The Filling Station restaurant just off Route 66 in Lexington, Ill., is for sale for $295,000 after it closed two months ago.
The restaurant, which first opened in 1982, is listed on a Coldwell Banker real-estate site.
Kacie Rodriguez, a Realtor for Coldwell Banker in nearby Bloomington, said the restaurant was first listed on Feb. 27. She said the initial asking price was $395,000, but 100 grand was shaved off that amount several weeks ago.
“They are selling it because they are in a situation now where they just need to,” Rodriguez said in an e-mail, but did not elaborate further.
Lexington City Clerk Margaret Quinley during a telephone interview said she wasn’t sure why the restaurant closed, but noted the owners are older and suffer from health problems.
According to McLean County records, the Filling Station has been in behind in local tax payments since 2009.
The eatery has been regularly listed on the Route 66 Dining and Lodging Guide, published by the National Historic Route 66 Federation.
UPDATE 4/26/2011: Here’s a story about the Filling Station being for sale, from the Bloomington Pantagraph.
(Hat tip: Lynn “Lulu” Bagdon)