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If you or your family owned a business or traveled Route 66, here is your change to share the experience. Show Me Route 66 is seeking feature articles. Contact Joe Sonderman, [email protected] with your idea. Even if you have no writing experience, we encourage submissions. Its easy!

Jennie Miller Director

St. James Chamber of Commerce

111 South Jefferson Photo from Missouri State Archives P.O. Box 358 St. James, MO. 65559 Phone: (573) 265-6649 ...... •. www.stjameschamber.net email: [email protected]

Locally Owned and Operated die's Interiors c..~t\ CUSTOM Sheers' Draperies' Top Treatments CULVER'S OF WEBB CITY "m£IWt~s----FllteT -;J . • Upholstering· Blinds & Shades lered Addotta • Toss Pillows' Bedspreads' Dust Ruffles Owner/Operator •Embroidering & Embroidered Items (573) 286-1034 Cell' (417) 673-1222 • (417) 673-1411 Fax 302 St. Francois Sandie Kruszka 475 S. Madison' Webb City, MO 68470 Florissant, MO 63031 (314) 921-9011 www.culvers.com·[email protected]

Nationwide Warranty I~QTS·I ATSG Member G ASE Certified Joplin Transmission & Auto Center MUSEUM CURATOR 2620 East 7th Street #3 Industrial Drive Joplin, MO 64801 St.James, Missouri 65559 417-626-7300 Fax# 417-626-0597 Cell# 417-438-7619 toll free 866 444 9004 • local 573 265 0500 • fax 573 265 0600 email [email protected] • web www.vacuummuseum.com [email protected] www.joplintransmission.com I-44Exit 127, 417-532-7000 900 st Elm Street or 800-727-4643 ,....---;...Le:..- anon MO FACTORY OUTLETS

---.-s:~~"""~iI.i&.:I~~' " I r'"~<'Jf1I.i!1r.~~~~~~~ Stop by and visit with ~th::e~R~e:id:;--"fiiii~iii~iiii~r family. The Reids came to this Route 66 location in 1961 and operated the 66 Sunset Lodge as the Capri Motel until 1966. Then in 1972 Shepherd Hills Factory Outlet was born on the same ground as the Capri Motel. Next came the ownership of the Shepherd Hills Motel. In 1999 the Lebanon Route 66 location of the Shepherd Hills Factory Outlet moved into our new modern building. This business has expanded and now includes eight different locations.

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Volume 20, Number 1 - 2010 •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• QUARTERLY PUBLICATION OF THE ROUTE 66 ASSOCIATION OF MISSOURI ESTABLISHED JANUARY, 1990

Features 23 Save the Uptown FOLLOW THE ASSOCIATION 3 Future Calendar Dates Miner Alumni Association ONFACEBOOK 4 Officers, Board of Directors and Associations 24 Time Running Out for Times Beach Thanks to Carolyn Hasenfratz, the Bridge Route 66 Association of Missouri now 5 Business Member Directory Joe Sondermam has a Facebook site. Please become a Robert Gehl fan to stay up to date on meetings, 26 20th Annual Route 66 Association of 10 Welcome New Members activities, news from the road and Missouri Motor Tour magazine previews.You are welcome 12 News from the Road Kip Welborn to post your favorite Route 66 pictures 29 See Rock City: Life on Route 66 and Carolyn is hard at work on detailed 14 Get your kicks on '" 1-44? Between Times Beach & Eureka features about Route 66 points of Joe Sonderman Norma Bolin interest in our state. Follow the link at: A Taste of Yesteryear 17 Route 66 Association of Illinois http://www.facebook.coml# !/pages/ Joe Sonderman 33 Motor Tour The-Rou te - 6 6 - Ass oc i a ti on - 0 f- 18 A new Era for the Wagon Wheel Missouri/23 751414 7388?ref=ts Joe Sonderman 34 Route 66 Association of MO introduces MO'Kicks & His Pals 20 Remembering the Choicest Product of the David J Eslick Brewers Art Kip Welborn 35 Then & Now on Route 66 Joe Sonderman Advertisers Show Me Route 66 Magazine Route 66 Association of Missouri - Publisher Doc's Harley-Davidson Viva Cuba Founder President Kirkwood, MO Cuba, Missouri Jim Powell TommyPike Henry's Rabbit Ranch Leach Service Contributing Writers Staunton, Illinois Robert Gehl Kip Welborn David J. Eslick Rock Hill, Missouri Norma Bolin Joe Sonderman Route 66 Sodas Superdawg drive-in Willimington, Illinois Publication Schedule Chicago, Illinois Spring Issue - April 2010 submission deadline 2/26/10 Shelden's Market Forest 44 Canoe Rental LLC Summer Issue- July 2010 submission deadline 5/19/10 Devils Elbow, Missouri Pacific, Missouri Fall Issue- October 2010 submission deadline 8/19/10 Winter Issue- January 2011 submission deadline 11/19/10 Steak n' Shake Springfield, Missouri The Cutting Room Strafford, Missouri Best Western Route 66 Rail Haven Advertising Rates Per Issue Springfield, Missouri AKAINC1\vin Motorcycle & Tattoo B/W- 1/8 Page - $35, 1/4 Page - $45, 1/2 Page - $60, Full Page - $120 Springfield, Missouri Full Color - 1/4 Page - $50, 1/2 Page - $75, Full Page - $150 Other rates are available upon request * (314) 965-5751 Shepherd Hills Factory Outlets Joplin Special Road District Lebanon, Missouri Joplin, Missouri Cover:photo by Joe Sonderman

Show Me Route 66 Magazine is the official publication of The Route 66 Association of Missouri. Show Me Route 66 Magazine is published quarterly and is distributed free of charge to all paid members in good standing of The Route 66 Association of Missouri.Additional copies may be purchased for the cost in advance of$6.00 USD each including postage. Request for additional copies may be made direct to The Route 66 Association of Missouri,P.O. Box 8ll7,St. Louis, Missouri 63l56. Manuscripts and photographs submitted for publication are welcome and should be sent electronically to Joe Sonderman, Magazine Coordinator, Route 66 Association of Missouri, at [email protected]. Reproduction of this magazine in part or in whole, is prohibited without written permission from the President and/or Board of Directors of The Route 66 Association of Missouri. The Route 66 Association of Missouri and the production staff are not responsible for errors or omissions contained herein. The Route 66 Association of Missouri and the production staffretain the right to edit any submitted materials and to not publish an article of questionable content or that goes against the purpose of The Route 66 Association of Missouri. The Route 66 Association of Missouri is a non-profit corporation established to preserve, promote and develop Old Route 66 in Missouri. 3 SHOW ME ROUTE 66 I VOLUME 20, NUMBER 1

Advertisers continued •••• Crawford County Fair, Inc. Diana's Diner Three Mile Creek Cuba, Missouri St. James, Missouri Cuba, Missouri Afton Station Shaefer Autobody Centers Joplin Transmission Afton, Illinois Fenton, Missouri Joplin, Missouri Custom Lawn Care Flying A Motorsports Sandie's Interiors Lebanon, Missouri Cuba, Missouri Florissant, Missouri Team Li~uor's Inc AKAINC1\vin Motorcycle & Tattoo Vacuum Cleaner Museum Straffor. , Missouri Springfield, Missouri St James, Missouri Value Tire Center Joplin Special Road District Webb City Florist & Greenhouse Lebanon, Missouri Joplin, Missouri Webb City, Missouri Route 66 Vintage Iron City of Strafford The Elegant Cookie Miami, Oklahoma Strafford, Missouri St. Louis, Missouri Antiques & More on Route 66 Luttrell Auction & Music Barn St. James Chamber of Commerce Rolla, Missouri Springfield, Missouri St. James, Missouri Culver's of Webb City Branson Lock Cheques in the Mail, Inc Webb City, Missouri Branson, Missouri Las Vegas, Nevada H & R Block Barbara Rairden Stone's Throln Dinner Theatre Woodward Law Firm, LLC Cuba, Missouri Abilene, Kansas Carthage, Missouri Future Meeting Dates====~ April 17 - Grbic Restaurant and Banquet Hall 4071 Keokuk Ave. (St. Louis) • July 10 - Cave Restaurant and Resort Exit 150 (Richland) Nov. 13 - Bob's Gasoline Alley (Cuba)

.,. 1QeII. (3«9 '?~ _ Dennis & Jeanne Hendricks ~&~ • 120 E. Oklahoma www.webbcityflorist.com Branson, MO 65616 l Marcia Musgrove Phone417-334-7303 '

Fax# 417-336-5267 'l' "OT Cell 417-483·3141 •••• ,,1- [email protected] 1001 S. Jefferson 417-673-3780 [email protected] Webb City. MO 64870 800-556-3780 [email protected]

The Elegant Cookie _ H&RBLOCK' tax, mortgage and financial services Purveyor of Gourmet Gifts & Gift Baskets

PHONE: 314.845.2745 FAX: 314.845.2137 Barbara Rairden Franchisee [email protected] www.elegantcookie.com 208 N. E. 14TH ABILENE. KS 67410 4554 SOUTHRIDGE MEADOWS Tel 785 263 4080 Fax 785 263 2049 ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI 63128 brairdenOhrblock.com www.hrblodccom SHOW ME ROUTE 66 VOLUME20, NUMBER 1 4

Board of Directors Continued ... Board of Directors Continued ... Officers Board of Directors Norman L. Heironimus Michele Hansford Jerry Benner PRESIDENT P.O.Box 504 Powers Museum 1115 Chatelet Dr. Tommy Pike Cuba, MO65453-0504 1617 W.Oak St. Ferguson, MO63135 1602 East Dale St. (573) 885-4651 P.O.Box 593 (314) 521-4255 Springfield,MO65803-4014 Carthage, MO64836 [email protected] (417) 865-l3l8 Rich Henry (417) 237-0456 1107 Historic Old Route 66 [email protected] James Crooks [email protected] 2540 Christopher Oaks Ct. Staunton, IL 62088 VICE-PRESIDENT St. Louis, MO63129-5544 (618) 635-5655 Larry W.Tamminen [email protected] Diane Warhover 314-293-2540 418 North Washington St. 447 Clemens Ave. jimmy52@sbcglobaLnet www.henrysroute66.com Carterville,MO64835-1242 Kirkwood,MO63122-3808 (417) 673-1506 David J. Eslick Joe Schulte (314) 965-5751 940 Saint Antoine St. [email protected] diwarhover@hotmaiLcom 3311 South Elmira Springfield, MO65807 Florissant, MO63031 James J. Thole SECRETARY (417) 889-9332 (314) 921-1329 1264 Jade Wind Cir. Mark Stauter [email protected] [email protected] Manchester, MO63011 309 Hutchinson Dr. (636) 227-2258 Rolla,MO65401-3913 66thole@sbcglobaLnet ...... (573) 341-2932 [email protected] Associations Associations Continued ... Route 66 Association of Illinois TREASURER The Old Route 66 Association of Texas 110 West Howard Street Robert Schulz P.O.Box 66 Pontiac, IL 61764 708 South Market st. McLean, TX79057 (708) 444-l3l2 Waterloo, Illinois 62298 (806) 779-2225 (708) 444-1315 - fax (618) 939-7021 Bob Lile, President • [email protected] Cathie Stevanovich, President [email protected] [email protected] :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: www.barbwiremuseum.com www.iI66assoc.org Committees Continued ... MI'W.mockturtlepress.com/texas/home.htm Committees Route 66 Association of Missouri P.O.Box8117 Historian/Oral History New Mexico Route 66 Association Neon Heritage Preservation St. Louis, MO63156-8117 1415 Central Ave.NE Jerry Benner, Chairperson James J. Thole, Chairperson (417) 865-l3l8 Albuquerque,NM87106 1115 Chatelet Dr. 1264 Jade Wind Cir. TommyPike, President (505) 831-6317 Ferguson, MO63135 Manchester, MO63011 [email protected] Vickie Ashcraft, President (314) 521-4255 (636) 227-2258 www.missouri66.org [email protected] [email protected] 66thole@sbcglobaLnet Kansas Historic Route 66 Association www.rt66nm.org Preservation Internet Services P.O.Box 66 Jane Dippel, Chairperson Carolyn Hasenfratz, Director Baxter Springs, Kansas 66713 Historic Route 66 Association of Arizona 7920 Chaptain Conn Dr. 1544 High School Dr. (620) 856-2385 P.O.Box 66 St. Louis, MO63123-1121 Brentwood, MO63144 Sam Weaver, President Kingman, ta 86402 (314) 843-7132 (314) 963-0930 [email protected] (928) 753-5001 [email protected] carolyn_ hasenfratz@sbcglobaLnet www.kanasahistoricroute66assoc.org. (928) 753-5852 - fax Tom Spear, Executive Vice President Membership Services Publications Route 66 Association of Kansas Robert Gebl, Director Jan Davis, Director of Operations P.O.Box 66 1667 Timber Ridge Estates Dr. Diane Warhover, Chairperson [email protected] 447 Clemens Ave. Riverton, Kansas 66770 www.azrt66.com Wildwood,MO63011-1971 (620) 848-3330 (636) 458-4585 Kirkwood, MO63122-3808 (314) 965-5751 Scott Nelson, President California Historic Route 66 Association (636) 458-4080 - fax [email protected] [email protected] diwarhover@hotmaiLcom P.O.Box 64 Oklahoma Route 66 Association Azusa, CA91702-0064 Motor Tour Joe Sonderman, P.O.Box 446 (909) 771-9583 Kip Welborn, Co-Chairperson agazine Coordinator Chandler, OK74834 Danny Castro, President Jane Dippel,Co-Chairperson 1710 Coachway Lane (405) 258-0008 [email protected] 3947 Russell Blvd. Hazelwood, MO63042-1378 Mike Hickey,President www.route66ca.org St. Louis, MO63110 (314) 609-6370 Marilyn Emde, Officer Manager (314) 853-7385 stlrt66@aoLcom [email protected] rudkip@sbcglobaLnet www.oklahomaroute66.com 5 SHOW ME ROUTE 66 VOLUME 20, NUMBER 1

MISSOURI Columbia, MO Cuba Continued. .. Albatross, MO State Historical Society of Missouri People's Bank Crossroads Cafe • www.system.missouri.edu/shs • Your One-Stop Financial Center • "Only Home-Cooked Meals between River Valley Rod & Custom Car Club Springfield & Carthage on Route 66" G!ElI) • "Still Cruisin 'After All These Years" Bob's Gasoline Alley Roberts-Judson Lumber Bourbon, MO • Gasoline & Route 66 Memorabilia • Established in 1914 Circle Inn Malt Shop Britton Funeral Home Rock Fair Tavern • Family Owned - On Route 66 since '56 • "Home of the Famous Rock Burger" City of Bourbon Charles A. Kolb C.P.A The Jesus Christ Foundation • Proud Supporter of Route 66 • Promoting Jesus - King of the Road Branson, MO City of Cuba The Porters Indian Trading Post Branson Lock • Route 66 Mural City • North American, Indian Arts and Crafts - • "Key People in Town" - Route 66 Teardrop Country Kitchen A Family Tradition Since 1951 Dick Clark's American Bandstand • "Are You Ready For A Real Meal?" The Rose Theater Crawford County Fair Inc. • Karaoke - 2 Pool Tables - Darts • "A Revolving Lineup of Legendary Rock ' n ' • "...afamily tradition." Three Mile Creek Rollers" All Originals! All of the time! www.crawfordcountyfair.info • Rustic Decor and Log Furniture Dick Clark's American Bandstand Grill Crawford County Historical Society 573-885-9663 • "The Great American Food Experience!" • 3 Stories of History - Wed & Sat 10 AM-2 PM, Viva Cuba Mural Project Sun 12-4 PM • crawfordco.com/Murals Beautifying Cuba Brentwood, MO Cuba Chamber of Commerce Since 1984 Carl's Drive In Visitor Center Wagon Wheel Motel! • "16 Seats in Heaven" • www.cubamochamber.com Connie's Shoppe at Wagon Wheel City of Brentwood Cuba Free Press • "Come Sleep at Our Wheel Instead of Yours" • City of Warmth - www.brentwoodmo.org • "Defending Your Liberties Since 1960" 573-885-3411 East Office Bar & Grill Wallace House Buffalo, MO • Great Food in a Comfortable Family • Catering & Banquet Facilities Available • Bryant Business Graphics & Atmosphere Woodward Law Firm, L.L.C. Photography Flying A Motorsports • Personal Attention to Your Needs. • "Where Creativity And Quality Meet, • Coaches - Trailers - Motorcycles - 573-885-6474 To Give Your Image A Lasting Impression. " Speed Shop 800-222-4004 Frisco's Grill & Pub Devils Elbow, MO Carterville, MO • Steaks - Seafood - Pasta - Sandwiches Becht Properties, Inc. City of Carterville Hayes Shoe Store • Old Fashioned Service - Today s Styles Elbow Inn Bar & BBQ Peggy Sue's Drive-In Huddle House #541 • "Home of the Homemade French Fries!" • Any Meal, Anytime! Open 24/7573-885-0043 Piney Beach Cabins SUPERTAM on 66 1-44 Express • Rt. 66 Cottage Court • An Ice Cream Parlor with the Greatest • Custom Pickup and Delivery www.pineybeachcabins.com Double-Dipper: Superman on 66! Java.net Books and Gifts Shelden's Market • Only Real Espresso Made by Baristas in Town. • Store/Post Office on Big Piney River Carthage, MO KMN Gifts N More US Missouri Route 66 Canoe Rental 66 Drive-In Theatre • Gifts for all Occasions • "Keep Cool with Route 66 Canoe Rental" • Open Fri/Sat/Sun April thru Sept www.kmngiftsnmore.com 573-259-6840 573-336-2730 Best Budget Inn Laxton Insurance Agency «On the lake ...at Hwy 96 & Old Route 66 • Insuring You on Your Route 66 Journey Doolittle, MO 417-358-6911 573-885-4433 Antiques & More on Route 66 Carthage Convention & Visitors Bureau Mace Supermarket • At 1-44 Exit 179, N Outer Road East 1 Mile • Angels, Antiques, Art & More! • "Come Shop With Us" 573-762-0116 Powers Museum Main Street Bakery & Cafe' Cookin' From Scratch / BP Fuel Shop • wwwpowersmuseum.com 10% offin Shop • Fresh Baked Goods and Home Cooked Meals • Award Winning "Pan Fried Chicken" Stone's Throw Dinner Theatre McGinnis Wood Products, Inc. • Best Dinner Theatre on Route 66! • Specializing in Wine Barrels 417-358-9665 McGraphics Ellisville, MO White Rose Winery, Restaurant, Bed & Schaefer Autobody Centers Breakfast Missouri Hick Bar B Q • Auto Collision Repair, Refinishing, and • "Fine Wine, Elegant Dining,Unforgettable eEnjoy Rustic Dining and Great Food! Detailing Bed & Breakfast" Mullally Distributing Co., Inc. West County Lanes www.whiterosebed-breakfast.com • "Budweiser - King of Beers" • www.westcountylanes.com 636-227-1469 PLERSE VISit RnD SUPPORt OUR BUSinESS mEmBERS I SJIow ME ROUTE 66 VOLUME 20, NUMBER 1 6

Eureka, MO Joplin Continued. .... Leballoll,MO Cherokee Chief Trading Post Hogs & Hot Rods Saloon Charlie's Farms & Gardens • Antiques, Collectibles, & Mannequins • Hot Bikes - Cool Cars -Cold Beer. • ····where goodness grows for taste. May thru KOA St. Louis West/ Historic Route 66 Holiday Inn Joplin Hotel & Convention October.. • On Rt 66-President's Award Winner 200812009 Center City of Lebanon Long Ford •Joplin's only full-service hotel. • Friendly People. Friendly Place. • Across from Six Flags-www. long-ford. com Joplin Convention and Visitors Bureau www.lebanonmo.org Phil's Bar B. Q. • visitjoplinmo.com Custom Lawn Care •Ribs Are Phil's Specialty For Over 50 Years Joplin Museum Complex • Lawn Care - Pruning - Trimming Route 66 State Park • AMissouri Ultimate 100 Destination 417-588-3448 •Drive on 66, See Exhibits, Buy Gifts Joplin Petro Truck Stop Faye's Diner Super Smokers BBQ • The Perfect Spot to Refuel, Refresh and Relax •Really Homemade Foods, Monday - Friday •Zagat Rated "BBQ Best Bet'l-World Champions Joplin Special Road District 6am - 2pm, Saturday 6am - Noon Ty's Liquor • [email protected] Forest Manor Motel •In downtown Eureka at 115 S. Central Joplin Transmission & Auto Center 636-587-2331 Gary Dowd's Catfish & Barbeque Murphysburg Residential Historic • Serving "Award Winning Catfish and BBQ" Fanning, MO District on Route 66 Fanning 66 Outpost General Store • A Place of Prestigious & Elegant Addresses Gary's Place - Italian Food and Bed & • Home of the Route 66 Rocker - World's Largest Newton's Jewelry Breakfast . Fanning Feed and Farm • Since1914-Diamonds-Pearls-Gold-Rolex Watches • A Little Bit Off Route 66 But Worth the Drive! • The Best Feed For Your Pets and Livestock. Paddoc Liquors Heartland Antique Mall • On Old Route 66 at State Line - • "Something for Everyone!" Florissant, MO Look for our Gas Pumps! 1-44 at Exit 127 8 AM-8 PM City of Florissant PowerSports of Joplin Historic Route 66 Motel • wwwjlorissantmo.com 314-921-5700 • The Fun Starts Here! Florissant Old Town Partners, Inc Residence Inn by Marriott Lindsay Chevrolet / Lindsay Ford • wwwjlorissantoldtown.com 314-837-0033 • All suites with all the comforts www. • "Where The Trucks Are" on Route 66! Sandie's Interiors marriott. com/) lnri 417-532-3114 • North County's Only Window Covering Route 66 Carousel Park Munger Moss Motel Showroom. • More Than You Can Imagine! Go Karts, • Your Home Away From Home- Yacovelli's Restaurant Mini-Golf, Rides www.mungermoss.com • Since 1919 - www.yacovellis.com Sultan of Smoke Nancy Ballhagen's Puzzles 314-839-1000 • "A Must Stop for the #1 BBQ on Route 66" • www.missouripuzzle.com Transport Distribution Co. (TDC) Route 66 Museum & Research Center Gay Parita, MO • Truckin' on 66 - www.gotdc.com •Let Us Display Your Route 66 Collection! Gay Parita Sinclair Wilder's Steakhouse Route 66 Stop • Travelin 'Main Street USA - The dream of my • Famousfor Good Things to Eat & Drink Since 1929 life- An adventure through time & history. Shepherd Hills Factory Outlets •On Rt. 66 Since 1960-www.shephills.com Kingdom City, MO Hal/toJVIl,MO Starlite Lanes NostalgiavilIe, USA • Where The Fun Begins! Bowl on Historic Whitehall Mercantile • "Your 50's & 60's Nostalgia Superstore" Route 66! • Collectibles, Antiques, Primitives, Usables Value Tire Center Kirkwood, MO ~ Best Western Kirkwood Inn Candy House Chocolate Factory •Best Rest West of the Arch - 2 Blocks from Marshfield, MO •Watch our Candy Makers - Dwtn at Doc's 510 S. Kentucky Blackberry Creek Retreat/Bed & Doc's Harley-Davidson Country Caboose Breakfast • Since 1955-www.docsharleydavidson.com •Railroad Museum- www.countrycaboose.com • "Nature's Beauty with Country Charm" Marshfield Area Chamber of Commerce Cycle Connection Lake of the Ozarks, MO Harley-Davidson / Buell .130th 4th of July Parade & 19th Annual Rodeo Reflections Condominiums • www.cycleconnectionh-d.com RVExpress RV Park & Route 66 Motel • Lakefront - Come Play In Our Front Yard Granny Shaffer's Family Restaurant • State of the art RV Park & Route 66 Motel! See the Route 66 Mural! • "Tastes Homemade Cause It Is!" Leasburg, i110 2728 N. Rangeline Skippy's Route 66 Inn Maryland Heights, MO Granny Shaffer's On the Plaza • "Good Food for Good People" • "Tastes Homemade Cause It Is!" LeBlanc Insurance & Financial Services 7th & Illinois • Classic Insurance & Old Time Service PLEHSE VISit HnD SUPPORt OUR BUSinESS mEmBERSI 7 SHOW ME ROUTE 66 VOLUME 20, NUMBER 1

Pacific, MO Rolla Continued .... St. James Continued. .... American Legion Post 320 Phelps County Bank Vacuum Cleaner Museum and Factory • Karaoke on Fridays & Saturdays! Outlet 636-257-3298 Pinga's Tortilla Flats Restaurant • www.vacuummuseum.com1-866-444-9004 Beacon Car Wash • Get It New Mexico Style on Route 66 - • New Homefor Historical Neon Beacon Motel 573-341-3861 St. Louis, MO Sign Rolla Area Chamber of Commerce AAAAuto Club of Missouri City of Pacific • "Rolla: The Middle of Everywhere" • We're Always With You • Est. 1859 - www.pacificmissouri.com www.rollachamber.org BarnesGriffin Inc. Don Flier Motors Route 66 Motors & Nostalgia Gifts •Route 66 N.P.s. Grant Recipient - 2006 • "Selling Dodge, Chrysler and Jeep Products • Classic Cars, Collectible Gifts Chuck-A-Burger Drive In Restaurant on Route 66 for over 25 Years" The Mule Tobacco Barn • Cruisin 'Capitol of the Midwest since 1957 Forest 44 Canoe Rental • Let the Giant Sterling Hillbilly Wave You In! Dent Devil of St. Louis • Closest Float to St. Louis - Canoe the Meramec The Mule Trading Post • Paintless Dent Removal www.dentdevil.com Greenway •Route 66 Items, Antiques, Life Size Animals, 636-230-7900 Osage Dental Group Knives, Swords & Concrete Ornaments Directions Saint Louis, LLC 573-364-4711 Pacific Area Chamber of Commerce Totem Pole Trading Post, Inc. Donut Drive-In • www.pacificchamber.com • Antiques, Souvenirs, C-Store "Since 1933" • Best Hand-cut Donuts in St. Louis on Route 66! Pacific "Family" Bowl Zeno's Steakhouse & Motel Eat-Rite Diner • All Aboard! Where The Good Times Roll • Home of the Famous 120z - Since 1957 • Eat-Rite or Don't Eat At All 636-257-4474 HNTB Corporation RJ's Double Six Saloon St. Charles, MO • Great Place for a Burger and a Beer - 2 blocks Fast Lane Classic Cars SQ Studio - Joseph T. Squires ofJRoute 66 • "We Sell Investments That Accelerate" • "Come Along For The Ride" Series of Rt. 66 Art Ron Sansone Construction,Inc. Neon Time Ted Drewes • Brick, Concrete, & Stone Contractor • Custom Neon & Vintage Sign Restoration • "It Really is Good, Guys ... and Gals!" 636-271-4844 636-940-7070 The Elegant Cookie, LLC • Route 66 REALTORS Hot Wheels Mobile Auto Detailing! Party • Gourmet Treats from America s Main Street • www.route66realtors.com 636-271-6660 Express DJ Entertainment The Meramec Valley Current News Magazine St. Clair, MO St. Robert, MO • "Pacific s Hometown Community News Lewis Cafe Magazine" BP of St. Robert - Amoco • "Home Cooked Meals For Over 65 Years" • We Make It Convenient on Route 66 Route 66 Car Club City of St. Robert Phillipsburg, MO • Father's Day Car Show-Call 636-629-5445 Historic Rt. 66 Mall Route 66 Lumber Co. dba St. Clair Comfort Inn • Antiques, Rt. 66 Memorabilia & More! Building Center • Unique Rustic Lodge 573-336-3553 •"Get Your Sticks At Route 66" Rock Hill, MO Fairfield Inn • Newly Remodeled 2009573-336-8600 City of Rock HilI St. James, MO First State Bank, st. Robert • www.rockhillmo.com Diana's Diner Leach BP Service • Together We Are Making Progress • Home Style Cooking & Daily Specials Hampton Inn • Serving The Motoring Public Since 1949 573-265-3424 • Hot' On The House' Breakfast 573-336-3355 Johnnies Bar Pulaski County Tourism Bureau • Coldest Beer on Route 66 • Pulaski County - Missouri's Natural Beauty ~ Murdon Concrete Products Ramada Inn A Miner Indulgence Bed & Breakfast • Lookfor our Dripping Faucet Neon Sign! • On Historic Route 66, 1-800-272-6232 • A Major Indulgence at a Miner Price Route 66 Fudge Shop & Specialized Star Motel & Restaurant on Route 66. Chocolates • "Locally Owned & Operated - Home Cooked City of Rolla Food on Old Route 66" Spurgeon's "66" Service Sweetwater Bar-B-Que Fall Creek Rock Shop •"66" Station on Route 66 Since 1961 • "A taste of the Ozarks" • Rock Shop on Route 66 - Minerals, Fossils, St. James Chamber of Commerce At 1-44 & Exit 163 - Open Daily Jewelry and Lapidary. • Discover the Ozarks 'Best! Huddle House #642 St. James Tourist Information Center Spencer, MO • Any Meal,Anytime! Open 2417573-426-4401 Spencer Garage Muffler Mart • See Spencer Restored on Historic Route 66

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Springfield, MO Stanton Continued ..... Villa Ridge Continued. .... Autonique, Inc. Meramec Caverns Pin Oak Creek RV Park • Open Everyday! Oldest Stop on Route 66 • "Family Fun Camping on Route 66" Best Western Route 66 Rail Haven Meramec Caverns Motel 1-888-474-6625 • Guests Get A True Rt. 66 Experience • Open April 1st - October 31st 573-468-4215 Route "66" Storage Since 1938 ·636-451-0677 Bud's Tire & Wheel Co. Steelville, MO • Selling Tires & Wheels Over 50 Years on ArdPark Cabins, LLC Waynesville, MO Route 66 • "The Place You 'll Never Want to Leave" Cave State Cruisers Car Club College Street Body Shop, Inc. 866-914-4702 • Car show the weekend after Father s Day .417-862-4326 Best Body Shop in Town- 573-435-9297 Ask My Mom Strafford, MO City of'Waynesvllle Curtis Enterprises City of Strafford • www.birthplaceofroute66.com Cole-Mahan Enterprises, Inc. • The Best Small Town on Main Street USA • Theatre on the Square in Waynesville Dr. Michael J. Clarke History Route 66 Pulaski County Historical Museum Museum of Ozarks Scouting Cowan's Route 66 Convenience & Society .417-883-1636 Archiving SW Missouri Boy .1 Block off of Old Route 66 on Highway 125 Scouting Heritage Keiser Equipment Company • Open Saturdays Only 10-4 PM April thru Sept Eslick Enterprises ."40 Yearson Route 66" Security Bank of Pulaski County • David J. Eslick, Photographer 417-889-9332 Murney Associates, Realtors - Broker / The Old Stagecoach Stop Great River Engineering of Springfield, Sales • Open Saturdays 10 to 4 April thru Sept Inc. • Alice DelCour - Real Estate Sales • www.greatrivereng.com 417-839-2152 Waynesville-St. Robert Chamber of Ingram Enterprises, Inc. Strafford Area Chamber of Commerce Commerce • "Route 66 Days" • www.waynesville-strobertchamber.com Laura Jean Derrick - Architect PC www.straffordmissouri.org Witmor Farms Strafford Branch Library Lurvey Properties • Cruise down Route 66 to the Strafford Branch Webb City, MO Library! Bradbury Bishop Deli Luttrell Auction & Music Barn Strafford Route 66 Days Association • Visit Our Historic Soda Fountain Built in 1931 • Oldest Auction West of Mississippi with Live • Visitthe only town with TWO Main Streets11 Culver's Route 66 Music Team Liquors • America First Route 66 Culver s! Hwy 171 & Pappy's Place s • "Smal Store with a Large Selection" - on Rt. 66just Madison on Route 66 .A Springfield BBQ Tradition .... Home of the East of Strafford Route 66 Corvette Cruisers Original 14 02 Frosty Mug The Cutting Room • Mining Days Car Show in Sept - 417-438-4427 Route 66 Hot Dogs • Giveyour hair a "Kick" on Route 6611 Route 66 Movie Theater Wild Animal Safari Springfield-Greene County • Featuring Route 66 Speedway Go Cart Track Webb City Area Chamber of Commerce Library Station • [email protected] • Cruise into the Library Station to view car and Sullivan, MO or Call 417-673-1154 train memorabilia! Du Kum Inn Restaurant Webb City Florist & Greenhouse Springfield-Greene County • Serving Route 66 Travelers Since 1961! • See Our Historic Sign on original Route 66 at Library Center 573-468-6114 1001 S. Jefferson! • Drive Here to Research Roue 66 and More! Harry's Tire Service, Inc. Webb City Historical Society Springfield, Missouri Convention & • "Tires are our Business" • For more information 417-673-5866 Visitors Bureau Since 1952 on Route 66 • Birthplace of Route 66 - Springfield, MO Highway 185 Garage 1-800-678-8767 • U-Haul, Chain Saws, Auto & Webster Groves, MO Steak 'n Shake Light Truck Repair Route 66 Transmissions, Etc. • Famous For Steakburgers & Route 66 • Family Owned On The Mother Road - Quality #1 Tour & Convention Consultants of the tBImJ Ozarks Huxel's Auto Repair Wildwood, MO • Used Parts for Old Cars 1940 to 1980 Big Chief Roadhouse, LLC Twin Motorcycle & Tattoo Indian Harvest Trade «Home of the Route 66 Tattoo • On Route 66 - www.indianharvesttrade.com Big Chief Holdings, LLC Stanton, MO Villa Ridge, MO Jesse James Wax Museum State Farm Insurance - Bourbeuse Valley Harley-Davidson Mikel Garrett, Agent • World Famous Video Footage of the • Junction of 1-44 & Hwy 50 on Route 66 real Jesse James • www.mikelgarrett.com 636-458-5055 PLEHSE VISit HnD SUPPORt OUR BUSinESS mEmBERSI 9 SHOW ME ROUTE 66 VOLUME 20, NUMBER 1

ILLINOIS Wilmington, IL Elk City, OK Auburn.Ll. Route 66 Sodas, LLC - Route 66 Root National Route 66 Museum Becky's Barn - Off the Bricks on Route Beer 66 • The Ones For The Road - www.route66sodas.com Miami, OK • Antiques, Souvenirs, Amish Candy & Jams Miami Convention & Visitors Bureau 217-836-3043 BeckysBarn.com KANSAS • Home of Coleman Theatre, Ribbon Road & More Abilene, KS Route 66 Vintage Iron Motorcycle Chicago, IL H&RBlock Museum Home of the Steve McQueen Collection. Superdawg drive-in • Proud to support The Mother Road! • HIYA!"THANKS FOR STOPPING. " www.route66vintageiron •.com www.superdawg.com 773-763-0660 Baxter Springs, KS TEXAS Baxter Springs 66 Station & Kansas Granite ,IL a Route 66 Visitors' Center Adrian, TX Historic Route 66 Flea Market • A Restored 1930's Phillips Service Station MidPoint Cafe & Gift Shop • Stop & Shop -We have what you need from A to Z • "Home of the Ugly Crust Pie" 806-538-6379 Galena, KS Livingston, IL 4 Women on the Route CALIFORNIA Pink Elephant Antique Mall • The Home of Tow Tater - Inspiration for "Tow Lake Arrowhead, CA Mater'tfrom "Cars" Litchfield, IL National Historic Route 66 Federation • Preserving and Promoting The Mother Road The Ariston Cafe Riverton, KS • "Remember! Where Good Food Is Served" Eisler Bros. Old Riverton Store Pleasanton, CA Murphysboro, IL •A Fun Visit Back In Time www.eislerbros.com Pacific Plaza,LLC Silkworm, Inc. .800-826-0577 www.silkwormink.com OKLAHOMA MONTANA • Springfield, IL Afton, OK Phili sbur , MT Cozy Dog Drive In Afton Station & Route 66 Packards PACCOM FILMS • "Famous Hot Dog On a Stick" • Route 66 Vintage Car Museum / Visitors' www.paccomfilms.com www.cozydogdrivein.com Center • Award-winning Rt. 66 Documentaries since Staunton,IL Claremore, OK 1994.1-800-786-6695 DeCamp Junction Inc. Claremore Convention & Visitors • Historic Roadhouse Serving Since 1926 Bureau Nevada 618-637-2951 • Claremore, OK www.visitclaremore.org Las Ve as, NV Henry's Route 66 Rabbit Ranch I Cheques in the Mail, Inc. Emporium Clinton, OK www.66chips.com • Rt 66 Info center- www.HenrysRoute66.com Oklahoma Route 66 Museum • "Get your CHIPS on Route 66" • A tribute to 'The Mother Road" 580-323-7866 800-668-CHIP

or More Information on 66 Association of Missouri Please find this directory List maintained by Robert Gehl, To Our Official Website: on Associations Website: Director, Membership Services ww.missouri66.org www.missouri66.org Updated as of January 1,2010 MEMBERSHIP NOTICE embership in the non-profit Route 66 Association of Missouri entitles you to quarterly issues of Show Me Route 66 magazine, a map of Historic Route 66 in Missouri, a membership certificate and card, and a 66 window decal. Dues are tax-deductible. Name CATEGORY & DUES

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• AMiner Indulgence Bed & Breakfast Rolla, MO • Bill Floyd Springfield, MO • Gary Adamson Springfield, MO • FlyingAMotorsports Cuba, MO • HelenAdamson Halltown, MO • Forest Manor Motel Lebanon, MO • Afton Station & Route 66 Packards Afton, OK • JohnFoss Springfield,MO • JamieAnderson Wilmington,IL • Robert S. Garrick Clayton, MO • Antiques & More on Route 66 Doolittle, MO • Gay Parita Sinclair Gay Parita, MO • ArdPark Cabins, LLC Steelville, MO • Rick Gold Frontenac, MO • Autonique, Inc. Springfield, MO • Great River Engineering of Springfield, Inc. • Jo Beck Wildwood, MO Springfield, MO Lanie Beckering Wentzville, MO • Hampton Inn (Ehrhardt Properties) St. Robert, MO • Becky's Barn Auburn,IL • Bill Hart St. Louis, MO • TedBeresky Rogersville, MO • David Hasenbach Lakeview, AR • Jason Bernhardt Richfield Springs, NY • Bill Henry Manchester, MO • Best Budget Inn Carthage, MO • George Higgins Spring Hill, FL • Big Chief Holdings, LLC Earth City, MO • Historic Route 66 Motel Lebanon, MO • Big Chief Roadhouse, LLC Wildwood, MO • Hogs & Hot Rods Saloon Joplin, MO • Branson Lock LLC Branson, MO • H&R Block Abilene, KS • Bill Bray Florissant, MO • Dennis Hurt Pittsburg, KS • Britton Funeral Home Cuba, MO • JimJones Falcon,MO • Cheques in the Mail, Inc. Las Vegas, NV • Joplin Special Road District Joplin, MO • Jill Ann Church Oklahoma City, OK • Joplin Transmission &Auto Center Joplin, MO • City of Florissant Florissant, MO • Ruth Keenoy St. Louis, MO • City of Strafford Strafford, MO • KMN Gifts N More Cuba, MO • Comfort Inn (Ehrhardt Properties) St. Robert, MO • Laura Jean Derrick, Architect PC Springfield, MO • Connie's Shoppe at Wagon Wheel Cuba, MO • Jane M. Lee Jefferson City, MO • Country Caboose Joplin, MO • Bill Link Springfield, MO • Crawford County Fair, Inc. Cuba, MO • Joe Loesch Nashville, TN • Culver's of Webb City Webb City, MO • Ronald Lutke Roselle, IL • Custom Lawn Care Lebanon, MO • Luttrell Auction & Music Barn Springfield, MO • Diana's Diner LLC St. James, MO • Joy Martin St. Louis, MO • Karen & Dan Donohue St. Peters, MO • McGraphics Cuba, MO • Don Duryea Douglass, KS • MidPoint Cafe & Gift Shop Adrian, TX • Judy Edgar House Springs, MO • KatMiller Joplin,MO • Fairfield Inn (Ehrhardt Properties) st. Robert, MO • Mumey Associates, Realtors-Broker / Sales Alice • Bruce Farner Springfield, MO DelCour Strafford, MO • Michael Feldhans Rockwell City, IA • Jeff Nieder Union, MO • Florissant Old Town Partners, Inc. Florissant, MO • Pacific Plaza, LLC Pleasanton, CA 11 SHOW ME ROUTE 66 I

~ are glad to see you on the oad. ------• Dennis J. Palazzolo St. Louis, MO • The Cutting Room Strafford, MO • HaroldR. Peck Elkland, MO • The Elegant Cookie St. Louis, MO • Peggy Sue's Drive-In Carterville, MO • Charles E. Thompson La Plata, MO • JerryPeters Republic,MO • Judy M. Thompson St. Louis, MO • Christopher & Olivia Pieknik Ballwin, MO • Three Mile Creek Wood Products, LLC Cuba, MO • Pink Elephant Antique Mall Livingston,IL • Tour & Convention Consultants of the Ozarks • David Raska Radcliffe, IA Springfield, MO • Bruce Redeker Pacific, MO • Ray Turner & Tammy See-Turner Conway, MO • KarenRoskowske St.James,MO • Steve & Marcia Turner Springfield, MO • Mark Rost Shawnee, KS • Twin Motorcycle & Tattoo Springfield, MO • Route 66 Fudge Shop & Specialized Chocolates St. • Jim & Shirley Southwick Springfield, MO James,MO • Strafford Route 66 Days Association Strafford, MO • Route 66 Hot Dogs Springfield, MO • Superdawg drive-in, inc. Chicago,IL • Route 66 Stop Lebanon, MO • Robert Swengrosh Gravois Mills, MO • Route 66 Vintage Iron Motorcycle Museum • Ty's LIQUOR Eureka, MO Miami,OK • Jodie Updike Nixa, MO • St. James Chamber of Commerce St.James,MO • Vacuum Cleaner Museum and Factory Outlet St. • St. James Tourist Information Center St. James, MO James,MO • Sandie's Interiors Florissant, MO • Value Tire Center Lebanon, MO • Doug K. Saunders Florissant, MO • Webb City Florist & Greenhouse Webb City, MO • Schaefer Autobody Centers Ellisville, MO • Cal Weber Arnold, MO • Kathryn & Darren Sloan St. Clair NSW, Australia • Jon Wessel Springfield, MO • Spencer Garage Spencer, MO • ScottD. White Tomah, WI • VincentJ. Spinosa Fairhope,AL • Anne Williamson Devils Elbow, MO • Stone's Throw Dinner Theatre Carthage, MO • WoodwardLawFirmLLC Cuba,MO • StevenA. Sumner Palatine,IL • Yacovelli's Restaurant Florissant, MO • Team Liquors Strafford, MO • Sharon Yaeger St. Louis, MO

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Sunset Motel Neon Sign Re-Lit Corridor Management with Festive Party Meetings are taking place in the coming weeks that are very important to the future of Route 66. A Corridor On Saturday evening, November 14, 2009, the newly- Management Plan for Historic Route 66 across Missouri is restored sign for the Sunset Motel was re-lit for the first time being developed by a Springfield firm, with a major amount in 30 years. The stunning porcelain neon sign has a multi- of work being done by Tommy and Glenda Pike of the rayed orb sinking into inky blue water behind the blue and Route 66 Association of red neon tubing. The relighting ceremony took place at dusk, Missouri. Tommy and .,.iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii ••••. , just after the Missouri Route 66 Association's quarterly Glenda have also been meeting in nearby St. Clair, Missouri. The weather was as devoting untold hours to beautiful as the sign and ceremony, about 66 degrees! The assuring that the Route 66 festive gathering held on the motel grounds was likened by Byway is marked with brand many to a similar party, in similar conditions, held for the re- new signs. lighting of the Donut Drive-in neon sign just one year ago. The objective of the There were suggestions overheard that we should make this meetings is to assist in an annual event! preparing a Corridor Among the 40-50 people in attendance for the big party were Management Plan, or CMP, Kaisa Barthuli, Acting Program Manager for the Route 66 setting guidelines for the Corridor Preservation Program of the ational Park Service, preservation, protection, and David Hutson of eonTime (the sign restoration craftsman), enhancement ofthe Missouri and Mrs. Loleta Krueger. Mrs. Krueger and her late husband (Oliver Lee) had owned and operated the motel for 35 years Historic Route 66 corridor. from 1971-2006. She was very excited to see this renewal of In an effort to facilitate the appreciation and promotion of the property that she was attached to for so many years. The the unique intrinsic qualities of natural and historic Lovelace family constructed the 12-unit buff brick motel in resources, archeological and cultural history, and the scenic 1946. It is now owned by Herman and Connie Grimes, her and recreational amenities of the "Mother Road" as it daughter and her daughter's husband. occurs in the state of Missouri, the CMP will focus on The operation of the Sunset Motel, on Highway AT (formerly benefiting travelers, tourists and communities. The public Route 66) near Villa Ridge, Missouri, has been temporarily is strongly urged to attend. The upcoming meetings are: suspended as other restoration and rehab work is underway, both interior and exterior (new roof, facia, dormers, etc.). When completed, 4 of the 12 units will be available to Route Crawford County: Feb. 11, ReckleinAuditorium in Cuba. 66 roadies (or anyone) for nightly rental, "just like the good- Contact: Rev. Norman Heironimus, 573-259-3481. old days," while the other 8 units will remain for weekly Franklin County: Feb. 16, Tri-County Senior Center, rental. Route 66 travellers and photographers should be Pacific. Contact: Ron Sansone, 314-575-1771. aware that the newly-restored neon sign will remain offuntil St. Louis County: Feb. 17, Kirkwood Community Center, the entire restoration is complete, and the motel is back in Kirkwood. Contact: James Crooks, 317 -293 -2540. business -- which may be in January 2010. The restoration was made possible by a matching-funds grant from the ational Park Service from its 2009 grant cycle, which was facilitated by the Neon Heritage Preservation Committee of the Missouri Route 66 Association. Look for a more complete feature article on the Sunset Motel restoration in the next issue of this magazine. Jim Thole, NHPC Chairman 13 SHOW ME ROUTE 66 I VOLUME 20, NUMBER 1 KZRG hosts "Route 66" Radio

You can tune in Route 66 while cruising down the highway. to midnight each Saturday. The station also streams its KZRG (1310 AM and 102.9 FM) in Joplin has unveiled its audio on the Internet. weekly music show called, "Route 66." It is hosted by Two years ago, the legendary KMOX (1120 AM) in St. Terry Hester and focuses on the hits of the Top 40 era, Louis unveiled its Route 66 show. Hosted by St. Louis approximately 1957 to 1972. Hester will feature "bits of radio mainstay Johnnie Rabbit, the music and audio is audio from that time frame ... radio commercials, news much the same, although Route 66 is seldom mentioned. events, etc." As commercial radio is forsaking older Bob Moore, former executive editor of Route 66 listeners, what we have come to know as oldies have Magazine, hosts a "Route 66" show at B.O.U.N.C.E. Radio virtually disappeared. That includes artists that will be on the Internet and at KTOX radio in Needles, Calif. featured on the show, including Diana Ross & The Supremes, The Platters, The Beach Boys, Buddy Holly, ~~~Is~ dW m (Of"W<~ The Temptations and more. The show will air from 8 p.m.

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• •• by Joe Sonderman You can still get some Kicks on 66 even while For the traveler, the new welcome center boasts: driving Interstate 44! Missouri's new Route 66 Welcome • Large and modem restroom facilities, including Center (that's what they call rest areas these days) at Mile separate family restrooms. The facilities feature Marker 111 is getting rave reviews. The centers on both automatic sinks and toilets to conserve water. sides of the Interstate opened on May 4, 2009. The old • 75 truck parking spaces on each side of Interstate 44, Conway Rest Area closed on June 2, 2008. Over the next 11 nearly triple the old capacity. Recycled asphalt was months, new and larger buildings were constructed, the used for construction of the car parking area. parking areas were expanded and other improvements were • Picnic shelters with attractive Route 66 "storefronts," made. including a diner, a garage, a market and a gas The Missouri Department of Transportation says station. the Route 66 theme was chosen because of "Continued • A playground with slides and climbing equipment. The interest in the history and lore of old u.s. 66 among padding under the playground equipment was made southwestern Missouri residents and visitors from all over from ground up automobile tires. the United States and all over the world."Even Interstate • A pet walk area with waste disposal containers 44 here is somewhat historic. The Dwight D. Eisenhower • Small wind turbines that power the lights in the System of Interstate and Defense Highways dates from information area. Other "green" features include June 29, 1956, when President Eisenhower signed the ground source heat pump heating and a modem Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1956. On Aug. 2, 1956, wastewater treatment plant. Missouri became the first state to award a contract with the new interstate construction funding. The Missouri State Highway Commission worked on three contracts that day, For the Route but the first signed contract was for work on U.S. Route 66- 66 traveler, the neon now Interstate 44 - in Laclede County. As soon as that welcome signs in contract was signed, S.W. O'Brien, district engineer for the front of the main Bureau of Public Roads, called his headquarters in buildings on each Washington, D.C., and confirmed that the contract was the side are the most first in the nation. Old Route 66 near the Welcome Center is striking feature. They now LacledelWebster County Route CC. were modeled after the famous sign at the Munger Moss Motel in Lebanon.

Ramona Lehman, owner of the Munger Moss Motel in Lebanon, poses by one of the signs at the entrance based on the one at her motel.

An information area includes fascinating Route 66 displays. Jane Lee, a historian for the Missouri Department of Transportation and her team did excellent work on The main building at the Welcome Center research for the displays. They had help from Route 66 collectors who provided postcards and vintage images. 15 SHOW ME ROUTE 66 I VOLUME 20, NUMBER 1

Visitors entering the main buildings are greeted by a beautiful floor with an inlaid map of Route 66 in the lobby. A dedication ceremony on opening day featured classic cars provided by area auto clubs and individuals, performances by the Conway High School band and choir, reminiscences by Norman Heironimous of the Route 66 Association of Missouri, and words of thanks from Conway Mayor Larry Cunningham. Visitors included two MODOT retirees in the Conway area, Lloyd Hendrix and Jim Hendrix, who helped build the original rest area which opened in 1972.MODOT Chief Engineer Kevin Keith said the new Conway welcome center is a showpiece for the state. "I couldn't be more proud of all the folks who worked on it," he said.

The information desk continues the Route 66 theme

MODOT says the Welcome Center was constructed with $10.8 million in federal money. But before anyone Travelers can take a walk down "Route 66" to the picnic shelters criticizes the expenditure, keep in mind that those federal designed to resemble roadside businesses. dollars were allocated for highway system enhancement Key planners included MODOT District 8 Project and could not be spent directly on roads. It opened a month Manager Chad Zickefoose and Area Engineer Jim ahead of schedule and $3 million under budget! Blackburn. District 9 senior construction inspectors David Prock and Darin Pryor inspected the work, with oversight by Rolla Resident Engineer Vickie Woods. Superintendent Hal Brenton of Emery Sapp and Sons of Columbia, the prime construction contractor, said the welcome center was a good project to have. "And I loved being out of traffic!" The center won an award from the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials for coming in on time and under budget. The Conway Welcome Center, one of the busiest rest areas in the state, is the third to be transformed into a welcome center. The center on Interstate 44 at Joplin opened in November 2007 and the facility on Interstate 35 near Eagleville opened in February 2008. So the next time you pass through Laclede County on Route 66, it will be worth your time to actually make a detour to the Interstate! Joe Sonderman

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t'salways great to see a new Route 66 book by a roadie from Missouri. First time author orma IMaret Bolin has penned The Route 66 St. Louis Cookbook: The Mother Lode of Recipes from the Mother Road. But this is not your ordinary cookbook. It does feature over 150 recipes from over 115 restaurants and commercial establishments along Route 66 in the St. Louis area and beyond. The book also includes a Route 66 scavenger hunt and tips on throwing a Route 66 themed birthday party for your children. But The Route 66 St. Louis Cookbook stands out because ofthe extensive research orma has done on each of the places featured. She took the time to track down owners of the eateries still with us and the family members or former owners of those that are lost. Even the most knowledgeable Route 66 fan will learn about places they never knew existed or knew little about. That's in while planning a Route 66 themed eighth birthday part)' for addition to the iconic stops we all know and love. Her work Caleb. She says "As I read, I fell in love with Route 66, on little known places between Times Beach and Gray particularly the stories of hard-working families that were Summit is especially informative. orma acquired rare similar to those of my own parents. I noticed that for the St. photographs, many of which have never been published Louis area, most of the books featured Ted Drewes, the before. Vintage ads, menus and ephemera also help to tell Coral Court, the 66 Park-In Theatre, Red Cedar Inn and the the stories. It's a great read even if your cooking skills are Diamonds and rarely mentioned anything else. Realizing limited. that there had to be a lot more information that remained Bolin doesn't limit the book solely to establishments that unwritten, I set about researching Route 66 in the St. Louis were actually located directly on Route 66. She throws in area, initially hoping to write the children's book I had failed places that are nearby or are worth the drive. That allows to find. It wasn't long before I realized that the information I inclusion of recipes from the Lemp Mansion, Famous-Barr, was uncovering was more appropriate for an adult-level and Busch's Grove in St. Louis, Big Boy's in Wright City, book and I shifted over to simply capturing as much oah'sArk in St. Charles and the Blue Owl in Kimmswick, information as I could." just to name a few. During the process, Bolin discovered that her first The recipes span many decades, making the book a unique husband's families, the Marets, were early settlers in Sunset trip back to the tastes of yesteryear. The recipes include Hills and several of his relatives owned early Route 66 Miss Hulling's Autumn Glow Cake, the Forum's Apple Pie, businesses. There will be even more information when she Pope's Nut Torte, Pietro's Spinach Balls, Bevo Mill's publishes, Route 66 St. Louis: From the Bridges to the Biscuits, Grone Cafeteria's Orange Fluff Cake, Lombardo's Diamonds. Bolin says she worked for 18 months "at every Famous Green oodles, Henry VIII Shrimp Scampi, available moment" on the research, and adds that Route 66 \ Schneithorst's Potato Pancakes, the Spencer's Grill Slinger, in the St. Louis area has never been written about in Howard Johnson's/Layton's Meatloaf, the Sites Station extensive detail. The cookbook, already in its second Cafe's Chili, Red Cedar Inn's French Dressing, the printing, was written as a follow up companion but was Diamonds' Bread Pudding, and Key's Twin Bridge Cafe's published first to raise the funds for From the Bridges to the Concord Grape Pie. Diamonds. It accomplished its fundraising goal and the Bolin began her research when her son Caleb (then seven Diamonds book will be out this spring if all goes as planned. years old) asked for books on Route 66 after seeing the To order your copy of the cookbook, or find out where it is motion picture Cars. She learned more about the old road sold, go to www.route66stlouis.com. THE ORIGINAL CUBA. MO.

One of the oldest and best preserved motels on Route 66 will be Echols pledges to modernize the motel but to keep it as getting an update, while retaining its historic integrity. On historically accurate as possible. She told the Viva Cuba blog October 1, 2009, Connie Echols took over the Wagon Wheel (www.cubamomurals.com/wordpress) "I want a clean, Motel, 901 East Washington in Cuba, from the heirs of Harold modern motel at a reasonable price that will continue to appeal to and Pauline Armstrong, who operated it for decades. Echols also groups and Route 66 travelers." Echols said the rooms, which owns the Wildflower florist and gift shop in Cuba. One of her were renting for between $17 and $20, will get extensive first moves was to begin restoring the building in front of the updates, including new wiring and bathrooms. The motel will motel that housed the Wagon Wheel Cafe and gas station back to continue to operate while renovations are underway. Those its original appearance. There originally were two buildings, renovations will be done in stages to minimize inconvenience to which over the years had been joined together and partially guests, and Echols hopes to have a grand re-opening in the covered with vinyl siding. The siding was removed and Echols spring. But don't expect those $17 to $20 rates to remain! has opened a gift shop in the cafe building, which will also house The Wagon Wheel opened in 1934 as the Wagon Wheel Cabins, the motel office operated by Robert and Margaret Martin and has remained in constant operation ever since. St. Louis stonemason Leo Friesenhan designed the building. In 1939, AAA declared that Wagon Wheel was "one of the best in the state." The original 10 units in separate Tudor cottage style stone buildings had grown to 14 by the time the Martins sold the Wagon Wheel in 1946. John and Winifred Pratt ran the motel from 1947 to 1963. Pauline Roberts and her husband Hallie took over the Wagon Wheel in 1963. Hallie died in 1980 and Pauline married Harold Armstrong in 1988. Along with caretaker Roy Mudd, they made the Wagon Wheel a Route 66 icon.Pauline left us in ovember 2003, Roy died in September 2006 and Harold passed away in ovember 2008. Bill and Sadie Mae Pratt operated the Wagon Wheel Cafe in front of the motel, which earned the coveted recommendation from Duncan Hines. In 1954, they left behind the cafe with its cozy hearth and opened a new Wagon Wheel Restaurant on the new four-lane highway. The Pratts retired in the 1970s and that structure 1 s now Roadhouse 66,7006 Old Highway 66 at the Route UU exit. The second incarnation of the Wagon Wheel Restaurant, now Roadhouse 66 The Wagon Wheel Motel is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. You can contact the Wagon Wheel at 573-885- 3411. 19 SHOW ME ROUTE 66 I VOLUME 20, NUMBER 1 SHOW ME ROUTE 66 I VOLUME 20, NUMBER 1

Your surest guide to the best in beer! by Kip Welborn

Louis is riddled with caves, making it the perfect place to store beer in those days before artificial refrigeration. The brewery was originally located at 112 South Second Street, tom down when the river front was cleared for the Jefferson National Expansion Memorial. Adam's son, William, built a much larger complex, Premium Quality. So aak for the finest beer money can buy- establishing the Lemp Western Brewery on Cherokee nationally famous Falstaff ... Street at 13'hStreet. By 1870, the Lemp Brewery was the THE CHOICEST PRODUCT Of THI IRiWIRS' ART largest of the 30 breweries in St. Louis, eventually growing to cover ten city blocks and far out producing the upstart

FALSTAFF BREWl G CORPORA'flO Anheuser-Busch. About the same time, several members of Sl louis, Mo. - Omaha, Nebr. - New Orlnns. la. - San Jose, CallI. the Griesedieck family came to St. Louis from Stromberg, Germany to enter the brewing business. Anton Griesedieck An October 1951 adfor Falstaff shows the famous opened a brewery and his son, "Papa Joe" began studying logo. Joe Sonderman collection the art of brewing. A 1920 Shenandoah Avenue in St. Louis, right off of Papa Joe Griesedieck opened his first brewery, the National Gravois Avenue (Route 66) stands a relic of American Brewery, which he later merged with International brewery history, Falstaff Plant umber 10. It was one of Brewing Companies, or I.B.C. I.B.C would go bankrupt several plants that made up one of the largest brewery but later became famous for its root beer, which is still sold empires in the world. (Three of the Falstaff Breweries were today. in St. Louis). Once heralded as the "Choicest Product ofthe The Lemp Brewery produced 300,000 barrels in 1896, the Brewers Art," Falstaff was the third largest brewery in the same year the brewery introduced a logo inspired by an country in 1970, but fell on hard times. The brewery that artist's palette that would evolve into the symbol of Falstaff. produced the last can of beer Beat Generation poet Jack Falstaff was Kerouac drank before he died (according to Peter Schlumpf introduced in at the University of Illinois) June 1899, as closed its doors in 1996 .•••.•------""1 the dramatic Less than 10 years later, the saga of the Falstaff name faded into Lemp family history, and the name, like began to Route 66, became the stuff unfold. that legends are made of.

Rear of the Lemp Mansion, showing sign The shuttered based on the Lemp, and later Falstaff, logos. Falstaff Brewery Kip Welborn Photo on Shenandoah. Kip Welborn photo In 1901, Frederick Lemp, heir apparent to William Lemp, died under mysterious circumstances. In 1904, still The Falstaff Brewery brooding over the death of his son, and upset about the Corporation traced its roots to the Western Brewery, recent death of close friend Frederick Pabst of Milwaukee, established by German immigrant Adam Lemp in 1840 to William Lemp Senior put a pistol to his head at his mansion brew the lager beer preferred by the fast growing German and pulled the trigger. His would not be the last suicide at immigrant population of St. Louis. The ground beneath St. the Lemp mansion. William J. Lemp Junior took over the 21 SHOW ME ROUTE 66 I VOLUME 20, NUMBER 1 brewery. Two years later, the famous Falstaff logo was To survive during prohibition, the Falstaff Brewery introduced. Corporation was forced to produce smoked ham and bacon. William chose the character of Falstaff from William It also produced a "Malt Tonic" to keep the operation afloat. Shakespeare's Henry IV as the symbol of the product In 1935, with the end of Prohibition, Falstaff was awarded because he felt the free living and jovial Falstaff the first federal permit to produce and sell beer with emphasized the positive aspects of social drinking. alcohol. On April 7th ofthat year, thousands gathered on the Remember, at this time prohibitionists were emphasizing front lawn outside the brewery to buy a case of Falstaff, and the destructive aspects of drinking. the police were called in to quell the mob. In 1909, William Lemp Junior's divorce from wife Lillian, From that point on, sales of Falstaff took off. The old "the Lavender Lady" was a major public scandal, front page Stieffel Brewery at Gravois and Michigan was leased to news for weeks. William charged that Lillian had been seen become Plant Number Two. Ironically, brewery head Otto smoking and drinking in public! She accused him of Stieffel had also committed suicide. Suicides were so adultery. In 1912, Lemp Beer became the first to be flown prevalent among brewers of German heritage that it became by air. Pioneering pilot Tony Janus was instructed to deliver known euphemistically as the "Dutch act." Falstaff a case to the 11ayor of expanded across the country. It may have stretched too far, •...•------.•.• New Orleans. buying several regional breweries, including Ballantine Unfortunately, the and Naragansett, and the Berghoff Brewery in Ft. Wayne, mayor received an IN, named after a famous restaurant in Chicago, IL on empty case as Janus Route 66. drank all the beer during Falstaff also recruited celebrities from the sports and the trip! entertainment world to promote the product. Starting in 1941, Dizzy Dean broadcast baseball games nationwide for Falstaff, and Harry Caray did the same for his White Sox broadcasts (blasting the immortal words "Holy Cow, have The Lemp Brewery complex another Falstaff, folks! ")Falstaff was the first brewery to stands today awaiting redevelopment. sponsor a national concert tour (Country star Hank Kip Welborn Photo Thompson during the 1950's) and sponsored a bowling team that won several titles.

By 1917, the prohibition movement was winning, and five states had already gone dry. The Griesedieck family chose that time to buy a brewery! It was the small Forest Park Brewery, which later became Plant Number One. As it became apparent that prohibition was inevitable, the Lemp Brewery shut down without notice in 1918. Employees learned the news when they arrived at work. The Griesedieck Brewery went into receivership, but that didn't stop Papa Joe! He bought the Falstaff trademark from Lemp in 1920 for just $25,000 and was soon able to buy back his brewery, establishing the Falstaff Corporation and surviving prohibition by making near beer and soda. The bad news continued for the Lemp family. William An adfor Falstaff share space with the rival Hyde Park Junior's sister Elsa, the wealthiest heiress in St. Louis, Brewery at Sportsmen's Park in St. Louis during the 1946 WorldSeries. Courtesy Missouri State Archives committed suicide in 1920. (Although her suicide did not take place at the mansion) On June 28, 1922 the During the breweries heyday, Falstaff's ads on the walls of magnificent Lemp Brewery, once worth millions, was sold buildings (which would now be called" ghost signage) were at auction for $588,500 to International Shoe Company. as common in the South and Midwest as Meramec Caverns Depressed over the sale, William Lemp Junior shot himself barns were along Route 66. I recall treks through towns big at the family mansion. William Junior's reclusive and bitter and small in rural Missouri with my Dad, and it was brother, Charles, would also commit suicide at the mansion guaranteed that every town that had a bar had a Falstaff ad in 1949. Today, the Lemp Mansion is said to be one of the painted on the side of it. The ads started fading in the mid most haunted places in the U.S. 70s. However, while you may have to look twice, you can SHOW ME ROUTE 66 I VOLUME 20, NUMBER 1 still see them in towns big and small. Falstaffalso produced a green tintype entryway sign, which you would find above the doors of watering holes once in awhile. Until a few years ago, one remained at a bar on the main street of Pacific, MO , just off Route 66. One can also find the remains of Falstaff signage at Johns Modem Cabins, signs that adorned the place during its heyday (remember: the cabins are fragile; respect their condition while you are there and do not enter them). The most notorious ad was found at Busch Stadium in St. Louis. Falstaff had a 99 year lease on space at Busch A sign at the Falstaff Brewery touts the safety record of long gone workers. Kip Welborn photo Stadium which it tried to get out of in 1995. When the stadium refused, the brewery put up a gaudy powder blue The Brewery on Shenandoah,just off Route 66, still stands. sign in left center field with the words "Why Buy Its windows are boarded up, the doors are locked and gates Budweiser When Falstaff is a Better Buy?" Anheuser Busch are shuttered. It looks like a great fortress from a past bought out the lease shortly thereafter. The early 70s saw civilization, abandoned like so many buildings in St. Louis. the beginning of the end for Falstaff. Despite reaching the The street in front of the building is desolate, seemingly six million barrel plateau, which made Falstaff the 6th waiting for a piece of paper to blow across it. In the largest brewery in the country, it could not make enough to courtyard of the brewery (behind a locked gate) there is a pay its 3,000 employees and keep its many plants open. By large placard touting the firm's safety record. The slots 1975, the Griesedieck family was completely out at where the numbers were are empty; there are no employees Falstaff, and by 1984, the brewery had closed its St. Louis so there is no longer a safety record to tout. It is a sad operations. (Some workers were hired by Anheuser Busch metaphor for the fall of a giant of the brewery industry. And and allowed to keep the seniority that they accumulated at now that Falstaffhas been removed from the shelves, we are Falstaff) Falstaff was left with one plant, located in Ft. left with only memories, memories of "The Choicest Wayne, IN and producing 900,000 barrels a year. Product of the Brewer's Art." ...At least for now: A Mark Falstaff closed the Ft. Wayne brewery in 1990, and the Thomann of River West Brands opined in the October 22, Falstaff name was sold to Pabst. Sales of beer under the 2008 issue of the Chicago Tribune that the Falstaff name is Falstaff name continued to decline until, on April 15, 2005, "ripe for the picking." Who knows: maybe the old "Falstaff' with production down to less than 2000 barrels a year, Pabst shield will don a few cans and bottles in your fridge "tapped the last barrel" and ceased usage of the Falstaff someday. name. Falstaff, like so many other American breweries, became the stuff of memories and memorabilia collectors. 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Another sad chapter may be written in the story of Times Beach, the Missouri town wiped off the face of the earth by ?is.asters b~th ~atural and man made. Although the process ISJust beginning, the 1931 bridge that carried Route 66 across the Meramec River at Times Beach may be doomed. At the January 16 meeting, the Route 66 Association of Missouri heard from MODOT officials regarding the proposed demolition of the bridge that most recently linked the visitor's center and museum with the rest of Route 66 State Park. It was closed on October 29, 2009. Mike H rms, Assistant State Bridge Engineer for MODOT told the meeting that he has never seen an issue attract more interest. It a~pears a conscious decision was made several years Gusset plate with section loss similar to faiLure .. earlier that may make it impossible to save the historic photos that showed entire sections of structural members bridge. Karen Yeomans, P.E., Area Engineer for West St. eaten away by rust, buckled beams, deteriorating concrete Louis .County, said that MODOT has been working for the and ~nsafe railings. He said not only could the bridge not be pa.st SIXyears to identify a funding source to repair the ~epalred at a reasonable cost, it can no longer even be bndge. The agency encouraged listing on the National Inspected practically. According to Harms, the bridge can Register of Historic Places to increase opportunities for no longer support the weight of the "snooper" bucket trucks Federal Funding, looked into the possibility of Scenic M~DOT uses to perform inspections. Summing up, Harms Byway funds and twice offered to turn maintenance of the said to save the bridge, crews "would almost have to take it bridge over to the Department of atural Resources and apart and put it back together." He also added that left as is State Parks. the bridge could collapse under its own weight in two However, a decision was made in 2007 to not spend limited 0; three years, making it unsafe even for pedestrian and MODOT resources on maintaining a bridge that does not bicycle traffic. link communities. That decision was made without But the bridge has a passionate advocate in Jane Lee consulting the public. Since then, the bridge has Historic Preservationist for MODOT. She said it was he; deteriorated rapidly. Yeomans pointed out that MODOT is job to make sure MODOT follows requirements for responsible for over 10,000 bridges, many of which are in demolishing a historic structure, informs the public and is subs~andard condition, while the state budget woes held accountable for the decisions. According to Lee, the contmue. state must meet requirements of Section 106 ofthe National Ef~orts ~e~e made to extend the life of the bridge. The His~oric Pres.ervation Act (NHPA) and perhaps the weight limit was decreased to 15 tons in 2005, ten tons in National E~vIronmen~al Protection Policy Act. (NEPA) 2007, and five tons in the fall of 2009. It was restricted to Under Section 106, If any federal money is used for one lane to keep loads in the middle of the span in 2007 and demolition, MODOT must involve consulting parties and some repair work was done in 2006. th~ public in the process. Individuals and organizations Harms detailed the problems with the bridge, including WIth legal, economic or preservation interest can apply for 25 ME ROUTE 66 I VOLUME 20, NUMBER 1 GREATEST SUBSCRIPTION OFFER EVER MADE By Subscribing for Six Months to Since funding for removal of the TIMES BEACH THE ST. LOUIS TIMES THISISl'o~AJET FOR bridge is not in place, there is still .~.:~f'£~ You Can Secure a Summer Home Site at $67:2Q time for the public to get involved. ~;;;~~;.;:~~~ TIMES BEACH -~~~~!~~. Lee and Yeomans suggested supporting the Route 66 Association On the Meramec The SI. Louis Times of Missouri's request for consulting FOR SIXMO~'THS party status and voicing concerns to the Advisory Council on Historic I Preservation, the State Historic Preservation Office and MODOT. If -,,-_ ..•....•.•..•.. the proj ect falls under the An Opportunity Not The New Sum_r Ruort [)efdopecl bJ THE ST. LOutS TIMES for It. Ruden r to Be Missed 50 -J jurisdiction ofNEPA, Lee urged the For Only $67- _$10Down, $~ Monthly ---"--"---- =;=~-:::=:::~..I...:,..,-==-;:..:.;•'-:::::.:::,o..r--Alaw-.~~~~~~~~~~Cu~- •••~: •• Bucks F"~~.~.D!:-Do!!m!alL crowd to attend public meetings and ":::::':-.-.-==..__=-"-=..•.•'_'''::=..•_''::.-.-:': ...... •...."---~.•."-----"'---_----.. ..-. stay inforrned. ..._ _ _-_ __ . --__ .--•...... _--.• •..,.•_...... -___.•. ....-. . s:.-:.:.:.:" •.-=--::.~-:"'~•....:..-= -_ _ - The bridge is one ofthe last remnants "-_ ••• - ••••••••••,.._ ••••• _y •• ~~k~~~.t: ..~.·····j ::.::;-..:.::.•....:. ".-. :;-:.::..--- :!i'::::::::'::::~..-::":.::.:'" . -!:::,:-:-..=..-:-..::.:..-:...-:=:.::.:-: ::...;:.~-.--..-~..~1 ! of Times Beach, a community that ::::=--...:------~. ~-'----' ;;:.4 : 0;::=-':::",,:,"'::'-:=":"-: =::...=:::: Man The ••i~f· ! began as a promotion by the old St. Coupon •••. ....~~' : fto"~_I1 __ "'_"'''' Tm •••••• Mai81511-l5l2 ...... •"'..~ Louis Times newspaper in 1925. The -- -.-- ..::.::~..~~~~~~...~.\:..-:. Times Beach began as a promotion by the oLd Times - Missouri Department of Transportation. paper offered a 20 by 100 foot lot for $67.50 with a subscription. Because Missouri is already at work on the application. A of frequent flooding, many of the Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) would be developed structures were built on stilts. In the 1970s, the town hired with the consulting party to avoid, minimize or mitigate waste oil hauler Russell Bliss to spray oil on the dusty streets. adverse affects of removal. The ational Environmental After another disastrous flood in December 1982, residents learned the oil was tainted with dioxin. The federal government bought out the residents, demolished the buildings and burned the contaminated soil in a contro ersial incinerator. The cleaned up site is now Route 66 State Park. Harrns, asked if dioxin could have hastened deterioration of the bridge, said any bridge that had been in service for 80 years would have problems. Lee provided a list of links and contact inforrnation for those interested in saving the landmark. Joe Sonderman

Bridgehead Inn Later Steiny's and the GuLLeywest now LINKS A D CO TACT INFORMATIO serves a the state park visitors center. Protection Policy Act ensures that the agencies consider • Citizen's Guide to Section 106: the environmental effects of demolition and involve the http://www.achp.gov/citizensguide.pdf public in that process as well. • Citizen's Guide to NEPA: Because of the closure, the visitor's center and museum at htt :1Ice .hss.doe. ov/ne aJCitizens Guide _Dec07 Route 66 State Park has been left stranded on a dead end pM road. (Lewis Road, Exit 266) To enter the park, drivers on • MODOTs Environmental Studies and Historic westbound Interstate 44 must continue to Route 109 (Exit Preservation page: 264) double back onto eastbound 44 and exit at Williams http://www.modot. govlehplindex.htrn Road (Exit 265) to the South Outer Road. Eastbound • Missouri State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) traffic uses the Williams Road exit. Exiting the park onto Section 106 Review page: westbound 44 also requires backtracking, entering http://dnr.mo. gov/shpo/sectionrev.htrn eastbound 44 at Williams Road, exiting at Lewis Road and • 1-888-ASK-MODOT and [email protected] turning around at the interchange. One aspect of mitigation might be entrance and exit ramps to eliminate the detours. i IIAiilli1i

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Association held--from the On September 11-13, the Route 66 Association of Missouri McArthur Bridge in St. Louis celebrated the 20th Anniversary of the to Joplin--was in September Association on its 20th Annual Motor of 1990. Since that Motor Tour.The Motor Tour started in Tour, the Association has Joplin, MO and embarked on tours covering ended in Pacific, every inch of Route 66 in MO, spending Missouri, have started as far Saturday night at east as Litchfield, IL and the Munger Moss ended as far West as Claremore, OK. Motel and Wyota This year, the festivities commenced at the Holiday Inn Inn in Lebanon, MO. __). in Joplin, MO. The folks there bent over backwards to There was a great _1\\1 help with set up, offered some excellent hospitality, turnout for the tour this ~:~t:c::~~:::- and blessed us with a huge lobby where tour goers year, as over 60 cars and could congregate. Many participants took the 100 people made the ~ opportunity to hop over the Kansas Border and visit 4 trip. ~ Women On the Route, located at 119 N. Main St. in Galena The Route 66 Kansas. Judy Courtney, Amber and the gang at 4 Women Association• of Missouri was on the Route, and Dean "Crazy Legs" Walker, welcomed us founded in 1989. The first meeting of the with open arms! We got a Association was held in Mt. Vernon, MO. Attendees chance to see the place, have atthe first meeting included Jim Powell, Glenda and one of their amazing ham and Tommy Pike, Jim Mercer, Thelma and Jerry White, cheese sandwiches, and pick up Mary Lou Stone, and Beverly Fleming. What a few mementos to take back brought these people together was more than just a across the border. One of the ribbon of concrete: In the words of Jim Powell, in the Tour participants, Jeannie Associations first newsletter: "There is something Hendricks, got a chance to magical about the old highway which goes beyond show off her amazing teardrop the old wavy two lane and the magnificent trailer, and Judy Courtney was Jenne Hindricks' landmarks. To me what really sets Route 66 apart is awesome teardrop trailer. kind enough to allow Natalie to thepeople along the highway. They are loving, caring, "get her kicks" on Tow Tater. We and are always willing to help a had a blast there, and fellow traveler. This is what thank 4 Women on the Route 66 is all about, and why it Route for creating this isworth preserving as part of our amazing roadside history." This is the sentiment attraction. thatthe Association has followed On Saturday, the tour for the past 20 years in the headed Northeast up preservation and promotion of Route 66, meandering Route 66, and the people and through Webb City and Judy, Amber and Lulu Natalie ill Tow Tater. places along the way. at 4 Woman 011 the Road. following the newly The Motor Tours conducted by the Route 66 Association installed "Scenic Byway" signs, which will now be seen over the past 20 years have been a very effective means of across Missouri as a result of the efforts of Tommy and promoting the Route, the Association, the people and Glenda Pike. From Webb City, we made our way past the places along the way, and the preservation efforts of the old chat fields en route to the tours first stop at Larry Association and others. The first Motor Tour the Tamminen's "SuperTamm on 66" in Carterville. Larry was 27 SHOW ME ROUTE 66 I VOLUME 20, NUMBER 1

to Spencer, our third passport stop, we were treated to an awesome reclamation projectthe Spencer Filling Station-- some fine hospitality from the "restorers",Francis and Mary Lynn Ryan, and some awesome $.25 lemonade! After crossing the awesome truss bridge over Johnson Creek, we headed on towards Springfield. En route we passed through Paris Springs, where tour goers got their passport stamped at the fourth passport stop by one of the great characters to be found on Route 66, Gary Turner at the Gay Parita Gas Station. The gas station is quite a site, but Gary will talk your right arm off and most of your left and you'll leave the place thinking you met your newest best friend. When the tour reached Springfield, folks made a stop at Bud's Tire and Wheel for their fifth passport stop. There, owner Bud Perry of gave us a serious welcome, offering up kind enough to open his place up at an early hour, and gave Pizza, T-Shirts, music and about everything else under the people a chance to satisfy their early morning sweet tooth. sun. He even put up a sign commemorating our stop there. I Larry's place was the first "Passport Stop" on the tour. Tour think we made Bud's day--he really helped make ours. goers received passports to be stamped at places along the We left Springfield and headed on to Lebanon, making route, notably places which showed that there is plenty of passport stops in Strafford (at the Route 66 Days festival) life to be found on our beloved Mother Road. Also, the and Marshfield at Terry Evans RV Express. Terry has added passport provided a bit of history, and an excellent collage some very nice rooms to his place that are well worth by Mary Kolze of places that we have lost and gained along checking out. After stopping at the Historic Route 66 Mall Route 66 over the past 20 years. outside Phillipsburg, we headed on to our overnight stop in From Carterville, the tour headed to Carthage, where Lebanon. participants got a chance to see our second passport stop, The Motor Tour utilized the services of two Motels in the magnificent Jasper County Courthouse. While at the Lebanon, the Munger Moss and the Wyota Inn. We had an Courthouse, they got a chance to see the new Route 66 excellent dinner at Atchley Park, with some great Barbecue commemorative exhibit, and ride on the iron cage elevator, served up by the folks from the Sand Spring Resort near installed in the Courthouse in 1916. Bennett Spring. Also, folks got to purchase some cool 66 After leaving Carthage, Quinn, Natalie and I made a stop at memorabilia at a Silent Auction, and enjoy a beautiful the Carthage Deli, located across the street on the Saturday evening under the stars. Courthouse Square, in the site of one of the first banks in After dinner folks went back to their respective sleeperies SW Mo. The place is a retro lovers dream; chock full of cool to get ready for the big day on Sunday. Those who stayed at signage, including a Woolworths Dinette sign. The place the Munger Moss chewed the day's fat by the fire, and our also has some excellent sweet tea and sandwiches to boot! friends from AustraliaDarren and Kathryn Sloan--gave us a After leaving Carthage, we followed the old alignment chance to try Vegemite, an Australian spread which, in the around Kellogg Lake, hooked up with SR 96, and headed mind ofthis author, tastes a bit like burnt wood but TASTY east. The first town we came to was Avilla. On Friday night, burnt wood! Nonetheless, it was fun trying something new, I got a chance to talk to Jerry Law, who advised that the old on the grounds of one of the finest Motels on Route 66, with bank in Avilla, now a post office.was robbed by Bonnie and folks that became your friends over the course of a day. Clyde. NOTE: Jerry is a member of the Route 66 Natalie reciprocated by introducing our Australian friends Association of Illinois, and will be running the Illinois to S'mores, which they enjoyed immensely. Motor Tour next year. The Illinois tour will b e On Sunday morning, Norman Heironimous held June 11,12, and 13,2010, and will ~ inspired tourgoers at the nondenomimational start West of St. Louis! For more 'IIIIIIIIIIII church service. After the service, tourgoers information, visit the Association's lined up at Wrink's Market to caravan to website: www.i166assoc.org. - Witmor Farms outside Waynesville. While the It is a bit of a drive from Carthage to convenience store at Witmor was closed, there Spencer, but there are neat little towns was a nice little restaurant where a lot of tour along the way: Phelps, Rescue, Plew, participants picked up some excellent grub. Heatonville and the like. Also, on the There was also a flea market going on; the left side of the road, you can still see peddlers were no doubt surprised at the influx some of the old roadbed. When we got Rescue of customers from the tour, and SHOW ME ROUTE 66 I VOLUME 20, NUMBER 1 28 hopefully made a little bit of money they weren't expecting pavilion constructed at the Depot Park in Pacific, MO. to make! Monica Mahler and the folks in Pacific epitomized the From Waynesville, the tour proceeded on to St. Robert and enthusiasm we encountered all along the tour; these folks Devils Elbow. There, tour participants met up with Trond wanted us to know that they wanted to be PART of the Moberg and a contingent of Norwegian motorcyclists, Route 66 Community, and their hospitality showed it! which offered a surprise photo op! The Tour proceeded And so, our 20th Annual Motor Tour came to a very happy from Devils Elbow, end. A HUGE thanks goes out to the Motor Tour Committe: and on to the final cochair Jane Dippel, Quinn Grimes, Carolyn Hasenfratz, passport stop at Kurt and Mary Kolze, Peggy O'Neill and Bob Richards, Cookin From Scratch Tommy and Glenda Pike, Paul and Debbie Rhew, Kent and just outside Doolittle, Mary Sue Sanderson, Robert Schulz and Diane Warhover MO. It isn't right on (and to all others who my feeble mind has forgotten but Route 66, but these . should certainly be remembered and commended); the folks have the Route members of the Route 66 Association of 66 spirit through and Missouri; the individuals and businesses that through, offering up _ participated as passport stops; The Holiday Inn a n awe s 0 m e Endoftou~lunch in Joplin, the Munger Moss Motel and Wyota Inn at Pacific breakfast and a boatload of hospitality in Lebanon for providing us a place to stay; the tothe tour participants. Sand Spring Resort and the good folks in Pacific The tour proceeded through Rolla and for filling our tummies. And here's hoping to see St. James, and on to the Fanning YOU next September on the Route 66 Outpost, where we met up again with Association of Missouri's 21st Annual Motor the Norwegian cyclists and got a Tour! chance to take in this great place and the HUGE rocking chair outside. From Fanning, the tour proceeded on through Cuba, Sullivan, Stanton, St. Clair to the Tri County Truck Stop in Gray Summit. On this stretch we passed the Sunset Motel, where the sign shines once again as a result of the efforts of Jim Thole and the Neon Heritage Preservation Committee. The Tri County Truck Stop was the site of the second meeting of the Route 66 Association of Missouri, and was for many years one of the great eateries you would find anywhere on Route 66. Here, Association president Tommy Pike offered his words on the evolution of the Association, and the many things that still needs to be done on Route 66 in Missouri. Hopefully the day will come when something will be done with the Tri County Truck Stop, which is

boarded up and is a shell of its former self. Tommy addresses the faithful at the end of tour. The Motor Tour ended with an excellent lunch at the new

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LIFE ON ROUTE SS BETWfEN TIMES BEACH AND EUREKA by Norma Bolin

station. Ed then built a restaurant consisting of the Ozark Cafe and LaMar's Rock City Tavern, and the Green Frog Editor's note: The following is an excerpt from Norma Gas Station, just east of Keeton's gas station. All the Bolin's book, Route 66 St. Louis: From the Bridges to the buildings looked similar to one another and could have Diamonds to be published this spring. It's a good example passed as belonging to one owner so the complex came to ofthe painstaking work she did in unearthing the history of be known simply as "Rock City" regardless of whether one places such as Rock City. Rock City was located west of was visiting Keeton's or LaMar's. Keeton's cabins were Times Beach, between the Missouri Pacific and Frisco located behind his Rock City Cafe and also to the east, by Tracks. No trace remains today. For more information on Ed's cabins. Ed's cabins rented for $1.00 for a single and the book, go to www.route66stlouis.com. $2.00 for a double.

Edward L. ("Ed") LaMar was born in 1885 in Edgar In 1939, Ed and his wife Frances had their first child, Springs, Missouri. His father worked for the railroad in Edwina, born at the family residence above the Ozark Cafe. town. Ed was a cook in the Army during World War 1.After The next year, on November 29, 1940, when Ed was 55 Prohibition ended in 1933, he took his cooking skills and years old, they had a son, Edward L. ("Bud") LaMar, Jr., opened a small tavern in St. Louis. Soon after, he was held also born on Highway 66 at Rock City. Ed and his wife up at gunpoint for his diamond tie pin and he decided it was divorced in 1945 and Bud and Edwina were part of an early time to get out ofSt. Louis. joint custody arrangement, residing both with Ed at Rock City, and their mother at a farm in Catawissa, five miles south of Pacific.

Bud remembers his father as a wise man who raised him based on common sense principles such as "never compromise your integrity" and "you never get a Ed LaMar in his younger years in front second chance to of Rock City. make a good first He relocated to Highway 66, between Times Beach and impression." Ed Eureka where Deke Keeton had just built the Rock City also believed "you Cafe'. Located between two railroad tracks, there were two get what you earn" quarries and a sawmill behind the area. At the beginning, and Bud earned Deke Keeton only planned to have the Rock City Cafe and his way through Ed planned to have only cabins for travelers. Using rock chores at Rock ~------~ from the quarries, Ed built a tourist court called the Ozark City. He was in Bud & Edvina with their mother Francis LaMar. Tourist Courts/ later Motel. It consisted of a main building charge of lighting with two rental cabins and six additional cabins in the back. the fires on the wood and coal burners that provided the hot The two men realized there was plenty of business for both water for the cabins. Bud also cut the grass around Ed's part so soon Keeton followed with cabins of his own and a gas of Rock City. SHOW ME ROUTE 66 VOLUME 20, NUMBER 1 near the property. The driver was coming from Time~O

EUrtlc& fi6 Beach and hit the railroad bridge in the fog, knocking the ROCK CITY CAFE wheels off of the trailer. The driver dragged the trailer HOMB COOKEDMEALS L:~..~..;;'~gh",':'lou~ '" onto Ed's gas station where it was later repaired. He also A. Keetce Modem Cabins recalls that gypsy caravans would visit Rock City. These families traveled down 66 together and worked in one community, doing residential and commercial painting, then moved on to the next town. When they stopped at Rock City for gas and food, Ed bought Ozark crafts from them, such as salt and pepper shakers and other trinkets which he sold to tourists. Bud was fascinated with an Ozark craft belt they made of dried walnuts with two leather straps woven in between the shells.

While Bud lived on Highway 66, he frequented many of Rock Citypost card. the restaurants in the area. Ed liked to eat at the Red The Ozark Cafe was completely geared to the Highway 66 Coach Inn (on 141 and 66) and Bud wondered if their traveler and had seating for 40 people, plus a large bar. regular waitress might have been his dad's girlfriend. They When Army convoys stopped there, the officers slept in the also ate at the Green Parrot Inn, at Mae's and at Steiny's. cabins while the soldiers slept in the trucks and tents. The One lesser known place was the Site "Sites" gas station and Ozark Cafe featured what Bud calls "comfort food." Ed restaurant on the south side of 66 between Eureka and had a waitress and a bartender but he Pacific. They had great hamburgers and the best chili. They did a lot of the cooking himself. He ,------~ never took the pot off the stove and served a variety of menu offerings replenished it as the day went on. that included open faced roast beef sandwiches with homemade mashed In 1955, Rock City was taken by eminent potatoes and gravy, white beans with domain to make way for 1-44 and Ed polish sausage and potato stew, neck LaMar and Deke Keeton were both bones with sauerkraut, baked pies, bought out. Ed wasn't happy with the homemade bread and a memorable price he got and at age 69, the loss of his cornbread with bacon crumbles in it. life as he had known it for the last 22 Smokey Gudermuth, who owned a years. Ed bought a little house in Times gas station east ofGerwe's Log House Beach and died on January 28, 1956 Cafe, was a regular customer. when Bud was 15. Bud believes Ed died of a broken heart without Rock City. As the kids got older, Edwina babysat for the Steiny (Steinberg) family at Bud met his wife, Carol, a Catawissa girl, Times Beach while Bud (at age 12) in 1957. Bud didn't finish high school and worked at the Eureka IGA, burning went to work for the city of Pacific in boxes for $2.50 a week. When the 1957. Bud recalls that Parrett's th store manager wanted to give Bud a Restaurant on 66 and 5 was a major bus raise, Ed wouldn't allow it, saying the stop. The place was famous for its dinner Ed LaMar in his plate-size cinnamon rolls with icing job was only worth $2.50 a week and Later years. if Bud wanted to earn more than that, he drizzled over them. He also ate at the Al- Pac would have to find a job that was more worthy. To get restaurant known for its chicken and baked ham. The around this, the store manager gave Bud a box of Snickers Beacon Motel had a room adjoining the office. It was candy bars as a weekly bonus, which Bud promptly sold to glassed in on three sides for viewing and was set up exactly his friends. like the Beacon Motel's cabins, complete with a bed, drapes, desk and table lamp. This was called the "Decide Bud has some wonderful memories of growing up at Rock Room" and travelers could pull off the highway, take a City. Deke Keeton was a pilot and one time he landed a quick look and do just that. Although most of the cabins are plane right in front of Rock City on Route 66. He broke the now gone, Bud says the Decide Room is still there today. propeller in the process and Keeton proudly hung it up in theRock City Cafe dining room. Around 1945, a Campbell Bud married Carol in 1962 and they had three sons, "66" Express truck, complete with its Snortin' Norton Edward III, James and Scott. Bud got into the car business camel logo and "Humpin' to Please" motto had an accident and stayed in it for 20 years. He started working at Don 31 SHOW ME ROUTE 66 I VOLUME 20, NUMBER 1 Essen Chevrolet in Ballwin, then bought his own Washington and Bud decided to approach them with his dealership, eventually owning Dodge City West on latest venture.He met with Bill and L.B. Eckelkamp, Jr. Manchester Road in Ellisville, Missouri, County Line who escorted him to the back office. Bud was very ChryslerlPlymouthiDodge, LaMar International Truck, surprised to see his breakfast buddy all dressed in suit and and was part owner of Meramec Chrysler Plymouth at tie and to find out that he was Louis B. Eckelkamp. Bud has Sullivan. All of these were located on Route 66. In the late been banking with the Eckelkamps ever since. 1970s and early 1980s, he sold all his dealerships and became a commercial real estate developer. Bud is supposed to be retired now but during our interview at LaMar Parkway, he had to tend to several issues on his During this time, Bud began eating breakfast every latest development plans for Pacific.(LaMar Parkway is in morning at the old Route 66 Diamonds.Of the many stories the process of being extended and a badly needed bridge about the famous Diamonds, Bud's favorite is about a man over the railroad tracks will help alleviate traffic jams who leased a separate room outside the original Diamonds through Pacific.) Bud and Carol are also in the process of in the white frame building. He got a long term lease at a building a new real estate office for LaMar International cheap rate because he was just going to have a popcorn Realtors, on old 66, of course! So, although he sti11intends stand on the premises. The popcorn stand proved wildly on figuring out how those gypsies made those Ozark walnut successful, particularly once the place became a bus stop belts, he isn't quite at that point just yet. Ed taught his son and many on the bus just wanted a snack. The story goes well and Bud, who never strayed far from Route 66, is still that the Diamonds wanted to get rid of him but couldn't and getting only what he has worked hard to earn. the popcorn man put all his kids through college with that stand.

Bud occasionally had breakfast with a man who was estyle Cookin' & Daily Specials dressed in workman's clothes but knew all the latest topics, ing in Fried Chicken, Catfish, Homemade Pies & Rolls so they had lively conversations. This man was genuinely interested in what Bud had to say and they enjoyed their meetings. Bud's bank was bought out by Centerre and Bud didn't like the way they made decisions in committees and Winter Hours: 265-3424 Summer Hours: Monday -Thursday Monday -Friday board rooms, long accustomed to the old country banks 5:30am-7pm 5:3Oam-8pm Friday 5:30am-8pm Saturday 5:30am-2pm where everyone knew each other and deals were made more Saturday 5:30am-2pm (Smoking & Non-Smoking) informally. Carol saw an ad in the paper for the Bank of

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