No More Sneaky Pete's

If you're planning on visiting Springfield, Illinois, along Route 66, and having a brew at Sneaky Pete's across from the Route 66 Association of Illinois' Hall of Fame member Curve Inn, forget it. Won't happen. Not there anymore.

It was located on South Sixth Street in Southern View south of Springfield, actually more of a suburb and just a few blocks from the world-famous Cozy Dog and Route 66 Hotel and Convention Center. It was housed in the former Southern View Motel which was also torn down.

The motel closed in 1999 and the whole business had been quickly deteriorating ever since and was an eyesore. This would be the best thing for it. The whole area is being quickly developed with a Super Wal-Mart already under construction.

Southern View was a hotbed of smoking after Springfield made smoking in bars and restaurants illegal two years ago. Of course, now the whole state is no smoking.

We never went to Sneaky Pete's, even though we saw it. It was a little too rough around the edges for even Liz and myself.

There is another old Route 66 bar about a quarter mile south of the Curve Inn called Sunset Inn. This place has been operating since the 1940s.

One has to worry a bit even about the old Curve Inn as it is on a corner, and YOU KNOW WHO is especially fond of corners for its stores. But, wait a minute, there already is a Walgreen's on the original site of the Cozy Dog, so perhaps it is safe since the Curve is only a few blocks away.

So, If It Is Pete You Seek, Look Elsewhere. --RoadDog