SEPTEMBER 13
Quinn's Shell Station in Bloomington, Illinois, will likely be torn down soon.
It is a member of the Illinois Route 66 Hall of Fame, but has been closed for eight years.
It was a full service station and operated by Elmo Quinn, whose father and uncle opened it in 1941 on Main Street (Route 66).
Quinn retired eight years ago and closed the station after having its gas tanks removed. Elmo is now 81 years old.
Of course, Bloomington and Normal, Illinois, have both recently become aware of how much good their Route 66 heritage can be for them, so maybe something will happen.
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SEPTEMBER 14
The owner of the Charcoal Oven in Oklahoma City has donated its neon sign to the Billboard Museum.
The restaurant has been closed for five years and the sign had already been taken down They also donated a neon entrance sign and a menu board.
They cooked their last burger on September 11, 2016. It opened in 1958 and the sign went up in 1960.
The Billboard Museum, however, still doesn't have a location. But, as I say, you can never have enough museums or neon signs.
Hanging On to Those Old Neon Signs. --RoadDog
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