The latest quarterly issue of Show Me Route 66, a quarterly publication of the Route 66 Association of Missouri, has been published. And it’s a superb one.
Stories include:
- Coverage of the dedication ceremony for Missouri’s Route 66 becoming a state scenic byway.
- The association gave checks to help support preservation efforts. The checks helped a Route 66 exhibit in Crawford County, restoration of the Mule Trading Post‘s neon sign near Rolla, the Route 66 Museum and Research Center in Lebanon, and restoration of the Cuba Lounge sign at Route 66 State Park.
- A history and restoration of the Carr Service Station in Cuba.
- The 50th anniversary of the interstate highway system.
- Details about Route 66 Days in Strafford.
- The reopening of Super Smokers BBQ in Eureka. The St. Louis-area chain had shut down several months before.
- The Frisco Railroad and Route 66.
- Memories of Fort Leonard Wood.
- A history of the S.S. Admiral in St. Louis.
- Memories of Julia Chaney, co-owner of long-defunct Red’s Giant Hamburg of Springfield.
- A history of the 60-year-old Best Western Route 66 Rail Haven in Springfield.
- And more.
The magazine is available to association members. Membership forms are here.
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