Geoff Ladd of the Abraham Lincoln Tourism Bureau of Logan County was kind enough to send some photos of The Mill, a long-neglected restaurant and tavern on Route 66 in Lincoln, Ill., that eventually will be shored up.
Here’s what The Mill looked like in 1946:
Here’s what is looks like now:
Here’s an artist’s rendering of what it will look like once it’s fixed up. The bureau plans to convert it into a tourism center.
The bureau has launched a Web site, called SavetheMill.org. We’ll keep you posted on the happenings with the landmark.