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I actually believe I have visited Pontiac's swinging bridge in the past
but I didn't remember much about it so I spent some extra time before
breakfast taking a look. I only remembered one, was surprised to see two,
then later surprised to learn there are three. I should have checked
this first.
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A respectable number of conference attendees made it to the informal last
breakfast and there was lots of road related chatter before folks said
their goodbyes and headed in their separate directions. I headed south on
Historic Route 66 and stopped at Ryburn Place, the restored Sprague's Super Service
operated by Terri Ryburn. Terri was still working her way back from
Pontiac but the place was in good hands.
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Atlanta was prepared for Halloween from the hotdog holding muffler man to
the library grounds.
No holiday decorations were apparent at The Mill in Lincoln but it looked good without them. |
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I found one gate open at the Illinois State Fairgrounds and slipped in to
take a peek at the Route 66 Experience Casey Claypool told us about on
Friday. You can read that sign with some information about the project
here. Posts are in place to hold the replica
signs being built but the only sign currently in place is the giant Route
66 shield.
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The fairgrounds are at the north edge of Springfield and there is another
giant 66 shield just south of town. This one is mounted on posts that once
held a big Stuckey's sign and the business it marks,
Route 66 Motorheads
Bar & Grill and Museum, is housed in a former Stuckey's store.
Inside the original ceiling and chandeliers remain although the
chandeliers have been retrofitted with more appropriate globs. At one end
of the main bar, the 1969 Camaro that Motorheads' founder, Ron Metzger,
has owned since 1973 is displayed. Beer taps operate from the trunks of a
1956 Buick (pictured), a 1956 Ford, and a 1957 Chevrolet. Signs and
memorabilia are everywhere. The Sonrise Donut sign is in the dance and
concert area behind the bar. It would obviously take a lot more pictures
to capture this place but I'll limit myself to just one more to provide a
peek into the museum area.
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Although it's not in the same league as Motorheads', the collection of
signs at Sangamo
Brewing it pretty impressive. All are connected to breweries that once
thrived in the general area. I almost missed that neon Stag in the last
picture because I was sitting directly beneath it and didn't notice it
until I stood up to leave.
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If I'd had an actual schedule, this is where it would register that I was
running behind it. I had a motel in mind and a place I wanted to stop
before checking in and another after. Both closed at 8:00 and I realized I
couldn't do both. One would not be open the next day. The other would be
and was more suitable for a daytime stop in any case. I proceeded directly
to the motel and am posting this sunset shot taken with a cell phone
through a dirty windshield to remind myself how pleasant the drive was
despite being obliged to skip a planned stop.
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Following a very brief stop at the motel, I made it to my chosen dinner
spot with just under a half hour to spare. Inside, I took one
table level shot of my surroundings and one of
my meal. I think I really has pasta in mind
when I first targeted the Ariston Cafe but I have a weakness for coconut shrimp
and seeing that on the menu following last night's tortellini changed my
mind.
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