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ROUTE Main Street Through St.Louis Missouri History Museum .. •• .... • • .. .. • •• .. • .. • .. • .... .. ... •• • • .... •. .. • • • MISSOURI us 66 contents I~ features 2 OFFICERS, BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND COMMITTEES MEMBERSHIP MATTERS Robert Gehl 4 NEWS FROM THE ROAD 10 100 YEARS ATTHE SARATOGA LANES Kip Welborn 14 TH E BOOTS IS BACK - IN ALL ITS GLORY Jim Thole 18 RALlING TO SAVE A BRIDGE Kip Welborn 22 TWO ANNIVERSARIES- ONE ROUTE 66 LANDMARK Joe Sonderman 26 RED OAK II AND IT'S NEW LEGACY BARN EVENT CENTER Jim Thole 32 THE AMOCO SIGN Joe Sonderman 39 NEW MEMBERS • Robert Gehl 40 BUSINESS MEMBER DIRECTORY Robert Gehl 48 THEN AND NOW Joe Sonderman ADVERTISING RATES PER ISSUE Inside Cover Full Page Color - $175, Back Cover Full Page Color - $185,112 Page B&W - $70, 112 Page Color - $85,114 Page B&W - $50, 1/4 Page Color - $60,118 Business Card B&W - $40. Other rates are available upon request, call (314) 965-5751. PUBLICATION SCHEDULE Fall Issue, October 2016 Winter Issue, January 2017 Spring Issue, April 2017 Summer Issue, July 2017 Submission deadline 8.19.16, Submission deadline 11.19.16 Submission deadline 2.19.17 Submission deadline 5.19.17 FUTURE MEETING DATES Saturday October 8, 2016 - Stovall's Grove Dance Hall & Saloon in Wildwood, MO / Saturday January 14, 2017 - Hoppers Pub in Waynesville, MO FOLLOW THE ASSOCIATION ON FACEBOOK ON THE COVER Please become a fan to stay up to date on meetings, activities, news from the road THE BOOTS MOTEL· JIM THOLE and magazine previews. You are welcome to post your favorite Route 66 pictures. Thanks to Internet Services Director Chris Debosek. www.facebook.com/missouri66 Show M~ Route 66 Magazine is the official publication of The Route 66 Association of Missouri. Show M~ 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 USD each including postage. Request for additional copies may be made direct co The Route 66 Association of Missouri, P.O. Box 8117. Sr. Louis, Missouri 63156. Manuscripts and photographs submitted for publication are welcome and should be sent electronically to Joe Sonderman, Magazine Coordinator, Route 66 Association of Missouri, at stln66@aoLcom. Reproduction of this magazine in part or in whole, is prohibited without written permission from the President andlor 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 Rome 66 Association of Missouri and the production staff retain the right to edit any submitted materi- als and to not publish an article of questionable conrenr 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. missouri66.org 1 JmJ officers/directors/committees OFFICERS PRESIDENT VICE PRESIDENT SECRETARY TREASURER Tommy Pike James Crooks Tonya Pike Robert Schulz 1602 East Dale St. 2540 Christopher Oaks Ct. P.O. Box 9623 708 South Market St. Springfield, MO 65803 St. Louis, MO 63129 Springfield, MO 65801 Waterloo, IL62298 (417) 865-1318 (314) 293-2540 (417) 872-7280 (618) 939-7021 furyon66(O)earth Iink.net jimmy52(O)sbcglobal.net tjp_666(O)yahoo.com schulz(O)htc.net BOARD OF Jerry Benner Robert Gehl Bob Schwartz James J. Thole 1115Chatelet Dr. 1667 Timber Ridge Est. Dr. P.O. Box 498 1264 Jade Wind Cir. DIRECTORS Ferguson, MO 63135 Wildwood, MO 63011 Osage Beach, MO 65065. Manchester, MO 63011 (314) 521-4255 (636) 458-4585 office (573) 348-4053 home (636) 227 -2258 fjbenner(O)mindspring.com (314) 971-6366 cell (314) 650 5767 cell 66thole(O)sbcglobal.net rgehl66(O)earthlink.net bobobeck1(O)msn.com David J. Eslick Diane Warhover 3311 South Elmira Jerry L. Law Mark Stauter 418 Cloister Walk Springfield, MO 65807 434 N. 5th Street 309 Hutchinson Dr. Kirkwood, MO 63122 (417) 889-9332 Wood River, IL62095 Rolla, MO 65401 (314) 965-5751 djeslick(O)undata.com (314) 440-0040 (573) 341-2932 warhoverdiane(O)gmail.com thelaw1(O)sbcglobal.net markcsta uter(O)gmaiI.com Larry Frickenschmidt 2131 S. Farm Road 199 Joe Schulte Springfield, MO 65809 940 Saint Antoine St. (417) 861-2969 Florissant, MO 63031 Imfnations(O)aol.com (314) 921-1329 GJoes99(O)yahoo.com COMMITTEES HISTORIAN I MEMBERSHIP MOTOR TOUR PUBLICATIONS ORAL HISTORY SERVICES Robert Schulz Diane Warhover, Jerry Benner, Chairperson Robert Gehl, Director 708 South Market Chairperson 1115Chatelet Dr. 1667 Timber Ridge Est. Dr. Waterloo, IL62298 418 Cloister Walk Ferguson, MO 63135 Wildwood, MO 63011 (618) 799-8021 Kirkwood,MO 63122 (314) 521-4255 (636) 458-4585 office schulz(O)htc.net (314) 965-5751 fjbenner(O)mindspring.com (314) 971-6366 cell warhoverdiane(O)gmail.com Tommy Pike rgehl66(O)earthiin k.net 1602 East Dale St. NEON HERITAGE SHOW ME ROUTE 66 Springfield, MO 65803 PRESERVATION MISSOURI HISTORIC (417) 865-1318 MAGAZINE James J. Thole, Chairperson ROUTE 66 BYWAY Joe Sonderman, Editor furyon66(O)earthlink.net 1264 Jade Wind Cir. CONTACT 1710 Coachway Lane Manchester, MO 63011 Tommy Pike Hazelwood, MO 63042 INTERNET SERVICES (636) 227-2258 1602 East Dale St. (314) 609-6370 Chris Debosek, 66thole(O)sbcglobal.net Springfield, MO 65803 stlrt66(O)aol.com Director (417) 865-1318 637 Rayburn Ave. PRESERVATION furyon66(O)earth Iink.net Crestwood, MO 63126 Jane Dippel, Chairperson (314) 609-6927 7920 Captain Conn Dr. cdkd(O)earthIink.net St. Louis,MO 63123 (314) 843-7132 vestaon66(O)att.net membership matters IJttt BY ROBERT GEHL, DIRECTOR OF MEMBERSHIP SERVICES, (314) 971-6366 OR RGEHL66(@EARTHLlNK.NET own collection as well as those of Route 66 enthusiasts and local area collectors/historians. This significant display of Route 66 storied heritage is truly a must-see for all aficionados of the road. Our Association was fortunate to loan to the Missouri History Museum a very special piece of signage from the route as she traversed the northern edge of the St. Louis area. As you may have read in my column from the Winter 2016 (Vol. 26, No.1) issue of this magazine, the Motel St. Louis neon sign was donated to our organization by the New Hope Church in St. James, Missouri and transported back to St. Louis last November. The Missouri History Museum enthusiastically embraced the vision of displaying this important example of commercial sign archeology outside of their building to help promote the Route 66 exhibit in the gallery inside. When the time came on June 20th to install the sign on its custom stand at the museum, it marked the first time in over 50 efore we realized it, we're deep into the high summer season years that the sign appeared in public in its original look, less the and the lines are a dozen deep at each of the numerous walk- neon. During its decades in exile in St. James after serving the Route Bup windows at Ted Drewes Frozen Custard in St. Louis. The 66 traveler on Lindbergh Boulevard in north St. Louis County, its searing Midwest sun dips below the western horizon along Watson message was altered to read "MOTEL 300 FT" vs."MOTEL ST. Road and this Mother Road iconic establishment kicks into peak LOUIS" and later completely covered over with sign panels (having time, teeming with locals, visiting families, and sojourners on their the neon removed) to callout the adjacent New Hope Church. The way west. It's a tradition to patronize Drewes, whether it's your first Association was able to fund the creation of a new panel sign for ~r one hundredth and first time. Renowned author and historian the church to replace their old faded version and acquire the old Michael Wallis, a true son of St. Louis and Route 66 has often said, Motel St. Louis sign that served as the supporting base structure he was "weaned on Ted Drewes". A good number of us have been for the church's existing sign. Member donations to our dedicated fortunate to share a similar history at this sweet spot on the road. Neon Heritage Preservation Fund over the past several years as well A particularly good time to stop by Ted's loving place on Watson as some supplemental funding from the Association's general fund is after a St. Louis Cardinals home game, whether celebrating a win made this happen. or soothing the pain of a late-inning loss. This post-game ritual has Whether from near or far, please be sure to plan a visit over the been a habitual pilgrimage for thousands over the years. For the next year to the Missouri History Museum to see the story of Route next 12 months, perhaps we can add another reason (if you really 66 through St. Louis, the Gateway to the West. And while you're think you need one) to come by Drewes, this time after reliving there, catch a glimpse of a true Route 66 survivor out front, back the heyday of Route 66 through St. Louis at the Missouri History home again to greet those who look for a sign that they're on the Museum in centrally-located Forest Park. "Main Street of America". Now through July 16th of2017, a nearly 13-month run, the Missouri History Museum is proudly presenting a signature exhibit A REMINDER OF UPCOMING EVENTS: titled "Route 66: Main Street Through St. Louis". The lines of • 8/12/16 to 8/14/16 - 6th Annual "Birthplace of Route 66" eager exhibit-goers during the opening weekend of June 25-26 Festival- Springfield, MO.
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