Down Da 66-- CoR Parking-- Rockwood Court Cafe-- Santa Monica Ferris Wheel-- Gas at Roy's-- Signage in Lincoln

Down Da 66-- News along the Mother Road.

1. CHAIN OF ROCKS BRIDGE-- Parking on the Missouri side has been closed because of vehicle breakins and damage. Trailnet, the group in charge of the bridge, says there is not enough money for security. They do open the bridge for cars on occasion, mostly Rt 66 groups, but now will charge $5 on those occasions. That is a $5 toll I'll gladly pay.

2. ROCKWOOD COURT CAFE-- The April 24th Springfield, Mo. News-Leader had an article about this restaurant saying it is "a neighborhood cafe, on Route 66, homestyle meals and period decor." Sounds like a place to check out the next time I can afford to drive to Springfield, Mo. LOcated at 2204 College Street.

3. SANTA MONICA'S FERRIS WHEEL SOLD-- for $132,400 to Oklahoma man. No word as to what he intends to do with it.

4. ROY'S GAS STATION REOPENS-- The gas station at Roy's in Amboy, California, reopened this past week with gas selling at $4.49.9. Sorry about the gas price, but sure glad to see it reopened.

5. ROADSIDE ATTRACTION SIGNAGE IN LINCOLN, ILLINOIS-- This past Monday, Rt 66 Association of Illinois members and the Route 66 Heritage Foundation of Logan County put these signs up at the Mill and Postville State Historic Site.

I will be going into greater detail on these items later.

New News About an Old Road. --RoadDog