Continuing with the Route 66 Association of Illinois' Route 66 News, Fall Quarterly.
ARISTON CAFE
The Ariston Cafe in Litchfield was honored as the 2008 Business of the Year at the Route 66 Festival in June. It is still owned by the same family with Nick and Demi Adams accepting the plaque.
It opened in Carlinville in 1924, but moved to Litchfield with the opening of Route 66. They hosted the welcome dinner and a couple from Britain wandered in asking if anyone knew anything about Route 66, and there sat Michael Wallis and other noted 66ers. Talk about walking into it.
The Route 66 Yahoo e-mail group also had our gathering there on the last day.
Love their reasonable and good food as well as the salad bar. Another thing I like is the "cheater" glasses they have sitting out for those of us who find it harder every year to read in less-than bright light and small print.
CAR HOPS
John Weis also had an article on the Ace Drive-In in Joliet which has been operating since 1949. It and its car hops are found on Lincoln Highway/US-30, a short distance from Ottawa Street which is Route 66. I'll have to check this one out since I am both a 66 and Lincoln Highway fan.
MONTANA'S DEATH
On June 26th, this well-known Route 66 rabbit at Henry's Rabbit Ranch died. This wascally wabbit would "autograph" your postcards and was not a shirking violet around strangers. And, we were getting ready to vote for Montana for President.
RoadDog's RoadLog Blog: Being my travels down those great two lane highways of this nation as well as news I learn about them from media sources. Since I'm also very interested in historic preservation, there will be a lot of that as well.
The Shamrock Court Motel in Sullivan, Missouri. It can be yours for $125,000. Lots of possibilities. Actually, now you're too late. Missouri's Roamin' Rich bought it.
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