Elbow remained an oiled surface, because swaths of forest for use as railroad ties. The lumber was planners expected it to be inundated anyway. The heavier- floated downstream to Jerome, in the form of tie rafts up duty pavement resumes once the road rises above the to a mile long. A sharp bend and big boulder in the river projected level ofthe lake. caused massive tie raft jams, leading the lumberjacks to The twisting old highway through Devils Elbow could not curse it as "A Devil of an Elbow." Some said the devil handle the massive increase in traffic following the himself put the boulder there. In the 1890s, the area along construction of nearby Ft. Leonard Wood. In March 1941, the the Gasconade and Big Piney Rivers became a paradise Pulaski County Democrat reported that traffic on Route 66 for sportsmen, particularly popular with the wealthy from 21 SHOW ME ROUTE 66 I VOLUME 20, NUMBER 4 west of Rolla rose from 1,810 vehicles every 24 hours to was the largest rock cut in the U.S. The design of the 6,300 in two years. The jump was even more dramatic just superhighway included angled curbs, designed to send west of Missouri Route 17, from 1,745 vehicles before rainwater to drains. But those curbs often caused vehicles to construction ofFt. Leonard Wood to 11,148 in 1941. The overturn. The section through Hooker Cut is still used by turns through Devils Elbow presented a major obstacle locals today. But traffic is very light, and Route 66 travelers for the huge trucks carrying bomber parts from St. Louis can stop and observe the cut and that notorious curbing. to a factory in Oklahoma. During the first nine months of At the crossroads, west of the Hooker Cut, the four-lane 1941, crashes on Route 66 in Phelps, Pulaski and Laclede 1940s by-pass meets the original 1926 route through Devils Counties killed 54 people. That toll included a fiery crash Elbow. As one turns left onto the 1926 alignment, the neat involving a truck carrying troops near Hazelgreen on little bungalow on the east side of the old road was once I August 10, 1941 that killed nine soldiers and the civilian Sunset Lodge, a gas station that also offered rustic cabins. truck driver. Fred Weber Construction of St. Louis began Across the road is the shell of a building that originally work on a four lane divided highway with a new ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ concrete arch bridge over the Big Piney. The work included blasting a 93 foot deep and 86 feet wide cut through a solid Dolomitic limestone ridge just west of Hooker. Steam drills created holes in the rock, and dynamite was placed inside the holes to blast the ridge apart. Over 186,000 cubic yards of rock, weighing 300,000 tons, was removed. To keep rocks from smashing vehicles on the highway, terracing was used for the first time. For each 30 feet of vertical wall, a 15 foot wide "shelf' was constructed to catch falling rocks. When the new highway was completed in 1942, the Hooker Cut

The old route through Hooker is visible in this 1941 view of the Hooker Cut construction. Workers are using steam drills to make holes for the dynamite. (Missouri Department of Transportation) SHOW ME ROUTE 66 I VOLUME 20, NUMBER Nellie and Howard Munger built a sandwich shop along the original road just before the truss bridge in 1929. After Howard died, Nellie married Emmett Moss in 1936, and it became the Munger- Moss Sandwich Shop. Jessie and Pete Hudson took over and kept the Munger-Moss name because the barbeque was so well known. They operated it for about five years before the new four-lane cut off the business. The Hudsons packed up

constructed a beautiful cafe of rock in 1932 and dubbed it the Devils Elbow Cafe. Rench operated it in conjunction The former Munger Moss Sandwich Shop, with his Cedar Lodge, which offered ten cottages. The Todays Elbow Inn (Joe Sonderman) second Devils Elbow Post Office was located in this and moved to Lebanon, where they purchased the building until Rench sold to Charles McCoy in 1941. Chicken Shanty Cafe and changed the name to the Rench would go on to operate the Hiawatha Lodge across the Munger-Moss Barbeque. They constructed a motor court road on the "main drag" of Devils Elbow. The cafe later in 1946, today's famous Munger-Moss Motel. became the Paul and Nadine Thompson bought the original sandwich shop and renamed it the Elbow Inn, which closed in the 1960s. The Elbow Inn re- opened in 1997 and is now a popular stop, particularly for motorcyclists. It still serves great barbeque today and is notable for its unusual decor, a collection of patron's bras hanging from the ceiling! Between the Elbow Inn and the bridge, Temporal Road branches off to the left. A side trip down this-narrow and unpaved road provides some nice views of the river, and the bend that gave Devils Elbow its name. Also down the road is an impressive timber railroad trestle. The road is narrow, and you will have to double back from the trestle. Above the junction is a bluff formation known as the "Devils Sugar Bowl." Just across the bridge, Dwight Rench The Devils Elbow Cate (Joe Sonderman) SHOW ME ROUTE 66 VOLUME 20, NUMBER 4

Miller's Market, 1962 (Joe Sonderman) Hideaway Tavern but was destroyed by fire in the 1970s. A cinder block building occupies the site today, and only a stone well house remains from the old cafe. A left turn onto Timber Road puts you in front of Sheldon's Market, the heart of Devils Elbow. Atholl "Jiggs" Miller, built Miller's Market in 1954 and it became the 4thlocation of the post office. Terry and Marilyn Allman operated it as Allman's Market from 1982 to 2001, when it was purchased by Phil Sheldon. The store and its tiny post office, complete with vintage post office boxes, is still in operation. Across the street from the market is a nice house with a Sheldon's Market, today (Joe Sonderman) log exterior that was originally part of the Hiawatha Lodge. Next door, the tallest building in Devils Elbow is the former McCoy's Camp. Charles McCoy, Miller's father-in-law, was originally from Edina, MO. He took over the Devils Elbow Cafe and opened a hotel next door in 1941. The two-story building had a dance hall downstairs with rooms upstairs. McCoy quickly grew weary of the rowdy patrons and closed the dance hall. He added cabins to house workers and their families during the boom triggered by the construction of Fort Leonard Wood, and also rented boats and sold fishing equipment. The main building was the 3rd location of the Devils Elbow Post Office. It later became apartments but is now vacant. Turning back onto the 1926 alignment and headed west, the oldest resort at Devil's Elbow and site of the first post office is on the left as the road climbs up a Dorothy McCoy stands in front of the sign promoting her family's business (Terry Primas) steep incline. In 1925, Walter Graham opened his resort and camp, taking over the general store. originally had no guardrail. A wooden one was constructed Graham's Camp offered ten cabins, renting from $1.25 to $3 in the 1920s, and post and cables went up in the early 1930s. per night in 1936. Several of the cabins still stand, and are The WPA then constructed a fine rock wall that ends at a now known as the Piney Inn. scenic overlook, providing a beautiful view of a railroad This section of road is one of those that offered so much bridge below that is still in use. About halfway up the opportunity to locals seeking to swipe cargo from trucks, incline along the wall is where the projected level of the and presented danger to other drivers. The sharp drop off SHOW ME RoUTE 66 I VOLUME 20, NUMBER 4 24

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lake was, and where the standard Route 66 paving returns. Continuing west, on the right side of the road is a stone house that once housed the Sinclair station, a cafe, souvenir shop and residence of the E-Z Inn, operated by a couple from Chicago named Ernie and Zada. It opened in 1932 and became well known as a honky-tonk. It was later known as Clinton Cabins, the Oak Park Cabins and is now the Grandview Court. Three of the cabins still stand, mostly hidden by more recent additions to the home. Past the Grandview, the original alignment meets the 1940s by-pass again. On the north side are the crumbling remains of the Devils Elbow Motel, constructed in 1954 but abandoned after McCoy's Camp today (Joe Sonderman) the construction ofInterstate 44. The old road continued straight here through Morgan Heights, but is now cut offby Interstate 44. A right turn back towards the Hooker Cut on the four-lane offers a chance to view the impressive concrete arched 1940s bridge over the Big Piney before doubling back and continuing west to St. Robert. To visit Devils Elbow take 1-44 west from Rolla to Exit 169, County Route 1. Turn left at the top of the ramp and cross Interstate 44 and then make an immediate right onto County Route Z. Route Z joins the 1940s four lane. At the bottom of the hill west of the Hooker Cut, turn left onto Teardrop Road. This is the original route through Devils Elbow. 25 SHOW ME ROUTE 66 I VOLUME 20, NUMBER 4 PRESERVATION PRESENrrED

The Route 66 Association of Missouri also presented a Preservation Award to Connie Echols, the new owner of the Wagon Wheel Motel in Cuba, MO. Connie took over the landmark in 2009. First, she restored the Wagon Wheel Cafe building and gas station to their original footprint and opened Connie's Shoppe at the Wagon Wheel. Then Connie began renovations ofthe motel

From left to right, Loleta Krueger, Connie Grimes, Jim Thole, Herman Grimes and Diane Warhover. Photo by Bob Gehl

On June 5, 2010, there was a special gathering at the Sunset Motel near Villa Ridge, MO to express the Association's gratitude to the motel owners for their preservation effort with respect to their beautiful neon sign and the motel structure as well. Rather than sell the sign, which they had an opportunity to do, they joined with the Neon Heritage Preservation Committee (NHPC) of the Association to apply for a grant from the National Park Service through its Route 66 Corridor Preservation Program; and thus they received assistance to pay for 50% of the project cost, which, in addition to the neon sign, included a new roof and restoration of all the gables and facia and soffits. Furthermore, the owners are providing their own funding this summer to rehab the interior of all the motel rooms back to a Route 66 era appearance, along with renewed landscaping this fall. The Association presented them with a $275 Preservation Award at this gathering to show our appreciation for their loyalty and commitment to preserving these special icons along the Mother Road. Present at the gathering were the motel owners, Herman & Connie Grimes, and Connie's mother, Loleta Krueger, who Cohniea ermll:lJ (with her late husband) had owned and operated the motel recent publication covers showcasing their newly restored sign, the Spring issue of the for 35 years. Presenting the award to the owners was Jim Route 66 Federation Magazine, and The Route Thole, NHPC Chairman. Association members Bob Gehl 66Association of Missouri's Spring issue of and Diane Warhover, Vice President for the Association, Show Me Route 66. Photo by Jim Thole. were also there for the presentation. 26

The Route 66 Corridor Preservation Program, administered by the National Park Service, has announced its 2010 cost share grant recipients. Two of the projects are

in Missouri. The Munger Moss in Lebanon received an $11,300 grant to restore its classic sign. Prior to restoration, the sign was showing its age. The "M" from Munger Moss was missing and much of the neon tubing and geometrical neon design was missing or damaged. The grant not only aided in the restoration of the main sign to working order, but also relit the "office" sign, a small sign made of bent neon tubing. A grant of$30,000, with a $35,577 match, will help continue the efforts of new owner Connie Echols to restore the Wagon Wheel Motel in Cuba. The NPS says the grant will fund a project to install anew HVAC system to cool and For left to right, Riva Echols, Connie Echols (Connie and Riva married warm the cabins, and storm units over the original wood brothers) and Jane Dippel pose in front windows to conserve energy. It will also restore rotted eaves of the renovated Wagon Wheel and porch members and refinish an original floor in one following presentation of the award. room, bringing this National Register-listed motel up to Photo by Mark Stauter speed. Grants were also approved to provide a new roof for rooms that will offer modem amenities while keeping the the Historic Seligman Sundries Building in Seligman, AZ; historic integrity of the property intact. Crews filming a relighting the historic signs of Figueroa Street in Highland documentary for the Travel Channel show The World's Park, CAand restoration of the Bristow Firestone Station in Greatest Motorcycle Rides recently stopped in to let us Bristow, OK. shoot an interview with Connie and showcase the Wagon Wheel.

On July 2, 2010, an Association preservation award check for $250.00 was presented to Mark and Dixie Goodman, the proud owners of the impeccably restored 66 Drive-In Theatre in Carthage, Missouri. Robert Gehl, Director of Membership Services, presented the Association check and announcement letter to Mark and Dixie in front of their often- photographed screen structure that faces old Route 66. This Drive-In, the last surviving of the "66" named Drive-Ins on the Route, was reopened in 1998 after an extensive restoration effort by the Goodman family. It is truly ajewel not to be missed when traveling Route 66 in southwest Missouri. The Route 66 Association of Missouri is indeed honored to present this award to Mark and Dixie for all of their past and present preservation of this landmark property. Be sure to visit the Drive-In on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday evenings Robert Gehl (L) presents the awar. to ark and DiXie 00 man during their April thru September operating season. An in front of the 66 Drive-In Theatre in Carthage, Missouri. extra treat to enjoy is their vintage neon sign with marquee that welcomes all to stop and see the show! OPLIN EPOT MAY HAVE NE LIFE Joe Sonderman

It's a spooky place now, but a building that once over by the state. While still structurally sound, it served thousands of travelers may soon be redeveloped. deteriorated into a trash-filled haven for transients. The Joplin City Manager Mark Rohr has unveiled two boards that control the Joplin Museum Complex preliminary plans to renovate the historic Union Depot have agreed to look into the revitalization plan. as a home for the Joplin Museum Complex. There are According to the Missouri State Archives Digital some detractors, who question if the depot would be a Heritage site, plans for the depot were hatched in 1908, suitable home for the fragile museum artifacts or would when negotiations began to bring the MissourilNorth provide enough space. There is also concern about Arkansas and the Santa Fe lines into Joplin and merge standing water in the depot. them with the existing Kansas City Southern and The Union Depot was designed by renowned architect Louis Curtiss in The exterior of the depot today (Courtesy CGAArchitects) 1910 and completed in 1911. According to the Joplin Globe, a formal plan must still be submitted to the state, which owns the depot, but a spokesman for the Missouri Department of atural Resources is enthusiastic about the idea of putting a restored building back into the hands ofthe city. Since the depot was abandoned in the 1970s, there have been several doomed attempts at revitalization. The depot was eventually sold for 1 400 in back taxes and then taken development of Joplin. Sure enough, during excavations, workers struck a vein oflead ore. A mining company was quickly formed and miners took out thousands of dollars worth of lead during July of 1910. The first train arrived on June 30, 1911 and the formal grand opening took place on July 20, 1911. Joplin Mayor Jesse Osborne said the structure was "composed almost entirely of waste mine gravel, molded into beautifulness. " The million dollar depot featured a two-story center section, 90-feet square, with 62-feet wide wings extending 96 feet to the north and 99 feet to the south. The central section included "posh" restrooms, along with the ticket booth, telegraph office and newsstand. Travelers could enjoy a "Men's Smoking Room" and a "Retiring Rooms Ladies Only." The north wing was used for baggage and freight handling, while the south wing housed the Rose Room Restaurant and the Union Depot Coffee Shop.Eight tracks led into the station's 800- foot-long train sheds. The entire grounds were beautifully landscaped and the exterior was decorated in rose, cream and green colors. The last train departed on November 3, 1969 and like many stations, the Union Depot fell into disrepair. A major attempt at revitalization in the 1980s ended amid a flurry of lawsuits. City This is how the grand hall might look after renovation officials are asking anyone with (Courtesy CGA Architects) historic photos of the depot to help with the restoration. They are Missouri/Kansas/Texas or "KATY" lines. especially interested in photos that The newly formed Joplin Union Depot Company show the interior, lights and decorations. Anyone who hired unconventional Kansas City architect Louis would like to donate or lend their photos to the project Curtiss to design the structure. Curtiss was a pioneer in can contact Comer Greer and Associates Inc., at 417- concrete construction, and mixed mine waste in the 673-3134. The firm is located at 110 W. Broadway in concrete. His design called for poured concrete to be Webb City There is much work to be done, but the used for the exterior decorative elements on the 1OOthbirthday of the depot will hopefully see a rebirth "Prairie Style" structure. The depot would be located of the landmark that served travelers for nearly six on the site of the 1870 lead strike that led to the decades. On June 22, 2010 I had the privilege of attending a commonly known as Elm Street & Jefferson Avenue. very special banquet and ceremony at the LebanonlLaclede Located at this crossroads were: County Route 66 Museum in Lebanon, MO to witness the The community park (SE comer) unveiling of the diorama depicting the crossroads of Route The city's bus depot (NE comer) 66 and Highway 5 in Lebanon, circa 1940. For the museum Nelson's Tavern (SW comer) and city administrators, it was a long-awaited dream come Dream Village (NW comer) true. In order to appreciate why this was such a special Nelson said the design for the latter came to him in a event, one needs to understand how the museum came to be dream after he saw a musical fountain at the 1933 Chicago in the first place, and how determined community leaders Century of Progress Exposition. The diorama was begun by can bring a project to fruition with their own "can-do" a certain artist in 2004, and after four long years of sluggish leadership. progress, it was delivered incomplete in 2008 and About a decade ago, certain Lebanon officials abandoned by the original artist, who said he was unable to recognized that their small, aging public library would not finish it, and disappeared never to be heard from again. suffice to support the expected future growth of their community. Because no government funding was available for a new library, they proceeded undaunted to raise the funds needed through private donations primarily through three key organizations in the community: the Library Foundation Board, the Lebanon Area Foundation and the Lebanon/Laclede County Route 66 Society. And so it happened in 2004: a former K-Mart building on Jefferson Avenue, just south of Route 66, was converted into an attractive, modem library. But Bill Wheeler, President of the Library Foundation Board, had some additional foresight with respect to this new facility. While not enthusiastically received at first, he eventually convinced the Library Board that it would be a good idea to allocate some space in this facility for a local museum. What would be its theme? Route 66 was an obvious choice because it was clearly the biggest influence on the Rather than give up on the project, the resilience of development of their community. However, Bill would go the Lebanon community again emerged this time through on one step further. A good museum needs to have an Route 66 Society Secretary/Treasurer, Judy Wallmark. attractive diorama as its centerpiece. Once again the After almost two years of searching for someone willing to Library Board adopted his idea, and commissioned one to complete the diorama, she would hit pay dirt in January of be done. The scene? The main crossroads of Lebanon, circa 2010. Through the Internet, she happened across a model 1940: Route 66 and Missouri Highway 5 now more builder from The Netherlands who was seeking someone to SHOW ME ROUTE 66 I VOLUME 20, NUMBER 4 30 identify the name of the third Route 66 icon model that he on June 21, with his very precious cargo in tow. Bill had built of the little Glenrio Diner on the TexaslNM border. Wheeler admittedly did "a lot of sweating" in anticipation She identified it for him as the Little Juarez Diner -- and the of assembling the final parts. Would it all fit together, and connection was made! within the display casing? Welcome on the scene Mr. Willem Bor from Thankfully, it did. Zoetemeer, in The Netherlands, a 55-year-old professional And that's why the

painter and builder of exhibit booths, until he lost his job in June 22 "diorama unveiling" 2008 (due to the poor economy) after which he went into event was so special for this community (see photo of the business for himself, and expanded into building models. In unveiling below). All those in attendance remained for 2003, he bought a 1952 Dodge Coronet, and that enkindled some time after the unveiling that evening, to admire the his interest in Route 66. In 2005 and 2006, he drove the completed diorama, and to thank Willem and Monique for Mother Road in Arizona & California; and in 2007, all of fulfilling a long dream of the community. Two other ew Mexico, Texas and Oklahoma. Unfortunately, he individuals who should be recognized for their never made it to Missouri. In 2009, he built his first Route contributions and assistance to the museum and diorama 66 model Lucille's in Hydro, Oklahoma and then projects are the owners of the Munger Moss Motel, Bob & the second one, and then the famous third one that made the Ramona Lehman, who presented Willem with gifts of connection. It was a most fortunate stroke of luck for the appreciation at the unveiling event for his cooperation in people of Lebanon that Willem didn't know the name of the this endeavor. little Glen Rio diner, or the connection would probably The LebanonlLac1ede County Route 66 Museum never have happened. has blossomed into an international destination for Route

In January, Judy asked Willem to complete the 66 travelers, with visitors from 30-40 countries around the Lebanon crossroads diorama for them, and he agreed to do globe in each of the last three years. During 2009, there so. After endless e-mails between the two regarding were 12,300 visitors to the museum that was opened just six measurements and specifications, and an estimated 200 years ago. hours of model building, Willem completed the remaining You can visit the museum, located at 915 S. Jefferson partofthe diorama in May. Ave., from 8:00 am to 8:00 pm on Monday through Thursday, Willem and his wife, Monique, arrived in Lebanon and from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm on Friday & Saturday. SHOW ME ROUTE 66 I VOLUME 20, NUMBER 4 W~V~ ¥ Route. 6 6 L SL~ By James H. Roderique [email protected] family sold Half-a- Hill in the mid 1940s, it was Warren's idea to open up a small lunch venue in downtown Springfield. It was a success from day one! In the evenings at home, Grandpa Warren would make homemade pies, chili, and sandwiches. The next morning he would serve the homemade items at his stand. He also served coffee and cold bottled soda pop. When he got busy at lunchtime, his daughter Alice Hickman (my grandmother) would help him deliver food upstairs in the McDaniel building to offices. People would call him and put requests in. This would keep my grandmother busy for many hours. He also sold magazines there. When the rush settled down, people would come downstairs to read magazines, smoke cigars, and chat with my Grandfather. Not just locals came to the lunch stand. People from around the country would visit because of its location on Route 66. My Grandfather had the chance to meet with many interesting people traveling from the east coast to the west. Today, I can stand in the lobby of the old McDaniel building and still hear my Grandfather's jolly laugh. He had such a way with people. Bottom left: Alice Hickman McFall with her baby girl Anne Ray. Bottom right: Maude Hickman. Top left: Warren Hickman. Top right: Aunt Nettie (James Roderique)

My great Grandfather once had a small lunch stand in the lobby of the historic McDaniel Building in downtown Springfield, Missouri on Route 66 across the street from the historic Gillioz Theatre. His name was Warren

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their unexpected popularity. I decided to wait awhile until the prices dropped. After September 11, George W Bush was encouraging people to make major purchases to help the economy. I decided to do my duty and purchase a cruiser. At first, I cruised alone. However, I later found out about the Gateway cruisers car club. This was group oflocal PT Cruiser owners who had formed their own club who did regular activities together and traded ideas for their cars. I was the first in the club to have a steel blue cruiser. I also had the plainest car in the group. My car was almost as bottom line a cruiser you could buy. The only option it had on it was an automatic transmission. It did not even have tinted windows. Everyone else in the group had in one way or another customized their cruiser. Tim Suma had gone for a surf theme and had added a surfboard to the roof. John Carusoe, a retired U. S. Marine, had added a flame paint scheme and themed it for, "the few, the proud." Almost everyone in the group had made some kind of change to their car and had given it a theme. I decided I would have to make few changes to mine. Initially, some people suggested that I come up with For over six years now my Route 66 themed a train theme for the car since I am a big time railfan. PTCruiser has been a regular at various Route 66 However, I decided I had enough train stuff in my life. But functions along the road. Before I purchased the car, since it is a car after all, I decided to use a theme that had I had never really been a car person. I had never been something to do with automotive history. Therefore, I in any kind of car show and had never applied any kind decided to give the car a Route 66 theme. I sought to find of aftermarket part to a vehicle other than putting in a accessories and details which would make the car look like new car stereo. Prior to 2001, if you told me that some something from the post war golden era of Route 66. day I would have a living room full of car show trophies, The first modification I made to the car was I would have laughed. removing the original plastic stock wheel covers and Then in 2001, Chrysler came out with the PT replaced them with a set of racing disk wheel covers from Cruiser. I had never been captivated by a car before. To the Hub Cap Store on St. Charles Rock Road. These covers me it looked like refined version of the old definitely improved the look of the car. Unfortunately, they Chrysler/Desoto Air Flow that was built back in the did not stay on very well. The problem was that the covers 1930's. Initially, I resisted because my Dodge Neon was were not drilled to allow access to the valve stem. Every only five years old and the dealers were selling the time I wanted to check the air I had to remove the wheel cruisers at several thousand dollars over invoice due to cover. After a while, the covers would no longer stay on. Upon losing one for third time up at Lexington, Illinois, I decided to temporarily put the old plastic covers back on the car and look for different wheel covers. By the way, if anyone needs a spare racing disk wheel cover, I still have three out in my garage. After searching the web, I removed the plastic covers and replaced them with a set of chrome Mooneye wheel covers. Thesewhere a much better fit for my car. Each one was drilled for a valve stem so you did not have to remove them to check the air. Furthermore, all four have stayed on the wheels and havenever come off while driving. I wish I would have gonewith these initially instead of the racing disk. The next change I made was to the windshield. The windshield did not have any kind of tint so I de ided to create my own visor using a kit I purchased from Parts Plus. The lettering came in the kit and the twoHistoric Route 66 shields came from a motorcycle dealership up in Litchfield, Illinois. Over a period of timethe original self applied visor became chipped and worn. Eventually I had Wicked Sticker create a new visorwhich has a much more professional look to it. All of the chrome on the car I applied myself. The first chrome came from Ruether Chrysler/Jeep up from a company called Diamondback classics. on Olive Street Road. This included the chrome inserts on They make a variety of vintage tires for old cars as thebumpers, the bezels on the headlights and taillights and well as tires that look good on the various retro cars the chrome strips on the grill (so many people added the that have come out the past ten years. They can be chrome strips to the grill that in 2006 Chrysler started reached at DBclassics.com. Although I like the way putting them on in the factory). During the 2003 "Meet Me the tires look, they are somewhat of a maintenance in St. Louis on Route 66" PT Cruiser event I purchased headache. I don't recommend putting them on a car some additional chrome. These included the chrome that is an every day driver. In fact, my tires are about "spears" on the doors and the chrome inserts under the door due for replacement. Chances are I will replace them handles. The last piece of aftermarket chrome was with something else. purchased at the same event the following year. This was Other external modifications include the the chrome insert around the license plate on the back continuous silver flame around the beltline of the car bumper. Although I could have purchased more chrome, I and the various Route 66 shields. The silver flames stopped here. I figured if I put to much chrome on people were a tape which came from Auto Zone. The eight would start knocking on my windows at while I was waiting shields on the bumper came form an EBAY vendor. All attraffic lights and wanting to know in had any scantly clad the route 66 states including Kansas are represented. femalesfor sale; if you get my drift. The two metal Route 66 shields on the side of the car are Of all the external modifications made to the car, the the only modification that was actually made by onethat has garnered the most attention is the two and a half ChryslerIMOPAR. These originally went on the Route inch "gangster" white wall tires. These were purchased 66 Edition of the PT company named Purple Cruiser. I purchased them Jalopy. They copied an for mine on line. Some people actual Missouri Route 66 shield have criticized me for putting them and silk screened it onto the on my car since it is actually not an headrest. The seat covers were made official Route 66 edition. Actually, I had by an E BAY v end 0 r n am e d a Route 66 edition before Chrysler did. QUALITY 4COVERS. These were custom There are two modifications which I use made for the car. I chose a shade of grey that only when I am displaying the car. One is the came closest to the interior of the car. In magnetic flames. These I place just above the addition to the seat covers, I also purchased headlights for car shows. The other is the Route matching seatbelt pads. At one time I had a 66 floor mats and trunk mats. These were matching steering wheel cover but over time it manufactured by a company that advertised in the wore out. The company also makes visor covers, National Route 66 magazine. I don't know if the headrest covers, rearview mirror covers and Kleenex company is still around. I could not find a copy of the box covers. I chose to not purchase these items. magazme. When all is said and done, the car speaks ofthe I have made several modifications to the inside of mother road no matter where it goes. Even when you the cruiser. The two headrest shields were created by a can't be on Route 66, you take the road with you. ~OlJ~~!Jnrln'~01At rille f01"~ ~ @r1(j{)@~ 66 ~@#J@

37 SHOW ME ROUTE 66 I VOLUME 20, NUMBER 4 MUNGER MOSS NEON SIGN I·

The Route 66 Association of Missouri and its Neon Heritage Preservation Committee are proud to announce that the official re-lighting date has been set for Saturday, November 6, 2010, at approximately 6:00 to 6:15 PM, depending on the timing of dusk that evening. Bob & Ramona Lehman are anxiously awaiting this exciting day when their historic Route 66 beacon will again shine like it did during the hey-day of the Mother Road. They are delighted to welcome all Route 66 roadies to join in the fun and celebrate this exciting event with them. This would not only be a great celebration of the sign's renaissance, but also a great way to join your fellow road friends and make new ones. Furthermore it will constitute a big thank you to the Lehman's for their contribution to the preservation of the Mother Road with this rebirth of their classic sign. Even better, plan to stay the night with your fellow roadies. You can make a reservation for the evening of November 6 by calling the Munger Moss Motel at 417-532-3111. We recommend that you contact the Motel for a reservation as soon as possible if you plan to stay that night. There are only 39 rooms remaining to rent that evening, and we anticipate that the motel will fill up quickly for this event. Refreshments will be served, and it is anticipated that a National Park Service representative will be there for this special event, as well local media and community leaders.

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IN MISSOURI (StorYbYJimThOI~ In keeping with the Route 66 Association world famous Ted Drewes. It was a just a few of Illinois' 2010 theme of "We are Family," their blocks west to view the fabulous, animated Donut 21 st annual motor tour began in Missouri for the Drive-in neon sign that was restored by the NHPC first time on June 11, officially at the Holiday Inn in 2008. What a great way to start the motor tour! near Six Flags but unofficially with a Friday Back at the Holiday InnISix Flags, Missouri evening cruise to the nearby Sunset Motel. Led by Association Vice President Diane Warhover and Jim Thole, chairman for Missouri's Neon Heritage Director of Membership Services Bob Gehl were Preservation Committee (NHPC), Illinois also present to welcome the participants in the Association members cruised to the recently Illinois Motor Tour, which was organized by Marty restored Sunset Motel, as featured in the Spring Blitstein and Jerry Law. More on the Illinois Route 2010 issue (vol. 20, no. 2) of the Show Me 66 Association and their motor tour can be found Magazine. on their website: www.IL66assoc.org The big draw was the stunning new neon displayed on the Sunset's sign and building gables. The festive event held on the motel grounds was reminiscent of the sign's official relighting ceremony back on November 14, 2009, as about 40 Illinois Route 66 roadies gathered just in time to see the neon flash on at dusk to an applauding and appreciative audience, which included Illinois Association President Cathie Stevanovich and seven of their Board members. Motel owner Herman Grimes also made a special effort to attend the event, and after welcoming the Illinois group to Missouri, described the current construction in progress to rehabilitate many of the motel's rooms back to the Mother Road era, for future Route 66 roadie use. Immediately following the Sunset Motel event, some ofthose who were in attendance headed back to St. Louis for a "mandatory night-cap" at the 39 SHOW ME ROUTE 66 I VOLUME 20, NUMBER 4

NEW LIFE FOR RED CEDARIN CHRYSLER PLANT COMING DOWN

An era is ending along Route 66 in Fenton. Crews have begun demolishing the massive Chrysler South Assembly Plant. Work was halted after just a day back in August, because health officials were concerned about asbestos and the firm demolishing the plant lacked some of the proper permits. But the plant is doomed. Production at the South Plant and the neighboring North Plant ended last year. Local officials are mystified about the ultimate disposition of the site. Fenton Mayor Dennis Hancock told KTVI-TV in St. Louis that "We don't know who they are tearing it down for. We expect that they are doing it in anticipation that the plant's being sold, but we don't know any details about that."Chrysler says only that The Red Cedar Inn is shown here during the I 940s. the plant will be torn down by the end of the year. The (Joe Sonderman) shuttered plant is under the control of a federal bankruptcy court and a holding company. The St. Louis County Association member and author, Kip Welborn, Economic Council, Missouri Department of Economic checks in with some news regarding the historic Red Cedar Development and the City of Fen ton were hoping to create Inn. A used car salesman has purchased the landmark in an alternative energy research and industrial park on the Pacific, which closed in 2005. Kip says several sources site. have told him the new owner plans to preserve the exterior. When the $50 million plant began production Kip says he was relieved to hear the news as some people wanted to tear it down and build a pole barn. In 1934,Smith's great-grandfather and his brother, James and Bill Smith constructed the Red Cedar with logs hauled from their Villa Ridge farm in a Ford Model AA truck. They added an addition for the bar shortly after the inn opened in 1935 and there were also originally two gas pumps in front. Also in 1935, James Smith II, who ~as managing the Red Cedar, hired 19-year-old Kathenne Brinkman to wait tables.James II and Katherine would be The Chrysler Plant is shown here nearing completion in 1959. married in 1944 and James bought the Red Cedar from his Route 66 is in the foreground. (Missouri State Archives) father in 1944. James and Katherine would run the business with their children Ginger and James III until on July, 1 1959, St. Louis was the second largest producer of 1973. Ginger and James III restored it in 1987, and the automobiles in the nation. Plymouth's Dodge Darts and property was listed on the National Register of Historic Chrysler's compact Valiant were the first cars produced at Places in 2003. But the beloved Red Cedar closed down on the plant. The South Plant was converted to minivan March 7, 2005. The City of Pacific was considering production in 1995. The neighboring truck plant opened in purchasing the Red Cedar for use as a museum, but the 1966 and was manufacturing Dodge Ram pickups when the plans fell through. end came. In the late 1970s, over 30,000 people were employed by auto manufacturers in the St. Louis area. Five years ago, SHOWME ROUTE 66 I VOLUME 20, NUMBER 4 40 there were 11,000 people building cars, according to state OUTLOOK STILL GLOOMY FOR TIMES BEACH data. With General Motors cutting down to one shift at its BRIDGE Wentzville van plant this year, there are now about 1,000. In 2006,Ford closed its plant on Route 66 in Hazelwood, MO. The threat of demolition continues to hang over the Panattoni Development Company bought it in 2008, closed Route 66 span across the Meramec River at Times demolished the 3.5 million-square-foot-structure, and is Beach. Stakeholders met with MODOT officials this turning it into a office and business park. summer, and it was reported that MODOT came into the meeting with the predetermined decision to demolish the INNOVATIVE DESIGNS COULD SAVE BRIDGE bridge unless a third party transfer takes place. One person in attendance believes that "Whether or not MODOT A military contractor is thinking outside the box to save becomes more open-minded, there still is a strong the Devil's Elbow Bridge. Jerry Plunkett, president of possibility that the outcome of the process will be the Advanced Military Equipment in Dixon, is touting green same." technology and innovative designs. Plunkett has told There was some good news in that MODOT's revised Pulaski County commissioners that using cutting edge cost estimates are significantly lower than the $10-$20 techniques could help land more grants for restoration. million figure given previously for a full rehab with 25 year Therecurrently are two efforts to save the span over the Big life span. Here are the numbers: Piney River, built in 1923. In addition to Plunkett, the countyengineer is also working to find funds. Option Life Expectancy Cost Plunkett says he is talking about much more than just (Years) (Millions) repairing of the bridge. He wants a "bridge to the future," A- Reopen to all traffic 25 $9.5 while not changing the appearance of the Route 66 B- Reopen to bike/ped only 25 $8.8 landmark. His ideas include using solar or wind energy to C- Reopen to limited traffic 7 $6.7 heatthe bridge deck and using an innovative deck material D- Reopen to bike/ped only 7 $5.8 madeof a polymer fiber that would reduce the total load on E- Complete Replacement/No ped 75 $9.9 the bridge supports by about 800,000 pounds, or 100 F- Complete Replacement wi ped 75 $12.8 po nds per square foot. The plan to heat the bridge deck G- Complete Removal NA $0.6 would include construction of a hi-tech windmill and generator at a truck stop on Interstate 44 at Exit 173. Of the non-demolition options, it seems clear that Option A Plunkettsays the windmill itself would attract interest from is both optimal and the most rational one; it doesn't make sense travelers.Any excess energy produced could eventually go to tear down an historic bridge in order to build a new one at higher cost. (Note: the cost for a new bridge that evokes the tothelocal rural electric organization. existing one will cost about $12.8 million.) The only costs Plunkett says that the county would receive the funding MODOT says it would contribute to any of the non- to pay him for doing the work. He ads that there are still demolition alternatives is to transfer the $600,000 that would manydetails to be worked out and no negotiations are under be programmed for demolition. way.His firm has extensive bridge building experience, and Initially, MODOT stated that another party would have to builtthe first all composite bridge on a public roadway 14 agree to take over the bridge by February 1, when money for yearsago near Russell, KS. Plunkett says there would be a demolition would be set aside. MODOT said failure to do so specialproject to transfer the technical knowledge used on would likely mean demolition of the bridge next fall. thebridge to engineers across the country. However, MODOT did agree to explore a short-term transfer According to Plunkett, the cost of restoration could top to the Department of Natural Resources contingent upon a $3 million. He claims to be working with 12 different third party solution by Feb. 1,2012. groups, such as the Innovative Bridge Research and Since it is likely that MODOT will use federal money to Deployment program through the U.S. Department of remove the bridge, the agency is required by federal law to Transportation. Plunkett says he is also working to raise consider alternatives to demolition. Since it appears that the public awareness, contacting filmmakers about possibly DOT has no interest in considering rehabilitation as the law producing segments on the bridge for outlets such as the requires, the Historic Bridge Foundation will be contacting Discovery Channel or National Geographic. Plunkett has the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation Regulations to spokento the National Renewable Energy Research Center, ensure that Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation whichfocuses on advancing renewable energy goals. act is followed. A public meeting on the fate ofthe bridge was As far as reaction, Plunkett says it has been "very held as the deadline for this issue approached. The meeting positive" and cites the scenic beauty and historical will be covered in detail in the winter issue of this magazine. In significanceofthe bridge as reasons it should be saved. the meantime, proponents of saving the span are working to secure the support of Eureka and other local entities and searching for public and private sources offunding. 41 SHOW ME ROUTE 66 I VOLUME 20, NUMBER 4 JOHNNIE'S BAR CELEBRATES 50TH Route 66 Artist Set to Unveil ew Website ANNIVERSARY Retired graphic artist and Route 66 Association of Agood old fashioned comer bar on Route 66 is marking Missouri member Joe Squires has been working on his new its 50th anniversary. Johnnies Bar is located at the comer of website, www.sqsartcollectibles.com. and will be James Boulevard and North Jefferson Street, on the announcing the unveiling soon. A press release says his southwest comer of the eastern end of the first divided new website features transportation art, collectibles and section of Route 66 in Missouri in Saint James, MO. That special value items. The release says that art collectors, first four lane section came about because the owner of the automobile collectors, Route 66 enthusiasts and collectors land, John Pace, would only sell to the highway department of all kinds will be excited about Mr. Squires' new website ifthey agreed to build a four-block boulevard. available for viewing soon. The structure first housed the Commercial Cafe, During his long career, Mr. Squires was a member of operated by John and Mable Rose. They later changed the many advertising and professional organizations, and won name to the Rose Cafe, operating the business and the liquor numerous awards from the St. Louis Art Directors Club. store into the 1940s before leasing the building. Mary He was also Art Director on a number of television Atkins opened Mary's Cafe ,.. ~ production teams, winning several here, and the building was prestigious awards. Among them expanded to include the were the Emmy and Telly awards for Greyhound bus depot. It excellence in retail television later housed a grocery store commercial advertising for the St. and a series of cafes before Louis area. "The ad agencies got to John Bullock began renting keep all of the statues and plaques as the building in April 1960, usual, but we had all of the fun opening Johnnie's Bar and producing the spots", Mr. Squires Indian Relic Museum. John, said. described by the family as an Taking time to reflect on his past "inveterate collector," filled ~ experiences to produce his own the interior with Indian relics The location of Johnnies Bar is shown here on a postcard artwork, and his retail background and arrowheads, artifacts, view mailed in 1951, when it was still known as Mary's finding the best products available pocket knives, old beer cans, Cafe and housed the Greyhound Bus Depot gives Mr.Squires a leg up on his flintlock rifles and fiddles. (Joe Sonderman) competition. Although most of Mr. Asked if one of the fiddles ..• Squires' artwork is traditional pencil, was a rare Stradivarius, he ~ pen and ink or paint on paper type art, said,"If it ain't, then I'm out he is capable of producing artwork ten bucks." on the computer as well. "One He later purchased the example of my computer artwork is property from the Rose the Temp Art Tattoo logo that can be family. John Bullock passed seen on sqsartcollectibles.com", Mr. away on June 29, 2004 at the Squires said. Log on to the Internet age of79. Johnnie's son Russ and go to sqsartcollectibles.com and and his wife Tina have you will be able to have your own operated the bar since 1998. special artwork made to order. The place is little changed Johnnies Cafe today. "Other items available to see on since 1952, including the (Joe Sonderman) sqsartcollectibles.com now are a vintage Stag Beer sign out variety of Route 66 Items, greeting front, and business is increasing due to the interest in Route cards, nostalgic postcards, plus other collectible items and 66. Johnnie's is known for its burgers, with the 12 pound special bargains available every day," Mr. Squires said. Johnnie's Burger selling for just $4.00. Russ and Tina Joe has changed his phone number since it was printed in promise the "Coldest beer on Route 66," and add that" 0 the last issue ofthe magazine. His new number is 314-473- matter how long it takes .... our service is fast." Johnnies is 5499. ~~~ open Monday through Saturday from 8:30 a.m. until 1:30 ¥-\~~~ a.m.

~~\~~ SHOWME ROUTE 66 I VOLUME 20, NUMBER 4 , 42 CANDYHOUSE ~~I~ge~~n ~• GOURMET CHOCOLATES ~ • f co i Great for gifts On October 16, 2010, Kip Welborn, and souvenirs! Carolyn Hasenfratz, and Robert Schulz came to Rich Henry's Rabbit Ranch in Staunton, IL to perform some stabilization work on the rescued 510 S. Kentucky Ave. signs from the Stanley Cour- Tel and Lin-Air motels. The two motels were tom down for St. 454 Redings Mill Rd. Louis airport expansion, and were rescued by Friends of the Mother Road. They were moved to 417-623-7171 Henry's Rabbit Ranch in 2004 were they are on www.Route66Candy.com display. Welborn, Hasenfratz and Schulz are members of both the Route 66 Association of Missouri and Friends of the Mother Road. Friends of the Mother Road is working on raising funds to fully restore the signs. In the meantime, since the signs are stored outdoors it was thought that the signs needed some rust protection, so a work day was scheduled to remove what rust was there and apply rust-inhibiting paint to sides of the signs. Car wax was also applied to the porcelain- veneered fronts for additional protection. The weather cooperated and the work day was a great success!

Our task on this day was to prevent the side edges of the signs from rusting by removing what rust was there and painting with Hammerite paint for protection. Kip Welborn is pictured here.Photo by Carolyn Hasenfratz 43 SHOW ME ROUTE 66 I VOLUME 20, NUMBER 4 55 lireetln s to our New ssoclatlon embersI

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MISSOURI Cuba Continued. .. Albatross, MO Three Mile Creek T & D's Crossroads Restaurant Bob's Gasoline Alley • Rustic Decor and Log Furniture 573-885-9663 ·"We put our Reputation on your plate" 417- • Gasoline & Route 66 Memorabilia - Viva Cuba Mural Project 452-2336 Britton Funeral Home Bourbon, MO • cubamomurals.com/Murals Beautifying Cuba Charles A. Kolb C.P.A Since 1984 Circle Inn Malt Shop Wagon Wheel Motel! • Family Owned - On Route 66 since '56 • Proud Supporter of Route 66 Connie's Shoppe at Wagon Wheel City of Bourbon City of Cuba • Route 66 Mural City • "Come Sleep at Our Wheel Instead of Yours" 573-885-3411 Branson, MO Country Kitchen • ''Are You Ready For A Real Meal?" Wallace House Branson Lock Crawford County Fair Inc. • Catering & Banquet Facilities Available • "Key People in Town" - Route 66 Teardrop Woodward Law Firm, L.L.c. • cc••• afamily tradition." www.crawfordcountyfair.info • Personal Attention to Your Needs. Brentwood, MO Crawford County Historical Society 573-885-6474 Carl'sDrive In .3 Stories of History - Wed & Sat 10 AM-2 PM, • "16Seats in Heaven" Sun 12-4 PM Devils Elbow, MO Cityof Brentwood Cuba Chamber of Commerce Becht Properties, Inc. • City a/Warmth - www.brentwoodmo.org Visitor Center Elbow Inn Bar & BBQ Bu alo, MO • www.cubamochamber.com BryantBusiness Graphics & Cuba Free Press Piney Beach Cabins Photography • "Defending Your Liberties Since 1960" • Rt. 66 Cottage Court • "Where Creativity And Quality Meet" 417- East Office Bar & Grill www.pineybeachcabins.com 345-4815 • Great Food in a Comfortable Family Shelden's Market Rackit Billiards & Pub, LLC Atmosphere • Store/Post Office on Big Piney River • ~1t'sjust our name not what we're running" Flying A Motorsports • Coaches - Trailers - Motorcycles - US Missouri Route 66 Canoe Rental Speed Shop 800-222-4004 • "Keep Cool with Route 66 Canoe Rental" Carterville MO Hayes Shoe Store 573-336-2730 BulgerMotor Co. • Old Fashioned Service - Today's Styles • "OnRoute 66 Since 1946" Huddle House #541 Doolittle, MO Cityof Carterville • Any Meal, Anytime! Open 24/7573-885-0043 Antiques & More on Route 66 • Since 1876 - www.cartervillemo.com 1-44 Express • At 1-44 Exit 179, N Outer Road East 1 Mile SUPERTAM on 66 • Custom Pickup and Delivery 573-762-0116 • An Ice Cream Parlor with the Greatest Double- Java.net Books and Gifts Cookin' From Scratch / BP Fuel Shop Dipper: Superman on 66! • Only Real Espresso Made by Baristas in Town. • Award Winning "Pan Fried Chicken" Laxton Insurance Agency Carthage, MO • Insuring You on Your Route 66 Journey Ellisville, MO 66Drive-In Theatre 573-885-4433 Schaefer Autobody Centers • OpenFri/Sat/Sun April thru Sept Mace Supermarket • Auto Collision Repair, Refinishing, and BestBudget Inn • "Come Shop With Us" Detailing .On the lake...at Hwy 96 & Old Route 66 McGinnis Wood Products, Inc. West County Lanes 417-358-6911 • Specializing in Wine Barrels • www.westcountylanes.com 636-227-1469 Carthage Convention & Visitors Bureau McGraphics • Angels, Antiques, Art & More! • www.mcgraphicsonlinestore.com Eureka, MO Powers Museum Missouri Hick Bar B Q Cherokee Chief Trading Post • www.powersmuseum.coml0% off in Shop • Enjoy Rustic Dining and Great Food! • Antiques, Collectibles, & Mannequins Stone's Throw Dinner Theatre Mullally Distributing Co., Inc. KOA St. Louis West/ Historic Route 66 • Best Dinner Theatre on Route 66! • On Rt 66-President's Award Winner 2008/2009 • "Budweiser - King of Beers" 417-358-9665 People's Bank Long Ford White Rose Winery, Restaurant, Bed & • Across from Six Flags-www.long-ford.com • Your One-Stop Financial Center Phil's Bar B. Q. Breakfast Roberts-Judson Lumber • "Fine Wine, Elegant Dining,Unforgettable • Ribs Are Phil's Specialty For Over 50 Years •Established in 1914 Bed & Breakfast" Rock Fair Tavern Route 66 State Park www.whiterosebed-breakfast.com • Drive on 66, See Exhibits, Buy Gifts • "Home of the Famous Rock Burger" Super Smokers BBQ The Jesus Christ Foundation Columbia, MO • Zagat Rated "BBQ Best Bet "

Eureka Continued. .. Joplin Continued. .. Ty'sLIQUOR Harley-Davidson / Buell Lebanon,MO «In downtown Eureka at 115 S. Central • www.cycleconnectionh-d.com Britt's Route 66 Grille 636-587-2331 Granny Shaffer's Family Restaurant • "Get Your Kicks at Britt's Route 66 Grille" Fanning, MO • "Tastes Homemade Cause It Is!" 417-588-3000 Fanning 66 Outpost General Store 2728 N Rangeline Charlie's Farms & Gardens • Home of the Route 66 Rocker - World's Largest Granny Shaffer's On the Plaza • ····where goodness grows for taste. May thru Fanning Feed and Farm • "Tastes Homemade Cause It Is!" October.. • The Best Feed For Your Pets and Livestock. 7th & Illinois City of Lebanon Holiday Inn Joplin Hotel & Convention • Friendly People. Friendly Place. Florissant, MO Center www.lebanonmo.org City of Florissant •Joplin's only full-service hotel. Custom Lawn Care • wwwflorissantmo.com 314-921-5700 Joplin Convention and Visitors Bureau • Lawn Care - Pruning - Trimming Florissant Old Town Partners, Inc • visitjoplinmo.com 417-588-3448 • wwwflorissantoldtown.com 314-837-0033 Joplin Museum Complex Forest Manor Motel Florissant Valley Historical Society • A Missouri Ultimate 100 Destination • www.jlorissantoldtown.comltailledenoyer.shtml Joplin Petro Truck Stop Gary's Dowd's Catfish & Barbeque 314-524-1100 • The Perfect Spot to Refuel, Refresh and Relax • Serving "Award Winning Catfish and BBQ" Sandie's Interiors Joplin Special Road District on Route 66 • North County's Only Window Covering • [email protected] Gary's Place - Italian Food and Bed & Showroom. 314-921-9011 Joplin Transmission & Auto Center Breakfast The Chappel House ."Get Your Auto Fixed on Route 66" 417-626-7300 • A Little Bit Off Route 66 But Worth the Drive! • Art Gallery www.thechappelhouse.com Murphysburg Residential Historic Heartland Antique Mall 314-838-0100 District • "Something for Everyone!" White Auto Body, Inc. • A Place of Prestigious & Elegant Addresses 1-44 at Exit 127 8 AM-8 PM Historic Route 66 Motel •Serving Our Customers Since 1986 NewslTalk FM 102.9/ AM 1310 KZRG 314-839-1114 •Listen to Route 66 Radio Show - Saturdays • Yacovelli's Restaurant 8:00 PM - Midnight Lindsay Chevrolet / Lindsay Ford • Since 1919 - www.yacovellis.com PowerSports of Joplin • "Where The Trucks Are" on Route 66! 314-839-1000 • The Fun Starts Here! 417-532-3114 Residence Inn by Marriott Joplin Munger Moss Motel Ga Parita, MO • All suites with all the comforts www. • Your Home Away From Home- www.mungermoss.com Gay Parita Sinclair marriott. com/j lnri Nancy Ballhagen's Puzzles •Travelin 'Main Street USA - The dream of my Route 66 Carousel Park • www.missouripuzzle.com life- An adventure through time & history. • More Than You Can Imagine! Go Karts, Mini-Golf, Rides Route 66 Museum & Research Center Gravois Mills, MO Sultan of Smoke • Let Us Display Your Route 66 Collection! • "A Must Stop for the #1 BBQ on Route 66" Route 66 Sodas, LLC - Route 66 Route Water's Edge Motel & Boat Rental Transport Distribution Co. (TDC) Beer • AShort Side Trip - Road Warriors Discounts • Truckin' on 66 - www.gotdc.com 573-372-2201 • The Ones For The Road - Wilder's Steakhouse www.route66sodas.com Halltown, MO •Famousfor Good Things to Eat & Drink Route 66 Stop Since 1929 Laura Jean Derrick - Architect PC .Don't Forget to Drop by Route 66 Stop! Shepherd Hills Factory Outlets • On Rt. 66 Since 1960-www.shephills.com Whitehall Mercantile Kill dom a ,MO Starlite Lanes • Collectibles, Antiques, Primitives, Usables Nostalgiaville, USA • Where The Fun Begins! Bowl on Historic • "Your 50's & 60's Nostalgia Superstore" Hazelwood, MO Route 66! Value Tire Center City of Hazelwood,MO Kirkwood, MO • "Much More Than You Imagine" Best Western Kirkwood Inn Marsh ield, MO www.Hazelwoodmo.org • Best Rest West of the Arch - 2 Blocks from Doc's Blackberry Creek Retreat/Bed & Joplin, MO Doc's Harley-Davidson Breakfast Candy House Chocolate Factory • Since 1955-www.docsharleydavidson.com • "Nature's Beauty with Country Charm" • Watch our Candy Makers -Dwtn at Marshfield Area Chamber of Commerce 510 S. Kentucky Leasburg, MO • 130th 4th of July Parade & 19th Annual Rodeo Country Caboose Belmont Vineyards •Railroad Museum- www.countrycaboose.com Miller MO Cycle Connection Skippy's Route 66 Inn KC Obsolete Parts LLC • "Good Foodfor Good People" PLERSE VISit RnO SUPPORt OUR BUSinESS mEmBERSI SHOWME ROUTE 66 VOLUME 20, NUMBER 4 46 8USInESS mEmOERS DIRECtORY [KOOLnl··.~·.·.!\]"n~mm•••m.·.[MnllJ\i1~O Pacific, MO Rolla Continued. .... St. James Continued. .... American Legion Post 320 Fall Creek Rock Shop St. James Chamber of Commerce • Karaoke on Fridays & Saturdays! • Rock Shop on Route 66 - Minerals, Fossils, • Discover the Ozarks' Best! 636-257-3298 Jewelry and Lapidary. St. James Tourist Information Center Beacon Car Wash Muffler Mart • New Home for Historical Neon Beacon Motel Vacuum Cleaner Museum and Factory Sign Phelps County Bank Outlet City of Pacific • www.vacuummuseum.com1-866-444-9004 • Est. 1859 - www.pacificmissouri.com Rolla Area Chamber of Commerce DonFlier Motors • "Rolla: The Middle of Everywhere" St. LOllis, MO • "Selling Dodge, Chrysler and Jeep Products www.rollachamber.org AAA Auto Club of Missouri on Route 66 for over 25 Years" Route 66 Motors & Nostalgia Gifts • We're Always With You Forest44 Canoe Rental • Classic Cars, Collectible Gifts BarnesGriffin Inc. • Closest Float to St. Louis - Canoe the Meramec The Mule Tobacco Barn • Route 66 N.ps. Grant Recipient - 2006 Greenway • Let the Giant Sterling Hillbilly Wave You In! Chuck-A-Burger Drive In Restaurant OsageDental Group The Mule Trading Post • Cruisin 'Capitol of the Midwest since 1957 • Route 66 Items, Antiques, Life Size Animals, DENT DEVIL of St. Louis PacificArea Chamber of Commerce Knives, Swords & Concrete Ornaments • Paintless Dent Removal www.dentdevil.com • wwwpacificchamber.com 573-364-4711 636-230-7900 Pacific"Family" Bowl Totem Pole Trading Post, Inc. DIRECTIONS SAINT LOUIS, LLC • AllAboard! Where The Good Times Roll • Antiques, Souvenirs, C-Store "Since 1933" 'St. Louis' Premier Tour Company - offering Day 636-257-4474 Zeno's Steakhouse & Motel Trips and Toursfrom St. Louis! RJ'sDouble Six Saloon • Home of the Famous 120z - Since 1957 Donut Drive-In • GreatPlace for a Burger and a Beer - 2 blocks • Best Hand-cut Donuts in St. Louis on Route 66! ofJRoute 66 Rosati, MO Eat-Rite Diner RonSansone Construction, Inc. Rosati Winery Museum • Eat-Rite or Don't Eat At All • Brick, Concrete, & Stone Contractor • "Making History on Route 66 Since 1934" St. Louis Transitions 036-271-4844 • Route 66 St. Louis Books & Unique Handmade Route66 REALTORS St. Charles, MO Items - route66stlouis.com • www.route66realtors.com 636-271-6660 Fast Lane Classic Cars SQ Studio - Joseph T. Squires TheMeramec Valley Current News • "We Sell Investments That Accelerate" • "Come Along For The Ride" Series of Rt. 66 Art Magazine Neon Time Ted Drewes • "Pacifics Hometown Community News • Custom Neon & Vintage Sign Restoration • "It Really is Good, Guys ... and Gals!" Magazine" 636-940-7070 The Elegant Cookie, LLC • Gourmet Treats from America s Main Street Philli sbur , MO St. Clair, MO HistoricRoute 66 Antique Mall Lewis Cafe • Antiques, Rt. 66 Memorabilia & More! 1-44 • "Home Cooked Meals For Over 65 Years" St. Robert, MO Exit 123 Route 66 Car Club All Star Inn & Star Restaurant Richland, MO • Father's Day Car Show-Call 636-629-5445 • "Locally Owned & Operated - Home Cooked Route 66 Lumber Co. dba St. Clair Food on Old Route 66" GascozarkTrading Post & Flea Market Building Center City of St. Robert • "Get Your Sticks At Route 66" TheCave Restaurant and Resort Comfort Inn • "ItReally Is In a Cave!" 573-765-4554 St. James, MO • Unique Rustic Lodge 573-336-3553 Diana's Diner Fairfield Inn Rock Hill, MO • Home Style Cooking & Daily Specials • Newly Remodeled 2009573-336-8600 City of Rock Hill 573-265-3424 First State Bank, St. Robert • www.rockhillmo.com Johnnies Bar • Together WeAre Making Progress Leach BP Service • Coldest Beer on Route 66 Hampton Inn • Serving The Motoring Public Since 1949 St. James Continued. .... • Hot' On The House' Breakfast 573-336-3355 Murdon Concrete Products Pulaski County Tourism Bureau • Look for our Dripping Faucet Neon Sign! • Pulaski County - Missouri's Natural Beauty Sweetwater Bar-B-Que Rolla, MO Route 66 Fudge Shop & Specialized • "A taste of the Ozarks " AMiner Indulgence Bed & Breakfast At 1-44 & Exit 163 - Open Daily • A Major Indulgence at a Miner Price Chocolates on Route 66. Spurgeon's "66" Service Spencer, MO Cityof Rolla • "66" Station on Route 66 Since 1961 Spencer Garage • See Spencer Restored on Historic Route 66 PLEHSE VISit HnD SUPPORt OUR BUSinESS mEmBERSI 47 SHOW ME ROUTE 66 VOLUME 20, NUMBER 4

Stanton, MO Union Continued. .... Springfield, MO Jesse James Wax Museum Indian Harvest Trade Autonique, Inc. • World Famous Video Footage of the real Jesse James • On Route 66 - www.indianharvesttrade.com • "For People who Love their Car" 417-862-6666 Meramec Caverns Mason Dixon Flea Market Best Western Route 66 Rail Haven • Open Everyday! Oldest Stop on Route 66 • Guests Get A True Rt. 66 Experience Meramec Caverns Motel Villa Rid e MO Since 1938 • Open April 1st - October 31st 573-468-4215 Bourbeuse Valley Harley-Davidson Bud's Tire & Wheel Co. • Junction of 1-44 & Hwy 50 on Route 66 • Selling Tires & Wheels Over 50 Years on Stateline, MO Pin Oak Creek RV Park Route 66 Hogs & Hot Rods Saloon • "Family Fun Camping on Route 66" College Street Body Shop, Inc. • Hot Bikes - Cool Cars - Cold Beer 1-888-474-6625 .417-862-4326 Best Body Shop in Town - 417-206-2752 Route "66" Storage Ask My Mom Paddoc Liquors .636-451-0677 Curtis Enterprises • On Old Route 66 at State Line - Look for our Sunset Motel • www.birthplaceofroute66.com Gas Pumps! Dr. Michael J. Clarke History Steelville, MO Warsaw, MO Museum of Ozarks Scouting ArdPark Cabins, LLC Legends of America .417-883-1636 Archiving SW Missouri Boy • "The Place You'll Never Want to Leave" Scouting Heritage 866-914-4702 Wa nesville MO Eslick Enterprises • David J. Eslick, Photographer 417-889-9332 Cave State Cruisers Car Club First Baptist Church, 525 South Avenue Strafford, MO • Car show the weekend after Father's Day Alice DelCour 573-435-9297 • "Worship with us as you travel Route 66" 417- City of Waynesville 866-7202 • Real Estate Sales 417-839-2152 Great River Engineering of Springfield, City of Strafford Cole-Mahan Enterprises, Inc. • The Best Small Town on Main Street USA Inc. • Theatre on the Square in Waynesville Route 66 • wwwgreatrivereng.com Pulaski County Historical Museum Edward Jones Investments Ingram Enterprises, Inc. & Society • • Retiring Soon? Let's Talk. 417-736-9323 Lurvey Properties • Open Saturdays Only 10-4 PM April thru Sept Keiser Equipment Company Security Bank of Pulaski County ."40 Years on Route 66" Luttrell Auction & Music Barn Strafford Area Chamber of Commerce The Drynk • Oldest Auction West of Mississippi with Live • "Route 66 Days" Music www.straffordmissouri.org Mexican Villa El Taco Strafford Branch Library The Old Stagecoach Stop • On Route 66 at 316 W Kearney - See our • Cruise down Route 66 to the Strafford Branch • Open Saturdays 10 to 4 April thru Sept Vintage Neon Sign! Library! Waynesville-St. Robert Chamber of Route 66 Hot Dogs Strafford Route 66 Days Association Commerce • Visit the only town with TWO Main Streets!! • www.waynesville-strobertchamber.com Springfield-Greene County Team Liquors Library Center • "Small Store with a Large Selection" - on Rt. 66just Webb Cit MO East of Strafford Bradbury Bishop Deli • Drive Here to Research Roue 66 and More! The Cutting Room • Visit Our Historic Soda Fountain Built in 1931 Springfield-Greene County • Give your hair a "Kick" on Route 66!! Culver's Route 66 Library Station Wild Animal Safari • America's First Route 66 Culver's! Hwy 171 & • Cruise into the Library Station to view car and • Featuring Route 66 Speedway Go Cart Track train memorabilia! Madison on Route 66 Springfield, Missouri Convention & Route 66 Corvette Cruisers Sullivan, MO Visitors Bureau • Mining Days Car Show in Sept - 417-438-4427 • Birthplace of Route 66 - Springfield, MO Du Kum Inn Restaurant Route 66 Movie Theater 1-800-678-8767 • Serving Route 66 Travelers Since 1961! Steak 'n Shake 573-468-6114 Scooter Burgers Highway 185 Garage • Famous For Steakburgers & Route 66 .Best Burger Around - Fresh Ground Beef "Yum Tour & Convention Consultants of the • U-Haul, Chain Saws, Auto & Yum Getchu Some" 417-673-2030 Light Truck Repair Ozarks Webb City Area Chamber of Commerce Schmidt Auto Center • [email protected] Twin Motorcycle & Tattoo • "Late Model Pre-Owned Vehicles Since 1954" or Call 417-673-1154 .Home of the Route 66 Tattoo 573-468-2233 Webb City Florist & Greenhouse • See Our Historic Sign on original Route 66 at Union, MO 1001 S. Jefferson! Huxel's Auto Repair Webb City Historical Society • Used Parts for Old Cars 1940 to 1980 • For more information 417-673-5866 PLEASE VISit AnD SUPPORt OUR BUSinESS mEmBERSI SHOWME ROUTE 66 VOLUME 20, NUMBER 4 48 8USInESS mEmOERS DIRECtORY [R.atJ1J1! ~~ £JJJJ001i.\1IDNLOI [M[]JJJJauAO Webster Groves, MO Springfield, IL Clinton, OK Route 66 Transmissions, Etc. Cozy Dog Drive In Oklahoma Route 66 Museum • Family Owned On The Mother Road - Quality #1 • "Famous Hot Dog On a Stick" • A tribute to "The Mother Road" 580-323-7866 www.cozydogdrivein.com Wildwood, MO Staunton, IL Elk City, OK Big Chief Roadhouse, LLC DeCamp Junction Inc. National Route 66 Museum • Historic Roadhouse Serving Since 1926 BigChief Holdings, LLC 618-637-2951 Miami OK Henry's Route 66 Rabbit Ranch / Miami Convention & Visitors Bureau Emporium StateFarm Insurance - • Home of Coleman Theatre, Ribbon Road & More MikelGarrett, Agent •Rt 661n/o center- www.HenrysRoute66.com Route 66 Vintage Iron Motorcycle • www.mikelgarrett.com 636-458-5055 Museum Wheeling, IL • Home of the Steve McQueen Collection. ILLINOIS Superdawg drive-in www.route66vintageiron.com Auburn, IL • HIYA! THANKS FOR STOPPING. Waylan's Ku-Ku Burger www.superdawg.com 847-459-1900 Becky'sBarn - Off the Bricks on Route • Don '(just ask/or a burger. Ask/or WAYLAN'S 66 • Antiques, Souvenirs, Amish Candy & Jams KANSAS Sa III a, OK 217-836-3043 BeckysBarn.com Abilene, KS Rt 66 Frame Shoppe and Gallery H&RBlock • www.Rt66FrameShoppe.com Chicago, IL • Proud to support The Mother Road! Route66 World • www.route66world.com - Everything Baxter S rings, I(S Route 661 Baxter Springs Route 66 Visitors Center MidPoint Cafe & Gift Shop Superdawgdrive-in • A Restored 1930 s Phillips Service Station • "Home of the Ugly Crust Pie" 806-538-6379 • HIYA!THANKS FOR STOPPING. 620-856-2066 www.superdawg.com 773-763-0660 _MbMt,. CALIFORNIA Granite City, IL 4 WOMEN on the ROUTE Lake Arrowhead CA HistoricRoute 66 Flea Market • The Home of Tow Tater -Inspiration/or "Tow National Historic Route 66 Federation • Slop& Shop - We have what you need/rom A to Z Mater'tfrom "Cars" • Preserving and Promoting The Mother Road

Hamel IL Riverton, I(S Pleasanton CA Route66 Ridez Eisler Bros. Old Riverton Store Pacific Plaza, LLC • A Fun Visit Back In Time www.eislerbros.com Livin tston, IL MONTANA PinkElephant Antique Mall OKLAHOMA Phi/i sbur MT • See Our Giant Roadside Attractions!" Afton, OK PACCOM FILMS 618-637-2366 www.paccomfilms.com Litch ield, IL Afton Station & Route 66 Packards • Route 66 Vintage Car Museum / Visitors' • Award- winning Rt. 66 Documentaries since TheAriston Cafe Center 1994. 1-800-786-6695 • "Remember! Where Good Food Is Served" Claremore, Ol( Nevada Murphysboro, IL Claremore Convention & Visitors Bureau Las Ve as NV Silkworm, Inc. • Claremore, OK www.visitclaremore.org Cheques in the Mail, Inc. .800-826-0577 www.silkwormink.com www.66chips.com • "Get your CHIPS on Route 66" 800-668-CH1P

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