Long Weekend on the Road-- Part 2

April 17th continued.


PARTYING ON ROUTE 66

I drove I-72 to Springfield and visited three bars on old Route 66. Capital City Bar and Grill is on Springfield's southeast side and on the Route 66 Bypass (Dirksen and Stevenson). It wasn't there when Route 66 existed.

This is a favorite place to play NTN-Buzztime and also has great food. This being Friday, I had their all-you-can-eat walleye special for $5.99. Really outstanding stuff at a great price. I just missed a buddy that I often play NTN with, JJ, but had a great talk with Wes, who works at the U of I-Springfield library.

They had live entertainment.

Checked into the Travelodge which also was a Route 66 motel and then drove the short distance to the Curve Inn. Last month, when we stopped at the Cozy Dog on our way to Litchfield, we had noticed that the Sunrise Inn appeared to be closed. It had been on Route 66 since the 30s. It is open so that's good news.

The Curve Inn dates back to the 20s and was named for a curve Route 66 made at that point. This is a real Route 66 Roadhouse if there ever was one. A few years ago, it was inducted into the Route 66 Association's Hall of Fame.

More Route 66 Fun and Games to Come. --RoadDog