A Preservation Win For Route 66
Submitted by The Admin on March 28, 2008 - 10:34am.Dorothy McMullen, John & Lenore Weiss are proud to report a success story. The following news items was written by Tim Landis and appeared in The Springfield State Journal Register on 3-15-08. It appears here with their permission.
Section of Old Route 66 in Springfield May Get Historic Designation
A section of Old Route 66 at the southeast edge of Springfield has been recommended for placement on the National Register of Historic Places. A decision on the nomination is expected in about three months.
City of Joliet Visitors Bureau A Big Winner
Submitted by The Admin on March 2, 2008 - 7:06pm.City of Joliet Visitors Bureau Wins Three Illinois Governor’s Conference Awards for Route 66 Campaign
At the Illinois Governor’s Conference on Tourism February 13-14-15, the City of Joliet Visitors Bureau received three (3) state awards in recognition of marketing excellence.
The Highway “66" Promotion
Submitted by The Admin on October 21, 2007 - 2:28am.Original Fiction by R. Jerome Stephens
The Great American Race, you say? Hah! That’s a laugh! ! Why it’s nothin’ but a time versus distance event, what the English call a rally. Why, in my day, we actually raced on a public highway – in 1940 – and on ol’ Highway 66, no less. And if you don’t believe that, you can look it up.
Preservation Journal - Art's Motel Sign Restored
Submitted by The Admin on June 30, 2007 - 12:55pm.Friday May 11th - Sunday May 13th 2007
Story Submitted by Joe Gniadek - Publicity / Public Relations Committee
Route 66 Association of Illinois
Art's Motel in Farmersville, Illinois experienced a bit of a renaissance as Route 66 Association of Illinois preservation volunteers brought back to life the Art's Motel advertising sign.
What is Preservation?
Submitted by The Admin on January 20, 2007 - 7:45pm.Preservation takes many forms. The size, scope and historical significance is virtually unlimited.
Essentially, preservation is the link that joins the past to the present for the future. Preservation should always emit a sense of time and place.
The Walls of Joliet
Submitted by The Admin on November 21, 2006 - 12:30pm.Yes, Joliet, Illinois, the town that has always been known as the City of Steel & Stone, is a place of extraordinary art projects, and architecture.
This community has a rich history in transportation. Much of the steel needed for the rails that carried the trains to open the west came from Joliet. After the Chicago and Lockport fires, rebuilding was accomplished with abundant Joliet limestone. The Illinois and Michigan (I&M) Canal, the river access, and the railroads played important roles in the development of this city. Fortunes were made. Jobs were in abundance. Mansions were everywhere. This area was becoming a dominant transportation hub.
The Thank You America Tour
Submitted by The Admin on November 21, 2006 - 11:47am.Written by John & Lenore Weiss
Historic Bikeway 66
Submitted by The Admin on November 21, 2006 - 10:00am.The Historic Route 66 Bikeway is a priority project of the McLean County Regional Greenways Plan. This bikeway will extend an existing bike system, the Constitution Trail in the Bloomington/Normal area, and serve as an important greenways connection between communities in addition to providing increased opportunities for accessing natural and historic points of interest throughout McLean County.
Burma Shave
Submitted by The Admin on November 21, 2006 - 9:50am.Written by Duke Cartwright
Before Interstates, when everyone drove the old 2-lane roads cross country, Burma Shave signs would be posted all over the countryside in farmers' fields. They were small red signs with white letters. Five signs, about 100 feet apart, each containing 1 line of a 4 line couplet and the obligatory 5th sign identifying Burma Shave.
Governor's Home Town Award Winner
Submitted by The Admin on December 6, 2004 - 9:32am.
The Route 66 Association of Illinois & the City of Pontiac, IL receive the 2005 Governor’s Home Town Award
On November 10th, 2005 at the Annual Governor’s Home Town Award luncheon held in Springfield, IL the Route 66 Association of Illinois and the City of Pontiac, Illinois were chosen as 2005 Governor’s Home Town Awards Program winners in their category (category by population) for "Economic Development".
The award is annually given by the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity and is for the volunteerism of the association’s members and the City and the Pontiac Tourism Bureau.
