The Joplin (Mo.) Globe has a story about how Route 66 communities in southwest Missouri, southeast Kansas and northeast Oklahoma are making greater efforts to restore their vintage gas stations.
The story goes over territory that Route 66 News has already covered, but it does confirm that there indeed seems to be a movement afoot.
By the way, the article mentions 4 Women on the Route and their efforts to fix up an old station at Front and Main in Galena, Kan., and turn it into a welcome center for tourists. This is the station that is displaying the 1951 International boom truck that inspired Mater in the movie “Cars.” I was in the area Monday and shot a few photos of the work being done on the station and Tow Tater, the name of the truck.
