Along 66, November 2020: Joliet's Chicago Street Reopens and Oklahoma's New 66 Signage

NOVEMBER 19

Joliet officially reopens Chicago Street (on the city's original Route 66 alignment).  I am not sure why exactly it was closed, but it goes by the Rialto Square Theatre.

NOVEMBER 20

Oklahoma is getting new historic Route 66 signage.  Actually, it won't appear to be too different from what they already have.  Even better, though, they will be significantly adding to the numbers of signs.

To me driving Route 66 with the aide of these signs makes it a much more enjoyable thing.  Nothing worse getting to a spot where two roads diverge and you're not sure which one to take (like the poem said).

When we drove 66 end-to-end back in 2006 when we retired, we found that Illinois, Missouri and Oklahoma had by far the best directional signage.

--RoadDog