Illinois' Route 66 Red Carpet Corridor Festival-- Part 5-- It's a Walldog Thing

I went to their website www.walldogs.com. and saw that to become a Walldog doesn't take much. All you have to do is show up at an event with a paintbrush or volunteer to help carry, clean, or set up for them. Maybe I will become one at Danville this August.

While at the museum, Pontiac's mayor, Robert T. Russell, came in and introduced himself to us. We congratulated him on the city's commitment to its Route 66 heritage (I sure would like to talk to the mayors of Normal and Bloomington about THEIR commitment).

I told him we were disappointed that the old Downtowner Motel had to be torn down. He said he was as well, but at least the space (along with several other buildings north of it) will be used for needed county buildings.

It came to him that it would have been neat to have turned the motel into the Walldog Museum and to have it continue as a motel as well, but that was too late. I was happy to learn that the Pontiac mural on the back of the Downtowner had been taken down block by block, stored, and at some time in the future will be rebuilt somewhere.

Gas in Pontiac was the cheapest on the trip, at $2.82 ($2.81.9). The rest of Route 66 was $2.90. While on Il-47, gas was anywhere from $2.96 to $3.17.

This Walldog Museum is Definitely a Welcome Addition.

Heading Out for Chenoa. --RoadDog