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The station is located along historic U.S. Route 66 and is the oldest usable service station on the highway in Illinois. It serves as an example of the house and canopy gas station design. Henry Soulsby built the station in 1926 after an injury forced him to leave the mining industry [ 2 ] and operated it along with his children Russell and Ola ...
U.S. Route 66 (US 66, Route 66) was a United States Numbered Highway in Illinois that connected St. Louis, Missouri, and Chicago, Illinois. The historic Route 66 , the Mother Road or Main Street of America , took long distance automobile travelers from Chicago to Southern California .
Mount Olive is located in southeastern Macoupin County. Illinois Route 138 has its eastern terminus in the city, leading west 5 miles (8 km) to Benld . Former U.S. Route 66 passed through the north and west sides of the city and later on a wider alignment farther north and west of the city.
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U.S. Route 66 was a highway established on November 11, 1926, connecting Chicago, Illinois to the Southwest.Several buildings from the Route 66 era still stand and are part of the Historic and Architectural Resources of Route 66 Through Illinois Multiple Property Submission on the National Register of Historic Places.
A celebration of life will be held in Benld for the longtime Gillespie and Mount Olive football coach ... Duke will be at the Benld City Park on Saturday, July 2 from 6-9 p.m. Cookie Dobrino said ...
Mitchell is located in western Madison County at the junction of Interstate 270 and Illinois Route 203, part of former U.S. Route 66, approximately thirteen miles (21 km) northeast of downtown St. Louis.