It is great to find out that the Big Chief Roadhouse, a Route 66 place dating back to 1929 is once again open. Pal Ron Sanderson sent along an article from the News Magazine network.com by Suzanne Corbett.
It has been on Route 66 since 1929 as part of the Big Chief Highway Hotel and the restaurant part, a really neat structure, reopened this past November on the place's 80th anniversary of business. It is also now on the National Register of Historic Places.
The hotel was a big tourist destination 80 years ago when there were 82 cabins, a gas station and a restaurant. Visitors often stayed for two or three or more days. The mighty babe once visited as well.
It is located at 17352 Manchester Road.
Liz and I once drove by it while it was closed and thought this to be a building worth visiting and hoping it would be saved. It appears it has.
Thinking of a meal there this June when we go on the Route 66 Association of Illinois' Motor Tour.
Always Great to Report a Place Saved. --RoadDog
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.
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