Route 66 in Bloomington-Normal, Illinois-- Part 2

Picked up US-51 in Normal and drove onto Bloomington and stopped at Maguire's to play some NTN. Maguire's was one of the first places we stopped on our very first Route 66 trip in 2002. We had just come through a late spring snowstorm which was was extremely bad between Joliet and Pontiac and almost caused us to cancel the trip.

We had driven I-55 instead of 66 figuring it would be in better shape as far as snowplowing; it wasn't. And then the trucker's were zipping by at 75+ mph to make it even more scary.

Had we not enjoyed Maguire's so much and gotten into a better mood, that probably would have been the end of it. No Route 66 for us, for better or worse. Maguire's is a locals-type bar even with both colleges nearby. Plus, the first time they had some delicious goulash.

Just one other person was playing.

Then, we drove out past Veterans Parkway (the old Route 66 Bypass) to the east of town and out to the B-Dub (Buffalo Wild Wings or BW3 as us old-timers call it) to watch the Kentucky Derby and play NTN. The place was packed and lots of cheering. There was a hotel next door, but they wanted $140 with AARP, way too expensive for us.

We got a list of motels and bars on GPS and went looking for a bar and motel close to each other. We also found out that there is a Hooters coming to the towns and that, surprisingly enough, they are going to have NTN.

A Bar, a Motel and Another Bar. --RoadDog