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Getting My Kicks on Route 66

October 24, 2019October 28, 2014 by Barbara Weibel

Polk-A-Dot Drive-in in Braidwood, Illinois

Route 66. Just hearing the name makes me nostalgic for the days when I threw my tent and sleeping bag in the back of my 1969 Dodge Dart and headed west in search of adventure. I came by my romantic notions of travel quite naturally. Not only had I spent long hours poring over photos … Read more

PHOTO: Old Service Station on Route 66 in Odell, Illinois

August 9, 2021October 28, 2014 by Barbara Weibel

Old Mobile Gas Station on U.S. Route 66 in Odell, Illinois, complete with rusting pumps and old car

PHOTO: Polk-A-Dot Drive-In on Route 66 in Braidwood, Illinois

August 9, 2021October 27, 2014 by Barbara Weibel

Route 66 memorabilia inside the Polka Dot Drive-In on old Rt. 66 in Braidwood, Illinois

Polk-A-Dot Drive-In on old Route 66 in Braidwood, Illinois is chock full of Rt. 66 Memorabilia, including Blue Brothers statues at the drive-up window

PHOTO: Old Texaco Station on Route 66 in Dwight, Illinois

August 9, 2021October 26, 2014 by Barbara Weibel

The Ambler-Becker Texaco Station operated longer than any service station on U.S. Route 66. Today it is used as a visitor center for the town of Dwight, Illinois.

The Ambler-Becker Texaco Station operated longer than any service station on U.S. Route 66 in Dwight, Illinois. Today it is a visitor center for the town.

PHOTO: Bass Fiddle Bar at Chicago Symphony Orchestra

August 9, 2021October 25, 2014 by Barbara Weibel

Bass Fiddle shaped bar on the ground floor of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra in downtown Chicago