A proposed Route 66 display inside the Jasper County Courthouse in Carthage, Mo., was unveiled on Wednesday, and it drew a lot of praise — including the president of the Route 66 Association of Missouri, reported the Joplin Globe.
The description of the display:
Elements of the exhibit are to include a facade of the former Boots Drive-In in Carthage as a display case to secure Route 66 artifacts to be displayed; a vintage gasoline pump; a Missouri Route 66 sign; and model front ends of two vehicles from the early days of the highway.
The display will occupy space in the courthouse lobby just across from the elevator. On facing walls will be maps of Route 66 in the United States and in Jasper County, with information on communities through which the route passes. The exhibit also will include a flat-screen television for presentation of a slide show of Route 66 scenes from the early days to the present.
The proposal was developed by Brad Belk and Christopher Wiseman of the Joplin Museum Complex. Belk has received praise for previous museum work. Funding for the Route 66 display is set to come from a Missouri Department of Transportation grant. According to previous reports, Belk hopes to have the display ready later this year.
UPDATE: Here’s a video about the proposal from KODE-TV in Joplin.