Along66, August 2022: Restaurants in One Springfield, a Hotel in the Other

AUGUST 11

Springfield, Missouri, History Museum launches an exhibit on Route 66 restaurants.

The History Museum on the Square in downtown Springfield has a new exhibit titled "Order Up:  The Restaurants of Route 66."    It features a wide variety of eating places such as fine dining at the Colonial Hotel and Kentwood Arms Hotel.

Others include Graham's Rib Station which opened in 1932 and ran for nearly 60 years and, of course, the great Steak and Shake and Red's Giant Hamburg.

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AUGUST 12 

Landmark Springfield, Illinois, hotel may still have life; zoning panel to hear new variance request.

It is currently the  Wyndham City Center.  The request will be heard on September 21.  The request will be for the place to be turned into 275 apartments and 125 hotel rooms.

It originally opened as the Forum 30 Plaza Hotel in 1974.  In 1980 it became the Hilton Towers then it became the Springfield Hilton and Hilton Springfield Wyndham in 2015.

We have stayed at this great, centrally located hotel on several occasions.  It is a great experience, so hoping something positive happens and it is not torn down.

--RoadDog