Route 66 News from Illinois-- Part 5

WEDDING AT THE STATION

Two pages by Lenore Weis were devoted to the wedding of Tom Kowaczek and Jenny O'Dowd at the restored Standard station in Odell.

A few years ago, while on a Route 66, Tom asked Jenny if she'd travel through life with him. They decided to get married at the station and spend their honeymoon on the Mother Road.

The Pontiac, Illinois, Jolly Trolley brought the wedding party to the station on, on June 8th, they became man and wife. Then, the couple went to nearby Gardner where they were "arrested" and "imprisoned" in the famous little jail until the Mayor Tom Wise pronounced them "cellmates for life", gave them the key to the city and released them.

The reception was held at the Country mansion in Dwight.


OVERNIGHT TRIP

Ed Kozak wrote of taking his brother, niece and nephew on a short 66 trip to acquaint them with the old road. Most of it was spent on the Red Carpet Corridor with a start at the Route 66 Family Restaurant in Dwight. Then a look at the tunnel and station in Odell, followed by the the Meramec Caverns barn, SB-4 bridge, Hall of Fame Museum, and pedestrian swing bridges in Pontiac.

They walked memory lane in Lexington and the Route 66 walk in Towanda. Then, beer Nuts in Bloomington, "sirup" and the Dixie. In Atlanta, it was Paul Bunyan and the Palms. Lincoln featured the 10 foot strip and Ghost Bridge.

Good Way to Get Newby 66ers.

Now, This is THE Way to Get Hitched. --RoadDog