Local officials flipped the switch Thursday night at the new It's Electric Neon Sign Park just off Route 66 in Granite City, Illinois. According to Riverbender.com, the park at 19th Street and Delmar Avenue was funded by a $500,000 grant from the Great Rivers & Routes Tourism Bureau and the Illinois Office of Tourism to … Continue reading Lights on at the It’s Electric Neon Sign Park in Granite City
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Granite City to light up its new neon sign park on the evening of Aug. 1
Granite City, Illinois, will host a ceremonial ribbon-cutting and lighting ceremony for its new Route 66 neon sign park on the evening of Aug. 1. The event also will include food trucks, classic cars, music and more. An artist’s rendering of a forthcoming neon sign park in Granite City, Illinois. It will take place from … Continue reading Granite City to light up its new neon sign park on the evening of Aug. 1
Skyview Drive-In in Litchfield gets a bright, new sign on its screen
The historic Skyview Drive-In theater in Litchfield, Illinois, recently received a new, bright sign installed on the back of its big screen. The venerable Ace Sign Co. of nearby Springfield, Illinois, did the work. Ace has its own neon sign museum that's worth checking out, by the way. The Skyview in March received a $25,000 … Continue reading Skyview Drive-In in Litchfield gets a bright, new sign on its screen
Great Rivers & Routes Tourism Bureau announces more details on state Route 66 funding
The Great Rivers and Routes Tourism Bureau announced what it will do with more than $800,000 in state Route 66 funding. It includes an RV park and campground at the Pink Elephant Antique Mall in Livingston; a mural at the Skyview Drive-In in Litchfield; a drive-through Route 66 shield at Country Classic Cars in Staunton; … Continue reading Great Rivers & Routes Tourism Bureau announces more details on state Route 66 funding
Great Rivers & Routes video features Doc’s Just off 66 in Girard
The Great Rivers & Routes tourism bureau recently began a "Main Street of America" video series. The first video, which dropped in the last few days, features Doc's Just Off 66 soda fountain and restaurant in downtown Girard, Illinois. The video's hosts, Kevin and Emily, are understandably agog at the historic memorabilia on display at … Continue reading Great Rivers & Routes video features Doc’s Just off 66 in Girard
Great Rivers & Routes Tourism Bureau honored for Route 66 mural trail
The Illinois Governor’s Conference on Travel & Tourism recently honored the Great Rivers & Routes Tourism Bureau with a Cooperative Partnership award for The Last 100 Miles of Route 66 Postcard Mural Trail. More about the honor from The Alton Telegraph newspaper: Working with 12 different Route 66 communities to create a vivid Route 66 … Continue reading Great Rivers & Routes Tourism Bureau honored for Route 66 mural trail
New murals help brighten Route 66 corridors in Collinsville, Edwardsville, Yukon
New murals that recently were painted in Collinsville and Edwardsville, Illinois, and Yukon, Oklahoma, are brightening the drive on Route 66 in those towns. The one that was finished this week in Edwardsville is part of the Route 66 Mural Art Trail, where 12 murals are planned along Route 66 in Illinois. The Edwardsville mural … Continue reading New murals help brighten Route 66 corridors in Collinsville, Edwardsville, Yukon
Illinois tourism bureau applies for grant for Route 66 visitor center, reopening Cannonball Jail
A tourism bureau in southwest Illinois has applied for a state grant that would create a new Route 66 visitor center and reopen the Cannonball Jail in Carlinville, among other projects. According to Riverbender.com, the Great Rivers & Routes Tourism Bureau of Southwest Illinois applied for the grant under the state's Route 66 Grant Program administered … Continue reading Illinois tourism bureau applies for grant for Route 66 visitor center, reopening Cannonball Jail
Route 66 campaign, Joliet Area Historical Museum win Illinois tourism awards
The Great Rivers and Routes Tourism Bureau earlier this month won an Illinois Excellence in Tourism award for Best International Marketing for its Route 66 campaign. The extensive Route 66 section of its website can be found here. Great Rivers and Routes Tourism concentrates on attractions in southwest Illinois. Great Rivers and Routes was honored … Continue reading Route 66 campaign, Joliet Area Historical Museum win Illinois tourism awards
Illinois Route 66 Blue Carpet Corridor officially disbands
Partly citing effective tourism representation from another group, the Illinois Route 66 Blue Carpet Corridor that marketed Route 66 south of Springfield officially disbanded Dec. 31 and its website was scheduled to be taken down today. The group made the announcement a few weeks ago via Facebook: I asked Cheryl Eichar Jett, president of the … Continue reading Illinois Route 66 Blue Carpet Corridor officially disbands