NOVEMBER 4-- The new Pops store opened in Nichols Hills, Oklahoma. It is a 5,000 square foot restaurant/store north of OKC at 6447 Avondale Drive. They sell 600 varieties of cold soda pop. The other one is in Acadia.
The first one opened after we were last in Oklahoma and we look for ward to visiting either one in the coming years.
NOVEMBER 4-- There is now a Route 66 bicycle tourism packet available. This is an excellent way to use those sections of the road which are no longer in use.
NOVEMBER 5-- There was a Route 66 in Illinois presentation at the recent meeting in Edwardsville, Illinois by Joe Sonderman and Cheryl Jett. the two of them co-wrote a book.
Some of the things they had to say:
** A 1942 explosion at the Joliet Army Ammunition Plant near Elwood killed 48 people. Most of it is now part of the Midewin Tall Grass prairie and the Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery.
** Many people confuse the Joliet Correctional Center on Joliet with Statesville Prison. The one in Joliet was used in the opening part of the movie "Blues Brothers."
**Sonderman originally thought Route 66 in Illinois was a boring stretch, but no longer.
More to Come. --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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