APRIL 25, MONDAY
** Back on I-44 and drove to Rolla and got off to do Route 66 through it. This city has a whole lot, I mean a whole lot of stoplights to go with lots of traffic. Don't know that I am going to do this again.
** Of course, another stop at the Jack-in-the-Box (Jack's) in Sullivan (even though we weren't hungry after the Chester's Chicken back at St. Robert's.
** Back on I-44 and decided to take I-270 around St. Louis so we could see the Chain of Rocks Bridge. I was getting tired so we took a break at a McDonald's in Florissant, a suburb in the northwest side of St. Louis. I decided to buy three of their cookies for $1.
I was told I had to wait as they were just baking them. In the future I will be very happy to wait for the cookies as they were some of the best I've ever eaten. The chocolate chips were gooey. One of Liz's cookies fell apart.
** Drove by the Chain of Rocks Bridge on the I-270 Bridge, a great way to get a true glimpse of the grandeur of the Chain Bridge.
** Into Illinois on I-270 and got off on I-55.
Cookie Monster Would Love This. --RoadDog
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Tuesday, May 3, 2016
Sitting Here At the Munger-Moss Motel-- Part 11: Hooker Cut and John's Modern Cabins
APRIL 25, MONDAY
** Boy, that Chester's Chicken is good. Wish they had more of them. Usually there are only a few in any given state if at all.
** Exit 163 is also by the entrance to the Hooker Cut section of old Route 66, now called Highway Z. As have said before, Hooker Cut is my absolute favorite stretch of Route 66. Drove through it and felt the ghosts driving through there.
** We also stopped by the sad John's Modern Cabins. Every year we see them, they have decayed a bit more. All of the cabins are now down and in various stages of decay. But, it is still a reminder of what Route 66 was. The vegetation has about taken it over as well.
** It is also sad to see Verneille's Motel, which evidently is still open and appears to be well-kept up. I'd like to stay there sometime.
** This stretch of road marks the death of two highways. Not only was it Route 66 before being by-passed by I-44, but also there is a stretch of I-44 through there that has also been abandoned.
--RoadDog
** Boy, that Chester's Chicken is good. Wish they had more of them. Usually there are only a few in any given state if at all.
** Exit 163 is also by the entrance to the Hooker Cut section of old Route 66, now called Highway Z. As have said before, Hooker Cut is my absolute favorite stretch of Route 66. Drove through it and felt the ghosts driving through there.
** We also stopped by the sad John's Modern Cabins. Every year we see them, they have decayed a bit more. All of the cabins are now down and in various stages of decay. But, it is still a reminder of what Route 66 was. The vegetation has about taken it over as well.
** It is also sad to see Verneille's Motel, which evidently is still open and appears to be well-kept up. I'd like to stay there sometime.
** This stretch of road marks the death of two highways. Not only was it Route 66 before being by-passed by I-44, but also there is a stretch of I-44 through there that has also been abandoned.
--RoadDog
Sitting Here At the Munger-Moss Motel-- Part 10: Saying Goodbye to Ramona and Hello to Chester's Chicken
APRIL 25, MONDAY
** Had coffee and talked with Ramona in the lobby of the Munger-Moss. Caught up on my blogs and then left, saying goodbye to Ramona. Again congratulated her on owning the Munger-Moss for 45 years. that is a long time to do anything.
** She says they would like to retire, but will not sell to just anybody. The people have to be committed to continuing the motel as it is.
** They bought the place in 1971, after a particularly hard winter in their native Iowa.
** We drove Route 66 awhile going east, but got back on I-44, getting off at Exit 163 to get gas at the Road Ranger which I had seen was $1.86. Filled up.
** I saw that they had a Subway and, even better, a Chester's Chicken place. We became hooked on Chester's fried chicken at a little place across from the Driftwood Inn in Panama City Beach, Florida, that sold it. Unfortunately, they stopped selling it.
It is my belief that Chester's fried chicken is the juiciest and tastiest anywhere. We had to get a two-piece snack pack and it sure brought back some taste memories.
Mouthwatering Good. --RoadDog
** Had coffee and talked with Ramona in the lobby of the Munger-Moss. Caught up on my blogs and then left, saying goodbye to Ramona. Again congratulated her on owning the Munger-Moss for 45 years. that is a long time to do anything.
** She says they would like to retire, but will not sell to just anybody. The people have to be committed to continuing the motel as it is.
** They bought the place in 1971, after a particularly hard winter in their native Iowa.
** We drove Route 66 awhile going east, but got back on I-44, getting off at Exit 163 to get gas at the Road Ranger which I had seen was $1.86. Filled up.
** I saw that they had a Subway and, even better, a Chester's Chicken place. We became hooked on Chester's fried chicken at a little place across from the Driftwood Inn in Panama City Beach, Florida, that sold it. Unfortunately, they stopped selling it.
It is my belief that Chester's fried chicken is the juiciest and tastiest anywhere. We had to get a two-piece snack pack and it sure brought back some taste memories.
Mouthwatering Good. --RoadDog
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