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MAG A Z I N E Volume 17, Number 4 - 2006 •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• QUARTERLY PUBLICATION OF THE ROUTE 66 ASSOCIATION OF ESTABLISHED JANUARY, 1990 Features Advertisers Officers, Board of Directors, and Associations 3 Doc's Harley-Davidson Stroud Printing 4 Business Member Directory St. Louis, MO Stroud, OK Robert Gehl Shelden's Market Cruise Night Devils Elbow, MO Pacific, MO 8 Upcoming Meeting Dates Diane Warehover Best Western Route 66 Rail Haven Huddle House Springfield, MO Cuba/Rolla, MO 8 President's Roadmap Tommy Pike Shepherd Hills Factory Outlets B. Donovan's Steakhouse Grill Lebanon,MO Wildwood, MO 10 2006 Albuquerque Trip Steak' n Shake Dr. Michael J. Clarke Jane Dippel - Max Dippel Springfield, MO History Museum of Ozarks Scouting th 14 The 80 Anniversary Motor Tour RVExpress RVPark Springfield, MO Kip Welborn Marshfield, MO Dick Clark's American 17 Route 66 Sodas, LLC Bandstand Theatre Chain of Rocks Fun Fair Amusement Park Wilmington, 1L Branson,MO Joe Sonderman Cobblestone Cafe Front Porch Route 66 Diner Joplin,MO Carterville, MO 24 Route 66 State Park News Glenda Pike Show Me Route 66 Magazine Picture Route66 Associationof Missouri- Publisher 25 Mother Load of the Mother Road Correction Founder President Editor Christina Smith Jim Powell TommyPike Glenda Pike 28 MyMilitary Days Along the Mother Road ContributingWriters Don Russell TommyPike GlendaPike Jane Reed DianeWarhover Joe Sonderman John M.McGuire RobertGehl 29 Welcome New Members Jane Dippel KipWelborn Christina Smith MaxDipple 3rd Quarter 2006 Report DonRussell TomCarter MicheleHansford Robert Geh! Production Staff TommyPike, President * Glenda Jo Pike, Editor 31 Route 66: Missouri's Mother Road Tom Cartel' BryantBusinessGraphics, The Show Me Route 66 editor Graphics-Layout- Printing 33 A Look Back In Time regrets that there was an error in 121 N. MapleSt., Buffalo,MO65622 * (417) 345-4815 On the Road Again Musical Tour the photo credit of the picture John M. McGuire "Cyrus Avery Award" winner ed Advertising Rates Per Issue Leuchtner on page 15 of issue 1/8 Page- $35, 1/4 Page- $60 35-36 Cuba, Missouri 150th Birthday Volume 17 umber 3. The photo 1/2 Page- $75, FullPageB/W- 120 FullPageColor- $150 2006 Cuba Fest was taken by James Thole and was Jane Reed Other rates are availableupon request * (417) 865-1318 submitted by Fran Eichkoff. Cover:Backgroundmontageand postcard:Joe Sonderman 37 Powers Museum Exhibit 1937 OldsmobileownedbyEdward& GerryDavis,St. Louis,MO Michele Hansford, Photo: KipWelborn Show Me Route 66 Magazine is the official publication ofThe Route 66 Association ofM issouri. 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, St. Louis, Missouri 63156. Manuscripts and photographs submitted for publication are welcome and should be sent direct to Tommy Pike, President, Route 66A sociation of Missouri, 1602 East Dale St., Springfield, MO 65803-4014 or sent by email to [email protected]. Reproduction of this magazine in part or in whole, is prohibited without written permission from the President and/or Board of Directors ofThe Route 66 Association of Missouri. The Route 66Association of Missouri and the production staff are not responsible for errors or omissions contained herein.The Route 66 Association of Missouri and the production staffretain the right to edit any submitted materials and to not publish an article of que tionable content or that goes against the purpose of The Route 66 Association of Missouri. The Route 66Association of Missouri is a non-profit corporation established to preserve, promote and develop Old Route 66 in Missouri. 3 SHOW ME ROUTE 66 VOLUME 17, NUMBER 4 Officers Board of Directors Associations President Marge Ball Route 66 Association of Associations Continued ... 8516 Ava Dr. 110 W.Howard Tommy Pike The Old Route 66 Asseciation of Texas St. Louis, 63123-3314 Pontiac, IL 61764 1602 East Dale St. P.O.Box 66 (314) 256-0655 (815) 844-4566 Springfield, MO 65803-4014 McLean, TX79057 Johnny Miller, President (417) 865-1318 Jerry Benner (806) 779-2225 (708) 528-7866-cell furyon66@earthlinknet 1115 Chatelet Dr. Bob Lile, President [email protected] Ferguson, MO63135 [email protected] Vice-President www.i166assoc.org (314) 521-4255 www.barbwiremuseum.com Diane Warhover [email protected] Route 66 Association of Missouri lNW.mockturllepress.com/texas/home.html 447 Clemens Ave. p.o. Box 8117 Kirkwood, MO63122-3808 Fran Eickhoff St. Louis, MO63156-8117 New Mexico Route 66 Association (314) 965-5751 p.o. Box 244 (417) 865-1318 1415 Central Ave.NE [email protected] Cuba, MO65453-0244 TommyPike, President Albuquerque, NM87106 (573) 885-9175 furyon66@earthlinknet (505) 472-3763 Secretary [email protected] Mark Stauter www.missouri66.org Richard Delgado, President [email protected] 309 Hutchinson Dr. Robert Gehl Kansas Historic Route 66 Association www.rt66nm.org Rolla, MO65401-3913 1667 Timber Ridge Estates Dr. p.o. Box 66 (573) 341-2932 Wildwood, MO63011-1971 Baxter Springs, Kansas 66713 (636) 458-4585 Historic Route 66 Association of Arizona [email protected] (620) 856-2385 P.O.Box66 (636) 458-4080 - fax Earl Staton, President Treasurer Kingman, ft:l86402 rgehl66@earthlinknet [email protected] Robert Schulz (928) 753-5001 Norman L. Heironimus www.ksrt66association.us 763 North Market St. (928) 753-5852 - fax p.o. Box 504 Waterloo, Illinois 62298 Route 66 Association of Kansas Tom Spear, Executive Vice President Cuba, MO65453-0504 (618) 939-7021 p.o. Box 66 Jan Davis, Director of Operations (573) 885-4651 [email protected] Riverton, Kansas 66770 [email protected] www.azrt66.com Rich Henry (620) 848-3330 Scott Nelson, President Historian/Oral History 1107 Historic Old Route 66 [email protected] California Historic Route ~6 Association Chairperson Staunton, IL 62088 P.O.Box 1359 ." Jerry Benner (618) 635-5655 Oklahoma Route 66 Association [email protected] p.o. Box446 Rialto, CA92377 1115 Chatelet Dr. (909) 874-9448 www.henrysroute66.com Chandler, OK74834 Ferguson, MO63135 (909) 874-5947 - fax (405) 258-0008 (314)521-4255 Kevin Hansel, President Gary Hoselton Mike Hickey,President [email protected] [email protected] 2232 Hunn Rd. Marilyn Emde, Officer Manager :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: \\WW.route66ca.org Foristell, MO63348 [email protected] Membership Services (636) 441-4448 www.oklahomaroute66.com ...... , Robert Gehl, Director [email protected] Other Preservation Groups 1667 Timber Ridge Estates Dr. Other Preservation Groups Cont.... Wildwood, MO63011-1971 Virgie Cole-Mahan National Historic Route 66 Federation Friends of the Mother Road (636) 458-4585 24320 Raleigh Rd. P.O.Box 1848 '/0 Kip Welborn (636) 458-4080 - fax Waynesville, MO65583 Lake Arrowhead, CA92352 3947 Russell rgehl66@earthlinknet (573) 774-2982 (909) 336-6131 St. Louis, MO63110 (573) 774-6808 - fax (909) 336-1039 - fax (314) 776-7385 Internet Services [email protected] David Knudson, Executive Director Emily Priddy, President Carolyn Hasenfratz, Director [email protected] Larry W.Tamminen [email protected] 1544 High School Drive www.nationaI66.org 418 North Washington St. www.friendsofthemotherroad.org Brentwood,MO63144 Carterville, MO64835-1242 Route 66 Preservation Foundation (314) 936-0930 (417) 673-1506 P.O.Box290066 Canadian Route 66 Association carolyn _ [email protected] [email protected] Phelan, CA92329-0066 P.O.Box 81123 (760) 868-3320 Burnaby, BC Canada V5H4K2 James J. Thole (760) 868-8614 - fax' Bonnie Game, President 1264 Jade Wind Circle Jim M. Conkle L. Fleming, Founder,(604) 314-6634 Manchester, MO63011 [email protected] [email protected] (636) 227-2258 www.cart66pf.org www.route66.ca [email protected] MISSOURI Columbia, MO Cuba, MO- Continued Avilla, MO State Historical Society of Missouri Route 66 Cafe Avilla Post Office • www.system.missouri.edu/shs • "Breakfast Served All Day Hours 6AM - 2PM Closed on Sunday" • In 1915 Building on Historic Route 66 Cuba,MO The Jesus Christ Foundation Bourbon, MO 3rd Generation Hair Salon • Promoting Jesus -King of the Road Circle Inn Malt Shop • "Walk-ins Welcome" - "We Style-You Smile" The Munro House • Family Owned - On Route 66 since '56 Bob's Gasoline Alley • Bed/Breakfast on Historic 66 1-877-244-1912 • Gasoline & Route 66 Memorabilia The Porters Indian Trading Post Branson,MO Charles A. Kolb C.P.A • North American, Indian Arts and Crafts - • Proud Supporter of Route 66 A Family Tradition Since 1951 Dick Clark's American Bandstand City of Cuba The Rose Theater • Route 66 Mural City • Karaoke - 2 Pool Tables - Darts • "A Revolving Lineup of Legendary Rock ' n Country Kitchen Wagon Wheel Motel Rollers" All Originals! All of the time! • ''Are You Ready For A Real Meal?" •"Come Sleep at Our Wheel Instead of Yours" Dick Clark's American Bandstand Grill Crawford County Historical Society Wallace House • "The Great American Food Experience!" • 3 Stories of History -Wed & Sat 10 AM-2 PM, • Catering & Banquet Facilities Available "57 Heaven Sun 12-4 PM • "World's Largest 1957 Autos & Livestlye Cuba Chamber of Commerce Devils Elbow,MO Exhibit" Visitor Center Becht Properties, Inc. Brentwood, MO • www.cubamochamber.com Elbow Inn Bar & BBQ Carl's Drive In Cuba Free Press • "Defending Your Liberties Since 1960" • "16 Seats in Heaven" Cuba VFW Post 7147 City of Brentwood Shelden's Market • Bingo Every Tuesday Night on Route 66! • City of Warmth - www.brentwoodmo.org •Store/Post Office on Big Piney River East Office Bar & Grill Buffalo,MO • Great Food in a Comfortable Family Doolittle, MO Bryant Business Graphics & Atmosphere Cookin' From Scratch / BP Fuel Shop Photography Frisco's Grill & Pub • Award Winning "Pan Fried Chicken" • "Where Creal. vity And Quality Meet, • Steaks - Seafood - Pasta - Sandwiches To Give Your Image A Lasting Impression. " Hayes Shoe Store Ellisville, MO West County Lanes Carterville, MO Huddle House #541 • www.westcountylanes.com 636-227-1469 City of Carterville • Any Meal, Anytime! Open 24/7573-885-0043 1-44 Express Eureka, MO Dreama's Route 66 Cafe • Custom Pickup and Delivery Cherokee Chief Trading Post Jim Montgomery Body & Paint • Antiques, Collectibles, & Mannequins Superman on 66 • Full Service Body Shop & Painting- Long Ford • An Ice Cream Parlor with the Greatest Flatbed Wrecker Service • Across from Six Flags- www.long-ford.com Double-Dipper: Superman on 66! Mace's Supermarkets Phil's Bar B. Q. The Front Porch Route 66 Diner • "Come Shop With Us" • Ribs Are Phil's Specialty For Over 50 Years • "Homestyle Food & Homemade Pies" McGinnis Wood Products, Inc. Route 66 State Park -Open 7 Days! • Specializing in Wine Barrels • Drive on 66, See Exhibits, Buy Gifts Missouri Hick Bar B Q Super Smokers BBQ Carthage, MO • Enjoy Rustic Dining and Great Food! 66 Drive-In Theatre Mullally Distributing Co., Inc. Florissant, MO • Open Fri/Sat/Sun April thru Sept • "Budweiser - King of Beers" 3 "C" Incorporated Allan Antiques & Appraisal Service People's Bank •Militaria and Archival Specialists •Your One-Stop Financial Center Carthage Convention & Visitors Bureau River Valley Rod & Custom Car Club Gray Summit, MO • Angels, Antiques, Art & More! •"Still Cruisin 'After All These Years" U-Gas Phillips 66 Historic Route 66 Mini Mall & RJay's Performance Center • Located at Interstate 44 & Hwy 100 Community Building • "Hot Rod Parts -We Ship Worldwide" Roberts-Judson Lumber Powers Museum Harrisonville, MO • Established in 1914 • www.powersmuseum.com 10% off in Shop Miller Mini Storage LLC Rock Fair Tavern White Rose Winery, Restaurant, Bed & • "Home of the Famous Rock Burger" Breakfast • "Fine Wine, Elegant Dining, Unforgettable Bed & Breakfast" www.whiterosebed-breakfast.com Please Visit And Support Our Business Members! SflOW ME ROUTE 66 VOLUME 171 NmVlBER 4

Joplin, MO Lebanon,MO - Continued Osage Beach,MO Cycle Connection City of Lebanon Lake of the Ozarks Harley- Harley-Davidson / BueU • Friendly People. Friendly Place. Davidson Shop • www.cycleconnectionh-d.com www.lebanonmo.org • When Fun is your Destination- Granny Shaffer's Family Restaurant Dowd's Catfish & BBQ House lakeoJtheozarksharley-davidson.com • "Tastes Homemade Cause It Is!" • Great Food at Great Prices on "66" 2728 N. Rangeline Faye's Diner Pacific, MO Granny Shaffer's On the Plaza • "Really Homemade Food" American Legion Post 320 • "Tastes Homemade Cause It Is!" Heartland Antique Mall 7th & Illinois • "Something for Everyone!" Beacon Car Wash Holiday Inn of Joplin 1-44 at Exit 127 8 AM-8 PM • New Homefor Historical Neon Beacon Motel • Ask For Special "Route 66 Assn of MO" Rate! Historic Route 66 Inn Sign Joplin Convention and Visitors Bureau • A Great Place - Right on Route 66 Birdsong Pharmacy «visitjoplinmo.com KFC / A& W Root Beer • Pharmacy, Gifts,Cards, Collectables Joplin Museum Complex • See Our Rt. 66 Photos - 1Blk N. on Jefferson Citizens Bank .A Missouri Ultimate 100 Destination Lindsay Chevrolet / Lindsay Ford Paddoc Liquors • "Where The Trucks Are" on Route 66! City of Pacific • On Old Route 66 at State Line- 417-532-3114 • Est. 1859 - www.pacificmissouri.com Lookfor our Gas Pumps! McDonald's of Lebanon Don Flier Motors Prosperity School Bed & Breakfast • Stop By & See Our Hand Painted Route 66 • "Selling Dodge, Chrysler and Jeep Products • "We Cater to Romantic Couples" Mural on Route 66 for over 25 Years" www.prosperitybnb.com Munger Moss Motel Industrial Technologies, Inc. Richardson's Candy House • Your Home Away From Home- John Heger Realtors / • Watch our Candy Makers-5 Mi S. from www.mungermoss.com Heger & Associates, Inc. Main & 7th ancy Ballhagen's Puzzles Sultan of Smoke • www.missouripuzzle.com McLaren Grading, Inc. • "A Must Stop for the #1 BBQ on Route 66" Ozark Harley-Davidson / Buell The Cobblestone Cafe • Make the Run to Lebanon Pacific Area Chamber of Commerce • Nostalgic Dining - 719 Broadway ozarkharley-da vidson. com • www.pacificchamber.com 417-206-DINE (3463) Regional Radio KJEL 103.7 FM- Pacific "Family" Bowl Transport Distribution Co. (TDC) KBNN750AM • All Aboard! Where The Good Times Roll • Truckin' on 66 - www.gotdc.com • Serving 36 Counties in the Ozarks 636-257-4474 Wilder's Steakhouse Route 66 Museum & Research Center Pacific Partnership • Famousfor Good Things to Eat & Drink • Let Us Display Your Route 66 Collection! • www.oldtownpacific.com Since 1929 Shepherd Hills Factory Outlets RJ's Double Six Saloon • On Rt. 66 Since 1960-www.shephills.com • Great Place for a Burger and a Beer - 2 blocks Kingdom City, MO Starlite Lanes offRoute 66 Nostalgiaville, USA • Where The Fun Begins! Bowl on Historic Ron Sansone Construction, Inc. • "Your 50's & 60's Nostalgia Superstore" Route 66! • Brick, Concrete, & Stone Contractor 636-271-4844 Kirkwood,MO Marshfield, MO Route 66 REALTORS Doc's Harley-Davidson Marshfield Area Chamber of Commerce • www.route66realtors.com 636-271 -6660 • Since 1955-www.docsharleydavidson.com The Great Pacific Coffee Company RVExpress RV Park • For Coffee, Food,Wine & Cold Beer Lake of the Ozarks, MO • State of the art RV Park in Marshfield, MO! 636-257-99lJ Reflections Condominiums See the Route 66 Mural! The Meramec VaUey Current News • Lakefront - Come Play In Our Front Yard Magazine Maryland Heights, MO • "Pacific 50 Hometown Community News Leasburg,MO LeBlanc Insurance & Financial Services Magazine" Skippy's Route 66 Inn • Classic Insurance & Old Time Service • "Good Foodfor Good People" Phillipsburg, MO Niangua,MO Historic Rt. 66 Mall Lebanon,MO iangua Junction • Antiques, Rt. 66 Memorabilia & More! Andy's 417 Restaurant • "See You At The Junction -Where Everyone • "Home of the Hand-Breaded Meets" Rock Hill,MO Pork Tenderloin - Yum!" City of Rock Hill Charlie's Farms & Gardens • www.rockhillmo.com

Please Visit And Support Our Business Members! I l~!J!!!g!)!l 1-lJ~U!:lllll!Jjl{jl1~11~~!J~!!tl Rolla, MO St. James, MO Continued Shelbina, MO City of Rolla Russ & Tina's Auto-Mat LLC • A Warm Welcome and a Cold Drink • Let us help you find that Special Vehicle Federation Map Company Spurgeon's "66" Service • "66" Station on Route 66 Since 1961 Springfield, MO Huddle house #642 St. James Tourist Information Center Best Western Route 66 Rail Haven • Any Meal, Anytime! Open 2417- 573-426-4401 • Discover the Ozarks Best! • Guests Get A True Rt. 66 Experience Since 1938 Johnny's Smoke Stak www.stjamesmissouri.org College Street Body Shop, Inc. • "Famous for Ribs and Burnt ends" 573-364-4838 St. Louis, MO .417-862-4326 Best Body Shop in Town- Memoryville, U.S.A. AAA Auto Club of Missouri Ask My Mom Curtis Enterprises • Visit our Website: memoryvilleusa.com Muffler Mart BarnesGriffin Inc. • www.birthplaceofroute66.com • Route 66 N.ps. Grant Recipient - 2006 Dr. Michael J. Clarke History Phelps County Bank Museum of Ozarks Scouting Chuck-A-Burger Drive In Restaurant .417-883-1636 Archiving SW Missouri Boy Rolla Area Chamber of Commerce • Cruisin 'Capitol of the Midwest since 1957 Scouting Heritage • "Rolla: The Middle of Everywhere" Classic Cars Plus Eslick Enterprises www.rollachamber.org • "Rent A Classic Car" classiccarsforrent.com • David J Eslick, Photographer 417-889-9332 Route 66 Motors & Nostalgia Gifts 636-386-0566 Ingram Enterprises, Inc. • Classic Cars, Collectible Gifts DENT DEVIL of St. Louis Lurvey Properties The Mule Trading Post • Paintless Dent Removal www.dentdevil.com • Route 66 Items, Antiques, Life Size Animals, 636-230-7900 Nonna's Italian American Cafe Knives, & Swords Concrete Ornaments Eat-Rite Diner • "Locally World Famous" 573-364-4711 • Eat-Rite or Don't Eat At All Pizza Inn Totem Pole Trading Post, Inc. Ted Drewes • Best Pizza On Route 661 Groups Always • Antiques, Souvenirs, C-Store "Since 1933" Welcome! Zeno's Steakhouse & Motel Westport Customs and Collision Center Springfield-Greene County • Home of the Famous 120z - Since 1957 • "From Flames to Frames" 314-692-9922 Library Center St. Charles, MO St. Peters, MO Springfield, Missouri Convention & Fast Lane Classic Cars Fords Unlimited Car Club • "We Sell Investments That Accelerate" Visitors Bureau Classic Cars Plus • Birthplace of Route 66 - Springfield, MO St. Robert, MO 1-800-678-8767 • "Rent A Classic Car" classiccarsforrent.com BP of St. Robert - Amoco 636-386-0566 Steak 'n Shake • We Make It Convenient on Route 66 • Famous For Steakburgers & Route 66 St. Charles County, MO City of St. Robert Walnut Street Inn Bed & Breakfast Cruisin Clean Auto Detailing • An Urban Oasis in Downtown Springfield Ehrhardt Properties www.walnutstreetinn.com • If you're Cruisin ... You should be Cruisin Clean! First State Bank - St. Robert Stanton, MO St. Clair, MO Microtel Inn & Suites Antique Toy Museum Lewis Cafe • wwwftwoodhotels.com • A Fun & Exciting Tour Thru the Past • "Home Cooked Meals For Over 65 Years" Pulaski County Tourism Bureau Humanspan Route 66 Car Club • Pulaski County - Missouri's Natural Beauty • "Internet Development & E-commerce sites for • Father's Day Car Show-Call 636-629-5445 Ramada Inn small to mid-sized businesses" Route 66 Cycles • On Historic Route 66 1-800-272-6232 Jesse James Wax Museum • "Slow Down & See Life for What It Is!" Sweetwater Bar-B-Que • World Famous Video Footage of the real Jesse James Route 66 Lumber Co. dba St. Clair • "A taste of the Ozarks " Building Center At 1-44 & Exit 163- Open Daily Meramec Caverns • Open Everyday! Oldest Stop on Route 66 • "Get Your Sticks At Route 66" "The Source" KJPW 102.3 FM / Meramec Caverns Motel 1390 AM St. James, MO • Located on Historic Route 66 4 M Farms and Vineyards Strafford, MO • Original home of Concord Grapes on Route 66 Sedalia,MO Cowan's Route 66 Convenience Johnnies Bar Eddie's Drive-In Keiser Equipment Company • Coldest Beer on Route 66 • Missouri 50 First Drive-In ."40 Years on Route 66" Murdon Concrete Products Stonegate Creative Group • Lookfor our Dripping Faucet Neon Sign! • Nationwide Advertising Agency in the Heart of the Nation 800-785-7698 Please Tell Them You Are A Member Too! I~out~ 55 j.\;)30~lHt1011 OJ !',lts30url Strafford, MO - Continued Waynesville,MO- Continued Springfield, IL Strafford Area Chamber of Commerce Pulaski County Historical Museum Cozy Dog Drive In & Society • "Famous Hot Dog On a Stick" Sullivan, MO • Open Saturdays Only 10-2 PM April thru Sept www.cozydogdrivein.com Harry's Tire Service, Inc. Security Bank of Pulaski County • "Tires are our Business" Staunton, IL Since 1952 011 Route 66 Star Motel DeCamp Junction Inc. Highway 185 Garage • Historic Roadhouse Serving Since 1926 • U-Haul, Chain Saws, Auto & The Old Stagecoach Stop Henry's Route 66 Rabit Ranch / Light Truck Repair • Open Saturdays 10 to 4 April thru Sept Emporium Hoot Owl "The Source" KJPW 102.3 FM / • Rt 661nfo center- www.Henrys Routetiti.com • Copies. Books. Gifts.Etc 1390 AM Native Experience Eco Base Camp • Located on Historic Route 66 KANSAS • Base Camp to Adventure on Route 66 Waynesville-St. Robert Chamber of Route 66 One Stop Commerce Riverton, KS • Get Your Fish 'n Chix on Route 66 • www.waynesville-strobertchamber.com Eisler Bros. Old Riverton Store • A Fun Visit Back In Time www.eislerbros.com Union, MO Webb City,MO Huxel's Auto Repair Bradbury Bishop Deli OKLAHOMA • Used Parts for Old Cars 1940 to 1980 • Visit Our Historic Soda Fountain Claremore, OK Indian Harvest Trade Webb City Area Chamber of Commerce Claremore Convention & Visitors • On Route 66 - www.indianharvesttrade.com Bureau Webb City Historical Society • Claremore, OK www.visitclaremore.org VillaRidge, MO • For More Information 417-673-3000 Bourbeuse VaUeyHarley-Davidson Elk City, OK • Junction of 1-44 & Hwy 50 on Route 66 Wildwood,MO Pin Oak Creek RV Park B. Donovan's Steakhouse Grill ational Route 66 Museum • "Family Fun Camping on Route 66" • -Home of the 'DIRTY' WING- 1-888-474-6625 State Farm Insurance - Warwick, OK Route "66" Storage Mikel Garrett, Agent Seaba Station • Make New Memories on Route While ·636-451-0677 • www.mikelgarrett.com 636-458-5055 66 Tri-County Restaurant Visiting Old Ones • "Good Foodfor 79 Years on Route 66" ILLINOIS CALIFORNIA Wayside / BP Amoco Belleville, IL Lake Arrowhead, CA • "The friendliest store in town" on Route 66 Motor Car Memories Inc. National Historic Route 66 Federation • Route 66 Collectibles 618-398-7001 Waynesville, MO Cave State Cruisers Car Club Litchfield, IL MONTANA ·573-435-9297 The Ariston Cafe Phillipsburg, MT City of Waynesville • "Remember! Where Good Food Is Served" PACCOMFILMS www.66fi1ms.com • Award-winning Rt. 66 Documentaries since Cole-Mahan Enterprises, Inc. Murphysboro, IL 1994. 1-800-786-6695 • Theatre on the Square in Waynesville Silkworm, Inc . • 800-826-0577 www.silkwormink.com For Membership Information on List maintained by Robert Gehl, Route 66 Association of Missouri Director of Membership Services Go To Our Official Website: Updated as of January 2, 2007 www.missouri66.org

Hwy 19 * Cuba, MO 573-885-0043 Hwy 63 * Rolla, MO 573-426-4401 SHOW ME ROUTE 66 VOLUME 17, NUMBER 4 8 from the President's Road Map By Tommy Pike Glenda and I want to apologize for this magazine being He owns a radio station in the city of Zlin. There was so so very late. First, there were the 2006 Holidays, then the much interest in his experiences on Route 66 that he has BIG ice storm on January 12, and a little later Glenda had now formed the Czech Route 66 Association with the intent some health problems. We were without power after the ice of educating his countrymen (and women) about the storm for 13 very long, dark, cold days and had a lot of Mother Road and also to encourage them to travel it. damage to the trees at both properties we have. Our big Zdenek ask me to invite everyone to view his web site pin oak in our front yard lost many limbs and damaged www.r66.cz Of course, you won't be able to read our electrical service when they fell. In addition to the the text but you will find it easy to understand the site freezer and refrigerator food in the house, we lost a and there is a short summary in English and German. huge freezer offood that was in the garage. Of Zdenek speaks very good English and stated he would course, this all had to be listed, priced and ....st'~~=~ look forward to any ideas, suggestions, critique and disposed of. I did not think the tree and or news you might want to forward him. You may yard clean up and hauling off of debris email [email protected] would ever be finished. Bryant Business Congratulations also go to Carolyn Hasenfratz, Graphics who print our magazine also Director ofIntemet Services for our Association. suffered power outage and computer In the January 2007 issue of Southern Living problems due to the ice storm. It was very magazine, our Association web site was hard to think of anything else except just mentioned along with those of Oklahoma and getting over the ice damage and getting our Texas in the Readers' Choice Awards section as a property cleaned up. I know others have also source of information for a Route 66 Scenic Drive. gone through times like this so we hope everyone The other two scenic drives mentioned were the Blue Ridge will understand why the magazine is late and have patience Parkway in North Carolina and the Natchez Trace Parkway with us while we strive to get back on schedule. in Mississippi. Route 66 was among great company. This When we were able to get our computer back on line, we was a very good endorsement and promotion for our part of found an email from Zdenek Jurasek of the Czech the Mother Road. Republic, Europe. Some of you may remember him. Glenda and I would welcome any suggestions or Zdenekrode his bicycle the full length of the Route in 1998. comments you might have about the magazine. We would He then wrote a little book called "Route 66-Along the also welcome any articles you have for publication Main Street of America on Bicycle" about his experiences consideration. Please contact us at 417-865-1318 or by and impressions. He has been back to travel Route 66 again email [email protected] and has attended two of the John Steinbeck Award events. ------UPCOMING MEETING DATES FOR ASSOCIATION Diane Warhover, Association Vice-President, has announced the meeting dates and locations for the next meetings of The Route 66 Association of Missouri. Please mark your calendars now so you can make plans to attend. Details will be sent as usual before each meeting date and you can check our web site www.missouri66.org Call Diane at 314-965-5751 with questions or suggestions for future meeting locations. She also would appreciate ideas and contacts for any programs or program subjects that members would be interested in. Upcoming meeting dates and locations are as follows:

July 14, 2007 - Front Porch Route 66 Diner, Carterville, MO November 10, 2007 - The Great Pacific Coffee Company, Pacific, MO January 12, 2008 - Gary's (Dowd's) Catfish & Bar-B-Q, Lebanon, MO RVExpress RV Park

1469 Spur Drive (Junction of Hwy 38 & Interstate 44) Marshfield, MO 65706

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Mexican food at Mi Tia, Weatherford. Was a straight drive In other issues of Show the rest ofthe way and we entered Texas. Fran and Carolyn Me Route 66, we have picked up passports at Shamrock. We stopped at as many followed several Route 66 places as possible to get them stamped. We visited the Big road trips of Jane Dippel Cross at Groom. Then arrived at the Big Texan for the and her friends. We also got to share in the first night. Fred Zander and Dan Oberle were there. Dan went Route 66 road tripfor Max to the Big Texan Opery. The rest ofthe group ate together. Dippel, Jane's grandson. Now Jane is going to give Amarillo, TX to Tucumcari, NM -- June 21,2006 us a short look at her trip last June to Albuquerque, We saw Becky Ransom at the Big Texan this morning. New Mexico, for the 2006 While talking to her, Tommy and Glenda Pike walked in. Route 66 Festival and What a reunion for us. Again the whole gang plus Fred met Awards Banquet. Then at the Mid Point Cafe, Adrian, Texas. All of us signed Max is going to tell us Fran's Houser's new truck. We snooped around the ruins; about his second Route 66 took pictures and I found a cap gun that works at Glenrio. experience. All pictures courtesy of Jane and Max Off on the dirt to San Jon, New Mexico, and a visit to the Dippel except where San Jon Motel where we met the new owners. We doubled stated. back from here and took paved 66 to Bard, New Mexico. We snooped around the old establishment here and then on to Endee, New Mexico, where we took pictures of the cafe sign. Drove back to San Jon and into Tucumcari. We checked in at the Pow Wow. Had dinner at Dell's. It was The Trip To Albuquerque: very good. We talked with the manager of the Pow Wow bar for a little while. Carolyn and Fran went By Jane Dippel dane, Fran and Carolyn on a neon tour. ?? St. Louis, MO to Stroud, OK -- June 19,2006 . etttet\t.· Carolyn (Hasenfratz) arrived at my house and shortly we {t{\"ef~~tt,~~. were on the road to Cuba to pick up Fran (Eickhoff). '\lbO{tf{\l S{tt\ Carolyn left her jeep at Fran's and rode with "e oSbtt\ ~ote , her. We drove I-44 to Rangeline, in Joplin, ~e~ ~ S{tt\)O where we picked up 66. We had a good sof visit with Scott Nelson at Eisler Bros. in Riverton, Kansas. On to Miami, Oklahoma, and lunch at Waylon's Ku-Ku Burger. We were in a hurry so made very few stops -- just drove along and enjoyed 66. Made a brief stop at the Shoe Tree so Fran and Carolyn could see the new sign. Checked into the Best Western at Stroud, Oklahoma for the night. Dinner was at the Rock Cafe and had a short visit with (owner) Dawn Welch.

Stroud, OK to Amarillo, TX -- June 20, 2006 We left Stroud at 9:30 AM and hoped to see Sue Preston at Seba Station. She was closed. We stropped at Lucille's to look at the progress. It looks good. We saw the new roadhouse named Lucille's at Weatherford. Had great 11 SHOW ME ROUTE 66 VOLUME 171 NUMBER 4

Tucumcari, M to Albuqu rque, NM -- June 22, 2006 excited. We went to dinner at Anita's in old town with 66 Leaving Tucumcari Landrunner and Meli a Turmel pa ed friends. Grandma Jane and I walked around the plaza. I had us, honked and stopped. We had a 66 chat with them. We a long wim at the pool and met more people. took pictures and explored at Montoya and Newkirk. We had lunch at the Sun and Sand, Santa Rosa where Fred Albuquerque, NM to Gallup, M -- June 25,2006 joined us again.We took a ide trip to see Victor Flores at Grandma Jane went to the egroup breakfast and Mom and I Puerto De Luna. We visited his old house and the church ate in the hotel dinning room this morning. We left the hotel there. The manager recognized me at Clines Comers and I and headed for Gallup. We looked at the Rio Puerco Bridge introduced him to Carolyn and Fran. We left a membership and had to enter 1-40 until we exited at Mesita. At Paraje, we blank for our As ociation with him. Then we checked into headed to Sky City. Dale was our guide and I learned many the Hotel Albuquerque. We attended the barbeque and things from her. There were three pass ways to the City and vi ited with our 66 friends until the early morning hours. the Acoma people hoped this would keep them safe from their enemies. I took lots of pictures and Mom bought Albuquerque, M -- June 23, 2006 pottery. Back on 66 and we met Mary Trask who lives in I spent most of this day working at the Mis ouri Association San Fidel. I played with her dogs. At the Continental booth. Dan, Fran and I did take a special trip to the ca tle at Divide, I bought a kachina from the native store. I learned Edgewood. We all know the men who own the property and how the water flows either to the Atlantic or Pacific Ocean had a wonderful vi it with them. We got ready for the from thi point. We checked into the EIRancho in Gallup banquet and found seats with the Missouri group. I won the for two nights. We had dinner at the hotel with friend Jim Mother Road Person of the YearAward and what can I ay.I Thole from St. Louis. I went swimming. Mom and was in complete shock. As I type this, I still can't believe it. Grandma Jane talked with 66 friend Helen and Harry Baker The banquet was long but extremely nice. I visited and Michael Campanelli and his wife, while I swam. Uncle with 66 friends long into the night after the Leonard (Grandma Jane's brother) arrived from banquet. C Phoenix. • Q,J'I'/.; eQI' .eq..o- () eJv. °Oq :>4'~

Gallup,NM-- June 26,2006 Max We had breakfast at the hotel and then left for Chief Yellow Hor e. All of us stood with one foot in ew Mexico and one My Second lons Trip on 66 in Arizona. I bought a buffalo nickel. We bought more tuff By Max Dippel, age 7"h years at The Big Tepee. Then drove to Allantown, Arizona, and bought more stuff at Chee's Indian Store. Thi tore carries Albuquerque, NM -- June 24, 2006 all avajo good . Back to the EIRancho for lunch. Then I arrived in Albuquerque Saturday evening (by plane) with Mom,Uncle Leonard, and I went to the Dairy Queen for a Mom. We found our room and then found Grandma Jane. treat. We rested and then went to the Indian dances. I loved She was excited to tell us she won an award. It is Mother them all but my favorites were the Eagle and Hoop dances. Road Person of the Year Award. Mom and I got really Dinner was at the hotel where I met Mr. Ortega who owns SHOW ME ROUTE 66 VOLUME 17, NUMBER 4 12

the hotel. He talked to us and I had my Tucumcari east 66. We took lots of pictures. It is made of taken with him. I went swimming wood and looks very old. Checked into the Pow Wow at tonight. st01e. Tucumcari and went to Tepee Curios. I bought a kachina. di{\" Dinner was at the 's 1" ;.~ motel and I had C\\eeo ~", ~ a> {\t ;.\\{\"t another long SWIm.

Max at Richardson's Store, Montoya, NM

Max at Tepee Curios, ':t- .; 1 ~oS Tucumcari,NM ••....._,...• .."...'i .... . o~"e' \ {\"d 'JII"" g{\' te ~' ~~1.01t~ S;. ~o ~~. "d ~~IIote \\tll" ~~a> {\ \\0 G{\ \"~ It{\''c {\"t, f,\ ltest{\tl1 Tucumcari, NM to Amarillo, TX -- June 29,2006 Gallup, NM to Albuquerque, NM -- June 27,2006 After a nice relaxing morning at the motel, we jumped on 66 We left the El Rancho early so we could drop Mom off at the to San Jon and continued to Glenrio on dirt 66. I got excited airport in Albuquerque. Uncle Leonard left for Phoenix. when I saw four elk while driving. We met a man traveling Grandma Jane slowed down after that. We went to 66 in Glenrio from Indiana. I took pictures of long horn Edgewood to visit the Castle. I took pictures. Lunch was at steer and their calves. We had lunch at the Mid Point with the El Comedore, Moriarty, New Mexico. Our two next Jerry from Oregon. I loved the pictures of his cats. Jerry important stops were Clines Comers and Flying C. We had works at a cat shelter and that impressed me. We talked fudge at Clines Comers. We checked into our room in with Fran and Brady while they waited on us. Brady took Santa Rosa and then had dinner at Sun and Sand. I went me out to sign the truck and visit with the horse and goat. swimming after dinner. Off then to Vega and a quick visit with Linda Drake at the Chamber. We had treats at the Dairy Queen. The Big Texan Santa Rosa, NM to Tucumcari, NM -- June 28, 2006 was next and I went for a long swim. We dressed and went After breakfast, we went to Puerto De Luna to visit our to the restaurant. I did a lot of shooting in the shooting friend Victor Flores. We looked at his historic house and gallery, ate dinner, listened to music and went to the gift then I played with the cats and lambs. Next, I took pictures shop. I took lots of pictures of the rattle snake in the gift of the old chapel at Santa Rosa. Soon, we were off to Park shop. Lake where I swam and played on the water slide for three hours. We had lunch at the Silver Moon. At exit 284, at the Amarillo, TX to Clinton, OK -- June 30, 2006 old Frontier Bar and Museum, we found a couple with car After leaving The Big Texan, we drove to Conway for trouble. Grandma Jane said she would try to send someone breakfast at the Family Restaurant. I saw the Big Cross in for them. No one had a cell phone. At Cuervro, we found Groom and we mailed cards and took pictures of where the no one. At Newkirk, the man at the store dialed the New old reptile ranch was inAllenreed. The sign there says, "We Mexico police and had Grandma Jane explain where the don't have a dinosaur". McLean, Texas and the Devil's people were. They said help would come right away. We Rope Museum was next. This is a favorite place of mine celebrated by having ice cream. The gates were open at and I took lots of pictures. Lunch was at the Windmill Richardson's Store, Montoya, so we went in and made a Restaurant in Texola. This town is almost a ghost town, so great discovery. On the porch was a sign that said, AAA we looked all around it. We stopped to see Harley and SHOW ME ROUTE 66 VOLUME 171 NUMBER 4 ~r~6 Alb ue~ e Annabelle Russell at the Sandhills Curiosity Shop in Erick, found). I took a picture of the Pony Bridge and the Lake Oklahoma. They sang for us and Harley and I had our Overholser Bridge. We met Emily Priddy and Dawn picture taken with our missing teeth. We had fun.Then we Welch (owner of the Rock Cafe) at the Rock Cafe for checked into our motel in Clinton and went straight to the dinner. Dawn signed my Car's poster. Emily painted the 66 Museum. Pat Smith, who runs the Museum, gave us a new Shoe Tree sign that I will hang my shoes on tomorrow. wonderful tour. Bob Waldmire came in and signed my I had a very long swim with lots of kids tonight. Car's poster. He sat with me and told me how I should carry on the 66 tradition and how to take care of the earth. He Stroud, OK to Springfield, MO -- July 02, 2006 g a v erne some wild life pictures he drew. I liked Bob. Breakfast at the Rock Cafe and then I hung my shoes on the B a ck to the motel for dinner and a swim. Shoe Tree. I like the new sign Emily painted. On through Tulsa and we stopped at Catoosa so I could play on the Blue Whale. We met Mr. Davis who told us about his Dad building the whale for his Mom. I bought sparklers from the stand at the Blue Whale. AtFoyil, Oklahoma, I learned about Andy Payne who won the Bunion Derby race on 66. A visit to Totem Pole park and I bought a shirt. At Afton Station, I met Laurel Kane. She gave us toilet paper. I thought that funny. On to the Buffalo Ranch and into Miami for lunch at Waylon's Ku- Ku Burger. The we drove the 13 miles in Kansas and hopped on 1-44 at Joplin. We stopped at Ozark Village and found roll caps for my gun. I was really excited. Checked into the Rail Haven and I went swimming. Tonya Pike and her friend Justin visited with Grandma Jane while I swam.

Springfield, MO to St. Louis, MO -- July 03, 2006 We slept very late this morning. At last got off to visit Exotic Animal Paradise. We had so much fun. We had our Clinton, OK to Stroud, OK-- July 01, 2006 lunch after the tour. I am very sad to hear it will close. I ask We ate breakfast at Cherokee Trading Post and then looked Grandma Jane to stay on 66 for the rest of the trip. We had a at all the things they sell. Off and on to 66 to Oklahoma malt at the Circle Restaurant in Burbon. It was so good. City where I wanted to tour the Capitol. It was closed, so We both had brain freeze from them. We arrived home and we cruised to Arcadia and had lunch at Hillbillee's. I liked unpacked. I shot my cap gun for Mom and gave her the it there. Then we looked at fireworks and toured the Round Afton Station toilet paper. We will be on the road again in Barn. We hit all the fireworks stands going to Stroud to August for a trip to Zeno's in Rolla look for rolled caps for my cap gun (Grandma Jane had

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By Kip Welborn, IIiMotor Tour Co-Chairperson ~"ryMOTORTOUR

On behalf of the Route 66 Association of Missouri and the Motor Tour Committee, I wish to extend a BIG thank you to all who joined us on the 17thAnnual Route 66 Association of Missouri Motor Tour, and helped to make the tour a success! We were able to see some wonderful places in Illinois, cross the Chain of Rocks Bridge, cruise Route 66 through St. Louis, have a wonderful evening at Meramec Caverns, and revisit some of the great places that The Ice Cream Man, Litchfield, IL.. Photo by Kip Welborn. remain along Route 66 in Missouri and Illinois. This year, Route 66 the Skyview Drive Inn. there were over 50 cars that joined us on the Motor Tour, On Saturday morning, we lined up behind the and 76 people joined us for the midpoint dinner at Meramec Comfort Inn and headed down Route 66! After cruising Caverns. past the many 66 sites in Litchfield, including the Ariston Cafe, the Vie Suhlings "Gas For Less" sign, and the Route 66 Cafe, the tour proceeded South to Mt. Olive. There we got to pay homage to one of the truest Americans that ever lived, Mary Harris Jones. She is buried at the UMW cemetery at Mt. Olive. Because of her, coal miners were given rights they never would have had, and child labor laws were passed to insure that 14 year olds were not allowed to do the backbreaking work of an adult.

Registration at Comfort Inn, Litchfield, Mother Jones IL. Photo by Kent Sanderson. Memorial at the UMW Cemetery at The tour commenced on Friday night at the Mt. Olive, IL. Comfort Inn in Litchfield, n. The folks at the Comfort Inn Photo by were extremely accommodating and helped make the Kip Welborn. opening night festivities special. At the Comfort Inn, we got a chance to catch up with our 66 friends and folks who came from as far away as Maine, Northern Wisconsin, and Texas. But that was just the start of the festivities! We also got a chance to have some great ice cream courtesy of The Ice Cream Man, where Scott Chandler and his staff were awesome. After filling up on ice cream, we got to see a drive in movie at one ofthe few remaining drive ins on 15 SHOW ME ROUTE 66 VOLUME 17, NUMBER 4

The tour then stopped at Soulsby's gas station--the and have done a wonderful job with the bridge, and the trek trek made easier thanks to the Mt. Olive police -where we across the bridge, with 55 of your best friends, was a great were able to see one of the first gas stations to be opened on experience. Route 66, a gas station that was kept open well into the 80's. After we crossed the bridge, some of the tourgoers bypassed St. Louis but the vast majority took route 66 through the City ofSt. Louis and St. Louis County. The tour through St. Louis, as I had hoped, went off without a hitch, and we got to do what many folks who have traveled the road "from Chicago to LA" have not --take Route 66 past Calvary and Bellefontaine Cemeteries, through downtown St. Louis, past the Southside Bank and on to a treat at Ted Drewes. I was so glad people enjoyed the tour through St. Louis; a lot of people try to avoid St. Louis, and I wanted folks to see that there is a lot you are missing if you do! From St. Louis, the tour proceeded west, stopping at Route 66 State Park and various poker run stops, including a stop at Route 66 Cycles between St. Clair and Staunton, where the owner provided some true Route 66 hospitality. Tour at Soulsby's Gas Station, Mt. Olive, IL. The tour continued west from Route 66 Cycles to its mid Photo by Kent Sanderson. point destination at Meramec Caverns. There, we were From Mt. Olive, the tour proceeded South to treated to an excellent dinner courtesy of Judith Martin and Staunton IL and Rich Henry's Rabbit Ranch. There, Rich her staff. We also celebrated the so" birthday of Route 66 and Linda offered their usual high level of hospitality. We with a beautiful birthday cake prepared by Dawn Robey and got to see Rich's newest "rabbit" (of the 9 foot variety), his the staff at the Sullivan Wal Mart. After the dinner, many of collection of Campbell 66 trucks, and the Stanley Cour- Tel signs, which he agreed to "take in" so that they could be preserved for present and future generations to enjoy. From Staunton, the Tour passed through Hamel and Edwardsville and Mitchell and on to the Chain of Rocks Bridge. Enroute, we got to stop at Scotty's in Hamel and the Luna in Mitchell, meeting some wonderful people while picking some cards to fill our poker run sheets. Any time you get a chance to cross the Chain of Rocks Bridge is a treat, but crossing it in your vehicle is a must for any Route 66 traveler. Kevin Keach at Trailnet made it possible for us to do just that! When I called him, I doubted that we would be allowed to do so, but Kevin was completely agreeable and helped us get across the bridge without a problem. The folks at Trailnet are great people One excellent birthday cake. Photo by Kip Welborn. us took our places by the bonfire, where we were able to share their stories of the day and our experiences along Route 66, and watch my daughter atalie try her hand at roasting marshmallows. It is moments like these, unscheduled, uncomp licated, and full of great conversation, that make motor tours something special!

For More Information on Route 66 Association of Missouri Tour crossing the Chain of Rocks Bridge from the Go To Our Official Website: Illinois side. Photo by Kip Welborn. www.missouri66.org SHOW ME ROUTE 66 VOLUME 17, NUMBER 4 16 arrangements with law enforcement from Meramec On Sunday, the tour proceeded west from Meramec Caverns to the Mule Trading Post, and Carolyn Hasenfratz, Caverns, caravan style. Thanks to law enforcement in who designed the excellent T-shirts, dash plaques and many of the towns along the way, the caravan proceeded decals, and, of course, to our Association President, smoothly from Meramec Caverns to the Mule Trading Tommy Pike and his wife Glenda. A big thank: you also Post. There, we got to take in a real Route 66 style trading goes out to Kirk Johnson, who set things up with the SkyView Drive Inn; the City of Litchfield, especially Tonya Flannery and Kris Skinner, the folks at Trailnet, all the businesses who assisted with the Poker Run, and the gracious hosts at Meramec Caverns. The 80th anniversary tour was definitely something special! But don't fret if you didn't make it...there's always the 2007 Motor Tour to look forward to, and details will be forthcoming in the not too distant future ....till then, safe travels to al1!

Natalie Welborn horsin around at the Mule Trading Post. Photo by Kip Welborn. post and pick up a few mementos from the road. From the Mule, we proceeded west at our own pace to the Country Kitchen in St. Robert, where we broke bread together and commemorated the end of a very successful tour. Like all great Motor Tours, the 17th Annual Route 66 Association of Missouri Motor Tour was successful because of the people who put it together. A big thank you goes out to the Motor Tour Committee: Tonya Pike, who drafted the press release; Kent and Mary Sue Sanderson, who put together the great driving instructions; Gary Hoselton and co chair Jane Dippel, who put together an excel1ent poker run; Robert Schulz, who guided people through St. Louis; Fran A 1937 Oldsmobile owned by Edward & Gerry Davis, St. Louis MO, Eickhoff, who set up the Sunday Caravan and made participating in the 2006 Motor Tour. Photo by Kip Welborn.

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bend in the middle begins during the ice age. Thousands of It's a spring day in 1970. A years ago, the Mississippi ran further east in present day boy laughs with the other Illinois. The waters flowed through soft sediment. The river children at the Russell School changed course as the glaciers receded, running through picnic, taking place at the more resistant bedrock. The hard limestone below the Chain of Rocks Fun Fair surface formed a natural "Chain of Rocks." Native Amusement Park. He looks at Americans were the first to cross the river here, stepping the old bridge below spanning across the rocks when the river was low. the . Why are Children on the bridge today often point to the two there no cars on it? Why is structures in the river below the span and ask if they are there a bend in the middle? Are castles. They are actually intake towers for the water works. those castles in the river below The structure most resembling a castle is Tower Number the bridge? One. Designed by Now it's 1979. The same boy William S. Eames is a teenager with a disregard i nth e for "no trespassing" signs. Late Romanesque at night, he sneaks under a style, it was fence and over a pile of rubble constructed in blocking the bridge. Teenagers 1894. A dike once hang out and sneak smokes, ran out to the dangling their feet through tower, providing holes in the pavement. A few access. Intake years later, he cringes when he Tower Number recognizes it subbing for post- Two is the shorter apocalyptic New York in a structure, cheesy movie. designed to Finally, on a June day in resemble a 1996, he is able to speak a few Roman villa. It words as the bridge is reborn. was designed by He smiles as joggers and Roth and Study, bicyclists enjoy the cool and constructed in breezes, and the sound of 1915. Crews who laughter again is heard over the operated the Chain of Rocks Bridge. I'm the intake control boy who grew up fascinated by equipment used to the Route 66 landmark and the live there. mysteries surrounding it. Let's Left to Right: Lois Linkul (Carolyn Hasenfratz's mother), clear some ofthose up. Edith Linkul holding Marilyn Li'nkul (Carolyn's grandmother and aunt) with intake tower in background. The Bridge Circa 1949. Photo from Hasenfratz archives and courtesy The story of the Chain of of Carolyn Hasenfratz: Rocks Bridge and its 24 degree SHOW ME ROUTE 66 VOLUME 17, NUMBER 4 18

The bridge was promoted by St. Louis contractor John L. Democrat. There was no special ceremony as John R. Scott, Scott Jr., and his brother, John J. Scott. They were both president of the association which sponsored the project, described as "experienced railroad men." A bill seeking a gave the order for the barricades to be removed shortly after charter for the "Kingshighway-Chain of Rocks Bridge" was 2 p.m. The Globe reported that 99 cars crossed during the introduced in Congress on February 7, 1927. The first two hours. A toll of$.35 was charged for each vehicle newspapers reported that the bridge would join "The with another nickel for each passenger. The $2,500,000 Riverside Boulevard with the Springfield-Chicago Hard structure was originally painted silver, "which shining in the Road." The promoters obtained land on the former Levelle sunshine, makes it visible for many miles." Estate for the Missouri approach. A new four mile roadway lined with beautiful elm trees The original design crossed the river at an angle, which connected the electrically lit bridge with Illinois State would make even more difficult for boats to navigate Highway 3 to Alton or Illinois Route 4 (U. S. 66) to Staunton, through the treacherous rocks while battling a current of 8 Springfield and Chicago. Route 66 did not cross the Chain miles per hour. The Corps of Engineers demanded that the of Rocks Bridge at that time. Federal law prohibited U.S. bridge face the main channel on the Illinois side straight on. routes from crossing private toll bridges. U.S. 66 used the So, the 24 degree bend was necessary to make landfall on Municipal (later the MacArthur) Bridge. An "Optional 66" the promoter's property in Missouri. Given the speeds and route used the McKinley. But promoters were confident that vehicle sizes of 1929, such a bend would not have been tolls would make them a tidy profit. They were wrong. In considered a hazard. As you walk across the bridge, try to 1929, there was no easy by-pass route around St. Louis. imagine what it must have been like for drivers of huge 50's State Highway 77 (later 66 and today's I-270/Dunn Road) vehicles or tractor trailers to negotiate the bend facing was not complete between the bridge and Bridgeton Station oncoming traffic. Road. (Now Lindbergh) Until Highway 77 opened in April Despite a blinking yellow light at the bend, it was the scene 1933, mostly dirt roads (Hall, Mehl and Taylor) traversed of several horrific crashes. On January 11, 1938, two trucks sparsely populated North St. Louis County. Travel guides cqllided head on. St. Louis firefighters had to lay V2 mile of said the 66 route through downtown was the most direct. hose to fight the flames. In August of 1961, two 10-foot wide house trailers happened to meet right at the bend. The drivers halted, and traffic began backing up. Other motorists got out and began coaching the sweating drivers, who maneuvered the trailers inches at a time until they were side ~n. by side with one inch clearance between them. It took nearly SAVE TIME an hour for traffic to clear. Eliminate Traffic Congestion The American Bridge Company began work in October, via

1927, and plans called for completion in October, 1928. But AU Sledrie Lighted Route from Mitchell to Center of St. Loui. high water on the Mississippi caused delays. Tragedy struck Poltow uC1uUn 01 Rocks Rouu" M.rkcn _.-...,-.. -y-•...•.-~.. on January 30, 1929, when iron worker Walter Lewis - McKee of Victoria, MO fell from a pier and drowned. McKee attempted to swim to a nearby boat, but was weighed down by his tools. For the next 30 years, someone anonymously placed flowers on the bridge each Memorial Day. In 1959, workers found a note attached, explaining that the flowers were placed there in honor of McKee by his mother, sister and brothers. Two more workers lost their POINTS OF INTEREST lives on June 29, 1929. Raymond Copelin and John Kelly IN ST. LOUIS plunged to their deaths. The Globe-Democrat reported that they were removing a "false tower" under the middle of the bridge when a cable broke and the tower toppled into the Map promoting bridge released in 1929, deceptively river. The last span was swung into place on June 24, 1929. doesn't show how Route 66 actually crossed the The bridge is made up of 11 Warren Truss Sections, three Mississippi via the McKinley Bridge. Courtesy of Joe longer sections over the river, 3 shorter sections on the Sonderman. Missouri side, and 5 shorter sections on the Illinois side. The lack of traffic coupled with the arrival of the Great On July 20, 1929, "Missouri and Illinois shook hands Depression forced the ownership group to place the bridge again across the father of waters" according to the Globe- into receivership. The collapse wiped out $1,000,000,000 in • 19 SHOW ME ROUTE 66 VOLUME 171 NUMBER 4

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capitalization. On March 19, 1932 the re-organized Many Route 66 towns have had the misfortune of being bondholders, know known as the Kingshighway Bridge bypassed. The canal and lock and dam, completed in 1953, Company, bought the bridge at auction for $600,000. They actually bypassed the Mississippi River! The Corps of were the only bidders. Seven years after the bridge went Engineers dumped huge boulders in the river below the into receivership, the firm offered to sell it to the City ofSt. Chain of Rocks, creating a low water dam to ensure the Louis. Mayor Bernard F. Dickmann wasn't interested. water level would remain high enough in the canal and Madison Mayor Robert Dron backed a plan for his city to locks. The old rocks that once caused so much trouble are buy the bridge. It proved to be a heated issue in the election only visible today on the Missouri side. of 1939, but a pro-bridge slate led by Drone won. Madison On June 22, 1952, the bridge was the first stop for a took over on June 13, 1939, paying $2,271,000 for the caravan crossing the country to dedicate Route 66 as the bridge, which is not actually within the city limits. The Will Rogers Highway and promote the movie "The Will Bridge is 4.8 miles away, thus barely adhering to federal Rogers Story." Route 66 has actually been known as the law stating that a municipality can not own a bridge more Will Rogers Highway since at least the mid 1930's. than five miles away. It quickly became known as "The Golden Goose of Madison." Tolls from the bridge brought in profits of up to $700,000 per year, providing about 113of the city revenue. During some ofthe halcyon years of Route 66, Madison residents paid no city taxes. During the 1940's, the Mayor was paid $550 a month to be the bridge "caretaker," and the bridge also provided "jobs" for other city officials, relatives and their cronies.

Card mailed in 1936, shows Route 66 already known as Will Rogers Highway. Postcard courtesy Joe Sonderman. In 1955, the mainline of Route 66 was moved to take advantage of new Interstate construction on what is now 1- 55170 on the East St. Louis side, crossing the Veteran's (now Martin Luther King) Bridge. The Chain of Rocks Bridge section was designated "By-pass 66," a designation it Entrance to the bridge 1940's. Postcard courtesy of Joe Sonderman. carried until 1965. Plans were unveiled for a new bridge Traffic increased greatly once the Route 66 shields finally 800 yards to the north in 1959, and the newspapers declared went up. On June 17, 1935 Route 66 was re-routed from that the old bridge was headed for the scrap heap. "Edwardsville, Mitchell to a bridge over the Mississippi Before 1-270 was completed, the Chain of Rocks was west of Mitchell. Missouri is changed to read: Beginning at carrying 11,000 vehicles each day. But at 2 pm on the Mississippi River west to Pattonville (now Bridgeton), September 2, 1966, traffic began using the new 1-270 then to coincide with U.S. 61 to a point south of Kirkwood. " bridge. The toll taker on the old bridge said business The original silver paint job must have been at least dropped by 80% within minutes. Before long, just 100 partially replaced with red. Because Globe Democrat files vehicles per day used it; mostly refuse trucks headed for a show that on June 2, 1942, the War Department notified the dump or residents of Chouteau Island and Mitchell. City of Madison that "portions of the bridge painted red Madison continued to charge tolls until the Missouri were too visible from the air." The government set a Highway Department filed suit, complaining the village deadline of three months for the bridge to be repainted had made some $7,000,000 in profit and was earning green. On December 2, 1949, a new 1.6 mile section of $90,000 annually in interest on a $2.5 million surplus fund. Route 66 opened on the Illinois side, including a new bridge Federal law stated that only tolls needed for operation of the over the Corps of Engineers Chain of Rocks Canal Proj ect. bridge could be charged. A newspaper headline read "Anybody Want to Buy a Bridge?" as Madison sought to revelry created a dangerous ituation. Two teens fell from unload the former Golden Goose. On February 26, 1970, the bridge and drowned within a few weeks of each other in the bridge was closed, supposedly so a hole could be the fall of 1981. In another incident that year, a 16-year old repaired. It never re-opened to vehicles. Before long, it was girl plunged off the span, but somehow managed to swim to being used to dump abandoned vehicles and trash. Massive one of the intake towers.St. Louis Police launched a barricades of concrete and debris were piled up at both the crackdown on trespassers, to almost no avail. Then, an Missouri and Illinois ends to keep people off the bridge, but unimaginable tragedy turned the bridge into a symbol of itproved to be a magnet for teens. We just shimmied under horror. the fence and over the ten-foot-tall pile to stroll on the On April 4, 199120-year-oldJulieKerryandher 19-year- bridge late at night, never even considering the danger. old sister Robin brought their cousin, Thomas Cummins to Proposals ranged from having Army demolition teams the bridge. The youths planned an innocent night out to blow up the span for practice to turning it into a flea market. show their cousin a poem the girls had spray painted on the In 1975, plans were announced to turn the old bridge into an bridge. Another group of youths was already on the bridge, entertainment complex, including a six-story hotel, a with much more malevolent intent. Marlin Gray, Reginald marina and shops. The short-lived scheme called for the Clemons, Clemon's cousin, Antonio Richardson and Daniel bridge to be coated with glow in the dark paint! Irwin Allen, Winfrey had spent the evening drinking beer and smoking the producer of such disaster flicks as "The Poseidon dope, when Gray suggested a trip to the bridge. They were Adventure" and "Towering Inferno," indicated interest in headed back to their vehicles after smoking more dope"on firming his latest epic, "The Night the Bridge Fell Down," the bridge, when Richardson remembered he had left a on the old span. That plan fell through, but the bridge would flashlight behind. soon have a starring role in another movie. Sometime after 11:25 p.m., the two groups met on the In the summer of 1980, director John Carpenter was bridge and chatted. Gray showed Cummins and the Kerry looking for a spot to film "Escape From ew York." The sisters a way to climb down a manhole to one of the piers. movie would be set in 1997, a time when the U.S. Gray remarked to Cummins that it would be a good place to Government has erected a wall around Manhattan, turning be alone with a woman. The groups went their separate it into a maximum security prison. When Air Force One ways after a few minutes, but Clemons suggested that the crashes on the island, the feds turns to a one-eyed World group should rob the Kerrys and their cousin. Gray added War Three hero convicted of trying to rob a federal reserve that he felt like hurting someone. At the bend in the middle bank. "Snake Pliskin," played by Kurt Russell, is offered a of the bridge, Cummins wa ordered to lie down and pardon if he can rescue the pre ident (Donald Pleasance) threatened with death if he moved. The heartless thugs from "The Duke of ew York," played by Isaac Hayes. raped the two isters, and then shoved them off the bridge. Carpenter faced a big problem with the production. Where Julie's body was found three weeks later in the river, far to could he find a setting that could pass for an urban jungle the south in Pemiscot County, Missouri. Robin's body was abandoned to the crazies? Why St. Louis, of course! Burned never found. Cummins struggled to shore, and Police out parts of the near North Side filled in for Manhattan, and initially treated him as a suspect. a run-down Union Station served as Madison Square Gray was executed on October 26, 2005. Winfrey, who Garden for a big fight scene. was 15 at the time of the murders, made a deal with The Chain of Rocks Bridge would portray the "69th Street authorities. He testified against the others and is now Bridge," over which Pliskin and the president must outrun serving 30 years in prison. Richardson pleaded guilty to one the bad guys to get to rescuers waiting at the wall. It took a count of first degree murder, one count of econd degree month to construct a "wall" at the west end. Old cars and murder and two counts of forcible rape. He was sentenced debris were scattered on the bridge, which in the movie was to death, but received life in prison on a technicality. peppered with mines. Adrienne Barbeau plays Maggie, one Clemons was sentenced to death in April 1993. He won an of Snake's allies, who breaths her last in memorable fashion appeal, only to have a court reinstate the death sentence. In on the historic bridge. The camera crews left after four days April 2006, Clemons was one ofthree inmates to file a suit, offilming, and old bridge again stood abandoned. claiming Missouri's method of execution via lethal Youngsters climbing out onto the bridge for drunken injection constitutes cruel and unusual punishment. 21 SHOW ME ROUTE 66 VOLUME 17, NUMBER 4

claiming Missouri's method of execution via lethal link in a bi-state trail system, connecting to the St. Louis injection constitutes cruel and unusual punishment. Riverfront Trail in Missouri and the MCT Confluence Trail in Illinois. It's a growing network, between the , Pere Marquette State Park near Grafton, Illinois and the at St. Charles. Many special events take place on the bridge during the summer, including Route 66 events and car shows. There are several bicycle rides, walks and runs. Eagle Days in January bring big crowds out, braving the cold and toting binoculars, telescopes and expensive photography equipment. For more information, visit The Confluence website at http://www.confluencegreenway.org The bridge is most easily reached from 1-270. Take the Riverview exit, and the bridge isjust to the south. It is open from 112 hour before sunrise to a 112 hour after sunset, daily. A parking fee of $2 per vehicle and $10 for vehicles over mini-van size is charged to help Trailnet defray the cost of security for the lot. It's not a place to leave valuables in your car. The lot is monitored from 11 am - 7 pm, daily during the summer, 9 am - 4 pm, Saturday and Sunday until ovember 30. Paid parking ends on December 1. Walkers and bicyclists entering the Bridge from the St. Louis Riverfront Trail and the MCT Confluence Trail will not be charged. Before: Kimberly Sonderman 011 the bridge prior to restoration. • Photo by Joe Sonderman. (Editor's Note: As oflate January 2007, the parking lot on The murder of the Kerry Sisters was the low point in the the Missouri side is closed due to the increase in vandalism history of the old bridge, but it was about to get a new lease to the parked cars. Hopefully, it will reopen as soon as on life. Trailnet, an organization dedicated to constructing better security can be worked out. The lot on the Illinois bike trails and conserving greenways in the St. Louis area, side of the bridge remains open and pedestrians and leased the bridge from the City of Madison. The bridge re- cyclists can still enter the bridge from either side. Contact opened to Ann Mack, Executive Director of Trailnet, Inc. at 314-416- pedestrians 9930 or email at [email protected] for additional and bicyclists information.) in June 1999. The old bridge TheAmusementPark is a St. Louis The site was a favorite recreation spot long before the SH-ItoiI~--- treasure, with bridge was built. It began in the days when Mark Twain a colorful described the St. Louis drinking water as "too thick to drink history and and too thin to plow." The city health commissioner said a now a bright small type of eel spotted in glasses was not harmful, and future. actually could have nutritional value. James Kirkwood, At 5,353 feet who laid out the St. Louis suburb that bears his name today, long, the Old first proposed the site for a waterworks in 1865. His plan Chain of fell through, and work didn't begin until 1887 . In 1893, the Rocks is one Water Division began developing Chain of Rocks Park, of the world's with beautiful views ofthe river from winding roads on the longest bluff. The site was considered for the Louisiana Purchase bicycle and Exposition, but the fair would instead be held in Forest pedestrian Park. bridges. It is The author's Chevy on the restored bridge an important Photo by Joe Sonderman. SHOW ME ROUTE 66 VOLUME 17, NUMBER 4 22

it started off small, with a picnicking area, dancing, baseball, a kiddie land, a penny arcade, modest eateries and a hand carved 46 horse carousel, built by the Philadelphia Toboggan Company in 1922. Other attractions included a swimming pool, a roller rink, "The Whip" and a Dodgem Car pavilion. In 1929, park president Christian Hoffman added "The Swooper," an odd ride resembling a Ferris Wheel with an oval shape. Only 18 were ever built. A wooden roller coaster also rose atop the bluff. Designed by John Miller, "The Comet" was a good old fashioned rickety- roller coaster, complete with Aerial view shows amusement park and proximity of intake towers. Postcard courtesy Joe Sonderman. protruding nails.

When it opened in 1894, the Chain of Rocks Water Works was billed as the largest in the United States. It could pump some 160 million gallons of muddy water to settling basins, which then flowed through an aqueduct to a water tower at Bissell and Blair Streets and then to consumers. The water still contained quite a bit of sediment, and World's Fair officials were concerned it would stain their sparkling fountains. They built their own water purification plant, just in case. The city worked frantically to finish a purification plant in time for the April 30, 1904 exposition opening. Water Division chemist John Wixford is the unsung hero of the story. He discovered that using ferrous sulfate and then adding lime Early view of the park, showing the roller coaster. cleared up the water. His process is still in use today. The Postcard courtesy Joe Sonderman. first clear water flowed through the taps on March 21, 1904, just in time to save the fountains. The largest Carl Trippe, a St. Louis pinball, arcade and jukebox filtration plant in the world at that time opened at the magnate, bought out Hoffman following an argument Chain of Rocks in 1915. Today, the plant can handle some over the machines in the arcade. The founder of the Ideal 450 million gallons of water daily. Novelty Company, Hoffman built the beautiful Sky Maximillian Kern, who designed Forest Park, also laid Garden Bar and Restaurant. The first of several fires at the out the park at the reservoir. It grew to include beautiful park struck on June 7, 1946. Hundreds of people watched rock fountains, and the winding drives lined with flowers. as the blaze destroyed "The Whip." A three-alarm fire By 1927, an amusement park had sprung up atop the would wipe out the restaurant building on October 17, bluffs. The newspaper files don't provide much 1973. information on the early days of the park. Clippings show Trippe died in 1955, and his wife sold out to the owners of Holiday Hill Amusement Park, at Brown Road and Natural Bridge. William Zimmerman and Ken Thone tore down the deteriorating Comet in 1958. John Allen was hired to design a new coaster, but financing fell through. .. . A more modest roller (Left) The swtmmtng pool. Postcard courtesy Joe Sonderman. (Right) Mary Gombas (Caroly Hasenfratz's " grandmother) at Chain of Rocks swimming pool. Photos from Hasenfratz archives and courtesy of Carolyn Hasenfratz: co as ter, the Mad Mouse," took its place in 1959. Thone and Zimmerman but were denied. Additional rides, including the Roll-o- made several renovations and changed the name to Chain Plane, the Bullet and the Octopu , did arrive when Holiday of Rocks Fun Fair Park. They began aggres ively Hill wa closed to make room for Lambert Airport expansion promoting the park as a destination for school picnics, in 1975, but it wa too late. In September, 1976, Zimmerman which is how thousands of baby boomers came to know announced the park would be clo ed, except for scheduled the park. A carnival operator brought in additional kiddy- school picnics. On June 1, 1977 fire stuck another cruel blow, sized rides for the picnic season. destroying the dodge car pavilion and the beautiful carousel. The park contracted with radio station KXOK during The park fell silent for good on Labor Day 1977, and St. the 60' to hold" plash parties" at the massive swimming Louis became the largest city in the U.S. without an pool. The very popular events featured local groups such amusement park. On July 12, 1978, the remnant of the park as Ike and Tina Turner, and Bob Kuban and the In Men. In were auctioned off. The Globe reported that the crowd was 1964, an unknown group named Paul Revere and the par e and the Swooper old for ju t $1,500. A housing Raider drew 300 people for their show at the park. In development was constructed on part of the site where the 1963, a huge fire wiped out the Forest Park Highlands entrance was located. It' not a good neighborhood. In 2002, a Amusement Park, next to the St. Loui Arena. Several developer announced grandiose plan for the remaining land, rides, including flying jet, a Ferri wheel and a Tilt-a- but the project fell through. Today, only a hand full of old Whirl were moved to Chain of Rock . poles, some shingles and hattered wood mark the ite were Those were the halcyon years. In his book, "Route 66: the park stood. Empires of Amu ement," Thomas Arthur Repp tells how Thone hired a stuntman named Digger O'Dell to be Joe Sonderman maintains an on-line archive of post card images from encased in a "coffin" at the park for over 30 days at a time. Route 66 at www.66postcards.com. He is the author of several "Day In History" books including "St. Louis 365", "St. Loui World's Fair 365", The "coffin" came complete with air conditioning, a "Chicago 365" and "Las Vega 365". You can reach him bye-mail at toilet, and a glass top so customers could gape at Digger. [email protected] • Of course, not everyone was welcome. Blacks were allowed on the rides, but were not in the pool. On July 12, 1963, the AACP set up pickets at Chain of Rocks and Holiday Hill. Holiday Hill allowed black if they were part of a school picnic group, but they were not admitted as individuals. The owner announced both parks would Traditional Springfield be integrated on August I, 1963. Chain of Rocks was the motel earns honors only amusement park left in the city limits, and Le der recently awarded Springfield NewsH arable mentlon In their attendance climbed until one day in 1971. Route 66 Rallha~en ~!'°ratlng for hotels and ~ "Best Of The h zar. g traditional motel has The opening of the massive corporate Six Flag Over motels. This c arml~ visitors to Springfield Mid America Park, ju t off I-44/uS 66 in Eureka sounded served travelers an tel located at 203 S. since 1938.This. m~ Id' Missouri is a 1and- the death knell. Attendance plummeted by 50% at Chain Glenstone, In SPrlngf~ the growth and devel- mark that has surviv h [ace of both of Rocks. High taxes that drove many bu inesses out of opment that has changed ~ ~ver the years. Anearly pholr- Sprlnglleld and old ~ou~~ pman Brothers, the the Upp St. Louis also hampered the operators, taking nearly 10% Built In 1938, by t e P ed travel-w'~""'-- Rail Haven Motor cour~-"'~rn~ of the proceeds. The owners appealed repeatedly for an famllles e ute 0 exemption in tho e day before tax increment financing, Book now "or a. traditional Route 66 motel experience. 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[ 417-866-1963 Reservations: 1·800·304·0021 Mary Gombas (Caroly Hasenfratz's grandmother) at Chain 0/ Rocks swimming pool. Photos/rom Hasenfratz Webpage:www.route66rallhaven.com Route 66 Rail Haven, 203 S. Glenstone, Springfield, MO 65802 archives and courtesy of Carolyn Hasenfratz: SHOW BER4 24 M THE ROUTE 66 TE PARK By Glenda Pike

The Staff at the Route 66 State Park, Eureka,Missouri urge all Route 66 Roadies to stop by and view the additions to the exhibit hall. According to Michelle Neubauer, Interpretive Resource Technician at the Park, a 1988 Yamaha "Route 66" Special Edition model motor cycle is currently on display. The cycle is on loan from Ed Clay.

The Park expresses their appreciation to Ed Clay, Kevin Barnett and Marian Hoffman for their generosity in allowing these items to be on display for the enjoyment of visitor's to the Park. The date for the annual Old Tyme Picnic was also odel announced by Michelle. It is Saturday, June 16, 2007. It . 1f,ditiO" '" wil~ ?: h~ld from lOAM to 4 PM. There will be many III 4 6" Speclo. actrvines the Park that day including displays, antique tt 6 "Ie· cars, games and an information booth by The Route 66 ~ "!tot! r ~Cl ",o.\to. ",otO Association of Missouri. And of course, good sS ~o. f 00 d. ~ Mark your calendars now and 19 Michelle also was excited by support our Route 66 State Park an 0 th e r recent addition to the exhibit hall. There is by planning on spending the now a set of Missouri road maps on display from ~ day enjoying the beautiful 1924, 1926, 1929 and 1932. They show grounds and events at the Old how 66 progressed from "not being Tyme Picnic. You will be there" at all in 1924 to being glad you did! a prominent part of the map by 1932. For more information While the maps are ~"""".-.'-." contact the Park at now on display, the 636-938-7198 or labeling is still in email at process. The 1924, Route. 66.State. Park 1926 and 1932 maps @dnr.mo.gov were loaned by Kevin Barnett, and the 1929 map o.pS 19Z6", Web: was loaned by Marian 19Z4 a"d http://www.mostateparks.comlroute66.htm Hoffman. ++++++++++++ All photos courtesy Route 66 State Park. 25 SHOW ME ROUTE 66 I VOLUME 17, NUMBER 4 M,o,th.e,r lode. of 1M, MotM..- Root!

By Christina Smith

When there was a conflict with another road, the planners .~~~lY;~~WAY ~ preferred 66 to the alternate ... f296 MILES FOUR-LANE! choice of 62 and, in 1926, Highway 66 was officially commissioned. Early in its history Route 66 was given its most enduring nickname, "The Main Street of America," but it took until 1938 to finally pave the last section of the original highway. When complete it stretched 2,448 miles from Chicago to Los Angeles, passed through eight states and countless small towns, and became one of the most used highways in the country. "U.S. 66 * Highway where East and WestMeet" is printed In 1939, John Steinbeck wrote on the back of this postcard. It also states: "for brochures, his novel, The Grapes of Wrath, in which he called write U.S. 66 National Highway Association *" The Highway 66 "The Mother Road." The book chronicled the association wasfounded by Cyrus Avery and John Woodruff in 1926 not long after the road was officially commissioned. westward migration of mid-west farmers along 66 duri g At the time, only 800 miles of the road's 2,448 miles had the Dust Bowl ofthe 1930s. Most were looking for work in been paved. Curt TeichArchivesIRoute 66 Collection. Ca. 1952. Depression-era California. The book, and John Ford's 1940 movie, cemented the highway's fame. A donation of almost 4,000 postcards has recently been In 1938, a memorial to the late Will Rogers opened in his accepted by the Curt Teich Postcard Archives. Generously hometown of Claremore, Oklahoma along Highway 66. donated by James Powell, these cards concern "America's The road quickly picked up yet another nickname, the "Will Main Street" - Route 66. This collection traces the historic Rogers Highway." It was not until 1946 that it was highway's entire route, from Chicago to Los Angeles. permanently identified with the legendary title of Route 66 was the result of a nationwide movement in the "R 0 ute" 6 6 , however. That year 1920s demanding better roadways, especially west of son gw ri ter Bobby Troup wrote his Chicago. Automobiles were becoming more popular and famous "Get Your Kicks on affordable. An average family could buy a car for a few Route 66," and the name hundred dollars, but travel was still limited to mainly urban stuck. In 1952, in an areas. Gravel or dirt roads, difficult terrain, and the effort to promote the lack of any national roadway system made new movie "The certain destinations inaccessible to the Will Rogers vehicles of the day. Story," Route 66 That began to change in 1921, when was officially Congress passed a national highway act. dedicated to States received money to build roads Will Rogers. designated as federal highways. The next year a system of numbering these roads was developed. East-west routes received even numbers and north-south roadways odd. Thefront of this advertising piece promotes Highway US 66 * WillRoger's Highway 66 was originally given the number 60, Highway, but the the "0" designating a major artery, as the road would back advertises Arnold's Cafe "24-Hour Service run cross-country from Chicago to Los Angeles. " in Williams, Arizona. Curt Teich Archives/Route 66 Collection. Ca. 1952. SHOW ME ROUTE 66 VOLUME 17, NUMBER 4 26

An auto-caravan traveled the entire route and plaques postcards, 1,000 maps, 600 books and magazines, and commemorating the event were placed at every state line around 40 highway signs. The postcards came to the Curt along the route, as well as the highway's termination point in Teich Archives, where they will be computer cataloged and Santa Monica, California. available for research, while the collection of maps, books, In the early 1960s, as its popularity was fading, another magazines, and signs went to the Lebanon-Laclede County generation was introduced to Route 66. The 1960-64 TV Library Highway Research Center in Missouri. series Route 66 followed Buz and Tod as they road-tripped The postcards collected by Mr. Powell document the along 66 in their honey beige Chevy Corvette. Although the entire length of Route 66, from before its beginnings to the show was filmed on location, the location was usually not present day. The collection includes many cards of Route 66. While the road enjoyed a brief resurgence of buildings and towns from the very early twentieth century, popularity, it hardly ever appeared in the show that before Route 66 wound its way through the landscape. promoted it. There are a number of cards devoted to each state the The heyday of Route 66 generally lasted from the 1930s highway passed through; Illinois, Missouri, Kansas, to the 1950s. By the '60s, thanks mainly to President Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, and California. Eisenhower, a new national highway system was taking Most of the cards are advertising postcards for motels, hold. Most travelers preferred the newer, quicker freeways diners, and auto-courts. to the older, winding highways of the 1920s. Throughout This particular type of card reveals more about Route 66 the 1970s there were almost constant closings and bypasses than any other. Unlike today, there were no formal exits off along the entirety of Route 66. Interstate 40 was completed the highway. A ramp could be built to any out of the way in 1984, bypassing the last section of old Highway 66, and motel or gas station, and postcards advertised them all. the road was officially decommissioned a short time later. Phillips 66 service stations, which took their name from the Inthe end, it took five different interstates to replace it. highway, show up frequently in the collection. Nelson's Just a few years after the official decommissioning, in Dream Village, the Wigwam Village Motel, Little King's 1989, James Powell, an auditor from Missouri, headed out Court, and the Shangri-La Motel are all advertised in Mr. OR a Route 66 road trip with his brother- in a bright red 1960 Powell's cards. Highway 66 was all the address most Corvette. It was a businesses needed. challenge to find the Unlike the highways of today, Route 66 ran straight forgotten remnants ofthe through many cities and towns. Motorists would old road that had ceased often be traveling along small town to be only a short time main streets, complete before. Mr. Powell with traffic lights, began his collecting on hence the name that trip, picking up a "America's Main " Will R 0 g e r s Street." Mr. Powell's Highway" poster in collection contains Arizona for ninety- postcards for most of eight cents. When the major cities Route they reached the end 66 passed through, such of 66 in Santa as St. Louis, Tulsa, and Monica, they met Albuquerque. Some of up wit h Tom these are large letter Synder, founder of postcards, while others the Route 66 show Route 66 running Association of 1h' TIle Jacka!. .' through a town along with ~D ~afi . America. "'ere also r. Ollglas, If/"o ~ IClioF/alcr. the businesses that sprang JOIiF/d . or II/[Ilg . ross be" Synder IF/lite SOlltlt, ISlite seif-proc!. ~eeF/flit jack b . up around the popular road. VeSatI o alllied J. ra btt a .d hi'.' encouraged Powell to start up a Ilg ROlile 66. C aCkalopec ~l alt aFl/elo Thoug rewer III number, . ... M" . lIrl7e'" apttalofA 'Pe. h h ds i h Route 66 preservation association III ISSOUfl. tc 1ArCltiIJes/R IIlerica, lite t e umorous postcar s III t e It was organized in 1990. Today there are associations in all OllIe 66 COlle~iOF/.CO llection are just as interesting eight Route 66 states promoting the highway and its history. as some of the more serious cards. One card tells James Powell collected Route 66 memorabilia for fifteen the "legend" of the jackalope, a jackrabbit sporting antlers years, ever since that road trip. It grew to include over 4,000 and a great singing voice. Some cards, like the ones depicting scenes from an ostrich farm, are unintentionally 27 SHOW ME ROUTE 66 VOLUME 17, NUMBER 4 hilarious. u.s. 66, now in its eightieth year, though the landscape has More common postcards in the collection depict scenes changed drastically. Nelson's Dream Village is long gone, from National Parks and other scenic locales along the although there are a few Wigwam Village highway. Route 66 ran through the Painted Desert and Motels still scattered about. In Mr. Powell's Petrified Forest in Arizona and also provided postcard collection, however, Route 66 --"The connections to other roads that ran Mother Road"-- remains unchanged. to sights like Carlsbad Caverns and the Christina Smith is the current Collections and Grand Canyon. The Exhibitions Assistant at the Lake County Discovery Meramec Caverns in Museum. She holds a B.A. in Public History from Missouri, long Westem Michigan University and began graduate studies there lastfall. rumored to have been a hideout for Jesse James ~\\\ and his gang, are the \\\\\\\\\'\ subject of dozens of ~~~~\~ tOurists al~~f. postcards. ~\\~ ~ 1 r stop for 1'Likker S In 1999, Route 66 \~ re a popu ~'Att actuact attd wertereich .. ri we ads: ittta" cur became "HIstone Route . diSSou tcard red oils are M'0 . . Sttt l~· . pos n c S tttott, 66." Legislation was passed cavertt k ofthtS k'ttg pot as 66 * ta. . to preserve the remaining M'eraltte~6. rhe bt rhe c~ :erttS, V· 6'6collecttott physical sections along with the lwu:fthe o.~~:·ra"tecdti~es!Route cultural heritage of Route 66 d' covered t ,4r Article and postcard images reprinted with permission and originally heritage that includes popular ts printed in IMAGE FILE Volume 15 Number 1,2006, apublication of Curt music, television, the origins of the American road trip, and Teich Postcard Archives, Lake Country Discovery Museum, Lakewood at least one important American novel. Through ongoing Forest Preserve, Wauconda, Illinois. For more information: preservation efforts it is still possible to travel parts of old www.teicharchives.org SHOW ME ROUTE 66 I VOLUME 17, NUMBER 4 28 M'l MILITaR'l Da'lS By Don Russell

Editor's Note: After reading Show Me Route 66 Volume J 7,Number abandoned old gold mining town that was kinda brought 2, 2006, Don Russell, a member of our Association, contacted me. He back to life because of the base. He invited to stay a few had enjoyed reading the article "Traveling Companions: The Fri co nights with them. To get there, one had to go over Railroad & Route 66" and the various other articles about military experiences along Route 66. Don had been reminiscing and ask if he Sitgreaves Pass which at the time was the steepest grade on could send his military/Route 66 story to me. J was delighted with his any US highway. offer and know you willfind it most interesting. Thank you Don. An unfortunate thing happened at KAAF before I arrived in that our gunnery ranges were located across 66 from the base and we were sent on busses to the range. On the way Iwas born in 1926 about the same time as Route 66 not far back one day in January 1944 a train hit a bus filled with fromwhere it crossed the Mississippi river. gunners at the main gate and killed 29 ofthem. My time in the US army Air Forces began in October 1943when still in high school, liking airplanes and wanting to learn to fly, I traveled down bypass 66 to Jefferson Barracks (St. Louis, MO) and enlisted in the Army Air Force Reserves as an aviation cadet rather then be drafted intoanother service. This allowed me to finish high school before being called to active duty in July 1944 at Jefferson Barracks. From ther.eI was sent to Amarillo Army Air Field, Texas, located 2 miles from 66 for basic training . While there my unit [Flight 229D] marched in the Labor Dayparade on Route 66 in downtown Amarillo.

Mother Madsen's (Thomas Dinner House), Kingman Army Air Field, Kingman, US 60 & US 66, Amarillo, Texas. Arizona, brochure.

I received my gunnery wings February 1945 and they gave In September, at lunch time, a small tornado came thru the me a leave to go home on my way to my next base at runway part of the base. It blew a few airplanes around and Lincoln, Nebraska. So rather then take a train home I took down some power lines and made us all duck for decided to hitch hike home. I left Kingman on ole 66 with cover. 10 in my pocket [dumb], first night I made it to . In ?vember 1944 I was sent to Kingman Army Air Albuquerque, New Mexico, and spent 2 for a hotel. ext FIeld, Anzona, located just east on Route 66, where I went morning I was picked up by an Army Colonel [doctor] who thru gunnery training on B-17 bombers. We did our live gave me a ride to his home in Dallas, Texas, and invited me ammunitions training at Yucca twenty miles west. to stay over night at his home. While at Kingman, I met a nephew of my doctor back By the next evening, I was at Little Rock, Arkansas -- home who was a paramedic there and lived off base in b.roke. When some high school age kids picked me up for a Oatman, Arizona., 30 miles west on old 66. It was an nde thru town and they ask in had any money and when I 29 SHOW ME ROUTE 66 VOLUME 17, NUMBER 4

said no they gave me $2. I ask as much of 66 as I could. and found the gunnery ranges for their address so I could send where we fired the 50 cal guns all filled with homes and one it back to them. They said no, of the owners ask me what the triangle embankments were just pass it on to someone that and I told him "to protected the trains our targets rode on". needs it sometime, and I have While there I drove over to Oatman, now a very live town many times since. agam. I went on to Lincoln, There you have my military run on and along the mother Nebraska, where the war ended road. I have driven 66 west at least 12 times in my lifetime and then went to Nuremberg, and always enjoyed it very much and now live in Florissant, Germany, in Nov 1945 in Missouri, two blocks from US 67. occupation forces and returned Postcard, Brochure and Picture provided by Don Russell. to Leavenworth, Kansas, for discharge in June 1946. 'For Membership Information on In 1993 I returned to Kingman Route 66 Association of Missouri for a 50 year reunion and drove ~.._ ..1 G@ To Our Official Website: -".•:...•. Don Russell www.missouri66.org

Welcome new membe"t 3rd Quarter 2006 Report • Please join us in welcoming the following 31 new JimB. Michalec- Chetek, WI/ Joplin, MO members to the Route 66 Association of Missouri during Nonna's Italian American Cafe - Springfield, MO the period ofJuly 1S\ 2006 through September 30'\ 2006. Glenn W. Painter- Springfield, MO Your support of the Association is most appreciated and Mike & Carolyn Pendleton - Baxter Springs, KS we look forward to your enjoyment and involvement in Pin Oak Creek RV Park - Villa Ridge, MO Association projects and activities. Pizza Inn - Springfield, MO Welcome aboard and we hope to see you along Old Route 66 in Missouri! Steve Rule - Springfield, MO Mark Rush - Beavercreek, OH Norma Maret Bolin - S1.Louis, MO Corbin Shelton - Florissant, MO Mickey Bulger - Carterville, MO Leo 1. Smith - Springfield, MO Landon E. Davis - Ozark, MO Roderick & Juanita Socha - Eddyville, KY Dr. Michael 1. Clarke History Museum of Ozarks State Farm Insurance, Mikel Garrett, Agent- Wildwood, MO Scouting - Springfield, MO Superman on 66 - Carterville, MO Bob Durkop - Republic, MO The Cobblestone Cafe - Joplin, MO JimEdwards- S1.John, MO The Porters Indian Trading Post - Cuba, MO Lawrence Hensley - Waynesville, MO Douglas W. Williams - Springfield,MO Kathy Horwath - Milwaukee, WI Ernie Yeager - Jasper, AR Huddle House #541 - Cuba, MO Huddle House #642 - Rolla, MO This New Member Report was prepared by Robert Gehl, Johnny's Smoke Stak - Rolla, MO Director of Membership Services. If you were a new Glenn B. Johnson - Alexandria, VA member during this period and your name does not appear 1.D. & Richard Marckrnann - Port Orchard, WA here, please contact me at 636-458-4585 and you will be Joe & Dee Meyer - S1.Louis, MO included in the next quarterly report. Downtown Pacific, Missouri

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has all the other states beat-the variety from one end of the Missouri's identity as state to the other. You'll find yourself riding in a canopy of the Show Me State can be tree covered lanes. You'll be crossing streams and rivers, Ozarks Public both an invitation and going up and around the Ozark hills and traveling on affirmation for Route 66 plateaus and across prairies. Around each bend it's just a Television recently travelers. A region rich in new surprise." American Road magazine editor Jim Ross varying topography and agrees, "The Missouri road is rich in both scenery and produced a two hour scenery, Missouri might vintage architecture, so take your time ... and don't forget documentary tribute easily qualify as the most your camera. Missouri's 300 plus miles of America's Main beautiful of the eight Street will quickly fill an album." to Missouri 66 Route 66 states. It may You could even say that the old highway continues to be entitled Route 66: also be the richest in an extraordinary and pleasingly interactive history lesson Route 66 history and about our communities and residents and sites along its Missouri's Mother legacy. Leaving the way. Few experiences provide this unique insight into Road. interstates for the road aspects of our culture over the past 80 years=-especially less traveled, motorists our new-found mobility and economic growth following . . DVDs are available can enjoy a urn que the Second World War including the creation of novel journey---one most vacation-related industries and an enduring road culture for a $30 enj oyed with op en that Missouri 66 strongly helped foster. contribution to windows or the roof Decades before St. Louis' symbolic Arch, Route 66 and down. the city already represented a new Gateway to the West. Ozarks Public Stitched together from Crossing the mythical Mississippi River, travelers can still Television. Contact and following century old begin a memorable journey through the heart of our country paths, Route 66 in and literally experience the Main Street of America. Ozarks Public Missouri retraces historic Historian Brad Belk observes that "being able to go through Indian trails, overland the center of these communities, across our state, gave Television, 901 S. stage coach routes and visitors a better understanding of what the state of Missouri National Ave., roads used to mobilize was all about." Without exception every community along civil war troops. Unlike the way has hidden gems that make taking a few minutes Springfield, the direct, straight and and a detour from the interstate more than worthwhile. MO 65897 homogenized path of Route 66 and Missouri's fabled sites continue to annually Interstates, Route 66 is a attract visitors from around the world, becoming a global or 417-836-3507 natural part of the terrain, connection and very personal representation of America to leisurely meandering and international guests. You won't be sorry in taking Route 66 to obtain a copy. blending with often Association of Missouri president Tommy Pike's advice to unforgettable landscape. "roll the windows down, smell the smells and hear the Missouri Route 66 Tour noises and really get involved in the drive ... turn it into an Book author Skip Curtis adventure rather than just a trip. " proudly expressed it best A few highlights along the way include the breathtaking when he observed that bluffs and vistas of Devils Elbow and the timeless serenity "Scenery-wise (Missouri) of Spencer. As deeply moving is the spiritual strength evoked by the Black Madonna Shrine and the Praying SHOW ME ROUTE 66 I VOLUME 17, NUMBER 4 32 Hands monument. One community features building-size is also credited with the innovative concept of a speaker murals depicting major events such as a visit by famous system lfor drive-thru orders.) Unique architectural aviatrix Amelia Earhart. There are almost pristine sections accomplishments include the popular and later racy Coral of the original concrete road hand-trowelled to lasting Court Motel, sadly razed in 1995. The magnificent Gillioz perfection. A recreational state park preserves thythemo 0 rTh"eatre~4h its creative lobby design to ensure its location of a historic former community and displays an eclectic on Route 6~nd the impressive Abou Ben Adhem Shrine collection of Route 66 memorabilia. Vintage otels, Mosque, whose a ditorium at the time of construction was restaurants, gift shops and gas stations oontinue 0 o:R~ate second in size to only th~etropolitan Opera in New York, successfully, trading on the road's legend and ~tericl'ing remain favorite landmarks, What other state along the disappearing aspects of the past to future [email protected]'s a Mother Road can claim to befhe site of the first documented romantic, nostalgic and merora5le journey to be sure. By gUP uel of the old West, location of an infamous shootout the time you reach the Kansas line yalqng Missouri's Mother Road. Author Skip Curtis thousand people joined the Governor add the World's affirms-that "the road has always been about the people." LargestBoy Scout Band to celebrate the completion of the Route 66 ·n--Missouri has almost always been in many paving Route 66 in Missouri, one of the first states to ways larger than life-a reputation and legend that remains completethe hard surface. " vibr",n( today. As Route 66 Association of Missouri Barnsacross the nation have become advertising icons and president Tommy Pike proudly points out, "Route 66 has continueto promote Meramec Caverns, a Missouri and 66 become a destination within itself. " landmark.Red's Giant Hamburg sign was also well-known ------toRoute 66 travelers. (Restaurant entrepreneur Red Chaney Tom Carter is Programming & Production Manager at Ozarks Public Television, Springfield, Missouri.

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The series of Route 66 articles by John M. McGuire, reporter for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch continues with "On The Road Again Musical Tour CelebratesRoute 66". This article originally appeared in the Everyday Magazine section of the ~-TII RffAD ACAIN Post-D~patchonFriday,Mayl,1992. BICALTOllR CfLfBRATfC ROIlTf ee by John M. McGuire them, will be Marty Stuart and Mark O'Connor.) SO MUCH has been written about Route 66 since the The tour, sponsored by Coors beer, will enrich the coffers federal government phased it out in January 1977 that the of Route 66 associations and their preservation efforts. That newsprint and book-stock paper could probably pave a new includes the work of James R. Powell, a Ralston Purina Co. highway - from Chicago to LA, which as everyone knows is vice president, who heads the Route 66 Association of "more than 2,000 miles all the way." To be exact, 2,448 Missouri and is a very serious roadie. miles. With his brother, Don, who owns a bright-red '60 Now 66 years old, America's most romanticized road is Corvette, Powell has driven on what remains of Route 66 about to be celebrated by one of the things that made it and written extensively about The Mother Road. His famous in the first place - music. knowledge of the historic sights and lore of 66 is (Actually, old Route 66 was constructed between 1926 encyclopedic. and 1937, so chunks of what remains of the highway are Along with the other state associations, he supports recent only 55 years of age.) legislation signed by President George Bush that orders the "The 66th Anniversary of Route 66 Tour," which stops National Park Service to study the feasibility of making here Sunday at Riverport Amphitheatre on its way to the Route 66 a national monument. Pacific, will feature country singer Travis Tritt and the old Depending on how the study comes out, a portion of the Texas swing bandAsleep at the Wheel. proceeds from "the Wheel" tour will be earmarked for The tour may prompt a new definition for roadies, a word whatever preservation plans are advanced. that heretofore meant the usually scraggly stage hands, Speaking by telephone from his place in Austin, Benson most ofthem serious fans, who lug equipment and lights for said the idea for a "roots" music tour was really pushed by touring rock bands. A new defmition - roadies, as in road his agent, Paul Lohr, who said "we should do a nostalgia worshipers, lovers of the highway they called The Mother kind of tour. " Road, Main Street of America and the Oregon Trail of the "I want to show people that this is where we come from, 1930s and '40s - could be inspired by Ray Benson's Asleep this is our culture," said Benson, who plans to do a 50- at the Wheel septet. minute slide show at each of the 10 concert sights, showing Besides Riverport, the three-time Grarnmy-award- photos and pictures of the glory days of the old highway winning Western swing band from Austin, Texas, plans with narration about its history. stops at nine other places along the old highway from the Tom Snyder of Oxnard, Calif., is another major-league Chicago suburb of Villa Park to the Greek Theater in Los roadie. Snyder, not to be confused with the radio talk-show Angeles. host, is the founder of the Route 66 Association and wrote (The Riverport concert will mark the beginning of the "The Route 66 Traveler's Guide and Roadside Companion." outdoor theater's season. Gates will open at 4 p.m. - there With Benson's agent, Snyder and Lohr put together the will be a classic car show - and the concert will begin at 6 anniversary extravaganza. Snyder, who like Powell has o'clock. Reserved tickets are $16 and lawn seats $12. Also traveled the remnants ofthe highway and is immersed in its performing with Tritt and "the Wheel," as their fans call mythology, sees the road as an enduring American symbol. SHOW ME ROUTE 66 VOLUME 17, NUMBER 4 34 HUGICIlL TOUR CfLfRRIlTfG ROUTf CC

"Take a count of [Route 66] movies, the television series, date in Colorado. "I'm going the songs and the stories," he said in a recent interview with to do this [be an agent] until the Chicago Sun-Times. it drives me nuts," he said. "All the writers who went to Los Angeles to be part of the "She's a 23-year-old kid, film industry drove on that road. So it has become a road of and her boyfriend left her fantasy,much more than a road of reality. Each person takes and took the van. It's all withthem their own !fantasy of what the road is." logistics. " Speaking of his Route 66 slide show, Benson added: "I Benson knows logistics. want some education while we're having fun." He spends about 250 nights "Ihope I don't mess it up," he added with a laugh. a year in strange motels, He was told that ifhe did, he would certainly hear from the which sadly bear no likes of Jim Powell, who has memorized almost all the resemblance to the quirky sights and historical features ofthe old highway. places that sat alongside Given his choice, Powell would probably recommend Route 66. "The places now such sights as Dolly's Chili and the Tophat Diner in Joplin are just big boxes; they're ("the Wheel" will be playing Joplin on the tour); the Ariston forgettable," he said. Cafe in Litchfield, Ill., which, like the recently shuttered "My dad [a businessman] Pig-HipInn in Broadwell, Ill., has a front door facing the old luckily had wanderlust. So two-lane 66 and a back door overlooking the remains ofthe we traveled a lot, in and four-lane66. around the old highway. A Themusical centerpiece of the tour, of course, is musician- lot of the time we slept in the actorBobby Troup's classic 1946 composition, "Route 66," car or in tents. But if we whichhas been recorded and performed by everyone from were real lucky, we got to Nat King Cole to Nelson Riddle's orchestra, from the stay in a motor court with RollingStones to the rock group Depeche Mode. 'refrigerated air'; I just love Benson's 22-year-old country swing band, however, may that word. hold the record for the number of "Route 66" recordings "Along 66, there were made, a version each decade since the 1970s. The song is motels shaped like teepees, part of its latest album, "Asleep at the Wheel's Greatest and taco stands built like a Hits,Live and Kickin'." sombrero. There's just so "For our generation, the best-known [version] was the much history in this Stones'song," said Benson, who is 41. highway. It was the style of "It'sfunny, when we did it in later decades, kids would say, an era - it is our culture. 'Oh,you did the Stones' tune.' In 1975, the song was a big hit "Of course, we don't see forus in Europe, a top-10 hit in England." anything like it anymore. Reviewers have generally categorized "the Wheel" as a What are we building "seamless hybrid" - with influences ranging from Bob Wills nowadays that's real cool, and the Texas Playboys to Count Basie, with strains of rock, like the Coral Courts boogie woogie,jazz and novelty tunes. Motel? Very little, I'm sad to "The Route 66 thing is going to be an incredible musical say." show,"said Benson. "All along the route we'll have different shows. In Tulsa, Leon Rausch, a singer with the old Texas Reprinted with permission of the Playboys, will join us, and in LA, Bobby Troup [the song's St. Louis Post-Dispatch, © 1992 composer] will sing with us." St. Louis Post-Dispatch For Benson, a road tour is a piece of cake. Earlier that day he had helped a promising young singer, Sue Foley, get to a 35 SHOW ME ROUTE 66 VOLUME 17, NUMBER 4 (URAl ml~S:OURI: By Jane Reed -RQUT~ " Town mARK~ I~OT~IIRT~DAq

Prior to the surveying of Cuba in 1857, George Jamison operated a store and post office just west of the present Cuba. It was called Amanda after his wife. Anticipating the Pacific Railroad reaching the area, surveyors Trask The kick-off of Cuba, Missouri's Sesquicentennial Year was and Ferguson marked with these distinctive fireworks at the Lion's Club New platted a new town, Year's Celebration. :...JE~~consisting of 32 Cuba, Missouri kicked off its Sesquicentennial • blocks, near Year with aNew Year's Eve Celebration hosted by the Cuba Sesquicentennial banners displa=y the pride A man d a . The Lion's Club. The sesquicentennial flag raising and special that Cuba residents have in their que s t ion was fireworks marked the New Year and commenced a year of community. "Treasuring the Past, Shaping w h e the r special events: Amanda's Birthday Bash in June, the the Future" is the 150th motto, and it • expresses the sentiment of the townspeople to keep the name of Crawford County Fair in July, Founder's Day in September, towardtheirheritageandfuture. Amanda or give the along with a Route 66 Cruise In, and Cuba Fest in October. new town its own liiiii l'J~"'~~. In the spring the identity. Some favored Amanda while others came up with • Viva Cuba the name of Cuba after the island, which had been fighting Mural Project Spain for its independence and had been visited by 4gers, completes its who had noted its beauty. Legend has it that a stick was 12th outdoor stuck in the ground and if it fell one way the name Amanda mural and the would remain. We all know the outcome of that fateful re-landscaping stick. of its decorative The Cuba business district grew facing the railroad, pocket park at which is a block south of the present Route 66, which the intersection intersects Cuba. After Route 66 was built through the of Highway 19 town, business development expanded to the north of the and Route 66. tracks along the new road. Because of the influence of the Cruising down railroad and Route 66, both are featured on the Route 66 in Sesquicentennial Coin that was produced by the Cuba Cub a Lion's Club. Today, the Route 66 Scenic Byway brings drivers will find many visitors from all over the world to town to view decorative _..-IIIIIa. ==-...J. Cuba's outdoor murals and visit ~=-~ 1?Ot~ banners other area attractions Cuba'•s S'esquicentennia 'IFI ag was raise. dfi· orl in .in g .. the This side of the limited edition the first time at the Lion's Club New Year's Eve ?USIlle~SdI~tnct anniversary coin features Route 66 Celebration. IIIall directions. iconic building Midway at the th intersection of Highway 19and Route 66 The special events of the year will emphasize the 150 in Cuba, Missouri. From the early 1930s, motto, "Treasuring the Past and Shaping the Future." many travelers and locals alike stopped at the landmark, which still stands. However, like many of the boomer • generation, it could use afacelift. SHOW ME ROUTE 66 VOLUME 17, NUMBER 4 36 organizations are gearing up with special events for the This side of the year. Main Street Bakery plans a giant birthday cake. The commemorative coin recognizes both the fun is only beginning, so if you haven't visited Cuba, this is significance of Route 66 the year to do it. and the railroad in Cuba's For an ongoing and updated list of events, visit the history. sesquicentennial website- w vw.cubamo IS0.com. For information on the murals, see www.crawfordco.com/murals. For a list of lodgings and attractions in the Cuba area, go to the Chamber of Commerce website at www.cubmochamber.com. Cuba, which is ************* located on 1-44, 7S miles southwest of St. Louis, will be Jane Reed is the Viva Cuba Press Coordinator and may be reached at ready to greet even more visitors during its 2007 1-573-885-2464. All photos by Jane Reed. Sesquicentennial. The flags and banners are waving, and

By Jane Reed the outdoor murals in Cuba. Known as "Cuba, Route. 66 Mural City," the town continues to draw tourists to view the murals. On many days, travelers from around the world can be seen photographing the colorful murals. During the Cuba Fest, the tours were conducted aboard a I904-style motorized trolley. As the trolley bell rang out, riders gathered to take advantage ofthis unique method of touring Route 66.

The Route 66 Association of Missouri's booth at the 2006 annual October Cuba Fest. Photos by Mark Stauter.

CUBA'S TROLLEY. Photo by Jane Reed The Route 66 Association of Missouri's booth at the annualOctober Cuba Fest in Cuba, Missouri was just one of If you haven't taken the trolley tour of the murals, the many attractions to draw a crowd. The two day festival attend Cuba Fest next year on the third weekend of October. had something for everyone, including apple butter making Cuba's IS0th anniversary is in 2007, so the town will roll out over an open fire, arts and crafts, a Taste of Cuba, a chili its banners and plans another mural on the site of a historic cook- off, and blue grass music. On Sunday, the award Route 66 Phillips 66 station. winning high school band took to the streets. The event, For photos and information of the murals go to sponsored by the Tri-CClub, offers events for children as www.crawfordco.com/murals. For ongoing IS0th wellas adults, and is a family festival offun. anniversary events, www.cubamolS0.com. Both days of the festival provided narrated mural tours along the Route 66 corridor.The tours were narrated by ************* VivaCuba members and gave background information on Jane Reed is the Viva Cuba Press Coordinator and may be reached at 1-573-885-2464. ~I ~~l ,. . SHOW ME ROUTE 66 VOLUME 17, NUMBER 4 ---L::'l~'}s, I'M )~:P€>W~S\ MUSeUMexumrr ,,/ Mopri.rt9 AI~S01Atl: Mops ftMn the, CoHee.tiMt.of the, Miss01Ati Stote a..ehwes" I'ByMicheleHansjord,Director, Also feature, d in M. .,. Powers Museum, Carthage;MO Mappmg" M nssoun'" are . 1~~OU.,., , , w :~:al t!:~u:~e~~n~~~~' ~;t)~ "Mapping Missouri: Maps from the Collection of the before Missouri hired its • ~ '" Missouri State Archives" features more than 100 examples first state geologist in.the 9.0(',\," of cartography from the Archives' collection, many of 1850s, maps wer.e ~ '~~l which have never been shown before. Drawing from such c.e n t r a 1 t 0 .t h 'e «S ~.~, diverse examples as the land survey maps made by Antoine un4erstand~ng of our n ~ • , Soulard from 1796-1806 and computer, generated census natural r ich es and .:~ maps made in the year 2000, this exhibit explores the related productivity. ' d 1 t Survey map, a a me a t or s, history of cartographic images of Missouri 'and the role they The ~t a t e seve opmen 1806.Missouri State Archives have played in our remains dependent on clear measurements of quantity and 1"""".,2•••,) •,"'",,-r/-~-3_-.u", --c/:.-m-"",-c/ -"<-i;7-"'~)-' ---...... everyday world. verified locations of resources, such as lumber, wildlife, /l?~M Historical maps tillable soil, mineral deposits, and workers. from the 19th century Of course no exhibit of maps would be complete without show how surveying road maps. Mapping Missouri features rare state road and mapmaking were survey maps from the first half of the nineteenth century key to European and an early 1918 state highway map. These images chart American settlement ' the change in travel over the past two centuries. of present-day Though they differ

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'-::~~~~~-----:~~~:----I by the French "and t section of the state they Daniel Boone's Spanish Land Grant, Spanish followed the depict, each image 1799. Missouri State Archives featured in Mapping meandering system know as Metes and Bounds, the Missouri shows us Americans quickly established the standard grid for something significant marking out property lines in the Missouri Territory, about the people and places Accurate methods of cartography became increasingly that make up our state. important as maps played vital roles in negotiating treaties Missouri County Seat Map, This exhibit is courtesy the with Native Americans and solving disputes between 1918. Missouri State Archives. Missouri State Archives, settlers. Arguments between landowners: that required Robin Carnahan, Secretary of State.Until early March, the legal action were numerous, and several maps included in exhibit was on view at Spiva Library (main floor) at the exhibit were drawn from the files of the Missouri Missouri Southern State University in Joplin. (See I y ~ Supreme Court. . www.mssu.edu/spivalib/HIHoursDirections.shtml for On a larger scale, the same type of disagreements over library hours and directions on campus.) From mid-March land between bordering states and territories played a part to the end of May, the exhibit can be viewed at the Powers in Missouri history. A map made by Albert Lea illustrates Museum in Carthage MO. Once at the Powers Museum, the how varying interpretations of the boundary line between exhibit will include maps of Jasper County of various ages Missouri and the Iowa Territory nearly led to interstate war and will highlight the Jefferson Highway and Highway 66 in1839. as it passes through Jasper County. Other early Ozark Other maps in the exhibit examine ithe'ways in which Playgrounds Association tourism maps "and literature geography helps us form our sense''of ourTdentity as will be featured, too. Missourians. Our sense of pride, and its importance in (See www.powersmuseum.com/schedule/schdule.html for motivating consumerism, is made visible by the fact that exacthours Tuesdays through Saturdays.) the geographic outline of the state has appeared on everything from feed bags to whiskey bottles.