Two days ago, I mentioned of my interest in seeing more information on the experience that black travelers had on the Mother Road (or for that matter, any road or travel conveyance).
Author and Route 66 Roadie Kip Welburn wrote an entry on the Yahoo Route 66 e-mail group telling some information from Missouri Route 66 Association member Irv Logan, who is black. He wrote an article about those places and his own experiences along the road in the Spring 1996 edition of the Show Me Route 66 Magazine titled "Money Couldn't Buy."
His mother ran Alberta's Hotel and Alberta's Snack Shack in Springfield, Missouri, which catered to the black traveler.
The hotel was the old City Hospital and in the 1950s was doing very well. It also had a barbershop, beauty salon and a club called "The Rumpus Room."
They also owned a juke joint on 66 called the Crystal Palace which featured blues, barrelhouse and boogie.
Well, At least That's a Little Information, But Much More is Needed. --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.
The Shamrock Court Motel in Sullivan, Missouri. It can be yours for $125,000. Lots of possibilities. Actually, now you're too late. Missouri's Roamin' Rich bought it.
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