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.
Thursday, April 11, 2019
Along 66, February 2019: Route History Store Opens in Springfield, Illinois
FEBRUARY 21, 2019-- The Route History Store in Springfield, Illinois, had a soft opening on February 16. It has Route 66 souvenirs and a tribute to local Black History. It is at 737 E. Coda in the former Just Off 66 Sandwiches and Souvenirs.
It is in an old gas station and two blocks off the Springfield Ninth Street Route 66 alignment.
We had once eaten at the earlier place which had good stuff to eat.
Some of the proceeds of the place will go to renovate the Lincoln Colored Home at 427 S. 12th Street. (I'd never heard of this place, but I'll write about in this blog next week.) It opened in 1904 and is on the NRHP and was one of the first black orphanages.
This new place will also feature exhibits on the Negro Motorist Green Book, Jim Crow Laws, the Great Migration, black-owned Springfield businesses and the Springfield Race Riot of 1908.
Looks Like An Interesting Place to Check Out. --RoadDog
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